"Persona Grata" 1953 BEATON, Cecil (INSCRIBED) Ottomans with the tradition of "Candide

with the tradition of "Candide

He was French Minister to Canada and then to Denmark from 1934 to 1936

short ciré jacket

Illustrated Eleanor Beckham

Jacket design by Green

"Persona Grata" 1953 BEATON, Cecil (INSCRIBED) Ottomans with the tradition of "CandideBEATON, CecilINSCRIBED on title page by the author: To Alfred with all good wishes[99] pp. Wingate19539 5 8" x 7 3 8" 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