Billy Baldwin Remembers

Billy Baldwin.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. New York and London. 1974. First edition. Hardback; grey cloth-bound boards, dust jacket. 232 pages. Over 100 photographs in colour and b&w. English. 285 x 225mm. 1.2kg. 9780151120703. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; very slight shelf wear, not price-clipped; no inscriptions.

Part memoir, part decorating masterclass, Billy Baldwin Remembers is filled with the decorator's reminiscences from his years of decorating for America's elite. He takes us through his work and meetings with Greta Garbo, Cole Porter, Babe Paley, Diana Vreeland, Jackie Kennedy, etc. For all the highs, there are many lows, with grim tales of difficult clients and impossible demands. The stories are balanced with decorating hints and tips, as well as photographs of Baldwin's completed projects. A companion volume to Billy Baldwin Decorates.