Siege lady. The adventures of Mrs Dorothy Procter of Entre Quintas & of divers other notable persons
1938. London : Peter Davies. Fine cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, not price-clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Minor foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Item #414964
Physical description; 287 p., [6] leaves of plates : illustrations, map (on endpapers), portraits ; 21 cm. Notes; Full title: Siege lady. The adventures of Mrs. Dorothy Procter of Entre Quintas and of divers other notable persons during the siege of Oporto and the war of the two brothers in Portugal, 1832-1834; extracted from her unpublished letters and other contemporary sources by C.P. Hawkes and Marion Smithes. With illustrations and sketch-map by C.P. Hawkes. Includes index. Bibliograhy: p. 283-[284]. Subjects; Procter, Dorothy. Portugal History 1826-1853. Portugal War of the two Brothers Procter, Dorothy biographies.
Price: €125.00