"Persona Grata" 1954 Beaton, Cecil & Tynan, Kenneth

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BEATON, Cecil & TYNAN, Kenneth

[99] pp.

G. P. Putnam's Sons

1954

9 5/8" x 7 1/4"

An amusing alphabetical … Read more BEATON, Cecil & TYNAN, Kenneth

[99] pp.

G. P. Putnam's Sons

1954

9 5/8" x 7 1/4"

An amusing alphabetical anthology of 100 living people admired by the two contributors. Cecil Beaton provided the photographs and book design, including the dust jacket; Kenneth Tynan, the theatre critic, provided the text. Under B there is John Betjeman, Richard Burton, Balenciaga and Francis Bacon, G hosts Greta Garbo, Judy Garland and John Gielgud, whilst S features Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell. See less