Dear Bill: W. F. Deedes reports (SIGNED)
by Deedes, W. F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, signed, unclipped d/j (v.g., protective sleeve), black boards, silver spine titling bright; text block f
- ISBN 10
- 0333713869
- ISBN 13
- 9780333713860
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1997. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition, signed, unclipped d/j (v.g., protective sleeve), black boards, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, pages umarked and crisp. Signed to title: 'For Jimmy & Jackie, with best wishes, Bill Deedes 28/xi/97 (with auctioneer's certificate of authenticity for signature). 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A collection of memoirs written by W.F. Deedes, the journalist and politician who is most well known as the recipient of fictional letters from Dennis Thatcher, printed in Private Eye. The author covered the 1930s Abyssinian war and was a cabinet minister during the 1950s and 60s.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132099
- Title
- Dear Bill: W. F. Deedes reports (SIGNED)
- Author
- Deedes, W. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, signed, unclipped d/j (v.g., protective sleeve), black boards, silver spine titling bright; text block f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0333713869
- ISBN 13
- 9780333713860
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 413
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
- Keywords
- 1st, memoir, autobiography, signed, Deedes
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.36 g
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