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London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1958. 8vo, pp. 285. Original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Very slight bruising to head of spine, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. First edition.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1949. 8vo, pp. 286. Original black boards, lettered in gold on spine. Some foxing to edges of text block and preliminaries. In a rather tired but complete pictorial dustwrapper. First edition. One of the Chandos books, written in the characteristic Yates style -- a style once described by Alan Bennett as 'snobbery with violence'.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1950. 8vo, pp. 325. Original black boards, lettered in blue on spine. Offsetting to illustrated endpapers. In the pictorial dustwrapper, internally strengthened, but still showing bad wear to front panel, and with some chipping at corners. A very good copy in a wrapper which, while complete, won't be winning any prizes. First edition.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1956. 8vo, pp. 316. Original black boards, lettered in gold on spine. Offsetting to endpapers. Replacement half-title and title-page tipped in (see below). Pictorial price-clipped dustwrapper, a little worn at folds and internally strengthened, and with some slight chipping at spine ends. A very good copy. First edition. Originally entitled Lady In Waiting, the title was changed after printing when it was discovered that a book with that title had just been published. (This is explained in a printed note on the verso of the title-page). Originally published with a wraparound band explaining the change, not present on this copy.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1946. 8vo, pp. 255. Original tan boards, a little cocked, printed in black on spine. Pictorial dustwrapper, a little worn at folds and with a 3cm crease at top of edge of rear panel, but a very good copy in a dust-jacket to match. First edition.