The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter

Christine Terhume Herrick

Verlag: T Fisher Unwin, London, 1890

Beschreibung

A charming first edition of this collection of letters and diary entries relating to the Duke of Wellington and Miss J. The first UK edition of this work. A fascinating collection of letters exchanged between Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and Miss J., a woman with whom the Duke had correspondence with for seventeen years (1834 to 1851). Miss J. was an extremely religious younger woman who was determined to 'save the soul' of the much older, and twice widowed, Duke. Edited by Christine Terhume Herrick, an American author and journalist. In the original brown board binding. Externally, sound with the odd mark to the board and shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Spine splitting from boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 840T50

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to ...

Verlag: T Fisher Unwin, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1890

Einband: Hardback

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good Only

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book