"The Littlehampton Bequest" 1973 LANCASTER, Osbert Cecil Aldin Initially presented as a classic

Initially presented as a classic murder mystery

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exploring its evolution from its pragmatic origins and presence on elite Eastern campuses in America to its profound influence internationally and metamorphosis on the runway

Fabulous Palm Beach fishing yacht c1960s hand-needlepoint panel

"The Littlehampton Bequest" 1973 LANCASTER, Osbert Cecil Aldin Initially presented as a classicLANCASTER, Osbert [94] pp. Gambit Incorporated Boston 1974 First American Printing 9 1 4" x 6 1 4" A clever and amusing romp through the long history of the Littlehamptons of Drayneflete, fictional aristocrats and their associates, all portrayed in the style of different artists from Holbein to Hockney. With a foreword by Roy Strong, then Director of the National Portrait Gallery, who plays along by suggesting that "the Drayneflete Collection is an