The Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion in the Year 1764-1765 by King-Hall, Magdalen - 1967

Elek Books, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1967. No Edition Stated. 142 pages. Purple dust jacket with white lettering over blue cloth. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Moderate soiling to DJ.

London: Elek Books, 1967. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 142 pages; book very gently used, not a trace of shelf wear, spine gilt lettering very bright and clear, very clean and unmarked throughout; DJ intact and without chips or tears, front panel and spine attractive in shades of mauve and pale blue with white lettering, but the lamination has been somehow completely removed from the back leaving just the underlying flimsy paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Fair.

New York: Meredith Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Thus. Hard Cover. Tight bright book in blue cloth; well-rubbed DJ with shelfwear. ; 142 pages .

New York: Meredith Press, 1967. 142p., original blue cloth.

Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. DJ has some bumping, rubbing, little tears on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. When this book appeared in 1925 in Britain, it created a sensation as it was purported to be the 18th century travel diary of Cleone Knox, an Irishwoman of 20 who was taken by her father to the Continent to escape the advances of a young suitor. Thus the diary describes the life and customs of people in London, Paris, Lausanne, Venice from the eyes of this spirited young woman. There is even a description of a meeting with Louis XV, and also a visit with Voltaire. The diary was supposed to have been recently found and edited for publication by "her kinsman, Alexander Blacker Kerr". The book went through 9 printings and some had compared it in interest to Pepys before it was revealed that the book had been written by a 19-year old British girl, Magdalen King-Hall, "during a seaside stay". King-Hall was the… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Chatto & Windus, 1984-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!