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Heroes and Contemporaries.
por AITKEN, Jonathan
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London, United Kingdom
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Sobre este item
London: Continuum,, 2006. First edition, first impression, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Marcia with love from Jonathan (hope you enjoy Chapter 5!) October 20th 2006". The recipient was Marcia Falkender, Harold Wilson's key political aide - chapter 5 is "Harold Wilson". Aitken met Wilson and Marcia numerous times and praises the prime minister in the chapter. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. A few page corners formerly turned down in the "Harold Wilson" chapter; jacket not-price clipped, with slight creasing at extremities: a near-fine copy in like jacket.
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- Livreiro
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 167197
- Título
- Heroes and Contemporaries.
- Autor
- AITKEN, Jonathan
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Local de publicação
- London: Continuum,
- Data de publicação
- 2006
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Peter Harrington
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Sobre o Vendedor
Peter Harrington
Membro de Biblio desde 2006
London
Sobre Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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