"The Face Of The World An International Scrapbook Of People And Places" 1957 BEATON, Cecil Restaurants A La Carte

A La Carte

Alberto Fabiani was a well-received Italian designer

and for nearly fifty years "rover of the outer seas") attempts to find refuge in an isolated farmhouse (Escampobar) on the Giens Peninsula near Hyères

Rare 'association' copy inscribed (10-9-34) to:

"The Face Of The World An International Scrapbook Of People And Places" 1957 BEATON, Cecil Restaurants A La CarteBEATON, Cecil[240] pp. The John Day Company195711 1 4" x 9" The Face of the World is a scrapbook and compilation of 'a decade of revival', a demonstration of how art and culture had been revitalised after the war years. The title and subtitle of the book (An International Scrapbook of People and Places) reflects the global outlook of the contents. It contains a mixture of photographs, drawings, and extracts from journals and published articles