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Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter
by Souhami, Diana
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0312155948
- ISBN 13
- 9780312155940
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: St Martins Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First U.S. Edition.. New York: St Martins Press, 1997. Stated First U.S. Edition. Fine/Very Good+. Stated First U.S. Edition (and first printing, with full number line on copyright page) in unclipped dust jacket. Clean black boards with purple metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and brIght. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white glossy photographs. 338 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, has one short closed edge tear at top spine corner, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An electrifying study of Mrs. Keppel--famously King Edward VII's mistress-and of her daughter Violet Trefusis--notoriously Vita Sackville-West's lover..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026911
- Title
- Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter
- Author
- Souhami, Diana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Stated First U.S. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0312155948
- ISBN 13
- 9780312155940
- Publisher
- St Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, FIRST EDITION, DIANA SOUHAMI, VITA SACKVILLE-WEST, VIOLET TREFUSIS, ALICE KEPPEL
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- Good+
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