A History of the House of Lords by Longford, Lord (Elizabeth Longford, Intro) - 1988

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London: Collins. This is a Fine Copy of this hardcover book in a Near Fine Dust-jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is NO leaning to spine.8vo 224pp First Edition 1st Impression Size: 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1988.

London England: Collins. Near Fine/Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 000217989X Hardback Hardback.price clipped. Introduction by Leizabeth Longford. Lord Longford has sat in the house of Lords for forty years. For three years he was its Leader, and he was deeply involved in the last major proposals for its reform, in 1968. There is no one better qualified to write a history of the House of Lords which combines cholarship with entertainment and the perceptions that only an insider can bring. Lord Longford's book is not only highly readable, but it is the first history of the House - one of the institutions which has been most influential over the last thousand years in shaping the British constitution and way of life - to be written at a popular level this century. Lord Longford balances his discussion of the constitutional role of the House with an account of some of the major noble houses (like the House of Norfolk) who have sat… Read More

London England: Collins, 1988. Hardback. Message to previous owner to title page. Slight foxing to top edge. Introduction by Leizabeth Longford. Lord Longford has sat in the house of Lords for forty years. For three years he was its Leader, and he was deeply involved in the last major proposals for its reform, in 1968. There is no one better qualified to write a history of the House of Lords which combines cholarship with entertainment and the perceptions that only an insider can bring. Lord Longford's book is not only highly readable, but it is the first history of the House - one of the institutions which has been most influential over the last thousand years in shaping the British constitution and way of life - to be written at a popular level this century. Lord Longford balances his discussion of the constitutional role of the House with an account of some of the major noble houses (like the House of Norfolk) who have sat there. And he concentrates for the last quarter of the book on the… Read More

Collins, London, 1988. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Octavo size (8vo) in blue faux cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 224pp, plates, index etc. Inscribed and signed by the author as 'Frank (L of Longf)' on the title-page with an additional small non-authorial inscription to the same recipient on the opposing leaf __CONDITION : AS NEW in an AS NEW price-clipped Dust Jacket. ... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS