Cecil Beaton — Cecil Beaton&Apos;S New York

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1938. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition of this charming travel work on 1930s New York, profusely illustrated by the photography and drawings of Cecil Beaton. First edition.In the publisher's original yellow cloth binding.Profusely illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eighty pages of photographic plates and numerous vignettes in the text. All drawings and the majority of the photographs can be attributed to the author. Collated, complete.A creative and insightful glimpse into 1930s New York from a trip made by eminent British photographer and designer Cecil Beaton. Beaton is well known for his contributions to fashion and celebrity portraiture in the mid-twentieth century, as well as being one of the most prolific photographers of the Second World War. In the publisher's original yellow cloth binding. Stamp of Woodcourt, Cobham, Surrey to rear endpapers and again to page 87. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor fraying and loss of cloth mainly to the spine head, tail and tips. Subtle sunning, general discolouration and the odd mark to boards. Internally, reasonably firmly bound, pages being marginally more delicate at intervals throughout text and particularly to 37, 57 and 157. A bright and clean example, only minimally age toned with the occasional spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Cecil Beaton. Very Good .