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Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
by Sarah Bradford
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374147493
- ISBN 13
- 9780374147495
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 1996. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean with light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 564 pages.
A court insider's portrait of Elizabeth II and her eventful and turbulent reign journeys beyond the facade of Buckingham Palace to answer questions about the scandal-ridden royals, relationships among members of her family, her personal beliefs, and future prospects for the House of Windsor. Extracts from this biography caused a furor in the British press.
A court insider's portrait of Elizabeth II and her eventful and turbulent reign journeys beyond the facade of Buckingham Palace to answer questions about the scandal-ridden royals, relationships among members of her family, her personal beliefs, and future prospects for the House of Windsor. Extracts from this biography caused a furor in the British press.
Synopsis
The definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. 'The only book that could overtake it is the autobiography, which in this case will never be written' Spectator
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- Books of the World
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000003596
- Title
- Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
- Author
- Sarah Bradford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374147493
- ISBN 13
- 9780374147495
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- April 1996
- Pages
- xii + 564
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- biography, Elizabeth II, Queen, history, historical, royal, royalty, England, English, Britain, British, Great Britain, United Kingdom, UK
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biographies; Britain;
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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