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The Baroness, The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild
by Rothschild, Hannah
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307961982
- ISBN 13
- 9780307961983
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York : Alfred A Knopf, 2013. Edition not stated. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is slightly cocked Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Rough cut edges Small remainder mark on bottom edge of pages Beautiful and spirited, Pannonica Rothschild, known as Nica, was born in 1913 to eccentric privilege and a storied family history. After marrying well, she settled into a French chateau to bear children and support her husband’s war career. But when Nica heard “Round Midnight” by jazz composer Thelonious Monk, everything changed. She abandoned her marriage, found Monk in New York, and devoted herself to him and to other musicians, becoming the unsung philanthropist of the city’s Jazz scene.
Hannah Rothschild has given twenty years to the quest of revealing who her great-aunt really was. Drawing on unpublished archival material, private family records and her own interviews, she has produced a fascinating portrait—part musical odyssey, part love story—that showcases a woman ahead of her time who dared to live as she wanted. B & W photos.
Hannah Rothschild has given twenty years to the quest of revealing who her great-aunt really was. Drawing on unpublished archival material, private family records and her own interviews, she has produced a fascinating portrait—part musical odyssey, part love story—that showcases a woman ahead of her time who dared to live as she wanted. B & W photos.
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53407
- Title
- The Baroness, The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild
- Author
- Rothschild, Hannah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition not stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307961982
- ISBN 13
- 9780307961983
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 285
- Keywords
- 20th Century biographies Rothschild, Thelonious Monk, jazz, WWII
- X weight
- 550.000 kg
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
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