James Lees-Milne — Another Self

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of James Lees-Milne's thoughtful autobiography, discussing his life at Eton and during the Second World War. The first edition, first impression, of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Another Self' is James Lees-Milne's autobiography, documenting his time at Eton, his experience during World War II, working as private secretary to the 1st Baron Lloyd, to his breaking into his writing career.Illustrated with a frontispiece by Reynolds Stone.Lees-Milne is a well known author, and expert on country houses, working for the National Trust from 1936 to 1973. He was also a good friend of the Mitfords. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with just a few spots to the fore edge. Dust wrapper with very light edge wear, resulting in a small closed tear to the head of the front wrap. Spine is a little age-toned, with some scattered spots to the wraps. Small amount of label residue to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Reynolds Stone. Fine/Very Good.