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Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hutchinson of London, 1977-04-04. hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Tippex on blank front flyleaf. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: Hutchinson, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with gilt spine letters. 1st Edition, 'First Published 1977'. Ex library book with usual labels, markings and card pocket. Moderate wear. Firmly bound. Unmarked text on bright pages. Dust jacket is in mylar sleeve attached to pastedowns. A nice copy in Good condition.

Hutchinson, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The jacket is slightly rubbed and torn - minimal paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Great Britain: Hutchinson, 1977. Hardback. First Edition. Title page removed. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Slight shelf wear to D/J. The New Palace of Westminster stands today as London's most widely recotgnised landmark. Begun in the reign of William IV, and built to the plans of Sir Charles Barry, it was not completed until 1870, when it was fairly regarded as a masterpiece of mid-Victorian archtecture. Few, however, would guess at the wry history that lies within its walls: a history of construction and subsequent desecration which the members of the 'mother of parliaments' have, with their own special skill or folly, stage-managed throught the years. As a tale of bumbledom, this story stands as a classic. The Victorian members knew, and eventually got, what they wanted by a mixture of meanness and bad faith which reduced those who worked on that building to misery. The members of today, on the other hand, lavish with nothing but tax-payers money, have little idea of… Read More