MRS SIMPSON - Secret Lives of the Duchess of Windsor. [Revised,expanded and updated.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,revised,expanded and updated,so 1st thus. [Originally published in 1988,by the same publisher, as 'Wallis: Secret Lives of the Duchess of Windsor'.This new edn is revised, expanded and updated with new and startling revelations.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean, subject colour portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj with b/w+gilt lettering; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears - though there is a tiny closed snick to spine/backstrip's front gutter's edge at the foot.Top+fore-edges are both aged/toned - as usual/ normal, with a small grease(?) spot towards the black+ yellow striped headband on top edges,fore-edges cleaner and unaffected with out any marks; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - without any dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,generally sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked letters to spine/backstrip and only the top,front corner bumped.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj, revised,expanded and updated,1st edn thus,viixviiipp+1-557pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,prologue,20 chapters,16pp of contemporary, biographical b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp174/5 and pp366/7 respectively,notes on sources,notes on the new material,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with photographic credits to reverse of same. The romance of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has been called the greatest love story of the 20thC. However,with the first edition of this biography in 1988, highly acclaimed author Charles Higham used explosive secret intelligence files to reveal a far darker side to their forty-year relationship.Now the author has revisited and updated his international bestseller,resulting in a fascinating,and at times shocking,expose of Wallis Simpson and our own royal family. New and disturbing revelations have come to light,adding to the now classic story of an illegitimate child from Baltimore who rose to become the mistress of the king of England and brought about his abdication.Although Wallis gained control of the monarch through sexual techniques learned in China,she risked losing everything through a reckless and sustained affair with a prominent public figure,at the same time as a major blackmail plot threatened to ruin her.Fascinating revelations include newly released FBI files that demonstrate,as no other source has done,the extent of the Duchess's espionage activities and how she conspired against Britain in the interest of Hitler.This is an absorbing account of the complex and self-serving life of a woman who very nearly became the queen of England. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight of this item - nearly 1Kg unpackaged - for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **