Cecil Beaton — The Strenuous Years: Diaries 1948-1955

London, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the fourth volume of diaries from British photographer and designer Sir Cecil Beaton. First edition. Illustrated with twelve plates. Collated complete. The diaries of Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as costume designer and set designer for stage and screen. This volume contains Beaton's records for the years 1948 to 1955. Moving into middle age, he is beset with anxieties and doubts, and his first venture into playwriting shows him the unexpected difficulties of a new craft. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.