Books

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964. First edition of Beaton's Fair Lady, a witty compilation of his personal diary entries recorded while managing the costume and set design of the 1957 Warner Brothers film starring Audrey Hepburn. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the author to actress Vivien Leigh on the front free endpaper, "For Vivien With Blessings from Cecil." Beaton met Vivien Leigh on the set of The Doctor's Dilemma in Edinburgh, Scotland in November of 1941. He was working as a photographer for Vogue magazine at the time and after attending the play took the first of what would become many iconic portraits of Leigh. The two became close friends and Beaton was a regular guest at Notely, the home of Leigh and her second husband, Oliver Stone, which was notorious for its large parties. Throughout the next decade Leigh, Stone, and Beaton worked on a number of films together including Anna Karenina and The School for…

Cecil Beaton's Fair Lady is a book that captures the essence and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the renowned 1964 film 'My Fair Lady'. Written by the acclaimed photographer and designer Cecil Beaton, who won Academy Awards for his costume design and art direction on the film, the book includes his own photographs and commentary.