1st 1997. original price £20. Unmarked As New. 318pp +author"s Note, Introduction By Author, List Of Illustrations, Bibliography, Acknowledgements And Index..a Study Of The Life Of Marthe Bibesco, The Romanian Princess Whose Many Admirers And Friends Included Proust, Gide, Cocteau, Alphonso Xiii Of Spain And Ferdinand Of Romania. After The Communist Invasion Of Romania She Was Forced To Flee For Paris, Where She Supported Her Family By Writing.