Would You Let Your Daughter?

New York: Grove Press, 1985. CO4 - A first Grove Press edition hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has 1.25" tear with crease on the back top right corner, some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few tiny tears on the edges and corners, some scattered wrinkling, light crease, stains, and scratches, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, light wrinkling on some inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. 11.25"x11.25". Satisfaction Guaranteed. Norman Parkinson, CBE was a celebrated English portrait and fashion photographer. Parkinson always maintained he was a craftsman and not an artist. From his early days as a photographer up to his death he remained one of the foremost British portrait and fashion photographers. His work, following the lead of Martin Munkacsi at Harper's Bazaar, revolutionised the world of British fashion photography in the '40s by bringing his models from the rigid studio environment into a far more dynamic outdoor setting. Humour played a central role in many of his photographs which often included himself. As well as magazine work he also created celebrated calendars featuring glamorous young women. When royal photographer, Cecil Beaton, died in 1980, Parkinson took over. Notable portraits included Princess Anne in 1971 and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1980. In 1981, he was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's Progress Medal, which "carries with it an Honorary Fellowship of The Society" and later the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Magazine Photographers. He received a Google Doodle on 21 April 2013, in honour of his work.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.