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Castlereagh

First Edition

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Description

First edition of Castlereagh by Ione Leigh, inscribed by Queen Mary of Teck to Sir Eric MiƩville, Assistant Private Secretary to her son King George VI.

Octavo, 383pp. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings on copyright page. Rubbing to cloth on the spine, solid text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, retail price on front flap, toning and wear to spine, short closed tear on back panel, a near fine example.

Signed on the front free endpaper: “For Sir Eric MiĆ©ville / from / Mary R / Xmas 1951.”

Sir Eric Charles MiĆ©ville (1896-1971) served as Assistant Private Secretary to King George VI, remaining in the position until 1945. At the request of Lord Mountbatten in the spring of 1947, MiĆ©ville accompanied General Ismay to India to serve as Mountbatten’s private secretary, assisting with the preparations for the Partition of India. Queen Mary of Teck was the wife of King George V and queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions until 1936. She was the mother of King Edward VIII, King George VI and the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

Additional information

Location Published

London

Publisher

Collins

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1951

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Very Good

Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Author

Leigh | Ione [Queen Mary of Teck]

Parenthetical

[Queen Mary of Teck]

Author Display

Ione Leigh