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A King's Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor
by Edward, Duke of Windsor
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1951. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. Signed limited first edition, number M (A-Z were gifted to publishers) of only 385 copies signed by Edward. ix, 435 pp. with fold-out map at rear. Publisher's full morocco with gilt lettering, ruling, top edge, and dentelles, with silken moire endpapers; housed in original plain red cloth slipcase. Near Fine with light wear and darkening to spine and light rubbing to the front joint, slight rubbing to gilt top edges. Slipcase is lightly worn, lightly sunned at the the edges and with several tiny stains.
An elegant signed memoir by the former British king, who stepped down less than a year into his reign to marry already twice-divorced commoner and archetypal "dreadful American" Wallis Simpson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944203
- Title
- A King's Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor
- Author
- Edward, Duke of Windsor
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- the royals, royalty, Edward VIII
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Rubbing
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- G
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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