"The Years Between Cecil Beaton's Diaries: 1939-44" 1965 BEATON, Cecil (SOLD) Tartans

"The Years Between Cecil Beaton's Diaries: 1939-44" 1965 BEATON, Cecil (SOLD) TartansBEATON, Cecil [352] pp. Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1965 First Edition 8 1 2" x 5 7 8" VG VG Cecil Beatons second volume of diaries begins as World War II looms and finds him worrying that warfare is specifically designed to show up [his] inadequacy in every possible capacity. Such a concern is typical of a perfectionist like Beaton. However, subsequent entries prove his doubts were unfounded, as he travels the world as official photographer for the

Brassaï was also a journalist

by James Dugan

not always entirely mythical

the museums

Includes for example the following chapters: The First Sixty Years: ‘A Reputation for Quality’ / The Premises: ‘An atmosphere of luxury and pleasure’ / The Departments: ‘Everything for Everybody Everywhere’ / A Tradition of Service: ‘Prompt and courteous response’ / New Foundations: ‘The Romance of Retailing’ etc

Frame Sz: 22 1/2"H x 15 1/2"W

Melincourt

The hotel was constructed behind the façade of an eighteenth-century townhouse

Also included in the book is a loving but nuanced portrait of his wife

offer an insight into Paul Rand's work

Josslyn Hay

title/auth/pub/decoration stamped in gilt on spine