1999, ISBN: 0297819070

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[EAN: 9780297819073], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson], BIOGRAPHY, LITERATURE, VICTORIAN, London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 1999. First paperback printing.… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780297819073], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson], BIOGRAPHY, LITERATURE, VICTORIAN, London. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 1999. First paperback printing. Soft Covers. Medium 8vo 6.5 x 9.3 inches (16.5cm x 23.4cm) approx. 500 pp. Cover shows author in 1900 by John Collier. The book has a few spots of wear to the edge of the text block only. Corners and spine ends are sharp. There is the beginning of a crease at the spine head but the rest is uncreased suggesting the book may not have been read. Black and white illustrations as chapter headpieces. Set of glossy monochrome photographs in the text. Book plate illustration to the front free endpaper. Minimal wear; book is practically fine. Andrew Lycett (acclaimed biographer of Ian Fleming) has returned to primary sources to tell the intricate story of a misunderstood genius who became Britain's most famous and highest earning author. Among the many new sources, Lycett has discovered previously unpublished letters that illuminate Kipling¿s crucial years in India, his first girlfriend (the model for Mrs Hauksbee of Plain Tales from the Hills), his parent's decision to send him back to England to boarding school; and in his adult life his use of opium, his frustrating times in London and the brief peace he found in America before the devastating loss of both his young daughter and, in the First World War, his son. This biography is full of new material on Kipling's financial dealings with Lord Beaverbrook, his friendships with T.E. Lawrence, the painter Edward Burne-Jones and the Conservative politician and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin who was his cousin. The covers will be protected with a new inert archival sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. Postage price quoted outside the UK are for a book up to 1kg using UPS. Book(s) above this weight may incur a surcharge. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg and are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.35). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message., Books<

ISBN: 9780297819073

Hardback. Good., 2.5