Patrick Leigh Fermor Duchess Devonshire (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

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Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Good condition, in a slightly grubby dustjacket with wear and tear to all edges. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boards a little marked. Previous owners signature to ffep. Slight fading to D/J spine. Light rubbing to extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, fourth impression with '4' on copyright page, a tribute to the authors' popularity. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of unlaminated jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, some overall dust staining, particularly to back jacket, some yellowing to page block, tiny old yellow mark to inside front flap, price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean almost square and tight, overall a vg copy. 390pp. In 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire (1920-2014), youngest of the six Mitford sisters, invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, in Ireland. This halcyon stay sparked off a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining letters. There can rarely have been such contrasting styles, Debo unashamed philistine and self professed illiterate, darts from subject to subject, dashing off letters but hitting the nail on the head again and again without even looking, while Paddy, polyglot, widely read prose virtuoso, replies in his characteristic fluent, polished manner. Prose notwithstanding, they have much in common: enjoyment of life, youthful high spirits, generosity and lack of malice. There are glimpses of President Kennedy's inauguration, weekends at Sandringham, filming with Erroll Flynn and, above all, of life at Chatsworth, which Debo spent much of her life restoring, and of Kardamyli, the home that Paddy built in his beloved Greece. Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011), was widely regarded as 'Britain's greatest living travel writer' during his lifetime, A BBC journalist once described him as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene.' During the war, working for SOE, he achieved lasting fame for his kidnapping, with Stanley Moss, of Nazi General Heinrich Kreipe on Crete. The editor Charlotte Mosley is Diana Mitford's daughter in law and Debo's niece. She has worked as a publisher, author and journalist.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. FIRST EDITION 2nd printing with dust jacket + owners name - Rare and Collectable - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. **HARDBACK** In unclipped dustjacket No stamps or inscriptions; clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint; Fourth Printing. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is a little rubbed at the top edge. Appears little used. xxvi + 390 pages, photos on plates, illustrations in the text, notes, index. An absolutely splendid book, a hoot from start to finish.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

First Edition. 2nd impression. Presentation inscription by Charlotte Mosley on title page, with signatures of Deborah Devonshire & John Julius Norwich. A very nice clean, tidy copy. B&W illustrations Used - Very Good. SIGNED copy VG hardbAck in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. British edition, fourth printing, 2008. With original unclipped jacket (£25.00). Signed by the editor (Charlotte Mosley) in black ink directly to title page without dedication. Index. Illustrated. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, odd small crease/rub to edges, minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, a little patchy browning and the odd spot of foxing. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages slightly tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No marks in text. Not a library book. Ships in a cardboard enclosure, with tracking. Tim's Used Books, open shop in Provincetown USA, buying and selling good books at fair prices on the same spot since 1991. Got books? Reach out! Thank you.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. This copy has been signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor, Deborah Devonshire and the editor Charlotte Mosley on the title page. This book is from the library of Colonel Nicolas Davies. Queen's Royal Regiment. Royal Regiment of Artillery. Secretary for Appointments and Chief Clerk, Duchy of Lancaster. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. In spring 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire - youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters - invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshires' house in Ireland. This halcyon visit sparked off a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of sporadic but highly entertaining letters. There can rarely have been such contrasting styles: Debo, unashamed philistine and self-professed illiterate (though suspected by her friends of being a secret reader), darts from subject to subject while Paddy, polyglot, widely read prose virtuoso, replies in the fluent, polished manner that has earned him recognition as one of the finest writers in the English language. Prose notwithstanding, the two friends have much in common: a huge enjoyment of life, youthful high spirits, warmth, generosity and lack of malice. There are glimpses of President Kennedy's inauguration, weekends at Sandringham, stag hunting in France, filming with Errol Flynn in French Equatorial Africa and, above all, of life at Chatsworth, the great house that Debo spent much of her life restoring, and of Paddy in the house that he and his wife Joan designed and built on the southernmost peninsula of Greece. Full of laughter and humour, these letters will delight Leigh Fermor and Mitford fans alike. Ref B 4. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st impression. SIGNED BY Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Duchess Of Devonshire and Charlotte Mosley on the title page; otherwise without inscription in not price clipped dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper. Signed by Author(s).