The Lives of Beryl Markham: Out of Africa's Hidden Free Spirit and Denys Finch Hatton's Last Great Love
by Trzebinski, Errol
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393035565
- ISBN 13
- 9780393035568
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About This Item
NY and London: W. W. Norton & Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1993. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0393035565 . Quarter bound in publisher's light blue cloth over ivory boards, gilt lettering on spine. Generously illustrated with B&W photographs. "The definitive biography of this aviatrix who won fame with her transatlantic solo flight in 1936. This "peels away the layers of myth in Markham's popular memoir, 'West with the Night', to reveal a sexually insatiable woman whose charisma concealed a selfish, ruthless, insecure self-doubter. Trzebinski knew Markham for many years in Kenya, where the future ace pilot, racehorse trainer, and royal courtesan to the Prince of Wales and his brother, the Duke of Gloucester, was raised by her English father, a rampant colonialist, and by Masai servants. The gutsy aviator's obsessive affair with rakish pilot/safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton, whose other mistress was Danish Baroness Karen Blixen, is fully disclosed here. Also presented is compelling evidence that 'West with the Night' was written by Markham's third husband, Hollywood ghostwriter Raoul Schumacher." Includes Notes, references, and a detailed Index.. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW/AS NEW.. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 396 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28583
- Title
- The Lives of Beryl Markham: Out of Africa's Hidden Free Spirit and Denys Finch Hatton's Last Great Love
- Author
- Trzebinski, Errol
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First American Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393035565
- ISBN 13
- 9780393035568
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY and London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0393035565, Biography, Out of Africa, Denys Finch Hatton, Beryl Markham, Adventure, Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure;
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