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Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan (Signed and Inscribed)
by Thorpe, D R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701177489
- ISBN 13
- 9780701177485
- Seller
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About This Item
London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, third printing. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, 'D R Thorpe To Hugh with best wishes, September 2010'. xvi, 890pp, plus sections of monochrome plate illustrations. In grey cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Deep green endpapers. 8vo. A large and heavy volume which may incur an additional charge for overseas delivery. Hint of toning on text block edges, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust jacket, a little bumped at spine tips. A monumental biography, the culmination of 35 years of research, of the Tory rebel who rose to led the party through the era of the Suez Crisis, the Cossack Repatriation, the Winds of Change, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Profumo Affair.
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- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022736
- Title
- Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan (Signed and Inscribed)
- Author
- Thorpe, D R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0701177489
- ISBN 13
- 9780701177485
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 896
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Harold Macmillan, Prime Ministers, Political History, Profumo Affair, Conservative Party, Political Biography
- X weight
- 1.5 kg
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