Open House In Flanders 1914-1918. Chateau De La Motte Au Bois by La Grange, Baroness Ernest De - 1929

London: John Murray, 1929. First Edition. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, (xii) 899 pp. Translated from the unpublished French by Melanie Lind, and with an introduction by Viscount Allenby. World War I account, based on her diary, of life at the Chateau De La Motte au Bois, which the Baroness made available to the Allied Armies as a headquarters and refuge. The Chateau was never more than 10 miles behind the front lines, but the Baroness refused to leave until 1918. She was referred to affectionately as "The Mother Of The British Army." This copy from the library of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor, with the Sothebys bookplate from their sale conducted September 11-19, 1997. With a handwritten letter laid in from the Baroness to the Prince of Wales presenting him with this book, and dated Nov. 11, 1929, on her stationary with the heading 142, Rue De Longchamp, her Paris residence. The letter, entirely in French, mentions her contacting General Trotter, who had served as Extra Equerry to the Prince of Wales, regarding this presentation and also mentions a box lunch she and the Prince shared at a ceremony honoring the Battle of Ypres. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG. A nice association copy.