Prudence Hannay (3 results)

Soft Cover, Staple-bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HT1977 7¼"x9½"; (pages 765-832); Soft Pictorial Cover, staple-bound; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Contains the following: Foreword: From Birmingham to Empire (Joseph Chamberlain by Enoch Powell); The Blockade of the Smugglers by Christopher Lloyd; Ashurnasirpal II and Ninth-Century Assyria by Richard Harrison; The English Refugees at Geneva, 1555-1559 by N. M. Sutherland; Bossuet and Fenel as Tutors to Royalty by M. L. Clarke; Portrait of Lord Althorp, 1782-1845 by Prudence Hannay; A Clever Wily Fellow: General Count Ignat Yev, 1832-1908 by Gerald Morgan; The Plague and the Fire: Reminiscences by William Taswell; Anything Out of the Pack (traveling vendor of goods) by Marjorie Sykes; Book Reviews; Letters to the Editors; Notes on Further Reading; Notes on Contributors.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 188 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates; the dustjacket features Music Party, Petworth by J. M. W. Turner, courtesy of the Tate Gallery, London. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; small ink marks on the rear pastedown; no other interior markings. This story collection contains: Tahel Varnhagen - Tragic Muse of the Romantics by Hilde Spiel; Lady Blessington - A Literary Club for Editors by Prudence Hannay; Lady Holland - An Elite English Circle by Prudence Hannay; Fanny von Arnstein - Open House in Vienna by Hilde Spiel; Madame Recamier - A Romantic French Salon by Cynthia Gladwyn; Madame de Girardin - The Tenth Muse by Joanna Richardson; Madame de Lieven - A Russian in Paris by Peter Quennell; Speranza - A Leaning Tower of Courage by Victoria Glendinning; Lady Desborough - The Souls of London by Max Egremont; Mabel Dodge - Evenings in New York by Robert A. Rosenstone; Salka Viertel - Sundays in Mabery Road by Bruce Cook; Karel Capek - The Friday Group in Prague by Joseph Wechsberg; and Lady Cunard - A Celebrated London Hostess by Harold Acton. Size: 8vo. J. M. W. Turner; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 188 Pp. Black Cloth Spine, Black Covers, Burgundy Endpapers. First Printing. Very Good In Very Good Dust Jacket Priced $14.95.