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The story of Edward VIII. The author enjoyed unrestricted access to the treasure house of the Royal Archives; has seen the private papers of courtiers hitherto jealously guarded by their descendants; studied the secret Cabinet documents of the period, the reports of the police and security services, the embargoed papers of such statesmen as Chamberlain, Baldwin and Winston Churchill; as important as anything, has read the 2000-odd letters the Prince wrote to his beloved Freda Dudley Ward between 1920 and the advent of Mrs Simpson. Signed by the author on title page. With 29 chapters, Nomenclature, Notes, Bibliographical Notes, Index, ovet 65 illustrations, 656pp, Dust jacket not price clipped; a little worn around the edges but no tears. Front cover of book has point indentation that has come through the dust jacket through to title page, possibley by ball point, small tear to back pastdown and free endpaper, otherwise in very good condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Biography; Aird, Athlone, Attlee, Bahamas, Baldwin, Buckingham Palace, Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Dudley Ward, Diana Cooper, Fort Belvedere, Bowes Lyon, Duke of Gloucester, Alan Lascelles, Alexander Hardinge, Monckton, Piers Legh, Harold Nicolson, Wallis Simpson, Arthur Stamfordham, Clive Wigram