Name: "The President's Hat" 1926 Herring, Robert
Price: 475 USD
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HERRING, Robert

[220] pp.

Longmans, Green and Co.

1926

8" x 6"

Jacket design by Cecil Beaton

Interior illustrations by … more HERRING, Robert

[220] pp.

Longmans, Green and Co.

1926

8" x 6"

Jacket design by Cecil Beaton

Interior illustrations by Hubert Williams

The first dust jacket design by Cecil Beaton, created when he was 22 and struggling to escape office life. The President's Hat is a fictional travelogue describing the walking tour of two young men to view the President's hat in Andorra. It is the first book by his Cambridge friend Billy Williams (writing as Robert Herring). The jacket's illustration uses some of Beaton's earliest artistic motifs, including theatrical swags, a glass cloche, and handwritten text less

Dimensions: 6ʺW × 1ʺD × 8ʺH

Styles: Traditional

Period: 1920s

Country of Origin: United States

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Paper

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: White

Tear Sheet

Condition Notes: Very good/ Good Very good/ Good less

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