LLOYD GEORGE: THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION 1902-1911
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830944
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This sequel to the author's "The Young Lloyd George", describes the career of David Lloyd George from 1902 to 1911. The book's central drama is the political and constitutional drama surrounding his 1909 Budget, but there are many sub-plots, including his dealings with the suffragettes. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 391 pages including index. ISBN: 0413326209. Minor scuffing to boards. Text block a little grubby, foxed to top edge. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly rubbed at edges.

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LLOYD GEORGE: WAR LEADER 1916-1918
Written by John Grigg.
Stock no. 1830938
Published by The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this biography, John Grigg gives a detailed account of how Lloyd George steered Britain to victory in the First World War, handling the generals and politicians at home and abroad with mastery. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos to endpapers. B/w photos and maps. xv and 669 pages including index. ISBN: 071399343X. Boards clean, text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at edges.

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LORD CHATHAM: A WAR MINISTER IN THE MAKING
Written by O.A. Sherrard.
Stock no. 1830934
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Biography of William Pitt, the Elder, best known as the wartime political leader of Britain during the Seven Years' War, especially for his single-minded devotion to victory over France, a victory that ultimately solidified Britain's dominance over world affairs. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 8 b/w plates including frontispiece. 323 pages including index. Spine slightly cocked, lightly browned and light vertical reading crease. A few dusty marks to boards. Text block heavily foxed, lighter foxing to contents. Endpapers browned, neat inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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MR BALFOUR'S POODLE
Written by Roy Jenkins.
Stock no. 1330814
Published by Collins. 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the struggle between the House of Lords and the Government of Mr Asquith. Grey mottled cloth with gilt title to spine. 320 pages. B/w plates. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn, foxed on rear panel, small mark to top edge of front panel.

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JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
Written by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 1330758
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 349 pages. B/w photos. Biography of the politician. Slight damp spotting to covers. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and lightly edge worn.

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RADICAL JOE
Written by Denis Judd.
Stock no. 1330749
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Joseph Chamberlain. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 310 pages (including index), top edges dyed pink. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0241896312. Spine and corners bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some very pale page browning to endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed and just a little browned to spine.

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DRIVEN PATRIOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES FORRESTAL
Written by Townsend Hoopes; Douglas Brinkley.
Stock no. 1829559
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bluejacket Books. A haunting portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the mid-twentieth century. Forrestal forged a career that took him from his working-class origins to the social and financial stratosphere of Wall Street, and from there to policy making in Washington. This absorbing study not only takes an understanding look at this complicated man but presents an authoritative history of the tumultuous years of America's rise to world primacy. Blue cardwraps. A few b/w photos. xvi and 587 pages including index. ISBN: 1557503346. Covers lightly scuffed. Small stain to top edge of text block and a few margins. Contents clean.

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THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
Written by Alan Johnson.
Stock no. 1829396
Published by Bantam Press. 1st 2016. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of Alan Johnson, Home Secretary 2009. This volume tells of Alan's early political skirmishes as a trade-union leader, where his negotiating skills and charismatic style soon came to the notice of Tony Blair and other senior members of the Labour Party. Grey paper boards, silver title to spine. A few colour photos. 346 pages including index. ISBN: 9780593076033. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Some light rubbing to front board and lower edge of rear board. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little sticky to rear panel (label removal?) and just a little grubby.

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WINSTON CHURCHILL: A LIFE IN THE NEWS
Written by Richard Toye.
Stock no. 1825309
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of Churchill and the news, from swashbuckling young war reporter to his 'finest hour' as Prime Minister during the Second World War and beyond. Beige cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 9780198803980. Light rubbing to edges of dustwrapper.

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WINSTON S. CHURCHILL VOLUME V 1922-1939
Written by Martin Gilbert.
Stock no. 2132687
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0434130117. Two pages are loose. Wrapper is faded to spine, creased and crest to front has faded.

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THE LAST SECRETARY GENERAL: SEAN LESTER AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Written by Douglas Gageby.
Stock no. 1818673
Published by Town House. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based on Sean Lester's diaries, telling for the first time the story of a unique Irishman, who came to hold the highest office in the League of Nations. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860591086. Foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of minor grubby marks.

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AMBASSADORS AT SEA
Written by Henry E. Catto.
Stock no. 2111058
Published by University of Texas Press. 1st USA 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat by Henry E. Catto Jnr. B/w photos. American edition. ISBN: 029271212X. SIGNED by author, with dedication to front endpaper. Wear and a few marks to cover edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned, creased with a few marks.

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