COWLES, VIRGINIA

1913 the defiant swan song

Gebonden, hardcover, inclusief stofomslag; 1967; Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London; 264pp.; Engels

Antiquariaat KlondykeProfessional seller

Book number: 014909

Catalogue: Geschiedenis/Algemeen

Keywords: Algemeen Geschiedenis

COWLES, VIRGINIA

1913 the Defiant Swan Song

Weidenfeld & Nicholson. 1967, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. The boards are sunned and a bit worn. Internally clean and tightly bound. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 3dw

Catalogue: Other

COWLES, VIRGINIA

The Astors

NY, Alfred a Knopf. 1979. Hardcover , 25 Cm. dj blurb > Virginia Cowles, author of The Rothschilds, now gives us another great international family: the Astors, whose immense fortune came from furs, ships, and real estate; whose mansions bejeweled Fifth Avenue, Newport, and England; who became leaders-first in America, then in Britain-of polite society; whose births and deaths, private feuds and public scandals, political ambitions and philanthropic munificence have been fascinating the world at large for close to two centuries. The story of their rise to prominence, of their long reign, of their influence and importance. 256pp with numerous photos throughout. Just on 1 kg bubbled/carded for post. Excellent/Excellent.

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Book number: 009638

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Astors Cowley, Biography, Autobiography, Astor, Astors,

COWLES, VIRGINIA

The Astors

NY, Alfred a Knopf. 1979. Hardcover , 25 Cm. dj blurb > Virginia Cowles, author of The Rothschilds, now gives us another great international family: the Astors, whose immense fortune came from furs, ships, and real estate; whose mansions bejeweled Fifth Avenue, Newport, and England; who became leaders-first in America, then in Britain-of polite society; whose births and deaths, private feuds and public scandals, political ambitions and philanthropic munificence have been fascinating the world at large for close to two centuries. The story of their rise to prominence, of their long reign, of their influence and importance. 256pp with numerous photos throughout. Just on 1 kg bubbled/carded for post. Excellent/Excellent.

Little Lane BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 013348

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Astors Cowley, Biography, Autobiography, Astor, Astors,

COWLES, VIRGINIA

The Astors

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1st 1979. Hardback, with dustjacket. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Story of the transatlantic Astor family. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few closed tears; faded to spine. ISBN: 029777624X

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Book number: 2124792

Keywords: BIOGRAPHY USA HISTORY 029777624X

VIRGINIA COWLES

The Astors

Endeavour Press 2015 Kindle, 256pp. "The Astors; whose immense fortune came from furs, ships, and real estate; whose mansions bejewelled Fifth Avenue, Newport, and England; who became leaders ? first in America, then in Britain ? of polite society; whose births and deaths, private feuds and public scandals, political ambitions and philanthropic munificence have fascinated the rest of the world for close to two centuries. The story of their rise to prominence, of their long reign, of their influence and importance, is more than the saga of a rich and unusual family, for it illuminates from a unique vantage point the history of the past two hundred years. When twenty-year-old John Jacob Astor arrived in icebound Baltimore from Germany in 1783, his ambition was to live comfortably from the sale of musical instruments. At his death in 1848, he was the richest man in America ? he ruled over an empire and had founded a dynasty. Today?s generation of Astors, still wealthy, lead influential but less flamboyant lives than their predecessors ? as modest businessmen, horse breeders, playboys, philanthropists, novelists. But between them and their ancestor John Jacob ? who had spent his early years trudging along Indian trails bartering for furs and his last fourteen years quadrupling his fortune many times over on Manhattan real estate and rentals ? lies a peerless array of characters, social and political forces in their own times, whose power and prestige continue to be felt today. There was William Backhouse Astor, frugal and sombre, who loathed social gatherings. There was the Southerner Charlotte Augusta, who during the Civil War raised and equipped a regiment of black soldiers to fight for the North. There was Caroline Astor, who gave balls costing as much as $200,000. There was the vindictive, prickly William Waldorf Astor, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress. There was an Astor feud settled only by the prospect of financial gain with the creation of the Waldorf-Astoria, designed to bring exclusiveness to the masses, a ?glittering incandescent fantasy?. And there was Nancy Astor, vociferous Member of Parliament and leader of the Cliveden Set. From the free-wheeling entrepreneurial days of the early nineteenth century through two world wars to today, the Astors have been in the forefront of their age, both here and abroad, luminaries of politics, society, and culture. Through five generations, in all their splendour, in a richly anecdotal narrative interwoven with paintings, drawings, and photographs making vivid the people, their mansions, their rise to social prominence in the United States and in England, here then are The Astors. ", (ISBN: 9780394414782). Very Good.

