Queen Elizabeth,The Queen Mother; The Official Biography by Shawcross, William - 2009

Macmillan, London, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. List of illustrations, Preface by author, two appendices, notes, select bibliography copyright acknowledgements and index. Illustrated end pages being a reproduction of a letter written by the queen mother to her own mother. The text is illustrated with five inserts, of eight pages each of predominantly black and white, with a very occasional colour photograph. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Silver coloured place marker with a little fraying. Photographic dustwrapper with white, gilt and black coloured titles to the front panel and gilt and black coloured titles to the backstrip. For over 100 years the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, lived. This is the story of that momentous life.  Minor rubbing of the backstrip corners and book corners. The little chipping to the top right-hand corner of the front panel; and, a little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper panels.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], XI, - XXIV, 1096 pages, . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Royalty; Britain/UK; ISBN: 140504859X. ISBN/EAN: 9781405048590. Inventory No: 0129562. . 9781405048590 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER, THANK YOU.