In Tearing Haste. Letters Between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor.
London: John Murray, 2008. [Literary correspondence] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Edited by Charlotte Mosley, daughter-in-law of Diana Mitford, who has signed the title page. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xvxi; 390. Illustrated with two suites of eight photographic plates. Publisher's bllue cloth, illustrated jacket priced £25. A working copy, extensively read and used by bibliographer Jon Gilbert. With associated wear, some damp-marking to final sections. An impressive collection of letters between Deborah Mitford (later Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire) and Patrick Leigh Fermor. Includes several references within to Ian and Ann Fleming, and to several of their circle; Cyril Connolly, Noel Coward, President John F. Kennedy, Evelyn Waugh, etc. 'Paddy' Leigh Fermor is considered one of the greatest 20th century travel writers and, as a man of both action and intellect, was described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene. This copy is from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert, with his pencilled notes and ownership. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #65882
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