SINCLAIR, DAVID - Dynasty - the Astors and Their Times

Berkshire, Cliveden / Onslow Books. 1983. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with VG + complete dustjacket. 426 pages.16 pages of photographs. A marvellous history of the Astor family, a dynasty founded by a German butcher's son in the wake of the American Revolution and their amassing of America's first dynastic fortune from tea, furs and property. William Waldorf, appalled by 'vulgar' America, emigrated to England, became a viscount and founded the branch that owned 'The Times' and from that branch sprang Nancy, hostess of the Cliveden Set and the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.82 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 21. Fine/Very Good.

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