The Way Up: The Memoirs of Count Gramont

by Sanche de Gramont

First edition. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. The dust jacket has rubs/frays to its spine tips and corners. The front panel has small creases and tears at its edges and corners. Rubbing to the spine edges. Mild dust soiling to the rear panel.

383 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Born Saint-Charles Armand Gabriel de Gramont*, he used the name Sanche de Gramont as his byline (and also on his books) during the early part of his career. He worked as a journalist for many years, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for local reporting written under pressure of a deadline. In February 1977 he became a naturalized U.S. citizen, and had his name legally changed to Ted Morgan. He wrote about that experience in On Becoming American. He was a National Book Award finalist in 1982 for Maugham: A Biography.

*His father was a military pilot who died in an accident in 1943, at which point he inherited the title "Comte de Gramont". He was properly styled "Saint-Charles Armand Gabriel, Comte de Gramont" until he renounced his title upon becoming a U.S. citizen in 1977.