{"product_id":"2026770000260-secondhand-self-portrait-with-friends-the-selected-diaries-of-cecil-beaton-1926-1974","title":"Self-Portrait With Friends: The Selected Diaries Of Cecil Beaton 1926–1974","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of twentieth-century memoir and social history, Self-Portrait With Friends: The Selected Diaries of Cecil Beaton 1926–1974 chronicles nearly five decades in the life of one of Britain's most celebrated photographers, designers, and aesthetes. Drawn from Beaton's extensive personal diaries, the volume presents an intimate and often dazzling portrait of the cultural elite — from Greta Garbo and Truman Capote to the British Royal Family — rendered in prose that is by turns witty, sharp, and achingly candid. Beaton's voice is that of a consummate insider, and the entries illuminate the glittering worlds of fashion, theatre, Hollywood, and high society with the precision of a keen observer who was always both participant and critic. The selection, edited by Richard Buckle, distills the most vivid and revealing passages to construct a narrative arc that is as much a self-portrait as its title suggests, tracing Beaton's ambitions, insecurities, loves, and triumphs across a transformative era. Essential reading for anyone captivated by the intersection of art, celebrity, and personal history, it stands as an enduring document of a life lived entirely in pursuit of beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887915151579,"sku":"2026770000260-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a54f68d4-a45e-495c-8272-e2e376c0829f.png?v=1781749003","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000260-secondhand-self-portrait-with-friends-the-selected-diaries-of-cecil-beaton-1926-1974","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}