"Beau Brummell" 1977 COLE, Hubert Portraiture

"Beau Brummell" 1977 COLE, Hubert PortraitureCOLE, Hubert [240] pp. Mason Charter, New York 1977 8 3 4" x 5 7 8" An iconic figure in Regency England and for many years the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled, and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France. Eventually he died shabby and insane in Caen. Brummell was remembered afterwards as the preeminent example of the dandy and a

in some cases feared

William Grigsby

[Whistler & Fuller

) With essay "Fashion is the Avant Garde of Circumstance" by Diana Vreeland

7 1/4" x 4 1/2"

Booth and FERBER

the book offers advice on selecting appropriate clothing

Most of the illustrations were taken specially for the book and include bathrooms

entitled: "There They Go"

featuring witty observations on high society life by the fictional character Lady Carstairs

In 1891 they patented and launched "the Perfect" fishing reel to complement the fishing lures they sold

Leicestershire