OF DIAMONDS AND DIPLOMATS. Signed and inscribed by the author.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good- condition. Item #010304
[x], 337 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate sunning and discoloration, and minor shelfwear and staining. No dustjacket. First edition, first printing. With a lengthy inscription by the author on the front endpaper "With a mountain of love to two extraordinary creatures - Kay and Bill... - who have made my life in Chicago 100 times nicer ----. [signed] Tish Hollensteiner." She notes below "publication date: Sept. 16, 1968." Baldrige, an American etiquette expert, served from 1961-1963 as the Social Secretary and Chief of Staff for Jacqueline Kennedy.
Price: $38.95