Love in a Cold Climate
Nancy Mitford
Sold by Ironwolf Rare Books, Litchfield Park, AZ, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by Ironwolf Rare Books, Litchfield Park, AZ, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 7 May 2023
Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket***SCARCE 1ST US EDITION (UK 1ST MORE COMMON) CONDITION: FINE/NF BOOK INFO Published in 1949 by Random House in New York. First edition, first printing. First printing stated on copyright page. In original tan cloth with green decoration and gold lettering. Octavo. 304 pages. In original and unclipped first state dust jacket. THE PLOT Love in a Cold Climate is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1949. The title is a phrase from George Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936). Love in a Cold Climate is a companion volume to The Pursuit of Love. The time frame of Love in a Cold Climate is the same as The Pursuit of Love, but the focus is on a different set of characters. Fanny remains the fictional narrator. In The Pursuit of Love, Fanny narrates the story of her cousin Linda Radlett. In Love in a Cold Climate, Fanny narrates the story of Polly, to whom Fanny is distantly related through her father's family. Love in a Cold Climate has been adapted twice as a mini-series by PBS in the United States as part of its acclaimed Masterpiece Theater series. Critics describe The Pursuit of Love as "an immaculate novel that soars many miles above what came before". In Acton's view it and its companion volume Love in a Cold Climate present an entirely authentic picture of country house life in England between the wars, and will long be consulted by historians of the period. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nancy Freeman-Mitford CBE (November 1904 - June 1973), known as Nancy Mitford, was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist. The eldest of the Mitford sisters, she was regarded as one of the "bright young things" on the London social scene in the inter-war period. She wrote several novels about upper-class life in England and France and is considered a sharp and often provocative wit. She also has a reputation as a writer of popular historical biographies. Mitford's fiction, based on upper-class family life and mores, belongs to the genre of the comedy of manners. Her protagonists--typically, intelligent women surrounded by eccentric characters determined to find life amusing--are broadly autobiographical. CONDITION The book is in FINE vintage collectible condition. The hinges and joints are firm and pages are tight. The covers are colorful, unrubbed and unfaded. The corners are sharp and unrubbed. The page edges are clean (scarce). Top green stain in excellent condition. Light rubbing to top right of crown of spine/top left of book head and owner name on front fly leaf. Interior is clean with no foxing, marks, bookplates or damaged pages. An exceptional copy. The dust jacket is in VERY GOOD+ to NEAR FINE vintage condition - not price-clipped, beautifully colorful and complete with very light sun-toning to top of flaps and some soiling on rear panel. Very light edge wear rubbing and crinkling. No rips or tears, no large or even moderate chipping or significant creasing. The virtually unavoidable offsetting from book to reverse of jacket. A gorgeous copy!
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