James Lees-Milne — Ancestral Voices
London, Chatto & Windus, 1975. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting memoir about James Lees-Milne's life returning from World War Two. The first edition of this work. In the original price-clipped dustwrapper. A memoir about the life of James Lees-Milne, recounting his life after 1941, when he rejoined the Headquarters Staff of the National Trust. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Lees-Milne was an English writer, and an expert on country houses, working for the National Trust from 1936 to 1973. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A couple of spots to the fore edge. Dustwrapper with some discolouration and marks, and minor edge wear. A few light spots to the reverse of the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.