Hons and Rebels, Jessica Mitford, 1960, [First Edition, First Print]

£27.00

Hons and Rebels

Jessica Mitford

1960

Victor Gollancz Ltd

First Edition

8vo

Description:

First edition of Jessica Mitford’s Hons and Rebels, published by Victor Gollancz in London in 1960. The classic memoir of the first part of the author’s life, it is a funny and sharply observed account of growing up as the fifth of the six Mitford sisters in the Cotswold country houses of Asthall and Swinbrook. It follows her radicalisation, in direct opposition to her sisters Unity and Diana, who were devoted to fascism and to Hitler and Mosley.

Condition:

Good Condition. Pictorial jacket over red cloth. Binding is firm. Contents are good with foxing to prelims. Darkening to edges. Boards are good with some tanning to top-edge. Non price clipped jacket has some loss to spine head and top-edges. Light loss to corners. Jacket is in a protective jacket.

Hons and Rebels

Jessica Mitford

1960

Victor Gollancz Ltd

First Edition

8vo

Description:

First edition of Jessica Mitford’s Hons and Rebels, published by Victor Gollancz in London in 1960. The classic memoir of the first part of the author’s life, it is a funny and sharply observed account of growing up as the fifth of the six Mitford sisters in the Cotswold country houses of Asthall and Swinbrook. It follows her radicalisation, in direct opposition to her sisters Unity and Diana, who were devoted to fascism and to Hitler and Mosley.

Condition:

Good Condition. Pictorial jacket over red cloth. Binding is firm. Contents are good with foxing to prelims. Darkening to edges. Boards are good with some tanning to top-edge. Non price clipped jacket has some loss to spine head and top-edges. Light loss to corners. Jacket is in a protective jacket.