Odhams Press Ltd, London, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 690 g.; IV, 5-336 pages, preface by author, list of illustrations, appendix and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of author and his wife. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the text. Bright red coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Minor bumping to the top backstrip edge and the rubbing to the book corners. Browning of the text block edges and there is a small smudge to the top edge of the backstrip, 1 inch from the top edge. Browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and age toning of the internal text. Original bookseller's sticker for the lower edge of the front paste-down black-and-white photographic dustwrapper, of author, against a red background with black and white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper are corners and to the top act strip edge. Heavy rubbing and creasing to the top dustwrapper edge and rubbing to the lower dustwrapper edge. Fading of the backstrip and the rear dustwrapper panel is yellowed and shows quite noticeable handling marks. There is a whole in the front fold over crease, 4 inches from the top edge. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. The autobiography of Herbert Morrison who through the turbulent first half of the 20th century was a member of the British Labour Party who saught social reforms, and through sheer doggedness got them, working tirelessly for his constituents in London and incidentally for all of England and of the personalities from both sides of politics that he worked with and fought against. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Politics; History -- British; Inventory No: 0107913. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0107913
Title: An Autobiography; by Lord Morrison of Lambeth
Author: Morrison, Herbert
Illustrator: Photographic
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Odhams Press Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1960
Keywords: BZDB2 Autobiography -- Lord Lambeth, Politics -- British -- Labour Party, British History Biography & Autobiography; Politics; History -- British; Photographic Unbranded Morrison, Herbert An Autobiography; by Lord Morrison of Lambeth
Bookseller catalogs: Politics; History -- British;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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