Biography & Memoir

Philip Hoare's definitive biography of Stephen Tennant.

A first edition of the book on which the film 'Lee' is based.

The second volume of Cecil Beaton's diaries.

The two volume biography of the writer Langston Hughes.

The first English edition of Dior's autobiography.

A complete set of the writer Anthony Powell's journals.

Mary Quant's fast-paced contemporary account of her fashion revolution.

A signed and deluxe copy of Nicky Haslam's autobiography.

A visual biography of the Marchesa Casati and an illustrated study of the art she inspired.

A complete set of Frances Partridge's remarkable diaires.

An inscribed copy of Hardy Amies' autobiography, with the addition of two Christmas cards from Amies.

A biography of Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde, with a catalogue raisonné.

The complete and unabridged edition of Denton Welch's journals.

The diaries of Maud Russell, owner of Mottisfont Abbey.

David Hockney provides the commentary to his life and work so far in this autobiographical volume.

Beaton's spoof memoirs of Baroness Von Bülop, featuring a cast of Bright Young Things.

Laurence Whistler's richly researched account of the life of his brother Rex.

The story of Broadhurst's wallpaper designs and the woman who created them.

'The definitive illustrated portrait' of Grace Kelly, from Hollywood star to Princess of Monaco.

Cecil Beaton's photographic record of the British people at War.