The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory. This is not a remainder copy, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block show some small dots of bump marks to the top edge. Cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased, no edge wear to the cover boards. Forster, the Sitwells, and the Bloomsbury group. Black cloth covered cover boards, with the author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold. The flashy and eccentric Tennant cultivated a life of glamor while accomplishing little professionally during his life but his beauty and wit dominated his circle of productive companions: Truman Capote, Cecil Beaton, E.M.

Tear is not very noticeable though as the jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. There is a 1' closed tear on the back panel of the jacket - to the right of the William Hickey blurb. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. 464 pages with Index, Notes and four sections of photos, 6-3/8' X 9-1/2'. At his peak he was called 'the brightest' of the Bright Young People, a nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of Bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. An in-depth look at the life of Stephen Tennant, from his early life at Wilsford Manor to his friendships with Rex Whistler and Cecil Beaton, Great Garbo, Christopher Isherwood, and his relationship with Siegfried Sassoon, to his later years in seclusion. First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Hamish Hamilton, 1990.

Serious Pleasures by Philip Hoare