This is the biography of a family known as the "Rothschilds of the East". Bankers to successive Ottoman rulers and leading citizens in Baghdad for centuries, they accumulated a fortune. The first Sassoon to wear Eastern dress arrived in England in 1858. Within a few years the family boasted two baronetcies and was sending its sons to Eton and Oxford. The Shah of Persia and later King Edward VII were to be guests in the Sassoon homes and hunting lodges. A Sassoon woman simultaneously owned and edited the "Sunday Times" and ...
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This is the biography of a family known as the "Rothschilds of the East". Bankers to successive Ottoman rulers and leading citizens in Baghdad for centuries, they accumulated a fortune. The first Sassoon to wear Eastern dress arrived in England in 1858. Within a few years the family boasted two baronetcies and was sending its sons to Eton and Oxford. The Shah of Persia and later King Edward VII were to be guests in the Sassoon homes and hunting lodges. A Sassoon woman simultaneously owned and edited the "Sunday Times" and the "Observer". Sir Philip Sassoon, millionaire host, politician and aesthete, was private secretary to Field Marshal Haig and Lloyd George. His cousin Siegfried was the war poet.
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Fair. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Occasional marking on pages due to age but overall good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Sassoons to cart. $32.33, like new condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by William Heinemann, 1968. 0434370525.
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1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 304, illus with b&w maps and plates (no inscriptions).
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Like New in Unclipped; good jacket. Size: 9x7x1; Stated first ed.; 304 p., clean and unmarked within on strong unaged paper; green check mark on upper corner of front end page; ill. include genealogical charts and period photos; binding tight; boards unfaded blue boards with still bright silver gilt lettering and decoration have minimal wear; clean d.j. has slight rubbing at corners and at crown and foot of spine panel. If proof were needed that truth is stranger than fiction, this book would provide it.
Add this copy of The Sassoons: Portrait of a Dynasty to cart. $53.90, new condition, Sold by Chidoc5 Rare Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Highland Park, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by William Heinemann Ltd.
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