The Glass of Fashion by Cecil Beaton
$45.00
Cecil Beaton's illustrated personal history of fashion and changing taste, drawing on his experience as photographer, designer and chronicler of twentieth-century style. The volume includes Beaton's own illustrations and observations on influential designers, personalities and fashions.
Author: Cecil Beaton
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
Publication year: 1954
Edition: First British edition
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 343
Language: English
Illustrated by: Cecil Beaton
Condition: Used 1954 hardcover. No dust jacket is present. Interior shows light age-toning and occasional small marks; the title page has light surface impressions/marks. Binding remains intact.
Book details
- Edition
- First British edition, 1954
- Page count
- 343
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, BEAUTY & FASHION, DESIGN, FASHION, FIRST EDITIONS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHY, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: 1950S, BOOKS, CECIL BEATON, DESIGN, FASHION, FASHION HISTORY, FIRST EDITION, NON FICTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, VINTAGE BOOKS, WEIDENFELD AND NICOLSON
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