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Lynn, Dame Vera : Some Sunny Day - My Autobiography

Harper Collins, London, 2009

ISBN 9780007318155

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. vii + 312 pages. 31 illustrations. Photographic endpapers. Born Vera Welch in 1917, Dame Vera Lynn's career began at just seven years old when she sang professionally in East End Working Men's Clubs. A successful radio career with Joe Loss and Charlie Kunz in the 1920's and 30's followed - but it was with World War II that she became famous. With her radio show 'Sincerely Yours', Vera connected emotionally with the men fighting for their country and became known as 'The Forces' Sweetheart', performing the songs she will forever be associated with - 'We'll Meet Again' and 'The White Cliffs of Dover'. She toured Egypt, India and Burma with the Entertainment National Services Association (ENSA), bringing the troops a sense of 'back home'. Her career after the war flourished, but Vera never left behind her wartime role, and is still heavily involved with veteran and other charities. This is her own extraordinary story of her life. D4B. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine

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LYNN, Dame Vera: : SOME SUNNY DAY - MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,2009.

ISBN 9780007876600.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,subject's/author's matt, contemporary b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with author's embossed, gilt-lettered name,capitalised,embossed,matt white-lettered title and sub-title to front; a dark grey spine/backstrip with author's similarly coloured+lettered name as the front's, along with similarly coloured+lettered part-title and to foot of same,publisher's white-lettered and white illustrated name and colophon respectively; rear panel of dw/dj with another different b/w portrait photograph and a white-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean without ageing/toning or any foxing/spotting; contents pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages corners - unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean and unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,viipp+1-311pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements,author's Introduction, 15 chapters; 16pp contemporary biographical b/w, sepia and colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/89 and pp184/85 respectively,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Contents list/table with dedication to its verso.   Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 15 year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for it's brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of other and/or age-acquired detracting faults usually encountered in a book of this age.               Born Vera Wech in 1917,Dame Vera Lynn's career began at just seven years old when she sang professionally in East End Working Men's Clubs. A successful radio career with Joe louis and Charlie Kunz in the 1920's and 30's followed - but it was with WW2 that she became famous.      With her radio show 'Sincerely Yours',Vera connected emotionally with the men fighting for their country and those left behind praying for their loved ones,and became known as 'The Forces Sweetheart'.Performing the songs she will forever be associated with - "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover" among others - Vera toured Egypt,India and Burma with the Entertainment National Services Association, bringing the troops a sense of 'back home'.But what she saw out there affected her profoundly.  Her career after the war flourished,but Vera never left behind her wartime role.Still heavily involved with veteran and other charities,this is Dame Vera's extraordinary story of her life and her war - from bombs and rations to broadcasts and air raids,and the searing heat of her appearances abroad.                   Vera Lynn was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1975.   Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                                N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                        ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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