LAUGHTER From A CLOUD Autobiography LAURA DUCHESS Of MARLBOROUGH 1st CHARTERIS
Item History & Price
VERY GOODCONDITION This sale is for avintage hardback FIRST EDITION entitled “Laughterfrom a Cloud, ” the Autobiography of Laura, Duchess of Marlborough, with numerous photographic illustrations andendpapers decorated with genealogical tables of the Charteris Family (front) andthe Tennant Family (back). It was publishedby Weidenfeld and Nicolson Limited, of London, and is the 1980 (date ofcopyright) FIRST EDITION (stated). Frances Laura Spencer-Churchill, Duchess ofM...arlborough (née Charteris; 1915-1990), was a British noblewoman and socialite.Four times married, she was variously Viscountess Long, Countess of Dudley andbecame Duchess of Marlborough upon her fourth marriage, to JohnSpencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough. She was the sister of novelist HugoCharteris and Ann Charteris (who married Ian Fleming), as well as the granddaughterof Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss. Her third husband, Michael TempleCanfield, was the former husband of Lee Radziwill, sister of Jacqueline KennedyOnassis. During World War II, she served as an auxiliary nurse. The book measures 8.75inches x 5.75 inches and has 260 pages + illustrations. The book is ingood neat condition for its age, with minor wear to the edge of the similarlyvery good original dust-jacket (not even price-clipped!) There are NOinscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink or pencil markings in the book. The binding is good with no loose or missingpages. A wonderful illustratedvintage FIRST EDITION. COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 30% off the totalpostage & packing (‘delivery’) cost for 2 or more items – Please wait for acombined invoice. Pleaseclick on “View Sellers Other Items” towards the top right hand side of thispage for other vintage editions. Buyer to pay postage& packing For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £2.95;or 1st Class = £3.70 European Union Postage: = 6.45 GB Pounds Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 7.95 GB Pounds Surface Mail (Anywherein the World) = 7.50 GB Pounds Unwinsbooks alwaysobtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail. Packages over Royal Mail size rules may besent by courier (customer will be informed). Goods will be WELL PACKAGED by Unwins Booksand dispatched once payment has cleared. PAYMENT FOR UKBIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. POSTAGE UKBIDDERS: Ifyou require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra£1.10 per package (UKpurchasers only). PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS: ByPaypal Only. Sorry, but overseas (non UK)personal checks and International Money Orders are NOT accepted due to hugebank charges. POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS: Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6to 12 weeks).
