![]() Will be dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box. Hons and Rebels is the hugely entertaining tale of Mitfords upbringing, which was, as she dryly remarks, 'not exactly conventional. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in fair condition with small nicks to the top edge and creases to the bottom edge of the front cover, loss to the bottom edge of the darkened spine, a tear to the top edge of the spine and loss to the top corner of the back cover. Hons and rebels by Jessica Mitford Publication date 1996 Topics Mitford, Jessica - Childhood and youth., Mitford family, Upper class families - England., Sisters - England - Biography. Jessica swung left and moved to America, where she took part in the civil rights movement and wrote her classic expose of the undertaking business, The American Way of Death. There is foxing to the fore and bottom edges. There are crease marks to the top edge of the front board.The end papers and pages are free from tears or inscriptions. There is some sun damage to the top edge for the front board and the spine. ![]() In very good condition, the binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. ![]() ![]() Hons And Rebels, Jessica Mitford, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1960, First Editions, Fifth Impression Written by the second youngest daughter of the Mitford family, this is her account of her unconventional upbringing, how she ran away with Churchill's nephew to fight in the Spanish Civil War, her emigration to the United States without a penny and how she become a journalist even though she had no formal schooling. ![]()
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