A Young Man Comes to London
London: Dorchester Hotel, [1931]. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 48. Illustrated in b/w by Cecil Beaton with six folding color plates highlighting the Dorchester. Art Deco patterned cloth with matching endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated title label mounted on front board, fading to spine, top corners a tad pushed. Printed at the Marshalsea Press. Very Good+. Item #13133
Published as a souvenir for the opening of the Dorchester Hotel in London. The original story by Arlen is accompanied by three pieces of promotional text for the hotel. "It became known as a haunt of writers and artists such as poet Cecil Day-Lewis, novelist Somerset Maugham, and the painter Alfred Munnings" - wiki. Indeed, this refined promotional piece, albeit a bit late, evokes the sophisticated world of the Bright Young Things.
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