The Abdication of King Edward VIII
by Beaverbrook, Lord (edited by A.J.P. Taylor)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Near Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
New York, Atheneum, 1966, hardcover, 122 pp, First American Edition stated, First Printing, Near Fine in Very Good+dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, slight spine-end bumps, number "80" neatly stamped to text block edge at head and heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks mainly to spine-ends and corners, in new Brodart sleeve. An in-depth, eyewitness account of the historic abdication of the English throne compiled by the keen-eyed press lord and confidant to the King himself showing not only the public events as they unfolded but also the myriad of behind-the-scenes activities and machinations that only here become public knowledge for the first time. Illustrated with 24 black-&-white plates. Appended: Concerning the implications of divorce in British politics (untitled), Mr. Baldwin as Company Director, Narrative of Mr. Theodore Goddard, Solicitor of Mrs. Simpson, Lord Beaverbrook to J.M. Patterson, 23 January, 1936, Lord Beaverbrook to Roy W. Howard, 8th December, 1936.
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- West of Eden Books (US)
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- 11326
- Title
- The Abdication of King Edward VIII
- Author
- Beaverbrook, Lord (edited by A.J.P. Taylor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition stated, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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