Cecil Beaton - Chinese Album - 1945

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Cecil Beaton's Chinese Album, a hardcover English-language first edition from 1945 published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, comprises 77 pages of photographs of China with hand-coloured illustrations and a dust jacket.

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With a black-and-white frontispiece and photographs throughout.

with a black-and-white frontispiece and photographs throughout

First published 1945–46

During World War II, Cecil Beaton was sent to the Far East as a war photographer for the Ministry of Information. During his stay, he took thousands of photographs, a selection of which is gathered in his Chinese album. Beaton was deeply interested in all those he met, and all levels of Chinese society are documented in the book, with images of poets, scholars, orphans, mothers, soldiers, government officials, firefighters, police officers, noodle makers, salt miners, farmers, factory workers, and villagers.

Dust jacket in used condition, but with the merit of existing...

With a black-and-white frontispiece and photographs throughout.

with a black-and-white frontispiece and photographs throughout

First published 1945–46

During World War II, Cecil Beaton was sent to the Far East as a war photographer for the Ministry of Information. During his stay, he took thousands of photographs, a selection of which is gathered in his Chinese album. Beaton was deeply interested in all those he met, and all levels of Chinese society are documented in the book, with images of poets, scholars, orphans, mothers, soldiers, government officials, firefighters, police officers, noodle makers, salt miners, farmers, factory workers, and villagers.

Dust jacket in used condition, but with the merit of existing...

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
China, Photography
Book Title
Chinese Album
Author/ Illustrator
Cecil Beaton
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1945
Height
24 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
17 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
B.T. Batsford Ltd
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket, Hand coloured illustrations
Number of pages
77
FranceVerified
846
Objects sold
94.66%
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