the parting years, cecil beaton

Book Description: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 1973. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dj. First edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 164 pages plus 8 pages black and white illustrations. Book is FINE condition. Dust jacket is NEAR FINE with small closed tears on front cover. NOT price-clipped. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasure related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.and other curious people. Dust jacket reads: "As Cecil Beaton approaches his seventieth birthday, two contrasting themes force Ithemselves upon him: the cult of youth in the London of the swinging sixties and the disappearance of old and celebrated friends. As well as the illness and death of his beloved sister Baba, and the tragic deaths of his friends Margaret Case and James Pope-Hennessy, he says farewell to many well-known faces, including the warm-hearted Princess Marina and the original genius of Chanel. But he has not lost his zest for living. His enjoyment of friends and friendship is as strong as ever. In Marrakesh he meets Mick Jagger and in England David Hockney comes to stay. There are many vivid and affectionate portraits: Garbo in Greece, as bewitching as ever; Philippe and Pauline de Rothschild in their little principality at Mouton; Picasso, rather shrivelled but full of vitality and hope; Diana Cooper defying the passing years with indomitable energy. Insatiable curiosity continues to lead: Beaton all over the world: to behind the Iron Curtain, where he visits an amazingly reconstructed Warsaw and a self-confident Prague; to the Argentinian mountains, where he stays at an Arcadian estancia and bathes in the clear cascades of a mountain river; to the glories of ancient Egypt; to Vermont in its autumn brilliance. During these years Cecil Beaton also relishes the joys of England to the full and with his characteristic perception and wit he writes of the particular pleasure which only English houses, gardens and characters can give. This volume of Cecil Beaton's Diaries ends at the time of his serious illness in 1974." See Cecil Beaton's five (a total of six were published) other published diaries: The Wandering Years (1922-1939), The Years Between (1939-1944), The Happy Years (1944-48), The Strenuous Years (1948-55); The Restless Years (1955-63); The Parting Years (1963-74). Bookseller Inventory # 7013

Book Description: Weidenfeld and Nicolson London, 1978. First edition, green boards, gilt title to spine, dust wrapper near fine; illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs; presentation inscription; the sixth volume of diaries; the author is in his seventieth year, friends such as Chanel, Princess Marina and James Pope-Hennessy die, he travels to Marrakesh and meets Mick Jagger and David Hockney comes to stay with him in Wiltshire; 8vo. Bookseller Inventory # 2676

Book Description: Weidenfield and Nicolson Publishing -, 1978. Hard Cover. Hardcover/pub. 1978/Gd. condition/164 pages - Diaries 1963-74. (TR84096z). Bookseller Inventory # 4096z

Book Description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1978. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1978. Hard Cover. First Edition / 1st Printing. Book has previous owners name to ffep. Dust jacket has creasing to top edge and fading to spine. This is a very nice copy , pages clean and bright , binding is sound and jacket is complete with price ( £ 5.95 net ) intact. Bookseller Inventory # 000203

Book Description: Littlehampton Book Services (LBS, 1978. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Ex Library book with usual stamps and stickers. Good Clean Condition Book. Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000541010

Book Description: Weidefield And Nicholson, London, 1978. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. 8vo. Ex-library, not many markings, clean and tight. Bookseller Inventory # 38069

Book Description: 1965. 352pp., 9 x 5.5 B/w photographs. V G in slightly torn d/w. Bookseller Inventory # 18615

Book Description: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, UK, 1978. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 0.6 Very minor bump to spine heel, slight forward lean. JACKET: Price-clipped, two tiny tears to top edge, light creasing, slight browning to white back of jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall **WORLDWIDE ECONOMY POSTAGE IS $16. IN OZ $6. Adjusted after checkout**. Bookseller Inventory # 8675