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Book number: 1103490

Catalogue: General

Keywords: "Biography, History, Non-Fiction"9780394414782 9780394414782

COWLES, VIRGINIA (1912-1983)

The Astors : the story of a transatlantic family

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1979. First Edition. Physical description: 256 p. : ill. ports. ; 26cm. Notes: Includes index and bibliography. Subjects: Astor Family. Great Britain ; Genealogy. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ISBN: 029777624X.

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Book number: 285100

Keywords: 029777624X

COWLES, VIRGINIA (1912-1983)

Edward VII and his circle

London : Hamish Hamilton 1956. First Edition. Physical description: 378p. [28] p. of plates : ill. ; 23cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Edward VII. King of Great Britain (1841-1910) ; Friends and associates. Great Britain. Kings and rulers ; Biography. Previous owner's inscription. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall.

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Book number: 286649

COWLES, VIRGINIA,

Gay Monarch : The Life and Pleasures of Edward VII.

New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾ tall, Mass Market Paperback Good - Wraps have edgewear. Page edges have light dampstaining. Age-toning to pages, no brittleness. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding.

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Book number: 117813B

Keywords: BIOGRAPHY ROYALTY ENGLAND VICTORIAN

COWLES, VIRGINIA

Gay Monarch, the Life and Pleasures of Edward VII

New York, Harper, c1956. Hardcover. 378pp. 22 cm. Very good condition .

Brookline Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 29714

Catalogue: Biography & Genealogy

Keywords: Biography Royalty Edward VII, King of Great Britain

VIRGINIA COWLES

Gay Monarch: The Life and Pleasures of Edward VII

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Few small closed tears throughout. ; Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box..

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Book number: 132759

VIRGINIA COWLES

The Great Marlborough and His Duchess

Macmillan Publishing. 1983. Hard Cover. Hardcover/pub.1983/Gd. condition/456 pages - The text is about love and war through the personages of Marlborough and his Duchess. [AR628482]. Good.

Mike Long BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 28482

Catalogue: European History

Keywords: history, politics, government, society, culture, britain, tradition, marlborough, duchess, john churchill, british empire, marriage, war, love, european history

COWLES, VIRGINIA

Great Marlborough and His Duchess, The

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-297-78225-8) Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Churchill, born in 1650, rose to become the greatest of English generals. Top edge dusty. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 15412

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Marlborough History Churchill Empire 0297782258

COWLES, VIRGINIA,

THE GREAT MARLBOROUGH AND HIS DUCHESS.

Cowles, Virginia. THE GREAT MARLBOROUGH AND HIS DUCHESS. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, c1983. BOMC edition. 456pp., index, notes, b/w illustrations. 8vo. slight discoloration on outer edges of textblock, else fine hardcover in fine d/j

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Book number: 86786

COWLES, VIRGINIA

The Great Marlborough and His Duchess

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1983. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 9780297782254 (+48) Size: Octavo (standard book size). 456 pp. Clean and tight copy.. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is faded/sunned. General shelf wear to dust jacket, with small chips and tears along the edges. Previous owner's signature in ink. Small label on fep.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.

Ayerego BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 52845

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: BZDB108 Churchill family general, Blenheim Biography & Autobiography; Aristocracy; Britain/UK; #69409; History. The Great Marlborough and His Duchess Aristocracy History