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London: The Folio Society, 1960. Signed by the illustrator. With 6 full-page and several text illustrations. In publisher's green cloth. Cover somewhat rubbed at edges. Otherwise in fine condition.. Signed by the illustrator. With 6 full-page and several text illustrations. In publisher's green cloth. 78 [2] p. Association copy, inscribed to the American socialite and fashion icon, Mona von Bismarck and her husband, Count Albrecht Eduard "Eddie" von Bismarck-Schönhausen. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-1980) was an English photographer, painter, illustrator, writer, and designer. Besides regularly working as a photographer for Condé Nast publications, such as the Vogue, he pursued a career as a stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. He won three Academy Awards for his art directorial work as well as for his costume designs. Mona von Bismarck (1897-1983) was a long-time friend of Beaton. .

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People