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NY: Prentice-hall, Inc.. FFair with some cover wear in a poor bet-up jacket. Tight no markings. Photo sections. . Fair. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1951.
Mother and Queen; The Story of Queen Mary (English edition: "The Queen Mother") by Crawford, Marion - 1951
by Crawford, Marion
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Mother and Queen; The Story of Queen Mary (English edition: "The Queen Mother")
by Crawford, Marion
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New York.: Prentice-Hall., 1951. Third Printing.. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Lower book spine surface damp stain, not bleeding into pages. End paper foxing. Light foxing to page blocks.. 1 Red cloth over boards. 232 p. 21 cm. Two B&W photo sections. By the author of and governess to "The Little Princesses", here is their mother presented in "a warm and vibrant portrait". Author "Crawfie" had known Queen Mary for 19 years, having become at age 22 the private tutor to the Queen's daughters. She writes of her as one of the great women of her time. The Dowager Queen had been Princess May of Cambridge, engaged to the Duke of Clarence who tragically died. She wed his brother who became King George V. She was the Duchess of York, Princess of Wales, Queen, then Dowager Queen. Her life unfolds here in the author's informal, personal style.
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- Format/Binding Hard cover
- Book Condition Used - Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Lower book spine surface damp stain, not bleeding into pages. End paper foxi
- Edition Third Printing.
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Prentice-Hall.
- Place of Publication New York.
- Date Published 1951
- Keywords Duchess of York, Princess of Wales, Queen, then Dowager Queen
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Mother and Queen; the Story of Queen Mary
by Crawford, Marion
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Mother and Queen: The Story of Queen Mary
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New York: Prentice-Hall, 1951. First American Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 232 pp. The upper fore-corners of the covers are very slightly bumped. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
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Mother and queen; the story of Queen Mary
by Crawford, Marion
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New York: Prentice-Hall, [1951]. Hardcover. Good condition. 232 p. illus. 21 cm.
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Mother and Queen: The Story of Queen Mary
by Marion Crawford
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–New York, NY., Prentice Hall, Inc., 1951, 1st American Ed., 232 Pages Hardcover, Private Library Plate & small sticker stamp FLEP, else content appears as unread and unblemished with near fine red cloth covered boards displaying no significant surface/edge wear, in Fair DJ displaying repaired & reinforced closed tears and chipping. Numerous newspaper clippings laid in.Kirkus Review: Governess "Crawfie," whose tweedy press chronicled the activities of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose in The Little , published in book and magazine form last year, here pays tribute to the majestic Queen Mother Mary of Britain. Gardens, antiques, reading, as well as the serious matters of family events and close and affectionate ties with royalty and commencers have all reflected Queen Mary's stature, sense of duty and graciousness throughout her career as Princess, Queen and Queen Mother. Interspersed among Crawfie's accounts of her personal meetings with Queen Mary, are bits and… Read More
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