Description: Click here to see our other books! Portrait of New York Cecil Beaton 1948 B. T, : London 9" by 6" [5], vi-viii, 135, [1pp] SUMMARY A revised edition of Cecil Beaton's beautiful and vivid description of life in interwar New York, illustrated with Beaton's photography. Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION In the original price-clipped dustwrapper, colourfully illustrated by the author.Cecil Beaton's vivid and humorous travel work, looking at his time in New York before the Second World War. Slightly satirical, this work looks at the lives of New Yorkers and Beaton's impressions of the bustling city.Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixty-two plates of photographs, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Beaton is a renowned fashion, portrait, and war photographer, well known and loved for his stage and costume design for films and theatre. He won Academy Awards for his costume design for the films 'Gigi' and 'My Fair Lady'.A revised edition. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Spine is a little spotted, with some spots to the fore edge. Dustwrapper is edgeworn, with some small chips and closed tears. Backstrip of the dustwrapper is discoloured, with some light spots to the wraps. Light spots to the reverse of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Travel
Publisher: B. T,
Author: Cecil Beaton
Binding: Cloth
Subject: Travel & Exploration
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: Cecil Beaton
Signed: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1948
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
