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Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. Covers lightly rubbed. 111pp, b/w photos, text illustrations.

Orange cloth covers with yellow blocked titles, 230 x 155 mm approx.vi +112 pp. Colour frontis painting by the author and numerous unspecified line drawings + 32 plates containing 48 monochrome photos by this celebrated photographer and war artist. First Edition 1945. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book- cloth colour rubbed with some damp staining, previous owner name and date to front free end paper, a few pencil notations to margins from a reading, binding sound with no other notable defects). A good reading copy.

111pp, bw photos, drawings, col frontis. Or orange cloth with yellow title in jacket. Endpapers foxed, some light even toning throughout, slight fading at head and foot of spine. Jacket rubbed at folds and edges, 2 tears of approx 1", some tape reinforcement on verso. The author was sent to the Far East by the ministry of information to take photographs, and wherever he went he also made notes, of the places he visited, the sights he saw and the people he met. The result is this brilliant and authentic glimpse of India and China at war. Size: 8vo

Sm 8vo. Orange cloth, with gilt spine and front cover lettering. Frontis (Beaton water color). 111 pages. Wear at spine hinges, and spine orange and yellow are dulled. Illustrated. Name on Front Free End Paper. No marks to text. Lacing the dust-jacket.

first edition 111pp ills. VG (orange cloth,spine and edges sl.sunned,tape stains to eps,owner's inscr.to ffep,te red,edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w

1st edition. 8vo. vi + [111pp.] B/w. illustrations from photographs and drawings. Original orange cloth lettered in yellow, spine lightly faded, rubbed to tail corners and tail of spine. US$21

111pp, bw photos, drawings, col frontis. Or orange cloth with yellow title in jacket. Endpapers foxed, some light even toning throughout, slight fading at head and foot of spine. Jacket rubbed at folds and edges, 2 tears of approx 1", some tape reinforcement on verso. The author was sent to the Far East by the ministry of information to take photographs, and wherever he went he also made notes, of the places he visited, the sights he saw and the people he met. The result is this brilliant and authentic glimpse of India and China at war.

111pp. Colour illustated frontispiece. Original orange cloth lettered in yellow. 44 black and white photographs on plate paper, 14 illustrations in the text. A nice copy lacking d.j., with no inscriptions or marks. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Size: large 8vo

111pp, bw photos, drawings, col frontis. Or orange cloth with yellow title in jacket. Endpapers foxed, some light even toning throughout, slight fading at head and foot of spine. Jacket rubbed at folds and edges, 2 tears of approx 1", some tape reinforcement on verso. The author was sent to the Far East by the ministry of information to take photographs, and wherever he went he also made notes, of the places he visited, the sights he saw and the people he met. The result is this brilliant and authentic glimpse of India and China at war.

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Apparent first edition. No jacket with some fading to boards. Otherwise with clean contents and a firm binding.

pp. 111, (i). 15 plates, a few text illustrations. Dust wrapper with 3 small tears with loss at the top edge of the front panel, small tear at the fore-edge of the Contents page, no loss, else a very good copy.

1st Edition. 8vo, Very Good, bottom edge of some of the pages bit crinkled but no adhesion in a Fair D.J. which is fairly complee but also crinkly (HPHt5)

First Edition. Illustrations and photographs by the author. No DJ or initial price data. A rare item. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Good.

Reliure or ange 22 x 15, titre en jaune. Nom de possesseur biffé sur garde, dos légèrement passé. Édition originale. Nombreuses reproductions en noir (photos et dessins), aquarelle couleur de l'auteur en frontispice. Texte en anglais. > En cas de problème de commande, veuillez nous contacter par notre page d'accueil / If you have any problems with your order please contact us via our homepage

150 clean bright unmarked pages; 111 pp similar, each book illustrated by Beaton's b&w photos and commentary. Excellent first edition copies with just the slightest touch of shelf wear at the ends of the spines. The books record the situation country by country soon after hostilities in the area ceased, both text and illus. by Beaton but neither book an official report. Condition of both booksexcellent., but cases slightly faded at edges. Size: 8vo

FIRST EDITION 8vo. bright orange cloth hardback with yellow titles to spine and upper board, in unclipped dust jacket. 111pp., with colour frontispiece, 32 b/w plates of photographs and 15 line drawings within the text, all by Beaton. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims and foredge. Slight fading to top and base of cloth spine. Dust jacket has 3cm loss to top of spine and a number of closed tears and chips to edges. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY in Good dust jacket. (Shelf 130) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

First edition. Octavo. pp vi, 111. The author's account of his trip for the Ministry of Information to India and China, illustrated with his drawings and photographs. Many more of the photographs were published in the books Indian Album and Chinese Album.Edges and endpapers a bit spotted. Slight fading to head and tail of spine. Very good in very good, slightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper chipped along top edges.

111 pages with another 32 pages of photograph plates and illustrations, line drawings by CB in the text, colour frontispiece from a watercolour by the author also. wrapper has a little foxing at spine and at top edge of the rear of the wrapper, the orange cloth boards are near fine as are the contents, there are no inscriptions and the price of 15/- is intact on front flap. The paper used is quality hand made wood-pulp fibre mixture and is fine. Slim octavo. 1945. *Sent by HM Government with the Ministry of Information, but this isn't an official account, nor does it mention the agitator and dissident Ghandi. It is a photographers own impressions.

