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The Fringes of Power: Downing Street Diaries, 1939-1955
by Colville, John Rupert
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0340382961
- ISBN 13
- 9780340382967
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London Uk: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Acknowledgments. Illustrations between pp. 272-273, 496-497, 624-625. Preface is written in a personable first person by the author as he recounts his life up to September, 1939 and World War II. Part One September 1939 - September 1941; Part Two October 1941 - August 1945; Part Three October 1945 - October 1951; Part Four October 1951 - April 1955. 709 pp. plus: Appendices I through III, Biographical Notes, Glossary, Index. Black cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine, four individual pages of Sir John Coville's diaries are reproduced as endpapers. Price clipped DJ has very slight edge/shelf wear. Book weighs over 2 1/2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 230141.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000141
- Title
- The Fringes of Power: Downing Street Diaries, 1939-1955
- Author
- Colville, John Rupert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0340382961
- ISBN 13
- 9780340382967
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London Uk
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 796
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- COLVILLE, JOHN, 1915- . POLITICIANS - GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY.
- X weight
- 1.25 kg
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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