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MITFORD**, NANCY: : Love in a Cold Climate.**

LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1992.

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UK,Demy 8vo [222x143x24mm] HB+s/case.[First appearance thus - uniform sytle - 1991,with a 2nd printing 1993,and then a 3rd printing in 1995.] FINE/FINE.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain undecorated pale grey-green paper-covered cardboard slipcase; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,no tears and no rubbing present.Front, vertical edges of slipcase inevitably and ubiquitously,slightly sunned.[Slipcases were generally,and very often,where records survive, manufactured by the London Fancy Box Company.] Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original full white cloth with wrap-around colour illustration by Roland Pym,cloth bds with bright,crisp black ink printed lettering (title+ publisher) to spine/backstrip,a grey-green striped headband and near immaculate plain pale blue endpapers with residue 'ghost' of previous owner's name label to top,left-hand corner of front pastedown - no other marks.Top+fore-edges white,all bright and clean and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB+slipcase,1st edn thus,vii-xivpp+3-241pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Pauline Tennant,Pts One+Two comprising 16 and 8 chapters respectively.In addition to the 17 full-page b/w line illustrations (lithographic 'plates') by Roland Pym, which includes the frntis [all unpaginated],interspersed throughout the text,there are 17 smaller illustrations in the text,plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w line illus frntis to reverse,a title page,contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages. Set in Monotype Goudy Old Style (11-pt) by Speedspools,Edinburgh.Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press,on Claudius Antique Wove paper and bound there in cloth printed with the design by Roland Pym. This is the 721st title since the publisher's inception and follows the text of the first edn.[Originally published July 1949,Hamish Hamilton Ltd.] See also my book ID rja872320 for a US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn. One of the author's best-known and acclaimed satirical,comic novels,following on from her earlier novel 'The Pursuit of Love.' True 1st edns are very scarce and expensive,so an opportunity to acquire a superb and excellent, alternative,aesthetic example(s) of her notable titles. Set in roughly the same time and place as her earlier novel 'The Pursuit of Love.' (1945) it delves into British aristocratic society between the wars with similarly hilarious results. Against a background of privilege,wealth,and taste,it tells the story of Polly Montdore,an heiress whose unconventional choice of husband not only shocks her own family,but also provides scandal enough to occupy all of the country-house set to which she belongs. Told by her friend Fanny,the sensible narrator of many of Mitford's novels,Polly's story expands to become a larger commentary on the comic and tragic elements inherent within society life.Light and witty in tone,the novel describes what would usually appear to be an ordinary round of social engagements in a world which the ordinary is a surprisingly rare phenomenon,Mitford's characters often verge on the bizarre; "Uncle Matthew",modelled on the author's father,typifies the eccentric aristocrat,while the insufferable Lady Montdore, who undergoes a hilariously drawn affair with Canadian nephew and arch-aesthete Cedric, remains a cutting portrait of the domineering but gullible matriach. Mitford's novels,like those of Jane Austen, focus on the small social manoeuverings of an exclusive family and their "set"; like Austen, she uses fond but mocking satire to gently send up the family,even while encouraging the reader to care about its fortunes. The Folio Society’s success is due to publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts,using skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books in both fiction and non-fiction fields.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Roland Pym (b. July 14 1910,d. Jan 12 2006) born Cheeveley,Newmarket,was the son of Sir Charles Pym,a professional soldier, landowner and chairman of Kent County Council.He was brought up at Foxwold,the family home at Brasted Chart,where he lived for most of his life. Studied at the Slade School of Fine Art,where he was a contemporary of Osbert Lancaster.Here, he won a competition for his first commission,a mural at Lord's pavilion. Served in the Eighth Army in the desert during WW2.Principally a mural painter,he spent five years painting the grand saloon at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire,and also executed murals,for example at Buckland Abbey,Devon,for Lady Astor, The Maritime Museum,London,the Guinness Brewery, Dublin and the Dorchester Hotel,London. He was a theatre designer,book illustrator, landscape artist and muralist whose elegant romanticism evoked memories of Rex Whistler, though Pym claimed this reflected a similar approach rather than discipleship.He was also a stage designer (eight London productions during the 1960s,a painter of landscapes and conversation pieces,and a designer of mosaics. As a book illustrator,mainly for children,he worked in pen and nk and watercolour (b/w,two colours or full colour),reviving in a sketchy style the picturesque formality of early Victorian illustrations.His books include three peepshows ('Cinderella','Beauty and the Beast',and 'Sleeping Beauty') designed like model theatres. Pym enjoyed a fruitful career celebrating fashionable London life as well as rural well-being,hinting at the melancholy that can underlie country life.In later years he was perhaps most widely known for the striking black-and-white book illustrations that he produced for Edith Sitwell's 'English Eccentrics',Nancy Mitford's 'Pursuit of Love' and 'Love in a Cold Climate' and Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair',for which he also made colour plates. Probably his greatest achievement as a book illustrator (he had a total of 60 to his name) came in his later life,when Joe Whitlock Blundell at the Folio Society commissioned Pym for these two Nancy Mitford iconic novels. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. 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UK,Demy 8vo HB+s/case.
Not SIGNED.

MITFORD**, NANCY: : Love in a Cold Climate.**

US.NEW YORK.RANDOM HOUSE,1949.

ISBN No ISBN.

US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright, crisp,exceptionally clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original weave-textured,plain buff/khaki cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters in a dark green panel at head of spine/ backstrip,the gilt letters (publisher name) at foot of same slightly duller but discernible,9 separate dark green,4-lined and decoration design to same,and clean plain white eps with faintest hint of off-set shadowing/foxing from pastedowns' edges/ borders.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners,ubiquitous but light bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Top edges coloured green with a couple of small sporadic paler flecks,fore-edges bright and clean - near pristine; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound,no foxing/spotting to text body - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,3-304pp [paginated] includes One+Two comprising 16 and 8 chapters respectively,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, title separator page,and individual Pts separator pages.True 1st edns are very scarce and expensive,so an opportunity to acquire a superb and excellent,aesthetic example(s) notwithstanding absent dw/dj,of her notable titles. Set in roughly the same time and place as her earlier novel 'The Pursuit of Love.' (1945) it delves into British aristocratic society between the wars with similarly hilarious results.Against a background of privilege,wealth,and taste,it tells the story of Polly Montdore,an heiress whose unconventional choice of husband not only shocks her own family,but also provides scandal enough to occupy all of the country-house set to which she belongs. Told by her friend Fanny,the sensible narrator of many of Mitford's novels,Polly's story expands to become a larger commentary on the comic and tragic elements inherent within society life.Light and witty in tone,the novel describes what would usually appear to be an ordinary round of social engagements in a world which the ordinary is a surprisingly rare phenomenon, Mitford's characters often verge on the bizarre; "Uncle Matthew", modelled on the author's father,typifies the eccentric aristocrat, while the insufferable Lady Montdore,who undergoes a hilariously drawn affair with Canadian nephew and arch-aesthete Cedric,remains a cutting portrait of the domineering but gullible matriach. Mitford's novels,like those of Jane Austen,focus on the small social manoeuverings of an exclusive family and their "set"; like Austen,she uses fond but mocking satire to gently send up the family,even while encouraging the reader to care about its fortunes. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.

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