[Cecil Beaton]
The first volume of Beaton's dairies, covering his youth, his time in Cambridge, and his life as a bright young thing before the outbreak of World War Two.
Cecil Beaton. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. London. 1961. First edition, first impression. Hardback, octavo; orange boards, dust jacket. [x], 387 pages. 40 hors-text b&w photographic plates and text illustrations. English. 220 x 145mm. 0.65kg. . Fair, in poor dust jacket; wear and tear to jacket with some loss, price-clipped; shelf wear to boards, slight lean to spine, dustiness to top edge; from our Imperfect Shelves and thus sold at a reduced price, with no frills but reliable packaging.
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![Cecil Beaton's Diaries. The Wandering Years 1922-1939; The Years Between 1939-44; The Happy Years 1944-48; The Strenuous Years 1948-55; The Restless Years 1955-63; The Parting Years 1963-74. [A Complete Set of the Six Diaries]](/user/products/3649_3.jpg)