xvii 462 pages, indexed, black and white plates. The pages are tanned, else clean, unmarked and solid. Includes 'Hatchard's' bookmark. "As Assistant Private Secretary to four monarchs, 'Tommy' Lascelles had a ringside seat from which to observe the workings of the royal household and Downing Street during the first half of the 20th century. These fascinating diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation...."