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Weitere BilderThrough Wood and Dale: Diaries, 1975-1978; Deep Romantic Chasm: Diaries, 1979-1981
James Lees-Milne; Nick Robinson [preface]; Michael Bloch [ed.]
Verlag: John Murray 1999-2000, London, 1999
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
- Signiert
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
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In den WarenkorbCloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Excellent examples of two volumes of the diaries of James Lees-Milne, spanning the years 1975 to 1981; the latter volume is inscribed by the editor Michael Bloch, one of the lovers of Lees-Milne. An early edition of Through Wood and Dale, and the first editi…on, first impression of Deep Romantic Chasm, in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.Deep Romantic Chasm is inscribed by the editor to the title page to 'Wynyard and Mary-Louise - may their romance never strike chasm!'.Two volumes of the diaries of James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) an architectural historian, novelist and biographer who worked for the National Trust from 1936 to 1973.A keen social observer, Lees-Milne provides delightful anecdotes through these diaries that span from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Deep Romantic Chasm was the first of his diaries to be edited by his lover and literary executor Michael Bloch, the author and historian.This set comprises: Through Wood and Dale: Diaries, 1975-1978 (1999; reprint) by James Lees-Milne, with a preface by Nick Robinson and an address by Nigel Nicolson.Deep Romantic Chasm: Diaries, 1979-1981 (2000; first edition, first impression) by James Lees-Milne, edited with a preface by Michael Bloch. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the fore edge of 'Deep Romantic Chasm', affecting the occasional page. Dust wrappers are in lovely condition. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.
