BEATON, Cecil.

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

Far East. First edition, from the collection of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, with his posthumous bookplate on the front pastedown. Beaton was commissioned by the Ministry of Information during the Second World War to photograph the war effort not only in Britain but in Asia and the Middle East. His tour of Asia led to three photographic albums: Far East (1945), An Indian Album (1945-46), and Chinese Album (1945-46).

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