About this title: Written in 1951, this is the autobiography of the late Duke of Windsor - great grandson of Queen Victoria, grandson of Edward VII, son of George V, and cousin of the German Emperor and the Czar of Russia. The book tells the story of the future king's early youth at Sandringham, his years at Naval School on the Isle of Wight, at Magdalen College, Oxford, in the army in World War I, and his tours of Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Eventually he becomes king, on the death of his father. He defies the wishes of Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, when he insists on marrying Wallis ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam
Date Published: 1951
Description: Very Good. No names, no marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. No DJ. Small tear in spine cover. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published: 1951
Description: Good. 56z Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Putnam's, c1951, later printing, gilt decorated black cloth; Hardcover, map end papers, b/w photos, covers lightly soiled, few loose threads on top of spine, previous owner's name, a solid copy, GOOD+. Still a nice copy you will be happy to own! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam & Sons
Date Published: 1951
Description: Good+ with no dust jacket; Some wear, soiling to boards. Spine lettering rubbed. One corner lightly bumped. PO gift note inside. Occ dampstain seen at top edge of page. Photo pasted to htp, maybe from DJ. B&W Photographs; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 435 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK
Date Published: 1951
Description: Very good in poor dust jacket. DJ has servious age wear, torn in a number of spots. Book itself is in exclent condition. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. 435 pages. This 1951 edition is an excelent copy. Clean pages. Fantastic Black & White photo's. Makes an excelent gift. read more
Edition: 1st US
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Putnam, NY
Date Published: 1951
Description: photos. G+/G+ 435 pp. Looks nice on the shelf, but water-damage to bottom areas front and rear has caused some transfer, bowing. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Cassell and Company, London
Date Published: 1951
Description: Fair Good. History-Royal. Dark red cloth with gilted titling to spine and crest to front, stained on front. Bumped at corners and spine especially top, complete with dust jack et although in poor-fair condition. With frontispiece and 22 pages of grav ure illustrations. Edward writes-I make no claim to being a man of lette rs or a social historian, I have attempted to tell here only about the thin gs that affected my life as a Prince, as a King, and as a human being. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Date Published: 1951-01-01
Description: Very Good in Very Good in poly protector. jacket. Clean copy with tight binding and crisp pages. Some age tanning. Ex-Library copy. read more
Binding: cloth
Publisher: Putnam, NY
Date Published: 1951
Description: throughout. very good except small tears in dj and small pieces missing. Maps of Duke's travels abroad on front inside cover and fly. read more
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