Nancy. The Blessing.

by MITFORD

£200 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

MITFORD, Nancy. The Blessing. London: Hamish Hamilton . 1951. 8vo. Publisher’s dark blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust jacked designed by Cecil Beaton with the printed price of 10s. 6d. to front flap; pp. 270, [2 (blank)]; tape mark to front free endpaper, some spotting to top edge and a couple of spots to fore edge, slight wear to jacket at crown, but otherwise extremely bright; near fine. First edition, first impression. Set in Paris after the Second World War, Grace Allingham (“a typical English woman” blurb ) is struggling in her married life. Her troubles are not helped by her son, Sigi, “the blessing” of the title. Sigi is constantly plotting against his parents in a bid for their attention, and to keep them at odds with each other. The wonderful dust-jacket is designed by Cecil Beaton, a close friend of the author. A lovely copy, with an unusually vibrant example of the jacket. SKU: 2124647

• Binding: Hardcover

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