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London: B. T. Batsford LTD, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". Cecil Beaton. The first edition of Cecil Beaton's sentimental work on his time spent living at Ashcombe House, illustrated with his own paintings and photographs. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper, illustrated by Rex Whistler.A touching biographical look at the Georgian manor house Ashcombe, a beautiful house in Wiltshire.Beaton leased this house for fifteen years, from 1930 to 1945. In this work he recounts his love of the house, as well as the various entertainments he hosted there. He loved the house so much that he was heartbroken when he had to leave in 1945, a sentiment addressed in this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Illustrated and written by Cecil Beaton. Beaton is a renowned fashion, portrait, and war photographer, well known and loved for his stage and costume design for…
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London: B.T. Batsford, 1949.. First edition. 8vo. (viii), 124 pp. Publisher's orange cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, top edge orange, dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. Colour frontispiece and 32 pages of black and white photographic illustrations plus numerous illustrations in the text. Some wear and tear to the jacket edges with a small tissue repair to the verso of the rear panel, else very good. The author's account of his residence at Ashcombe from 1930 to 1945, with mentions for many of his guests. These included Rex Whistler, who contributed some of the illustrations and the design for the dust jacket.
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London: B. T. Batsford LTD, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Cecil Beaton. A beautiful first edition of Cecil Beaton's touching work on his home, Ashcombe, illustrated with his own photographs. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper, illustrated by Rex Whistler.A touching biographical look at the Georgian manor house Ashcombe, a beautiful house in Wiltshire.Beaton leased this house for fifteen years, from 1930 to 1945. In this work he recounts his love of the house, as well as the various entertainments he hosted there. He loved the house so much that he was heartbroken when he had to leave in 1945, a sentiment addressed in this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Illustrated and written by Cecil Beaton. Beaton is a renowned fashion, portrait, and war photographer, well known and loved for his stage and costume design for films and theatre. He won…
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