The fantastic and very rare classic men's style magazine - ABOUT TOWN magazine.
Cover: the face of Chita Rivera, Photograph by Terence Donovan. "Turbulent" American star of Bye Bye Birdie a role she created and is now playing on the West End of London to rave reviews. In London previously as the sizzling Anita of West Side Story, the role that made her a Broadway Star.
REALLY VERY EARLY Jean Shrimpton - shot in Cornwall, in 'Outlook: Rain' Men's fashion coats with Shrimpton also wearing the men's raincoats. Photographed by David Bailey months before their legendary trip to New York for Vogue.
Extraordinary Cricket Illustrations from Lords - 'The Test' by Alan Ross illustrated by Le Roy Neiman. 'A game in which everything happens / a game in which nothing happens / a microcosm / a vacuum'.
The anatomy of anger: an introduction to cruelty and violence, by David Hughes.
Upheaval in politics
Lightning Jet fighters with photographs The Lightning Brigade: the last of the fighters, by Gerald Howson.
Contents Also include -
BRITAIN TODAY
A shot in the arm for Britain: part two of a social experiment by Christopher Booker and David Hughes
High Street, London: Gerald Howson and Anthony Haden-Guest walk down the world’s most famous street.
Shoot your own film - 1-2-3-Shoot: get a cine camera, urges Tony Rose.
TRAVEL The Lebanon, by Brendan Lahane. OK in Paris and Rome: up-to-date living in the capitals, by Anthony Haden-Guest.
Address book: Tailors and services throughout the country
FOOD AND DRINK Incoming drinks: a round-up of drinks to tickle the palate: Desmond Skirrow On the town: where to drink, dine or dance about and out of London Town talk, by Kenneth Martin [Starts off with comments about ‘Beyond The Fringe’ at The Establishment Club in Soho.]
Films: Derek Hill
Publishers Clive Labovitch and Michael Heseltine.
About Town was in print as MAN ABOUT TOWN for many years and was redesigned in the 1960's by Tom Woseley who began to hire some of the best photographers and writers and it soon became a classic when it because ABOUT TOWN and finally just TOWN.
Excellent condition with light wear.
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