James Bond 007, Christies Sale Catalogue September, 1998 (Book)

Here we have two items relating to the late Sir Cecil Beaton, a multi talented man who was a celebrated photographer, author, diarist and set designer, to name but a few of his accomplishments. Firstly there is a Christie's sale catalogue which was produced in 1980 for the disposal of the contents of Reddish House in Wiltshire, held over two days with 725 lots which included works of art, furniture, silver, pictures, porcelain and garden effects. The catalogue has 142 illustrations including 14 in colour, the catalogue must have belonged to someone who attended the second day of the sale as there is a price noted in hand against all lots that day. The second book is a Bigraphy of Cecil Beaton by Hugo...

Sotheby's catalogue produced in 2004. 146 pages with 212 lots, all described and illustrated in color; index of makers. Paperback. It is a very good copy however there a highlighter has been used on the text of one of the articles. A first-rate collection of Austrian, Swedish and French decorative arts and design, including superb examples of furniture & objects by Josef Hoffman and his contemporaries; important pieces of furniture by the masters of prewar Swedish design, including Carl Malmsten, Carl Bergsten, Gustav Bergstrom...

The Genius of Charles James exhibition catalogue by Elizabeth Ann Coleman. Book accompanied the 1982 Brooklyn Museum show. Soft cover first edition.

"Phaidon's James Irvine is the most comprehensive book on the furniture designer that we've read." - Departures' Home & Design spring supplement A complete monograph on the work of...