Nancy Mitford's Pursuit of Love made an immediate impression

First editions of the books that made Nancy Mitford’s name – The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949) – sold for £1600 at Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester.

Pursuit of Love was, recorded publisher Hamish Hastings, “an instant and phenomenal success... the …

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