The Face of the World. An International Scrapbook of People and Places
New York: The John Day Company, [1957]. 1st US Edition. Quarto, publisher's black cloth over slate cloth, spine gilt, original illustrated dust jacket.
"Who does not love to travel? We are all Marco Polos under the skin, dreaming of far-flung voyages with all the fervour of a nineteenth-century romantic." First US edition of celebrated multidisciplinary artist Cecil Beaton’s collection of his postwar work. An unofficial sequel to his 1930s Scrapbook, this survey captures what Beaton deemed "a decade of revival" through photos, fashion illustration, costume and theater design, and the effervescent reportage for which he's known. With profiles on numerous writers, artists, actors, critics, and intellectuals from New York, London, Paris, and beyond, including Cocteau, Sartre, Colette, Gertrude Stein, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, and more. Illustrated with black-and-white photos and drawings on multicolor paper stock. Undated title and copyright pages, with price of $10.00 on dust jacket. Originally published in the UK in the same year. Old price stamp to front endpaper. Minor rubbing to spine-ends; unclipped dust jacket with some chipping to spine-ends and flap folds, and moderate soiling. Very good. Item #6599
$135.00