Man About Town, No 9, March 1979

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Tony Escott
Man About Town
Man About Town was a British men's style magazine, its design and photography making it one of the most visually sophisticated British magazines of the period.

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Man About Town, No 9, March 1979. Cover design by Tony Escott
Man About Town, No 9, March 1979. Cover design by Tony Escott
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