The Disappearing Duke: The Improbable Tale of an Eccentric English Family

Remainder mark on bottom page edges, otherwise near-fine. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 311 pages; "Shortly after the fourth Duke of Portland died in 1854, the fifth duke began construction of a fantastic underground palace beneath the family's estate. Was it a physical representation of a secret underground life he was living as a London businessman with two families In this work of historical detection, the authors reconstruct a century of controversy surrounding the Cavendish-Benticks, culminating in one of the most bizarre and publicized cases the British courts have ever seen. " His own father recommended he not marry due to madness running in the family.

Product Info

ISBN: 0786710454

ISBN-13: 9780786710454

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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