Very rare and vintage 1953 July issue of the British edition of Vogue.
Contains a Queen Elizabeth Coronation Day special Report with a 9 page feature including an introductionand several fabulous drawings by Cecil Beaton. So good! Beaton's interior image of Westminster Cathedral and The Queen with her cape are exceptional.
'Sunday on the Seine' shot in Paris, rare images by Irving Penn. Beautiful impressionist colour images. 4 pages.
Lee Miller writes an article "Working Guests" and her photographs of
Roland Penrose, their son
Antony Penrose, Lee, and some of their guests including
Saul Steinberg, Max Ernst, Henry Moore, illustrate the 5 page article!
Henry Clarke photographs several fashion editorials in this issue - lingerie, travel & fifties fashion.
More fashion photography by - Norman Parkinson, Horst, Beaton, John Rawlings, Robert Randall and others.
The Vogue Patterns section is sewn in and there are photographs as well as stunning illustrations by Dagmar.
Cover shot by Rawlings.
And a glorious illustrated advert by ETT (Trude Ettinger of Ambassador Magazine) for BOND STREET PERFUME by YARDLEY.
The condition is superb for a magazine of this vintage. Spine sturdy and colours bright, light bleed and wear from staples, contents fine ~ see photographs of the actual magazine that you will receive; we don't use stock images.
Shipping includes insurance & online tracking. We are also happy to combine post.
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