A selection of writings, speeches, photographs and events as well as some of my favourite literary passages.
Friday, 25 January 2008
Vogue's Book of Houses, Gardens, People
A unique book, written by Valentine Lawford and photographed by his long-time friend Horst, with whom he lived on Long Island after leaving the diplomatic service in 1950. The book was published in 1968 and is long out of print. I had a copy from my parents which was unaccountably lost. This copy was obtained from a bookesller in New York, at considerable cost. Click on the heading for some illustrations from the book, with one page of Valentine's writing.
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I'm sure I remember this book, Herry! My mother had it - I recognized the distinctive cover right away.
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