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Original Black Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2007. xvii, 494pp. Edges and page edges browning. Book and unclipped dust jacket are otherwise both in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "James Lees-Milne (1908-97) has been hailed as the greatest English diarist of the twentieth century. Funny, indiscreet, candid, touching and sharply observed, his journals both reveal a fascinating personality and hold up a mirror to the times. This second compilation from the original twelve volumes (also incorporating interesting new material), covers his life during his sixties and early seventies, when he was living in Gloucestershire with his formidable wife Alvilde. Having made his name as the country house expert of the National Trust and a writer on architecture, he sought to establish himself as a novelist and biographer. With some misgivings he published his wartime diaries, little imagining that it was as a diarist that he would achieve lasting fame. These diaries vividly portray the vicissitudes of a writer's lot, the merry-go-round of life on the Badminton estate of the eccentric Duke of Beaufort, and meetings with many friends including John Betjeman, Bruce Chatwin and the Mitford sisters. But perhaps they are most remarkable for the poignancy with which they depict the writer's own feelings of joy, regret, frustration, amusement and love - including a tendresse for the editor of this volume.".…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bumping to the bottom corner of the front panel. Page edges very slightly browned with a light mark to the fore edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Jacket has a little light surface and edge wear. Jacket photograph by Theo Richmond. First printing. Heavy item so there will be an additional postage charge for overseas orders. Richmond, Theo (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION. 8vo hardback with unclipped dust jacket, [xvii] + 494pp, indexed. Clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Overall VG/VG. (SHELF 200) ISBN: 9780719566820 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Black spine, in protective clear covering, pictorial d/j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Black spine, d/j in clear protective covering, pictorial d/j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.