Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1959. First edition.

Folio, 151pp. A good hardback copy. Boards edgeworn and rubbed with discolouration to back cover. Spine chipped. Slipcase marked and worn.

Illustrated with photogravure reproductions from photographic portraits taken by Richard Avedon of numerous famous people of the twentieth century, including Pablo Picasso, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Katharine Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Mae West.