A Brit Among the Hawkeyes by Richard Acton - May 1998

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1998. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. Very Good.

Ames, Iowa: Iowa State Press, May 1998. Flat signed by author on title page. First Edition / second printing. Very Good book in Fine jacket. Foxing to edges. Text pristine. Binding square and tight. Corners sharp. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 207 pages.Since his marriage to an Iowan ten years ago, Richard, Lord Acton has divided his time between England and Iowa. Much of his American life is spent writing the historical studies and whimsical observations of the worlds around him that have endeared him to Iowans. This collection of Acton's essays reflects the rich diversity of the author's interests and experiences. The first chapter, "Finding Myself in Iowa, " concerns the author's attempts to discover what on earth he was doing in the heartland of America and his growing affection for his adopted state. "London Bridges" describes something of the other half of the author's life in "the greatest city in the world." Other chapters invoke a southern… Read More

Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.: Iowa State Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover in jacket..

Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.: Iowa State Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover in jacket..

Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket/Very Good. Signed by the author at the title page with no date or inscription. Clean and bright except for a prior owner's name on the front free endpaper; spine ends of the jacket bear very light shelfwear; otherwise excellent. Second printing.; Signed by Author.

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and black paper over boards with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 207pp. Fine/fine. Tight, pristine first edition of this extremely unusual memoir by a British Labour politician (1941-2010) -- 4th Baron Acton and Baron Acton of Bridgnorth -- who marries an Iowa academic and splits his time between London and Cedar Rapids. Boldly signed and inscribed by him in black ballpoint on the title page: "For David / Best wishes / Richard Acton / September 1998."

Iowa State Pr. First Edition. Hardcover . Used Very Good/yes Very Good.