Fine & Rare Books | Art Design Fashion & Photography

BEAUX BOOKS is an independent book dealer specialising in
Fine & Rare Books on Art & Culture,
with a focus on material from the 20th and 21st centuries.

The shelves are stocked with a hand-picked selection
of established classics and new discoveries,
as well as unique, signed and ephemeral items.

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The Small Canteen. How to plan and operate a modern meal service£350.00

A scarce guide to running a small canteen in post-War Britain, with a jacket design by Diana Wilbraham and printed at the Curwen Press.

An Indian Album£140.00

Cecil Beaton's photographs of war-time India.

LondonSOLD

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Lord Snowdon's first photography book capturing London in the 1950s.

Saying Life. The Memoirs of Sir Francis RoseSOLD

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The scarce memoirs of Francis Rose, the painter championed by Gertrude Stein and the 'frenemy' of Cecil Beaton.

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Brave New World [SIGNED]£220.00

An edition of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, with a jacket design by Edward Bawden, signed by the artist.

Nijinsky 1889-1950£120.00

The catalogue to accompany an exhibition on the Ballets Russes dancer Vaslav Nijinsky.

Picasso. His Life and Work£70.00

An extremely attractive copy of Roland Penrose's biography of his friend, Picasso

Vintage Egypt. Cruising the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel£120.00

An album of vintage photographs capturing the expat culture in Egypt during the early 20th century.

Women Artists & Writers

Look at Hardwick Hall£125.00

Rena Gardiner's privately-printed guide book to Hardwick Hall.

Louise Bourgeois. Album£450.00

Louise Bourgeois' creation of a "family photo album", examining the influence of her childhood on her work.

Monday or Tuesday£1,750.00

An early publication of the Hogarth Press, containing short stories by Viriginia Woolf and original woodcuts by Vanessa Bell.

Wrens in Camera£100.00

Lee Miller's war-time photographs of Wrens.

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25 Cats Name Sam and one Blue Pussy [and] Holy Cats by Andy Warhol's MotherSOLD

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A charming facsimile set of Warhol's cat-inspired books.

John French. Fashion Photographer£70.00

The first and only book on the great New Look fashion photographer, John French.

Pierre Chareau. Architect and Craftsman 1883-1950£175.00

The first comprehensive publication on the life and work of the French architect and designer.

The Work of Rex Whistler£300.00

The important catalogue of Rex Whistler's work produced by his brother Laurence.