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PASTERNAK**, ANNA: : UNTITLED: THE REAL WALLACE SIMPSON,DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS/an imprinT of HarperCollinsPublishers,2019.

ISBN 9780008297299.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around white background with subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with dark blue lettered part-title ('Untitled') and black-lettered sub-title and a critic's other black-lettered quote,and capitalised,black-lettered author's name to front panel,spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered part-title and author name as front panel,and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel with couple's small portrait colour photograph and 3 critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges,top two corner tips minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges generally bright, crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, generally sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent/metallic blue gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xv-xxivpp+1- 342pp [paginated] includes a Prologue with facsimile b/w reproductions of two letters,13 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w (the majority) and colour bographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp104/5 and pp216/17 respectively,a Select Bibliography,Acknowledgements and Note on Sources,Notes,Image Credits and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,subjects' epigrams,Contents list/ table,Wallis Simpson's family genealogical tree chart,double-page British Royal Family genealogical tree chart,and to the rear,2pp blanks.                                          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in a more than acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher overall grading.Despite them,it really is still an acceptable example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. Who was the real Wallis: an opportunistic American social climber, a master manipulator or the true love of Edwards life? Amid the cacophony of condemnation her story has become obfuscated. 'Untitled' is an intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history.                       His charisma and glamour ensured him the status of a rock star prince. Yet Edward gave up the British throne, the British Empire and his position as Emperor of India, to marry his true love, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. So much gossip and innuendo has been levelled at Wallis Simpson that it has become nearly impossible to discern the real woman. Many have wondered why, when Edward could have had anyone he desired,he was smitten with this unusual American woman. As her friend Herman Rogers said to her in 1936 when news of her affair with Edward broke: Much of what is being said concerns a woman who does not exist and never did exist.History is mostly perceived from the perspective of his-story.               But what about her story? Anna Pasternak's new book is the first ever to give Wallis a chance and a voice to show that she was a warm, loyal, intelligent woman adored by her friends, who was written off by cunning,influential Establishment men seeking to diminish her and destroy her reputation.As the author argues,far from being the villain of the abdication,she was the victim. Anna Pasternak seeks to understand an unusual, deeply misunderstood woman,and the untenable situation she became embroiled in.Using testimony from their inner circle of friends,she presents a very different Wallis Simpson.With empathy,intimacy and thorough research,this book will make readers view her story as it has never been told before. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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