The sparkling memoir of Alistar McAlpine,scion of the construction firm that bears his surname.He has had an unusual life.He was a confidant of Mrs Thatcher for much of her time as Prime Minister,and the treasurer of the Conservative Party.He has been a patron of the visual arts as well a breeder of sheep and a zoo keeperin Australia.His memoirs promise to include a no holds barred account of Mrs Thatchers administrations seen from the inside.
Read More
The sparkling memoir of Alistar McAlpine,scion of the construction firm that bears his surname.He has had an unusual life.He was a confidant of Mrs Thatcher for much of her time as Prime Minister,and the treasurer of the Conservative Party.He has been a patron of the visual arts as well a breeder of sheep and a zoo keeperin Australia.His memoirs promise to include a no holds barred account of Mrs Thatchers administrations seen from the inside.
Read Less
Good+; Good+ Jacket. 1997 Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white plates. 273 pages. Printed in Great Britain. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Spine has a nick in the covering near the top. Top page edges have a dent near the center and a few small dark spots. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Some page tips lightly bumped. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends, a small puncture near the top of the spine panel, and light scratches. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Signed by Author. First Edition. Includes dust jacket.
1997,
George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, England