Wellington: A Journey Through My Family (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JANE WELLESLEY, PRESENTATION COPY TO LADY ARAMINTA ALDINGTON)
by Wellesley, Jane
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0297852310
- ISBN 13
- 9780297852315
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008. NrF/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JANE WELLESLEY, on title-page to LADY ALDINGTON (c.1920-2012). Inscription reads, 'For Lady Aldington/Thank you for your/memories/love/Jane'. IN ADDITION THERE IS A SEPARATE POSTCARD WHICH READS, 'Dear Lady Aldington/It seems that you never/received a copy - which should/have been sent to you by the/publisher. So here it is -/Happy Birthday!/love/Jane'. A biography of the Duke Of Wellington and his family. Illustrated with line-drawings and photographs, and a family tree of the Wellesley family. With Bibliography and Index. Couple of spots to top-edge; bruising to head and tail of spine; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JANE WELLESLEY. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Presentation Copy From Author, Jane Wellesley. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-355) and index.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19119
- Title
- Wellington: A Journey Through My Family (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JANE WELLESLEY, PRESENTATION COPY TO LADY ARAMINTA ALDINGTON)
- Author
- Wellesley, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0297852310
- ISBN 13
- 9780297852315
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Signed. Autographed. Duke Of Wellington. Wellington. History. Family History. Genealogy. Napoleon. Battle Of Waterloo. Battles.History. Lady Araminta Aldington. Nineteenth Century History.
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- Battles;
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