BEAUX BOOKS

We are 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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Art of This Century. Objects - Drawings - Photographs - Paintings - Sculpture - Collages. 1910 to 1942

Art of This Century. Objects - Drawings - Photographs - Paintings - Sculpture - Collages. 1910 to 1942£600.00

A catalogue of Peggy Guggenheim's art collection.

A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists, and Compendium of Useful Knowledge for Ornithologists

A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists, and Compendium of Useful Knowledge for Ornithologists£2,000.00

Ridgway's 1886 influential nomenclature of colours adapted for naturalists.

Standard Color Card of America

Standard Color Card of America£2,000.00

The first issue of America's colour standard system.

The English At Home

The English At Home£450.00

A very good copy of Bill Brandt's first, influential photo book.

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Rene Gruau

Rene Gruau£350.00

A lavishly produced Franco Maria Ricci monograph on the fashion illustrator Rene Gruau.

Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook

Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook£650.00

The much sought-after second book by Beaton.

Kate

Kate£120.00

A personal selection of 100 images published to celebrate Kate Moss's 21st birthday.

Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire. The Last of the Mitford Sisters

Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire. The Last of the Mitford Sisters£250.00

The catalogue for the sale of the contents of the Old Vicarage, Edensor, the final home of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire.

Literature & Poetry
First Poems - God Save the King And Other Poems [SIGNED]

First Poems - God Save the King And Other Poems [SIGNED]£1,500.00

A rare copy of Brain Howard's only book, signed by the author.

Love in a Cold Climate

Love in a Cold Climate£800.00

A first edition of Nancy Mitford's companion volume to 'The Pursuit of Love'

The Garden of Disorder and other poems

The Garden of Disorder and other poems£275.00

Charles Henri Ford's first volume of poetry, with a frontispiece and jacket by Tchelitchew.

Across the River and into the Trees

Across the River and into the Trees£150.00

A first edition of Hemingway's 1950 novel.

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Dior by Dior. The Autobiography of Christian Dior

Dior by Dior. The Autobiography of Christian Dior£150.00

The first English edition of Dior's autobiography.

The Museum of Modern Art Artists' Cookbook. 155 recipes. Conversations with Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors

The Museum of Modern Art Artists' Cookbook. 155 recipes. Conversations with Thirty Contemporary Painters and Sculptors£275.00

An amusing cookbook with a difference, including Warhol's Campbell's Milk of Tomato Soup.

Persona Grata

Persona Grata£95.00

Cecil Beaton's amusing alphabetical anthology of 100 living people.

Oliver Messel. In the Theatre of Design

Oliver Messel. In the Theatre of Design£220.00

An extensive illustrated study of the work of Oliver Messel.