Cecil Beatons Scrapbook (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book is in very good condition with a good dust jacket. 136pp illustrated with over 350 drawings. Complete with the scarce dustwrapper. s.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book is in very good condition. Quarto, publishers yellow cloth board. First edition. Unclipped dust-jacket, internally very good, clean & bright, a few pale spots, cloth with general discoloration and war at head caps, dust-jacket worn with loss around spine/corners. 0.…

Vellum. Condition: Very Good. B.T. Batsford Ltd.; London, 1937. Hardcover. Limited Edition de Luxe. Book is limited to 150 copies that are signed by the author. Signed directly on limitation prelim. Cecil Beaton was a visionary British photographer, designer, and diarist whose work shaped the look of twentieth century fashion, theater, and portraiture. His images blended elegance with a sharp sense of style, and he became known for capturing leading figures in art, society, and politics. Beyond photography, he created influential stage and costume designs for major productions, leaving a lasting mark on visual culture. His creative range and distinctive eye continue to influence artists and designers today. A Very Good, full vellum binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, TEG with some blemishes, some discoloration to vellum, floral illustrated endpapers and pastedowns, bit of age toning to pages, some scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, bit of scattered foxing along board and spine edges. Protected with clear plastic Mylar. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 136pp., color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. BEATON, Cecil [136] pp. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1937 'On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; & that is what has been done.' (from the preface). The Scrapbook is Cecil Beaton's second book, published in 1937. Beaton's photographs and drawings, drawn from the author's numerous scrap albums, are collected together and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Published September, 1937. Three quarter cloth and floral boards with soil and heavy wear. Spine with heavy wear, scuffing, wrinkle. Spine tips/joints with edge wear, soft creases, tearing. Front hinge with heavy wear and cloth splits. Rear hinge with wear and a few areas of loosened weave. Corners rubbed, bowed, but no board exposure. An invoice dated 31 Oct 1937 from W. H. Smith & Son, Ltd. for the book is laid in. Floral endpapers have toning but are bright. Prelims and last endpaper with toning, foxing. Internally some soil, mostly finger ink smudges and in good+/VG- condition. Heavy edge wear with tearing and loss of paper. Wear to text block edges. Relaxed binding at head. Text block edges with wear. Please ask to see images for your satisfaction. Shelf 5b.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wear to spine Floral boards and endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Quarto. Unnumbered pages. Bound in half cloth with floral boards and matching endpapers. Previous owners name to verso of frontispiece. Lightly spotted preliminaries. Overall a firm, undamaged and internally clean example. A mishmash of articles and illustrations by the celebrated artist, designer, and fashion/portrait photographer Cecil Beaton. A decent example in near very good condition.…

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) one of the most celebrated British portrait photographers of the twentieth century, is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. This work features studies on Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo among others. From the collection of prominent Australian photographer, Laurence Le Guay. With his signature. Bound in coloured pictorial boards with cloth spine, 235mm x 290mm, 144 pages, photographic illustrations and drawings throughout, decorative endpapers; a little wear to spine and a few scattered fox marks otherwise a near fine copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback, well read copy with some spine wear, with spine starting to come away from book covers, colouring of page edges due to age. Still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Quite rare with the 'rosebud' signature wallpaper endpapers boards with a superb/ complete wrap around 'decoupage' dustjacket BEATON, Cecil [135] pp. B.T. Batsford Ltd 1937 11 1/2" x 9 1/4" *jacket spine detached from front panel* w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers VG/ VG Scroll Down for (13) Additional Scans: On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; that is what has been done.' (Preface). The Scrapbook is Cecil Beaton's second book, published in 1937. Beaton's photographs and drawings, drawn from the author's numerous scrap albums, are collected together and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation. This copy with the desirable variant binding that uses floral wallpaper for the boards and endpapers. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BEATON, Cecil [135] pp. B. T. Batsford 1937 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" Cecil Beaton's second book with the scarce dust jacket. 'On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; & that is what has been done.' (from the preface). Beaton's photographs and drawings are collected together here and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. BEATON, Cecil [136] pp. Charles Scribner's Sons 1937 11 1/2" x 9 1/4" w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; & that is what has been done.' (Preface). The Scrapbook is Cecil Beaton's second book, published in 1937. Beaton's photographs and drawings, drawn from the author's numerous scrap albums, are collected together and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation. This copy with the desirable variant binding that uses floral wallpaper for the boards and endpapers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. w/ the rare floral 'rosebud' boards & endpapers. Illustrations throughout in both colour, and black & white.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. BEATON, Cecil [136] pp. Charles Scribner's Sons 1937 11 1/2" x 9 1/2" On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; & that is what has been done.' (Preface). The Scrapbook is Cecil Beaton's second book, published in 1937. Beaton's photographs and drawings, drawn from the author's numerous scrap albums, are collected together and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. BEATON, Cecil [135] pp. Charles Scribner's Sons 1937 11 1/2" x 9 1/4" w/ floral rose bud Sanderson wallpaper boards & endpapers On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; & that is what has been done.' (Preface). The Scrapbook is Cecil Beaton's second book, published in 1937. Beaton's photographs and drawings, drawn from the author's numerous scrap albums, are collected together and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation. This copy with the desirable variant binding that uses floral wallpaper for the boards and endpapers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover issue, complete with the scarce dust wrapper. The contents are clean and unmarked with only light browning to the end papers. The dust wrapper has a chip to the head of the spine and inner corner of the front panel, about 1" deep, rubbing to the corners, but overall a very good example, no price clipped. Cecil Beaton's classic work.…

First edition, 4to, viii, 135, (1) pp. Illustrated throughout, with a light damp stain throughout to the top and bottom edges Original half cloth over floral boards, spine and edges with some wear and staining.

1st edition, 1937, in floral boards with green cloth at board corners, & yellow cloth spine; floral end papers. Internally near VG, but boards worn at edges; stain at top inner corner of front board; cloth on spine soiled & worn Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).…

First edition, signed limited issue, one of 150 copies signed by the author and specially bound. This lavishly illustrated work includes 34 studies of Beaton's enthusiasms and inspirations, such as Hollywood film stars, royalty, and his travels from Russia to Haiti, all in the form of pictures and his witty essays. Published in September 1937, it appeared at the height of his interwar fame and met a fanfare of publicity in London and New York. Quarto. With 10 colour illustrations, halftone photographic reproductions, black-and-white illustrations in the text. Title page printed red and black, contents printed in blue and black on white and pink paper. Original japon, spine lettered in gilt, blossom-patterned endpapers in pink, white, red, green, and gilt, top edge gilt. Spine toned, superficial split to head of rear joint, front board bowed, foxing to outer leaves, a couple of short closed tears to fore-edge of final leaves: a very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BEATON, Cecil [135] pp. w/ Rosebud floral wallpaper boards & endpapers B.T. Batsford Ltd 1937 11 1/2" x 9 1/4" Cecil Beaton's second book with the scarce dust jacket. 'On the shelves at Ashcombe, I have now over fifty diaries & scrapbooks, memorials of many violated magazines, repositories of museum picture postcards, theatrical programmes, letters, photographs & pictorial miscellanea which have accumulated since childhood. Christian Bérard suggested to me that a similar scrapbook might be distilled from my own work during the last five years; & that is what has been done.' (from the preface). Beaton's photographs and drawings are collected together here and accompanied by witty essays on subjects such as Christmas, Winter House Party, Mrs Simpson: 20th November 1936, Marlene Dietrich, Garbo, Hats, New York, Dubrovnik, The Russian Ballet and Coronation. …