PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED by the Author. 8vo., red clothbound hardback gilt; [xii] + 196pp, indexed, illustrated with black and whiten plates. Author's ink presentation inscription 'from Rupert' to ffep. Three manual corrections in ink to index. VG copy overall. Lacking the dust jacket. (Shelf 200) ISBN: 1856190773 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.

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Title: THE POWER OF CHANCE: A Table of Memory (SIGNED, PRESENTATION COPY)
Publisher: London Sinclair-Stevenson
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1856190773
ISBN 13: 9781856190770
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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In "The Arms of Time", Rupert Hart-Davis told the story of his mother's short life and of his own first 19 years. "The Power of Chance" carries his story through his next 19 years, two marriages (one to Peggy Ashcroft) and three children, against backgrounds of the theatre, the book-trade and the army. On the way we have glimpses of Max Beerbohm, T.E. Lawrence, the army, Hilaire Belloc, Edgar Wallace and Field-Marshall Lord Wavell. Most of the text is derived from contemporary letters and diaries and it contains with anecdotes and portraits. Rupert Hart-Davis is the author of a biography of Hugh Walpole. He has also edited "The Lyttelton Hart-Davis Letters", "The Letters of Oscar Wilde", "George Moore's Letters to Lady Cunard", "A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beernohm" and "The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome".

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