Author: Evelyn Graham (Netley Lucas)
Title: Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles. An Intimate and Authoritative Life-Story of the Only Daughter of Their Majesties the King and Queen, By One who has had Special Facilities and Published with the Approval of Her Royal Highness
Description: Hutchinson, London, 1929. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Green covers with gilt lettering on the front and spine, lightly bumped spine-ends, sound binding. Gift note on front end-paper and a previous owner's name. Light foxing to end-papers and prelims and occasionally in margins throughout. Despite the statement in the title, this "biography" was the first of a series of biographies by this author (under a number of pseudonyms) that were not authorised by their subjects. Netley Lucas was a con man and confidence trickster who spent several periods in prison for various deceptions. Shortly after publishing this work he morphed into an unknown publisher, Albert E Marriott, and published his own semi-fictitious works and those of others. He was responsible for Helen Zenna Smith(actually Evadne Price)'s equally semi-fictitious "Not so Quiet". (see Guardian article by P D Smith dated 12 November 2016). He is the subject of "Prince of Tricksters" by Matt Houlbrook. Undated by publisher. Dated by reference to COPAC/Library Hub Discover and other sources.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 14820111104. ISBN: 0712602976

Keywords: BZDB4 Biography; Evelyn Graham (Netley Lucas) Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles. An Intimate and Authoritative Life-Story of the Only Daughter of Their Majesties the King and Queen, By One who has had Special Facilities and Published with the Approval


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