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Midway on the Waves, Diaries 1948-1949

Author(s):

Lees-Milne, James

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Softcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

–

Impression:

–

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Michael Russell

Publication Year:

2005

Publication Place:

Norwich, UK

ISBN:

9780859552943

Book ID:

045300

Catalogue(s):

Autobiography and Biography

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246pp. Glossy, stiff card covers. 8vo. A little gentle edge wear to slightly shelf worn card covers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

The fourth volume of Lees-Milne’s diaries.

James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) was a prominent architectural historian, the first historic buildings secretary for the National Trust during the post-war period when high taxation and the aftermath of war forced many landed families to consider abandoning or demolish their estates ancestral homes. Lees-Milne travelled extensively across the country to arrange for the transfer of these properties to the National Trust – including Petworth House, Knole, Sissinghurst – earning the title of Saviour of the Country House. But he is justly also remembered for his diaries – witty, acerbic, sharply-observed and candid, his commentary on mid-twentieth century high society earnt him a cult following.

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