Mountbatten, The Official Biography by Ziegler, Philip - 1985

Fontana Paperbacks, 1986. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Fontana Paperbacks. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Fontana Paperbacks. Good. 130 x 190mm. Paperback. 1986. 814 pages. Cover worn. Spine faded.<br>Originally published: Lond on : Collins, 1985 Includes index .

London: Collins, 1985. 786 pp. Index. B/w photographs. Inside boards: Earl Mountbatten of Burma's family tree.. Second reprint. Hard Cover. Book good/No Jacket.

London England: Collins Lions, 1985. prev owners name and nessage to inside coverPhilip Ziegler has achieved a masterpiece. The riches of the mountbatten archive at Broadlands, to which he is the first biographer to have had full access, have not deflected him from investigating with thorough scholarship all the other sources for his subject's life. Kindly, understanding, admiring yet undeceived, he shows with perfect politeness that the version of history that Mountbatten would have had us believe is not always supported by the evidence. He also reveals, through direct quotation of letters and other documents, what an affectionate, kind-hearted and often vulnerable man was hidden beneath that carapace of medals, protocal and childlike egocentricity. This is biography on the grand scale. For all the seriousnesss which the author brings to the great issues and events of which he writes, he never forgets that he is painting the portrait of a man who, for all the glitter and the gold, was nothing if… Read More

No place: Fontana, 1985. Paperback, 20 cm, 786 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 9780006370475. .

London England: Guild Publishing. Near Fine/Very Good. 1985. 1st Guild Publishing Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardback Philip Ziegler has achieved a masterpiece. The riches of the mountbatten archive at Broadlands, to which he is the first biographer to have had full access, have not deflected him from investigating with thorough scholarship all the other sources for his subject's life. Kindly, understanding, admiring yet undeceived, he shows with perfect politeness that the version of history that Mountbatten would have had us believe is not always supported by the evidence. He also reveals, through direct quotation of letters and other documents, what an affectionate, kind-hearted and often vulnerable man was hidden beneath that carapace of medals, protocal and childlike egocentricity. This is biography on the grand scale. For all the seriousnesss which the author brings to the great issues and events of which he writes, he never forgets that he… Read More

London England: Collins Lions, 1985. Hardback. First Edition. Previous owners name and date to title page. Wear and tear to D/J. Philip Ziegler has achieved a masterpiece. The riches of the mountbatten archive at Broadlands, to which he is the first biographer to have had full access, have not deflected him from investigating with thorough scholarship all the other sources for his subject's life. Kindly, understanding, admiring yet undeceived, he shows with perfect politeness that the version of history that Mountbatten would have had us believe is not always supported by the evidence. He also reveals, through direct quotation of letters and other documents, what an affectionate, kind-hearted and often vulnerable man was hidden beneath that carapace of medals, protocal and childlike egocentricity. This is biography on the grand scale. For all the seriousnesss which the author brings to the great issues and events of which he writes, he never forgets that he is painting the portrait of a man who,… Read More

London, England: Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0002165430 . A large blue hard board copy of this biography with gilt titles on the spine. A tightly bound book with light scuffing to the front boards and a light crease on the spine. The interior is clean & bright with many black & white photos throughout the book. End papers show 'Earl Mountbatten of Burma's Family Tree' The DJ is unclipped with very light scuffing and edgewear. "Ziegler does a good job of capturing Mountbatten's charm -- almost everyone who met him liked him -- and his vanity -- after Elizabeth became queen, his aides would compete to see who could be the first to get him to refer to "my niece, the Queen."; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 786 pages .

Fontana Paperbacks, 1986-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!