This is the biography of a family known as the "Rothschilds of the East". Bankers to successive Ottoman rulers and leading citizens in Baghdad for centuries, they accumulated a fortune. The first Sassoon to wear Eastern dress arrived in England in 1858. Within a few years the family boasted two baronetcies and was sending its sons to Eton and Oxford. The Shah of Persia and later King Edward VII were to be guests in the Sassoon homes and hunting lodges. A Sassoon woman simultaneously owned and edited the "Sunday Times" and ...
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This is the biography of a family known as the "Rothschilds of the East". Bankers to successive Ottoman rulers and leading citizens in Baghdad for centuries, they accumulated a fortune. The first Sassoon to wear Eastern dress arrived in England in 1858. Within a few years the family boasted two baronetcies and was sending its sons to Eton and Oxford. The Shah of Persia and later King Edward VII were to be guests in the Sassoon homes and hunting lodges. A Sassoon woman simultaneously owned and edited the "Sunday Times" and the "Observer". Sir Philip Sassoon, millionaire host, politician and aesthete, was private secretary to Field Marshal Haig and Lloyd George. His cousin Siegfried was the war poet.
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Fair. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Occasional marking on pages due to age but overall good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN:
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1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 304, illus with b&w maps and plates (no inscriptions).
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Not Stated. Fine. A signed limited edition of Stanley Jackson's study into the Sassoon dynasty, a beautiful work illustrated throughout. A limited edition work, limited to two-hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number twelve. Signed by the author to the limitation page. A detailed and insightful study into the Sassoon family, the 'Rothschlilds of the East'. Â The Sassoon family is of Baghadadi Jewish descent, having immense wealth due to their success in finance and trade. Since the eighteenth century the Sassoon dynasty have been one of the wealthiest families in the world. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-plates, and in-text graphs. Collated, complete. Written by Stanely Jackson. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, with just a couple to faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Like New in Unclipped; good jacket. Size: 9x7x1; Stated first ed.; 304 p., clean and unmarked within on strong unaged paper; green check mark on upper corner of front end page; ill. include genealogical charts and period photos; binding tight; boards unfaded blue boards with still bright silver gilt lettering and decoration have minimal wear; clean d.j. has slight rubbing at corners and at crown and foot of spine panel. If proof were needed that truth is stranger than fiction, this book would provide it.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.; New York, 1968. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and gilt emblem on front board, binding sturdy and intact, some discoloration along board/spine edges, small abrasions to board corners, trace handling marks/shelf wear, some age toning to pages, few small soiled spots and mild scattered foxing to text block edges, in a Fair, some handling/scuff marks to panels, spine fade, heavy sunning rear panel, front panel detached but present, large tear to front turn, moderate edge/corner wear with several tears/creases along edges, chipped top spine edge and top rear panel edge, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 304pp., indexed, bibliography, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
