FORTUNE'S DAUGHTERS - THE EXTRAVAGANT LIVES OF THE JEROME SISTERS: JENNIE CHURCHILL,CLARA FREWEN and LEONIE LESLIE.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally - a small smudge to fore-edge - else clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxiiipp+1-452pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,author's acknowledgements,double page Jerome family genealogical tree,an introduction,15 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w photographs and illustrations in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp136/7 and pp296/7 respectively,a note on purchasing power,a note on sources,notes,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and 4pp blanks at rear.Author's debut work/book. The story of Jennie,Clara and Leonie Jerome is one of glamour,money and love in equal measure.Their father Leonard was a profligate New York stockbroker whose beautiful wife was as extravagant as her husband.His daughters were provided with every advantage and lived charmed lives.They were acclaimed wherever they went and became known,simply,as 'the Good,the Witty and the Beautiful.' Jennie Jerome ('the Beautiful') married Randolph Churchill,younger son of the Duke of Marlborough and was mother to Winston Churchill.Clara Jerome ('the Good') was romanced by the dashing Moreton Frewen,who had already squandered what capital he had on gambling, sports and women; while Leonie Jerome ('the Witty') married into the Leslies,a distinguished Irish family,who were disappointed by their son's choice of bride.Yet all three sisters remained close to each other throughout their long lives. Elisabeth Kehoe's delightful and kaleidoscopic book spans more than one hundred years of family history, taking in 19thC New York; the fall of the Second Empire in France; and Britain during both world wars.Elisabeth Kehoe has drawn on original research to write the definitive life and times of these remarkable women.Their poignant stories describe their ultimately unsuccessful quest for true love and happiness. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight of this item - nearly 1Kg unpackaged - for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **