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Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1987
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Very good with lightly bumped edges and penciled note on rear free endsheet. 8vo.
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, UK, 1987
ISBN 10: 0297791710ISBN 13: 9780297791713
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Very good. Edges lightly rubbed Very good. Light rubbing to extremities. 8vo.
Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0297791710ISBN 13: 9780297791713
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Ted Bernstein (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some yellowing to page block, minuscule fading to spine, not price clipped (£12.95), gift note on Barclays Bank compliments slip tipped in, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 186pp, illustrated. Hero of Waterloo, soldier statesman, the life of Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, has been the inspiration for many books. But one aspect of his life has been strangely neglected, his marriage. In 1806, after a protracted and secret courtship, Wellesley married the love of his youth, Kitty Pakenham. It was to be an ill starred union. Joan Wilson, archivist to the 8th Duke of Wellington at Stratfield Saye House Hampshire, has drawn upon numerous letters and diaries, many of them previously unpublished, to reveal the true story behind the marriage. It begins with Arthur and Kitty's courtship in Dublin in the 1790s, against a turbulent background of rebellion in Ireland and wars in Spain and Portugal, his rejection by the Longford family and subsequent departure to Flanders and India in search of military and financial success, and his return twelve years later 'for one purpose only', to marry Kitty. The wedding finally took place in April 1806, and Arthur and Kitty were united at last. But their happiness was short lived, as it soon became apparent that they were both much changed since the early days of their romance and had widely differing expectations of married life. Within three years the marriage had practically disintegrated.
Published by WEIDENFELD AND NICOLSON, LONDON, 1987
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
First Edition
HardBack. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. WEIDENFELD NICOLSON. London. 1987A very good copy in navy cloth boards, pages of text very lightly tanned, illustrated with bw plates with a very good dust jacket.