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1	The American way of death revisited more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford add to wishlist An examination of American burial customs, written by an Englishwoman who resided in California for many years. Mitford finds the funeral industry infested with corruption, price-fixing, and outright fraud, and she writes scathingly of those who profit from it. see all copies from $5.74! new only from $8.80! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Fanny Logan narrates Nancy Mitford's autobiographical tale of young women in search of husbands. Set among the English aristocracy in the early 20th century, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE is a comical portrait of an extremely eccentric family, the Radletts, which is headed by Fanny's eternally grumpy (and probably insane) Uncle Matthew. The romantic ... see all copies from $2.67! new only from $9.73! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Don't Tell Alfred more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist This brilliantly funny novel revisits some of the characters from Nancy Mitford's earlier stories including Fanny, who is married to bumbling, absent-minded Oxford don, Alfred. Fanny is content in her role as a tweedy housewife with 'ghastly' clothes, but her life changes overnight when Alfred is appointed English Ambassador to Paris. Suddenly she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.25! \| first editions
4	Frederick the Great more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved the way for a united Germany; and his spectacular wars. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $29.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Madame de Pompadour more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist First published in 1954, this is an evocation of Louis XV's court at Versailles. The political and religious complications of the time are explained and put into context, while the complex characters are brought vividly to life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Sun King more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist This work takes as its subject Louis XIV at Versailles - from the moment he decided to transform his father's hunting lodge into the greatest palace in Europe to his death there 54 years later. It covers the daily life of the king, the court and the government during the period of France's apogee in military power and artistic achievement. The ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $24.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Our Village more books like this by Mary Russell Mitford add to wishlist Born in 1787, Mary Russell Mitford was a lifelong friend of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the daughter of a Hampshire doctor who brought his family to the brink of ruin with his gambling debts. In order to support her parents, Mitford composed her stories of rural life from a labourer's cottage at Three Mile Cross, a tiny village between Reading ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford, Peter Y Sussman (Editor) add to wishlist The letters of "Decca" Mitford give readers a luminous self-portrait of an inimitable woman, and of 20th-century society, from the inside out. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Blessing more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist After the war, English rose Grace joins her dashing aristocratic husband, Charles-Edouard, in France. She is out of her depth among the elegant French women and when she discovers her husband's tendency to lust after pretty girls, it seems that all is over - until her son Sigismund steps in. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Hons and Rebels: The Classic Memoir of One of Last Century's Most Extraordinary Families more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford add to wishlist 'Whenever I read the words "Peer's Daughter" in a headline,' Lady Redesdale once sadly remarked, 'I know it's going to be something about one of you children.' The Mitford family is one of the century's most enigmatic, made notorious by Nancy's novels, Diana's marriage to Sir Oswald Mosley, Unity's infatuation with Hitler, Debo's marriage to a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.55!
11	A Talent to Annoy: Essays, Articles & Reviews, 1929-1968 more books like this by Nancy Mitford, Charlotte Mosley (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of Nancy Mitford's journalism and essays from 1929 to 1968. see all copies from $3.33! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Pigeon pie more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist British high society, spy stories, and goofy religious cults are all gently mocked in this inventive, stylish satire. When the highly imaginative Lady Sophia Garfield discovers a nest of very real German spies in her home, nobody believes her. With her maid murdered and her beloved bulldog held hostage, she sets out alone to gain proof and, with ... see all copies from $2.16! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Hons & Rebels more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford add to wishlist First published in 1960, Jessica Mitford's autobiography is an account of the enclosed and eccentric childhood through which Nancy, Diana, Pam, Unity, Decca and Debo lived. In writing of their upbringing between the wars she also writes of her own commitment to communism and of her elopement to the Spanish Civil War with Esmond Romilly. Jessica ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $9.73! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Love from Nancy CL more books like this by Nancy Mitford, Charlotte Mosley (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
15	The illustrated book of signs & symbols more books like this by Miranda Bruce-Mitford add to wishlist A fully illustrated visual guide to the secret language of signs and symbols and a rich source of information for the general reader. It explains the origins and meanings of thousands of symbols from the horseshoe to the rose. see all copies from $2.06! new only from $12.95!
16	American Way of Death more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford add to wishlist An examination of American burial customs, written by an Englishwoman who resided in California for many years. Mitford finds the funeral industry infested with corruption, price-fixing, and outright fraud, and she writes scathingly of those who profit from it. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
17	The water beetle more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $83.33! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Voltaire in Love more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Chatelet commenced her romance with one Francois-Marie Arouet, a philosophe who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $39.04! \| first editions
19	The American Way of Birth more books like this by Jessica Mitford add to wishlist Three decades ago Jessica Mitford wrote about the idiosyncrasies of American funeral rites in "The American Way of Death", and now, with a blend of wit, commitment and curiosity, she provides a cautionary tale about how Americans give birth. The book is not about the miracle of life, but about the role of money and politics in a lucrative industry ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Highland fling more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist The Scottish Highlands may never be the same after the Bright Young Things meet the Dull Old things on a long vacation at Dalloch. Jane Dacre finds painter Albert Gates irresistible, but the Old Regime is less enraptured, for Albert is an outrageous prankster. see all copies from $16.98! first editions
21 view cover	The Illustrated Book of Signs & Symbols: Thousands of Signs and Symbols from Around the World more books like this by Miranda Bruce-Mitford, Bruce Mitford add to wishlist This illustrated guide to more than 2,000 signs and symbols brings together images from around the world and reveals their origins and meanings, as well as their cultural differences and contexts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.00! \| first editions
22	The Pursuit of Laughter by Diana; Deborah Mosley (Mitford) Devonshire add to wishlist Diana Mitford is one of the surprise discoveries of the phenomenally successful collection of Mitford letters published for Christmas 2007. Like her five literary sisters, Diana Mitford has written widely not only on her own fascinating, controversial life, but has recorded her intimately-placed observations of friends who also happened to have ... see all copies from $17.53! new only from $17.53! \| first editions
23	Grace and an English Heart more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford add to wishlist Sifting through fact, fiction, and folklore, the author has a good time, and so, too, will her readers. The biography of Grace Darling, the first Victorian "media" heroine, is told with characteristic wit and intelligence. 8 pages of color plates. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Love in a Cold Climate more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Returning to the milieu of its predecessor, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE, Nancy Mitford's novel again features young Fanny Logan as narrator. Fanny is now married, the wacky Radlett family makes plenty of welcome appearances, and the focus remains on courtship and romance. But this time around the plot centers on Polly Hampton, heiress and beauty, who is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.71! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh more books like this by Charlotte Mosley, Charlotte Mosely (Editor), Nancy Mitford add to wishlist A collection of 20 years (1946-1966) of correspondence between the two celebrated English literary figures, edited and annotated by the wife of Mitford's nephew. see all copies from $10.90! new only from $172.40! \| first editions

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