501 pages, 8 plates, 1 folding chart, cloth, dust jacket, book club edition, very good. Signature on front blank endpaper of Joyce Curtis, sister to former Maine governor Kenneth Curtis. From the dust jacket: "The Mountbattens are the most important family in Great Britain; not because of their relationship to the Royal Family, whom they far outshine, but because, by brains, energy, glamour, and determination, they have made themselves so. Of German origin, father, son and nephew have served their adopted country brilliantly - in the Royal Navy for almost a hundred years, in diplomacy, and in Commonwealth relations. This is the uncensored story of that extraordinary dynasty; a true picture, with all the heroism, accomplishments, and splendor. And all the smashing good times."

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