Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles, Evelyn Graham, 1930

A biography of Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary.

Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles; An Intimate and Authorative Life-Story of the Only Daughter of Their Majesties The King and Queen, by One Who Has Had Special Facilities and Published With the Approval of Her Royal Highness, by Evelyn Graham.

Interestingly, the author was in fact Netley Lucas, who was an English confidence trickster, convicted for obtaining money by false pretences. He adopted a number of personas over the years and appeared in court on numerous occasions. As 'Evelyn Graham' he posed as a well-connected authorised writer of Royal biographies, which was a fiction.

Published by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd., London. Undated, but believed to be the first edition from 1930 (date from Worldcat). Printed in Great Britain.

A good sage green cloth hardback with gilt titles. With bumping and wear, and a few light marks. Some light crinkling to cloth at rear. Soundly bound.

Text is bright and clean throughout. Mild spotting to endpapers. With guarded colour portrait frontispiece. Plates all present as called for. 

Illustrated with photographic plates.

Text in English.

xiv + 15-284pp + Plates.

Approximate dimensions: 224mm high x 148mm wide x 33mm deep.

Weighs approximately 560g (unpacked).