Diana Cooper, three volumes of autobiography
The Rainbow Comes and Goes (1958), The Light of Common Day (1959), and Trumpets from the Steep (1960)
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Printing Details
1958–1960. First editions, first printing. Three volumes (complete). Hardback in dustwrapper. Each 22 × 14cm. 256pp, 264pp, 253pp.
The autobiography of Diana Cooper from her earliest memories to the late 1950s. Lady Diana Cooper was in her prime widely regarded as the most beautiful woman in England and the idol of her generation. She was witty, outrageous, generous and loyal. Famous as a member of the aristocratic and intellectual group ‘The Cotorie’, she later edited the magazine Femina before starting a career as an actress on the stage and then in films during the 1920s. Her husband, Duff Cooper, was parliament in 1924 and Diana continued as a society hostess until his retirement in 1947.
Condition
The books are in good condition, though each with some spotted foxing to the page edges, a previous owner's inscription, and an embossed ownership stamp. The dustwrapper are quite worn, with creasing and chipping to all edges and with a 4cm tear to the front joint of volume 1. However, they remain in strong readable condition.
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Price
£30.00
