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Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library/discard markings. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0671463640. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on second page. Dust jacket has some slight staining on front and some wear at top by spine, and is in very good condition.; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.60 inches; 510 pages; First edition, first printing. Signed by author on second page.; Signed by Author.
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NY 1984 1st Simon and Schuster. The life of the legendary Marie, Queen of Roumania, the most famous beauty, heroine and royal celebrity of her time. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 510pp., photo illustrations, tan boards with maroon cloth spine. Fine in Near Fine DJ, one inchlong closed tear on rear panel.
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New. New, never opened, spine stiff. Dust to top cover from shelving. We ship daily, free tracking. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade.
If you are looking for escapist reading that also brings to life a forgotten historical figure, this is it...and more. The Last Romantic: A Biography of Queen Marie of Roumania is a well-written and spell-binding story of a princess of England (and grand daughter of Queen Victoria as well as Tsar Alexander II), whose arranged marriage places her in the midst of Balkan politics and the short-lived monarchy of Roumania in the 19th & 20th C. It is a mesmerizing look at WWI & WWII from a different perspective and how Queen Marie made the best of her fate. You will see the British monarchy from the point of view of an insider and glimpse the demise of European royalty as important political figures. Marie was a first cousin to both Edward VII of England and the tragic Nicholas II of Russia, neither could save Roumania from Communism takeover. Maps, genealogies, & lots of photos. You will want to know more!
