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A fine silver mounted presentation penholder Commemorating the Laying Down
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By Cecil Beaton
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"Ashcombe", by Cecil Beaton, Signed & Inscribed, Property of Greta Garbo
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Cecil Beaton Book, "Japanese" - 1959
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Located in CA, CA
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Japanese by Cecil Beaton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
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"Cecil Beaton – A Retrospective" Book - 1986
By Cecil Beaton
Located in CA, CA
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Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook. (Book)
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Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
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Cecil Beaton Photography First Edition Book
By Cecil Beaton
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Cecil Beaton photography hardcover book first edition 1951.
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Great Interiors, Cecil Beaton and Ian Grant, 1967
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Early 20th Century British Books
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