[Frances Partridge]
A complete set of Frances Partridge's remarkable diaires. Partridge was a lively figure within the Bloomsbury group and was married to Ralph Partridge, after the death of his previous wife Dora Carrington. Her seven volumes of diaries encompass a life rich in friends, travel, art and personal highs and lows. They begin with the war years, when the Partridge's house Ham Spray became a refuge for many of their pacifict friends. The final volume was published in 2001 when Frances was 101.
Frances Partridge. The Hogarth Press, Victor Gollancz, Harper Collins & Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1978, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001. All first editions, first printings. 7 volumes, hardback, octavo; cloth-bound boards, dust jackets. 223, 383, 186, 297, 248, 256, 350 pages. Illustrated with hors texte b&w (and later colour) plates. English. 225 x 150mm. 4kg. 9780701204556. Near fine, in near fine dust jackets; slight fading to spine of volume two, not price-clipped; slight spotting and dustiness to edges.
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