The Duchess of Dino by Ziegler, Philip by Ziegler, Philip

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Phoenix Press, 2004. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Slight wear from storage..

New York: The John Day Co. (1963), 382pp, illus., light shelfwear to cover, fading to dj spine, some wear & small tears to dj.. Cloth. Very Good -/Good.

Collins, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1962. 382 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth and gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardback. Very Good.

Collins, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 381 pages. Illustrative jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

1986. Reprint. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Collins (1986). Reprint. A very good(+) copy.<br/><br/>

London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 382 pages; Contents clean and secure in original bright red cloth binding in edgeworn dustjacket. The unique and fascinating life of Talleyrand’s niece, Dorothea Courland, Duchess of Dino, will grab readers’ attention and hold it fast. This first English-language biography of the Duchess paints a portrait of an intelligent, strikingly beautiful, proud, and ferociously loyal woman. She served as Talleyrand’s constant companion, taking on some of his social and political burdens when he grew too old to bear them alone. Talleyrand was even assumed to have been the father of her last child. This is a gripping character study of one of the most influential women of the 19th century. Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754 – 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularised clergyman, statesman and leading diplomat. He was Napoleon's chief… Read More

Collins, 1962-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). This copy does not have a dust jacket. First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: Collins, 1962 Jacket has some light sunning to spine with odd little chips, otherwise very tidy. Copy is free of inscriptions with clean contents.