Some spotting to endpapers and page edges. Dust jacket has small piece missing at the top of the spine, price-clipped, in a protective cover.

First Impression. Book is Near Fine in reddish-orange cloth, in a Very Good example of the exotic pink and grey dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Crown of spine very slightly rubbed. Unsigned bookplate stamp to front free endpaper. Spine-ends of jacket worn, less to flap-points. 111pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Q15116

A first edition, first printing published by Batsford in 1945. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper is finely illustrated by Beaton but suffers from rubbing at the corners and a chip to the head of the spine. It has not been price clipped. This copy has a neat gift inscription and is, overall, a very good copy, uncommon in this complete condition. Cecil Beaton

VI, 110 pp., [1]. With numerous b&w photographs, a few illustrations and 1 coloured plate. First edition. - Spine faded, edges somewhat rubbed, outer joints minimally chipped, plate at the lower edge minimally squeezed, else a fine copy. Sprache: Englisch 8°, original cloth, yellow lettering.

8vo., 111pp. Beautiful First Edition of a record of Beaton's travels throughout the far east during WWII. Bound in orange cloth with titles in yellow on front board and spine. Illustrations and photographs throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with moderate wear to edges and tips. Off-setting to end-papers but clean text. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (15s. net), has a 2" split at teh top of the rear fold. several pieces of brown tape on the reverse with a few ghost marks where tape was removed. Small chips and closed edge-tears. Still clean and complete. A very pretty collectable copy of a scarce title.

First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 111, colour frontispiece after a painting by Beaton, b/w photo illustrations and in-text drawings. Red stain top edge. Bound in bright orange cloth covered hard boards and in the original dust jacket which has been price clipped. The book is in Fine condition, no flaws to note; the jacket is Near Fine with slight wear to spine ends and a 8mm close tear at the bottom of the lower panel. A lovely copy, the best we have handled.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; frontispiece and numerous illustrations after photographs by the author, introduction by same; publisher's orange cloth boards, titles to upper board and spine in yellow. With the dustjacket. A really lovely copy in the spine faded dust jacket. Photographs taken by Beaton while Official Photographer for The Ministry of Information. Not so very common in this condition.

London. B.T. Batsford Ltd. Autumn, 1945. First edition. Hardback, octavo; orange cloth-bound boards with yellow titles, top edge pink, dust jacket. vi, 111 pages. Colour frontispiece, 32 black-and-white hors-texte plates, many text illustrations. English. 230x155mm. 0.35kg. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; slight shelf wear to jacket, light ruffling to top forecorners and head of spine, slight toning to spine, not price-clipped; no inscriptions. Following on from Near East published two years earlier, Far East continues the story of Beaton's work and experience as a war photographer working for the Ministry of Information. The book covers his travels to India, Burma and China. Whilst there he took photographs of the locals, the landscape and the military, many of which are reproduced here. These are supplemented by Beaton's rich descriptions of these countries, their people and his wartime experiences. His accomplished line drawings appear throughout the text. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.

DJ mylar has a long tear and fold. Orange cloth on board with yellow titles, lightly sunned to edges. Mild foxing. Stated first published autumn 1945.

London: B.T. Batsford 1945. 8vo. Orig. cloth. In slightly defective dustwrapper. vi 112pp. With coloured frontisp. num. b/w photographic plates and some text-illusts. Fully inscribed "To Maie Casey wife of Lord Casey Governor-General of Australia with Blessings & Love from Cecil". 1st ed. Slightly foxed. Desirable with the assoc. inscription.

Cecil Beaton [111] pp. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1945 9" x 6 1/8" Following on from Near East published two years earlier, Far East continues the story of Beaton's work and experience as a war photographer working for the Ministry of Information. The book covers his travels to India, Burma and China. Whilst there he took photographs of the locals, the landscape and the military, many of which are reproduced here. These are supplemented by Beaton's rich descriptions of these countries, their people and his wartime experiences. His accomplished line drawings appear throughout the text.

DJ mylar has a long tear and fold. Orange cloth on board with yellow titles, lightly sunned to edges. Mild foxing. Stated first published autumn 1945.

BEATON, Cecil [111] pp. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 9" x 6" 1945 Following on from Near East published two years earlier, Far East continues the story of Beaton's work and experience as a war photographer working for the Ministry of Information. The book covers his travels to India, Burma and China. Whilst there he took photographs of the locals, the landscape and the military, many of which are reproduced here. These are supplemented by Beaton's rich descriptions of these countries, their people and his wartime experiences. His accomplished line drawings appear throughout the text.

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BEATON, CecilPencil signed on FFEP: His Own Copy[111] pp.B.T. Batsford Ltd1945First PrintingProvenance: Eileen (Hose), his private secretary9" x 6 1/8"Following on from Near East published two years earlier, Far East continues the story of Beaton's work and experience as a war photographer working for the Ministry of Information. The book covers his travels to India, Burma and China. Whilst there he took photographs of the locals, the landscape and the military, many of which are reproduced here. These are supplemented by Beaton's rich descriptions of these countries, their people and his wartime experiences. His accomplished line drawings appear throughout the text.