King George V, A Personal Memoir
PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
John Murray, London.
BINDING
Red cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITION
Boards are quite faded, especially spine. Hinges slightly weak but binding secure. Some foxing and browning to block edges, but printed pages and plates remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKET
In poor condition with tearing and some pieces missing around edges, generally discoloured. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION
First edition 1941.
DESCRIPTION
Illustrated with 26 monochrome plates of paintings and photographs. 464 pp, Octavo.
SYNOPSIS
An authorised memoir and biography written at the request of The King George V and Queen Mary. The author was a well known journalist of his day who also wrote under the pen name "The Old Stager".