A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell (Butler to Princess Diana)

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin Group USA (Stated First Edition, First Printing, 2003)

Summary:

The sensational, intimate, and #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Paul Burrell, the personal butler and trusted confidant whom Princess Diana famously called "my rock" and "the only man I can trust." Serving inside the British Royal Family for over two decades—first as a personal footman to Queen Elizabeth II and later as Princess Diana's closest household insider at Kensington Palace—Burrell provides an unprecedented behind-the-scenes account of royal life. He details the breakdown of Diana's marriage to Prince Charles, her personal relationships and humanitarian missions, the inside atmosphere following her tragic death in 1997, and the historic collapsed 2002 Old Bailey trial intervened by the Queen herself. Includes private correspondence, letters, and multiple sections of full-color and black-and-white photographs from Diana's private world.

Product Details:

- Title: A Royal Duty

- Author: Paul Burrell

- Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons (New York)

- Publication Date: 2003 (Stated First Edition, First Printing / Complete 1-10 number line)

- Binding: Hardcover with original dust jacket ($25.95 unclipped retail price intact)

- Boards: Purple boards with royal blue cloth spine, silver foil spine titling, and stamped "PB" initials

- Features: 3 distinct glossy photo insert sections featuring private royal photographs

- ISBN-10: 0-399-15172-9 | ISBN-13: 978-0-399-15172-9

- Genre: British Royal Biography, Historical Memoir, Princess Diana, Kensington Palace

- Page Count: 400+ pages

Condition Details:

Very Good+ pre-owned condition. Stated First Edition, First Printing.

- Hardcover Boards & Binding: The two-tone boards are clean, firm, and square with sharp, unbumped corners. The royal blue cloth spine is solid with bright, lustrous silver lettering. The sewn binding is square, rigid, and tightly bound.

- Pages & Text Block: Interior pages and photo inserts are crisp, bright white, flat, and securely bound—completely free of handwritten notes, highlighting, dog-ears, ownership bookplates, or remainder marks.

- Dust Jacket: Complete, unclipped ($25.95 retail price intact), and bright with shimmering metallic silver luster. Displays only light handling shelf rubbing along the extreme edges and spine tips with zero tears or chips. Stored in a clean, smoke-free environment.