Little Ol' Beryl From Bondi by Beril Jents - 1993

Macmillan, Sydney, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction by author, publisher's note and acknowledgements. Gray coloured end pages. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece showing a design for one of the author's creations. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs. Black coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for frontispiece, with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. The story of Beril Jents, who for more than 40 years was acknowledged Australia's "Queen of Haute Couture". Starting as a young woman from Bondi she created her own style – not following the French style – and had a clientele from theatre stars, nobility, movie stars and gangland wives and girlfriends. Rubbing of the backstrip edges and book corners. Very,… Read More

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 1993. 224pp. B/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards have a tiny corner bump to upper foredge corners. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very mildly corner creased, a small nick to both flap folds, very small surface abrasion to lower spine area. "For more than forty years, Beril Jents has been acknowledged as Australia's 'Queen of Haute Couture'. A designer of great creativity, she masterminded costumes for major stage productions, working with such theatre luminaries as Robert Morley and Sir Robert Helpmann . . . Then at the pinnacle of her success, Beril lost everything - her workrooms, her business, her home. But in her typical fashion, Beril has bounced back - her book tells her life story in a thoroughly entertaining way." Book weight approx. 750g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 18cm).

Melbourne: Macmillan Australia, 1993. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white photos & drawings, faint foxing top edge reverse side jacket, minimal edgewear. 224 pp. Autobiography of one of Australia's best known and most talented fashion designers. She was acknowledged for 40 years as Australia's "Queen of Haute Couture". Married to Australian writer Peter Carey.