London: Heinemann, 1961.. First edition. 8vo. (xii), 211, (1) pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Black and white illustrations, mostly photographic. Slight spine slant, jacket a little worn to the edges and slightly sunned to the spine, else very good. Dame Sibyl Mary Hathaway (nÃ©e Collings, 1884-1974), was the daughter of the previous Seigneur of Sark William Frederick Collings, ascending to the title of Dame of Sark on his death in 1927. The book provides her account of her early life and tenure as the feudal controller of the island, including its turbulent during the Second World War when it was occupied by German troops.

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Bookseller: Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 45970
Title: Dame of Sark. An Autobiography
Author: HATHAWAY, Sibyl
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Heinemann
Date Published: 1961.
Keywords: General

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...