The Green Baize Door
Ernest King
1963
William Kimber
First Edition
8vo
Description:
This memoir by Ernest King provides an account of his service as a valet to the Duke of Windsor and later as a steward at Buckingham Palace. The text details the daily operations and social hierarchies within royal households during the mid-twentieth century. King offers a perspective from below stairs, documenting the transition of domestic service from the late Victorian era through to the 1950s.
Condition:
Good Condition. Pictorial jacket over green cloth with gilt titles. Previous owner's inscription to front free end paper. Binding is firm and contents are clean. Boards are clean. Unclipped jacket is good with minor tearing to spine head and corners. Light tanning to spine.
The Green Baize Door
Ernest King
1963
William Kimber
First Edition
8vo
Description:
This memoir by Ernest King provides an account of his service as a valet to the Duke of Windsor and later as a steward at Buckingham Palace. The text details the daily operations and social hierarchies within royal households during the mid-twentieth century. King offers a perspective from below stairs, documenting the transition of domestic service from the late Victorian era through to the 1950s.
Condition:
Good Condition. Pictorial jacket over green cloth with gilt titles. Previous owner's inscription to front free end paper. Binding is firm and contents are clean. Boards are clean. Unclipped jacket is good with minor tearing to spine head and corners. Light tanning to spine.
