Beaton, Cecil. I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE. New York: The John Day Company, (1956). Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a color decorated red dust wrapper. The head & tail of the dust jacket's spine are lightly chipped and the edges of the jacket's rear panel are darkened. [x], 231 & [1] pages, with black & white textual illustrations throughout. There is offsetting to the last page from a newspaper clipping. Very good.
First American edition.