'Mrs Somerset Maugham. White from tip to toe. All her flowers were white, all her furniture was pickled and she bitterly resented the absence of a white cocktail.' * Beverley Nichols in THE SWEET AND TWENTIES, 1958. Photograph by Cecil Beaton. * #BrightYoungThursday

An early monograph on the work of the painter William Scott. The artist worked alongside Alan Bowness to select the 149 paintings reproduced in the book, works created between 1938-1964. * WILLIAM SCOTT PAINTINGS, Alan Bowness, 1964. beauxbooks.com/william-scott-… #artbook #williamscott

English actress Edna Best exemplifying the best of 1920s fashion. Photographed by Hugh Cecil for his A BOOK OF BEAUTY, published in the mid-twenties. beauxbooks.com/a-book-of-beau… * #rarebooks #photobook #hughcecil #ednabest #brightyoungthings #brightyoungthursday

Coming soon... * Peter Watson, by Pavel Tchelitchew. Gouache on board, London, 1934, private collection. Featured in TCHELITCHEV, by Lincoln Kirstein, Twelvetree Press, 1994. * Collector's List coming later this week. Sign up eepurl.com/dtpTGz #paveltchelitchew #peterwatson

Coming soon... * The Duke of Windsor, by Toni Frissell. Featured in TONI FRISSELL PHOTOGRAPHS: 1933-1967, Andre Deutsch, 1994. * Collector's List coming later today. Sign up here eepurl.com/dtpTGz #tonifrissell #dukeofwindsor

Hitting the bookshelves this week. * 1. The Jewels of the late Duchess of Windsor 2. Irving Penn Portraits 3. Avedon. The Sixties 4. Toni Frissell Photographs 1933-1967 * beauxbooks.com/new-arrivals.h… #duchessofwindsor #irvingpenn #avedon #tonifrissell

Going into the weekend with a smile. * 'The Honorable Mrs. J. J. Astor with Cecil Beaton'. Photographed by Richard Avedon at his New York Studio in October 1959. * Featured in RICHARD AVEDON PHOTOGRAPHS 1947-1977, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. New York. 1978. beauxbooks.com/avedon-photogr…

Who's Who? Can you recognise the famous faces appearing in 'Creative Lives'. Our new short list of 20 biographies & memoirs will be delivered to your inbox later today. Here's the link to join our mailing list if you're not on it. eepurl.com/dtpTGz #rarebooks #sneakpeak

Our short list CREATIVE LIVES is out now, featuring 20 biographies & memoirs of artists, writers and muses. beauxbooks.com/creative-lives… * #rarebooks #brianhoward #marchesacasati #rexwhistler

Hitting the bookshelves this week... * It's been a busy week back in the office. Lots of books sold from yesterday's list but these are still available or have just come back into stock. #rarebooks #karllagerfeld #paulpoiret #johnpiper beauxbooks.com

Hitting the bookshelves this week. * 1. Mariano Fortuny. His Life and Work 2. Edward Bawden 3. Rex Whistler 1905-1944. A Memorial Exhibition 4. Bacon * All from the library of theatre designer David Collis. beauxbooks.com #fortuny #edwardbawden #rexwhistler #francisbacon

Importance of physical book, & the magical combination of the internet x the physical space of a bookshop (plus temporary spaces like exhibitions, pop ups) Clare Trimming Beaux Books

How the kindness economy will help your rare book trade business bottom line. People, planet, profit should be kept in that order. Clare Trimming Beaux Books

A powerful case for these being “the best of times for the rare book trade” made by Clare Trimming (from Beaux Books) gave for a strong kick-off to York Book Seminar #yabs21

The ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair ✨ Highlights ✨ Design for Death by Barbara Jones From Beaux Books (Stand 30) 29-30 April 2022 chelseabookfair.com 📖 #chelseabookfair #rarebooks #aba #bibliophiles #artbooks #chelsea #death #design #illustration #macabre #designhistory

For anyone who thinks that I make customer encounters up, here’s Nicki describing her exchange with today’s first customer.