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The Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (1995, HC) 1st Ed, LN
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“Abbeville Press, 1995. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. * Stated First Edition, first printing (number ”... Read moreabout condition
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A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Vintage
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780789202260
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abbeville Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0789202263
ISBN-13
9780789202260
eBay Product ID (ePID)
435116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Number of Pages
239 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Topic
Royalty, Reference
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
65.3 Oz
Item Length
12.6 in
Item Width
10.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-146152
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Photographed by
Von Der Schulenburg, Fritz
Dewey Decimal
941.084/092 B
Synopsis
The story of King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated the English throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, the women I love, an American who was twice divorced, is perhaps the most romantic saga of the twentieth century. While the dramatic events involving this famous couple may be familiar, this fascinating book provides a fresh look at their lives through the extraordinary collection of private photographs recently discovered in the Windsor residence in Paris, many of which have never been published before. In 1986 Mohammed Al Fayed, who revitalized two venerable institutions, Harrods in London and the Ritz Hotel in Paris, purchased the Paris mansion that had been the last home of the Duke and Duchess; he also acquired the contents of the house. As the residence was being restored, a few photographs emerged from drawers and chests, together with old scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and other mementos of the couple's life together. But it was not until 1988 that the mahogany lid covering the bathtub in the Duke's bathroom was lifted to reveal the most exciting find - an additional hoard of some ten thousand photographs. The staff had hidden the pictures in the bathtub to keep them safe from acquisitive visitors during the Duchess's long illness, when many private papers were disappearing from the house. The photographs range from family snapshots to formal portraits by such well-known photographers as Cecil Beaton and Karsh of Ottawa. This remarkable cache of photographs, scrapbooks, and other objects from the house reveal the Windsors' very different backgrounds - the Duke as a royal prince, brought up to be heir to a worldwide empire, the Duchess growing up in anunremarkable family in Baltimore. The photographs show them as young adults, portray their romance, and reveal their thirty-five years of married life in exile following the Abdication.
LC Classification Number
DA580.V48 1996
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