"My Royal Past by Baroness Von Bulop" 1939 Beaton, Cecil

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BEATON, Cecil

[146] pp.

B.T. Batsford, Ltd

1939

10" x 7 3/4"

More than 200 illustrations and a coloured frontispiece … Read more BEATON, Cecil

[146] pp.

B.T. Batsford, Ltd

1939

10" x 7 3/4"

More than 200 illustrations and a coloured frontispiece from an oil painting of the Baroness

Cecil Beaton had a talent to amuse, but in producing this delightful satire of Victorian era royalty, he had ample opportunity to be amused as well. In addition to the black & white illustrations, which he drew, he assembled friends such as Christian Bérard and Sir Francis Rose to pose for outlandish staged photographs. In most, they appear in drag, portraying royal dowagers. There was a second edition published, much pared down. This original, pre-World War II edition contains high-quality photogravure plates not found in the reprint.

“Like many another honeymoon, mine was not a happy experience. Not that I expected to be happy. I was prepared probably to be made uncomfortable.”

--Baroness von Bülop See less