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The Diaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten 1920-1922; Tours with the Prince of Wales
by Philip Ziegler, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002176084
- ISBN 13
- 9780002176088
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
$15.00$10.50
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About This Item
London, UK: Collins, 1987 Collins, London, UK. 1987. Hardcover. First Publishing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to bottom of boards. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price clipped; light rubbing and edge bumping of cover at head. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 315 pp 8vo. In March 1920 Louis Mountbatten accompanied his cousin, the Prince of Wales on a royal tour of New Zealand and Australia followed by a tour of India and Japan in 1921. Entrusted with keeping diaries of both trips they are revealing in the history and culture of the nations and of the portrait of the Prince of Wales they provide. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005260
- Title
- The Diaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten 1920-1922; Tours with the Prince of Wales
- Author
- Philip Ziegler, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002176084
- ISBN 13
- 9780002176088
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Louis Mountbatten, Prince of Wales, diaries, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, India, British India,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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