Lady jean fforde (7 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1996. Stuart Titles, Glasgow, 1996. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Very good, very clean text. Superb photographs. Scarce title.Previous owners signature inside cover. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #BB013989. N/A (illustratore). N/A.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and creased. light marks. book is a bit bumped and wavy. well bound. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardback. Dust Jacket, Both in Very Good condition. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket slightly discoloured. Inscribed by the author to the front end paper where there is also the remains of a previous owner's label. 202 Pages. with many illustrations. Castles in the Air written by the youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Lady Jean Fforde, is a nostalgic account of the life of the Montrose family, and her own childhood in particular. Born in 1920, the author has seen a way of life which has vanished for ever, carefree summers on the Isle of Arran on her parents' great sporting estate, shared by her beloved cousins, Prince Rainier and Princess Antoinette of Monaco - treasured memories of a childhood in an age before the trauma of war changed their young lives, winters spent on the vast Buchanan estate which encompassed Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, amid a formal atmosphere which contrasted greatly with the freedom of the island. Tales of holidays spent on the Mediterranean warmth, in the Palace de Monaco, give us a child's eye view of one of Europe's royal families. Her account of a trip to Africa in the 1930's to visit her brother the 7th Duke of Montrose, does much to explain his great love for that country which susequently altered his life so drastically. Above all the book demonstrates the affectionate relationship and the mutual respect between the family and the people on their estates. The author has illustrated this relationship in a fine blend of fact, tact and humour.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Pamphlet Binding. There Is Some Tanning Around The Edges, Some Minor Fraying Around The Edges. Slight Creasing Near The Spine.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.