It Gives Me Great Pleasure

BEATON, Cecil (INSCRIBED: Cecil Beaton's Personal Copy)

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1955

About this Item

BEATON, Cecil [214] pp. Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1955 First Printing 8 3/4" x 6" The Estate of Miss Eileen Hose, Sir Cecil's devoted companion, assistant, and personal secretary. In the winter of 1952-3 and for six weeks in 1954 Beaton completed two lecture tours of America, combating his nerves and delivering his speech to a string of Ladies Clubs across the continent. It Gives Me Great Pleasure is an account of his adventures on these tours. The book is as much about discovering the people and places of America as it is about the lecture tour itself. Beaton visited many cities, including Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, Grand Rapids, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, New Orleans, Florida, Boston and Montreal in Canada. Each destination had a different hotel, a different audience, a different culture and a different taxi driver. Through his anecdotes and stories Beaton explores the individuality of the different States and revels in the vastness of the America experience. Seller Inventory # 16851

Bibliographic Details

Title: It Gives Me Great Pleasure

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Publication Date: 1955

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)