Author: Mary H Debenham
Title: The Waterloo Lass
Description: London, National Society's Depository, 1901. First edition. Fine Binding. A very smart first edition copy of this children's novel. From the library of socialite and patron of the arts, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. An uncommon novel. Undated, dated from LibraryHub. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and four plates. Collated complete.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (Audrey Evelyn James Coats, and Audrey Evelyn James Field) at Julian"s Park.   Pleydell-Bouverie was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire. Audrey was also alleged to be the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, although she was also rumoured to be his daugher, or the lover of King Edward VIII.  She bought Julians Park in 1940 following her third marriage to the Hon Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was a patron of the arts and it is believed that she bound several books herself, as many books from her library were stamped with her name and she owned a group of bookbinding tools. Her circle of friends included Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel and Nancy Mitford. She was featured in Cecil Beaton's 'Book of Beauty' and was regarded as one of the Bright Young Things.  With Audrey's bookplate to the verso of front endpaper. In a half calf binding, with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with very light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Former owner's bookplate to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting to pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: W S Stacey. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Debenham Pleydell-Bouverie Audrey Coats Audrey Field Pleydell-Bouverie W S Stacey


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