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When Shrimps Learn to Whistle: Signposts for the Nineties
Denis Healey
1990
Michael Joseph : London
9.5" by 6"
xv, [1], 266pp.
SUMMARY
A lovely first edition of Denis Healey's collection of essays concerned with twentieth century European politics, signed by the author.
Author's Presentation Copy,First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to title page, inscribed 'to Stuart.'
Containing a series of essays dealing with themes relevant to twentieth century Europe, providing a complete view of contemporary politics brought up to date by Denis Healey. Featuring articles from the New Russian Empire in 1951, Britain and Europe in 1987, and Gorbachev in 1990.
Complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
Denis Healey was a British Labour Party politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State Defence.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Fine Fine
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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