1980, ISBN: 01004c7c438133d1246f15d15b0ce2e9

[PU: Macmillan, London], MEDICI ACTON, Acton seems to have rowed in the same team as Norman Douglas, possibly a book about him will be just as readable as this insight into the Medici cla… Plus…

[PU: Macmillan, London], MEDICI ACTON, Acton seems to have rowed in the same team as Norman Douglas, possibly a book about him will be just as readable as this insight into the Medici clan, originally a 1932 issue. Among his contemporaries at Eton were Eric Blair (the writer George Orwell), Cyril Connolly, Robert Byron, Alec Douglas-Home, Ian Fleming, Brian Howard, Oliver Messel, Anthony Powell, Henry Yorke (the novelist Henry Green). Acton's non- historical works include four volumes of poetry, three novels, two novellas, two volumes of short stories, two volumes of autobiography and a memoir of his friend Nancy Mitford, who was his exact contemporary. His historical works include The Last Medici, a study of the later Medici Grand Dukes, and two large volumes on the House of Bourbon, rulers of the Kingdom of Naples in the 18th and earlier 19th century, which together may be said to constitute his magnum opus. 322pp with several illustrated sections, just past the kilo packed to post. Size: 24.5cm<

1958, ISBN: 01004c7c438133d1246f15d15b0ce2e9

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[SC: 37.0], [PU: Methuen, London], BRITISH | HAROLD ACTON, Jacket, Second edition, Revised from the 1932 edition. Illustrated with 15 half-tone plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed Presentation… Plus…

[SC: 37.0], [PU: Methuen, London], BRITISH | HAROLD ACTON, Jacket, Second edition, Revised from the 1932 edition. Illustrated with 15 half-tone plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed Presentation Copy to Uncle Guy. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "to Uncle Guy "with best wishes "for a happy Birthday "and much love "from Harold." Guy Mitchell was the brother of Harold's mother, Hortense (Mitchell) Acton. Guy was the proprietor of Villa Giullarino, which faced his sister's famous Villa Pietra in Florence, home of Sir Harold, which he bequeathed to New York University. Fine copy in dust jacket with slight wear Illustrated with 15 half-tone plates. 1 vols. 8vo Second edition, Revised from the 1932 edition.<

1988, ISBN: 01004c7c438133d1246f15d15b0ce2e9

Cardinal for Sphere, London 1988 (first published 1932: revised 1958). 20.0 x 13.0cms, 328pp, very good paperback & cover This book begins with Cosimo III's ascension and covers his ma… Plus…

Cardinal for Sphere, London 1988 (first published 1932: revised 1958). 20.0 x 13.0cms, 328pp, very good paperback & cover This book begins with Cosimo III's ascension and covers his marriage to Marguerite-Louise de Orleans. Other player are: Crdinal Franceso Maria; Eleanora Gonzago; Grand Prince Ferdinando; Violante Beatrice de Bavaria; Gian Gaston de Medici., Cardinal for Sphere, London 1988 (first published 1932: revised 1958), 0<