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Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/VG. xxiv+300pp, 12pp b/w plates, index, paper a little yellowed at the margins, otherwise a nice copy in an edge worn price clipped dustjacket. Grenfell's account of entertaining the troops in the Mediterranean & Far East during two tours in 1944 - 1945. 675 grams.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. xxiv+360pp, 16pp b/w plates, index, paper a little yellowed at the margins, otherwise a nice copy in an edge worn dustjacket. Grenfell's letters are full of gossip & were written to her mother in the USA, which cover the goings on of the Cliveden set in the 1930s. Her mother was the sister of Nancy Astor. 750 grams.…

Condizione: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/F. xxiv+360pp, 16pp b/w plates, index, paper rather yellowed at the margins, otherwise a nice copy in a price clipped near fine dustjacket. Grenfell's letters are full of gossip & were written to her mother in the USA, which cover the goings on of the Cliveden set in the 1930s. Her mother was the sister of Nancy Astor. 750 grams.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. xxiii, 360pp, index, bw ills, family tree. Or brown cloth in jacket. Some moderate toning to edges. Slight edge wear to jacket. Joyce Grenfell was a unique performer famous for her monologues and cameo appearances on the St Trinian's movies, and regular appearances on the panel game Face the Music. Before she stepped on stage for the first time however, she was a prodifious letter writer. To 'Darling Ma' in North Carolina she wrote regularly after her parents divorce. Ma was the sister of Nancy Astor, the mistress of Cliveden, and Joyce's letters often report on the political and diplomatic goings on among the so-called Cliveden set during the latter 30's. She writes of the social scene, several score relations, of friends, her belief in Christian Science, and once she becomes a professional theatre performer her letters are peppered with famous names. The letters continue through the inevitable changes, pressures, partings and losses brought about by the war. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. pp XXII, 360. 1st printing. An unread book. Edges very slightly browned.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp XXXIII, 300. 1st printing. DJ shows very slight use, is complete. An unread book.

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. Throughout most of the thirties and the Second World War, Joyce Grenfell wrote regularly to her mother in the United States. Much loved, achingly funny and an inimitably sharpt performer,she comes deliciously to life in these letters.illustrated, (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.