Nancy Astor A Lady Unshamed by John Grigg ISBN 13: 9780316328708

Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Little, Brown, 1980.. Good/Unknown. Small quarto, hardcover. small stain on outer page edges else VG ex library copy with first endpaper removed and b & w pictorial dj in mylar. Grigg comes close to giving us a glimpse of her astonishing personality of her beautiful, vivacious, generous spirit. She had a heart of gold, the courage of a lion and the tongue of a fish wife. Here is the sympathetic biography. 192 pp. including index. b & w pictorial frontis of Astor.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1980, 1980. Hb. VG-/VG-. 192pp. Index, Illus. Soiling edges, light wear, DJ: soiling, sticker front, rubbing and wear.. Hardcover.

Little Brown & Company. Brown Cloth Boards With Silver Lettering. Binding Is Tight And Square. Pages Are Clean Throughout. The Dust Jacket Is In Great Condition Within A Protective Mylar Sleeve. Illustrated. . Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1983.

Little Brown & Company, 1983-10-01. Hardcover. Good.

Boston: Little Brown. 1980. Hardcover. 0316328707 . Very Good in Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. DJ is taped on back cover; B&W Illustrations; 192 pages .

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Little Brown & Company, 1983-10-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 in x 9.3000 in x 7.0000 in. First American edition. Jacket present with moderate wear. Bookplate and gift inscription. Jacket under a removable mylar cover.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Content appears as new, unopened, unread & unblemished in brown cloth covered boards with DJ displaying minimal surface/edge wear as shown. Slight bump at head/heel of spine.Feminism has restored the bloom to Nancy Langhorne Astor, the Virginia-born m'lady who was Britain's first woman M.P. (1919); later, chatelaine of the allegedly pro-Nazi "Cliveden Set"; later still, a notorious termagant, Grigg's brief, pictorial biography devolves from a BBC documentary, recently purchased for US showing (probably in 1983); a mid-length pop bio, by Anthony Masters, is reviewed below. Neither approaches Christopher Sykes' 1972 Nancy in scope, depth, or detail, and neither has the flair of Ruth Brandon's portrait of Nancy Astor in The Dollar Princesses (1980). But Grigg's volume is not without its attractions, some of which reflect its origin. The text is terse, threaded with eye-witness quotes, and studded with photos. Here is Nancy the vibrant young huntress; the lady of fashion (and… Read More

Little Brown & Company, 1983-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!