Description
Account Rendered 1900-1930 '... being an attempt to estimate the moral and material cost of the new ideas expressed in the political activites of Great Britain during this period.'
This is a Second Impression, 1931, but it has a SIGNED note from the author (the uncle of Tony Benn) on the front endpaper: 'To the talented organise(r?) of the latest social menu (?) Foyles Literary Luncheons Ernest JP Benn 9.6.31' and it says, I think in the same hand, 'Miss Foyle' on the front of the dust jacket.
With thanks to Wikipedia: 'Miss Foyle (as she liked to be called) was born in London. At age 17, after leaving a Swiss finishing school, she started working at her father's bookshop, and never left. The store, Foyles, on Charing Cross Road in the West End of London, had been started in 1904 by her father, William Foyle. It grew to 30 miles of shelves of books under her management... For 70 years she presided over Foyles lunches. Her idea for bringing readers, writers and thinkers together came after she recommended The Forsyte Saga to an elderly customer who was looking for something to read on the train. The gentleman bought a copy. However he returned it to her a short time later with the words "For the young lady who liked my book — John Galsworthy." Miss Foyle met many leading literary and political figures over her life... Her literary friends included Kingsley Amis, Charles de Gaulle, D. H. Lawrence, Yehudi Menuhin, J. B. Priestley, George Bernard Shaw, Margaret Thatcher, Evelyn Waugh and H. G. Wells.'
Hardback, 5.5 x 8.5", 234 pages, not illustrated. Grubbiness/ discoloration and edge-scuffing to the d/j, a few tiny marks to the front red board, tanning to the pages.
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I always get a Proof of Posting certificate, and if an item does get lost in the post I will forward it to you for you to make a claim, since as the Buyer you can claim the full amount of your loss
However, in over 20,000 parcels I've mailed out over the last fifteen years only about a dozen have gone astray, and most of these were overseas
If you're at all worried about losing something, do ask for Recorded Delivery - £1.30 extra in the UK and £7 for overseas
I always get a Proof of Posting certificate, and if an item does get lost in the post I will forward it to you for you to make a claim, since as the Buyer you can claim the full amount of your loss
However, in over 20,000 parcels I've mailed out over the last fifteen years only about a dozen have gone astray, and most of these were overseas
If you're at all worried about losing something, do ask for Recorded Delivery - £1.30 extra in the UK and £7 for overseas
Shipping
Non-UK buyers I will mail you as soon as possible with both Airmail and Surface postal charges (or just Airmail if it's a very light item)
Airmail takes between three and five days. The Post Office warns that Surface mail to the USA, Australia, etc, can take as long as 12 weeks, but it is, obviously, a lot cheaper
In practice, American buyers tell me that Surface mail usually takes between 14 and 21 days (and apparently it actually travels by air, filling any space after the official Airmail items are loaded)
Airmail takes between three and five days. The Post Office warns that Surface mail to the USA, Australia, etc, can take as long as 12 weeks, but it is, obviously, a lot cheaper
In practice, American buyers tell me that Surface mail usually takes between 14 and 21 days (and apparently it actually travels by air, filling any space after the official Airmail items are loaded)
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