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VBI-0066
EDWINA Countess Mountbatten of Burma
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Details
- Author
- Richard Hough
- Year
- 1983
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Location
- Not specified
- Subjects
- Jawaharlal Nehru · Independence · Partition
- Edition
- FIRST
- Pages
- xiv + 239 + 32 pages of plates
- Size
- 9.5 x 6.5 in
Description
A richly illustrated biography of Edwina Mountbatten, one of the most prominent society and humanitarian figures of 20th century Britain and the last Vicereine of India. Richard Hough follows her remarkable life from her wealthy and unconventional upbringing and marriage to Lord Louis Mountbatten, through her wartime humanitarian work, to the Mountbattens’ historic period in India during Independence and Partition in 1947. The book also explores her close association with India, her friendship with Jawaharlal Nehru, and her extensive relief and welfare work. ♛━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━♛ ◇ By Richard Hough ◇ First Edition, 1983 — Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London ◇ Extensively illustrated with 32 pages of photographic plates, including Edwina in India, with Lord Mountbatten, Nehru, wartime relief work and family photographs ◇ Includes genealogical table, bibliography and index ◇ Hardbound with the original pictorial dust jacket ◇ Good Condition. ◇ Size : Approx. 9.5 inches tall ◇ Pages : xiv + 239 + 32 pages of plates
Condition
Very Good