Author: LANE, PETER
Title: The Queen Mother
Description: London, Robert Hale. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0709176481). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with price clipped dustjacket which has a small repaired closed tear. Drawing on a variety of memoirs and other sources the author presents a rounded portrait of a very popular personality, showing how her ancestry and upbringing prepared her for the role she was called on to play when, finally she agreed to marry the Duke of York. He also shows how 'the smiling Duchess' transformed a shy, introverted and stammering Duke into a confident and popular King George VI. 60 illustrations. NOT EX LIB 16. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Biography, British Royalty, King George VI, Edward VIII Abdication 0709176481


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