The Windsor Story, by Bryan, J. III and Charles J.V. Murphy
Inventory #: 00657
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The Windsor Story, by Bryan, J. III and Charles J.V. Murphy. William Morrow: New York, 1979. Edition: Second printing. ISBN: 0688035531. Hardcover, 639 pages. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt crest on front cover. Mustard-colored end papers.

Condition: Near Fine in a Very Good jacket. Upper spine lightly bumped; jacket lightly rubbed and showing a small amount of wear at margins. One very tiny closed tear (1/4 inch) at top of spine.

Contents: From the jacket

An intimate portrait of Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson by the authors who knew them best.

In this authoritative, entertaining dual biography of Edward VIII and the American woman for whom he sacrificed the crown of England and its Empire, we see the Windsors as they have never been seen before: Wallis as a domineering woman who badgered the King for a bigger title, and the King himself as a slave of love. Through interviews with those closest to them, we observe their marriage not as the sentimental love story of legend but as the nightmare it truly was, including its near dissolution when the Duchess took up with a notorious braggart homosexual, Jimmy Donahue, who kicked her in public and eventually died under suspicious circumstances.