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MARY CURZON. Signed and Inscribed
by Nicolson, Nigel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1977). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by Nigel Nicolson on the title-page. "Inscribed for Aunt Helen by Nigel Nicolson". 8vo. 228 pp. A fine copy of this winner of the 1977 Whitbread Prize for biography in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh neatly price-clipped pictorial dust wrapper with a touch of edge wear. With black and white photographs throughout. 'American-born Mary Curzon and her three daughters are considered to be part of the inspiration for the fictional characters Lady Grantham and her three daughters in the Downton Abbey television series'. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33489
- Title
- MARY CURZON. Signed and Inscribed
- Author
- Nicolson, Nigel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1977)
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION SIGNED NIGEL NICOLSON DOWNTON ABBEY .
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About the Seller
TBCL The Book Collection Library
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Montreal, Quebec
About TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
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