Certain lives epitomize an age, its glamour, its successes, and its broken dreams. Such were the lives of Lord Edward Cecil, his wife Violet, and Alfred Milner with whom she fell in love. The adventurous Guards officer Edward Cecil married Violet Maxse in 1894, as Britain reached its imperial zenith. During the Boer War, as Chief Staff Officer to Baden-Powell, he was besieged at Mafeking, while in Cape Town Violet, young, attractive and enterprising, fell in love with Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner responsible for ...
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Certain lives epitomize an age, its glamour, its successes, and its broken dreams. Such were the lives of Lord Edward Cecil, his wife Violet, and Alfred Milner with whom she fell in love. The adventurous Guards officer Edward Cecil married Violet Maxse in 1894, as Britain reached its imperial zenith. During the Boer War, as Chief Staff Officer to Baden-Powell, he was besieged at Mafeking, while in Cape Town Violet, young, attractive and enterprising, fell in love with Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner responsible for British policy. Her love for him dominated the rest of her life.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 366, illus with b&w frontispiece, b&w photos throughout, maps and genealogical tables (no inscriptions).
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. A picture of the British aristocratic world during its last period of real significance." Signed by Hugh and Mirabel Cecil to title (though likely one or other on behalf of both). All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. Near fine unclipped d/j. 8vo. [18] 366pp.
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Very Good. Very Good Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Hardcover. First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Good. Some bumps/wear at edges/corners of dust jacket and hard board. Some marks/scratches to dust jacket and faintly at parts of text blocks. Text very good and clean. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 366 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Signed. Slight tearing to the dust jacket. Includes a letter inscribed by the author to Sir David Cannadine. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.