The memoirs of Cecil Beaton are accompanied by a wonderful collection of his travel photographs and portraits of famous people, including Laurence Olivier and Greta Garbo, Picasso and Walter Sickert, and the Royal Family. There are 100 black and white photos. The book measures 10-1/4" by 7-1/4." Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, N.Y., 1951. First Edition, 255 pages. Hard cover with dust jacket. Nice clean, tight copy of the book. The dust jacket has creasing, small tears and chips and is protected in a Mylar cover. Extremely rare and hard-to-find Beaton book.
