Buy this book on-line LOWNIE**, ANDREW: : THE MOUNTBATTENS.**LONDON.BLINK PUBLISHING,2019. ISBN 9781788702560.
UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subjects' b/w contemporary b/w biographical photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with embossed bronze gilt title and other b/w and red lettering to front,b/w letters to orange spine/backstrip,rear panel with subjects' b/w photograph and white+red lettered critics' reviews for author's previous book 'Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess.'; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,OR creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - foot of spine/ backstrip minisculey pushed with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked metallic bronze gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 490pp [paginated] includes author's Preface,a Prologue,29 chapters,32pp contemporary monochrome (the majority) and a few colour biographical photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp122/3, pp218/19,pp266/67 and pp362/63 respectively,acknowledgements,a selected bibliography,source notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and contents list/table.
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A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name,Dickie Mountbatten's career included being Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War Two and the last Viceroy of India.
Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, Edwina Mountbatten emerged from World War Two as a magnetic and talented charity worker loved around the world.
From the prize-winning and bestselling historian,Andrew Lownie,comes a nuanced portrayal of two very unusual people and their complex marriage to mark the 40th anniversary of Lord Mountbatten's assassination by the IRA.
From British high society and the South of France to the battlefields of Burma and the Viceroy's House,this is a rich and filmic story whose characters include all the key figures of the Second World War.From Churchill and Montgomery to Roosevelt and Eisenhower; the Royal Family,including the Duke of Windsor,George VI,the Queen,Prince Philip and Prince Charles; to Charlie Chaplin,Noel Coward,Salvador Dali,George Gershwin,Grace Kelly and Merle Oberon.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subjects' b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with capitalised,embossed bronze gilt lettered title; capitalised, glossy black,pink and orange lettered sub-title,capitalised,glossy white-lettered author name and other b/w lettering to front panel,capitalised,glossy black+white lettered title and author respectively,to a plain orange spine/backstrip,rear panel with subjects' b/w photograph on respective thrones as Viceroy and Vicereine of British India,and 8 assorted critics' pink+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with light toning but clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked bronze gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,1-490pp [paginated] includes author's Preface,a Prologue,29 chapters,32pp subject's contemporary autobiographical sepia,b/w and colour photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp1222/23,pp218/19,pp266/67 and pp363/64 respectively,acknowledgements,a selected bibliography - 22pp (books),7pp (articles), Source Notes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a contents list/ table.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness.
The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation,and disaster through the heart of the twentieth century.
DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name,he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India.
EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN: Once the richest woman in Britain - and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs - she emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker who was loved throughout the world. From British high society to the South of France,from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, 'The Mountbattens' is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership, revealing the truth behind a carefully curated legend.
Was Mountbatten one of the outstanding leaders of his generation,or a man over-promoted because of his royal birth,high-level connections,film-star looks and ruthless self-promotion? What is the true story behind controversies such as the Dieppe Raid and Indian Partition,the love affair between Edwina and Nehru,and Mountbatten's assassination in 1979?
Based on over 100 interviews,research from dozens of archives and new information released under Freedom of Information requests, prize-winningg historian Andrew Lownie sheds new light on this remarkable couple.
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