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Mountbatten + Note from Countess Mountbatten
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[Handwritten Note from Countess Mountbatten Laid In] Ziegler, Philip. Mountbatten, A Biography. First American Edition. 1985. Book and dust jacket are both in very good minus condition. Laid in is a handwritten note from Mountbatten’s daughter. On one side, she has written “Mountbatten of Burma.” On the other, “Many thanks for your letter & I am so glad you enjoyed Philip Ziegler’s biography of my father—which I think is a quite reasonable picture of a truly great man. Best wishes, M of B, P.T.O., 26/10/86.”
Lord Mountbatten’s life spanned most of the 20th Century, and he played a significant role in many of its major events. This biography, at just under eight hundred pages, seeks to do justice to his story. How interesting to have his daughter’s opinion of the book in a handwritten note, which is laid in.
Lord Mountbatten’s life spanned most of the 20th Century, and he played a significant role in many of its major events. This biography, at just under eight hundred pages, seeks to do justice to his story. How interesting to have his daughter’s opinion of the book in a handwritten note, which is laid in.
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