Edition:
First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
Publisher:
Cape
Published:
1980
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15621842785
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Denis Healey (Photography) Very good in Good jacket. Format is approximately 8 inches by 9.75 inches. 191, [1] pages. Illustrations. Some books on Photography. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Nice dated inscription by the author on fep. Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, CH, MBE, PC, FRSL (30 August 1917-3 October 2015), was a British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983. He was a Member of Parliament for 40 years (from 1952 until his retirement in 1992) and was the last surviving member of the cabinet formed by Harold Wilson after the Labour Party's victory in the 1964 general election. A major figure in the party, he was defeated for the party leadership in 1976 and 1980. To the public at large, Healey became well known for his bushy eyebrows and his creative turns of phrase. This is a book partly about photography, partly about the world, and partly about the author. Though not a book about politics, Healey has political stories to tell and certainly political photographic images which will stay fixed in the mind's eye for a long time. Healey has seen and recorded some incredible sights: the Palio in Siena, the floating markets of Bangkok and the dawn landing on the coral island of Dan. His travels have taken him from Norwegian fjords to Zululand, from Dahomey to Japan. The journey is illuminated with lively descriptions of, for instance, his wife Edna's sword-dancing in a longhouse in Borneo and her remarkable control in accepting the headman's bizarre tribute to her performance. Full of amusing anecdotes and shrewd observations, this book also includes eminently practical advice on taking better pictures. Healey gives personal tips on selecting your subjects, choosing equipment and getting the right exposure and explains his own preference for the 35 mm reflex camera.
