Travels with a Duchess by Gallie, Menna - 1968

NY & Evanston: Harper & Row, 1968. NON price-clipped DJ [$4.50] in lined mylar, minor shelf-wear, attached to covers. Red boards, off-white spine with gilt lettering. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. A humorous novel by a Welsh author about a woman who sets off on a package holiday to Yugoslavia in the 1960s, but everything goes wrong when she is separated from her luggage. However, she throws caution to the wind and finds liberation in the process. It begins: " When you're around the late-forty mark . . . you let yourself get these terrible despairings . . . One of the things you feel worst about is old sex, especially if you've exulted in it . . . and you think it's nearly over". Usual ex-libri markings. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First American Edition.… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

Harper & Row, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

NY: Harper Row. VG in VG DJ. (1968). 1st U.S. ed.

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover has dustwrapper torn at top spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Gollancz, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 1968. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Turnaround, 1996-06-12. Paperback. Good.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine, very faint offsetting to the endpapers, in a fine dustwrapper with a small chip on the front panel. A story exploring every woman's dream of romantic independence. A lovely copy.