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The Past Masters; Politics and Politicians 1906-1939
by Macmillan, Harold
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0333190173
- ISBN 13
- 9780333190173
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Macmillan London Limited, 1975. First Edition / Third Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed copy of The Past Masters by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.. Octavo, 240pp. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated " Reprinted January 1976" on copyright page. In publishers very good dust jacket, light shelf wear, price clipped. Signed by Harold Macmillan on title page. Harold Macmillan served as the British Prime Minister from 1957-1963. A protégé of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Macmillan served as the Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Churchill's successor, Anthony Eden. Upon Eden's resignation, Macmillan succeeded him as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. During his tenure, he rebuilt the "Special Relationship" with the United States that had been damaged by the Suez Crisis. In retirement, Macmillan published a six-volume autobiography, which included: Winds of Change 1914-1939, The Blast of War 1939-1945, Tides of Fortune 1945-1955, Riding the Storm 1956-1959, Pointing the Way 1959-1961 and At the End of the Day 1991-1963. His final publication, War Diaries: Politics and War in the Mediterranean, January 1943-May 1945 was a commercial success. Upon his death in 1986, he was the longest-lived prime minister in British history.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2117
- Title
- The Past Masters; Politics and Politicians 1906-1939
- Author
- Macmillan, Harold
- Illustrator
- Signed copy of The Past Masters by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0333190173
- ISBN 13
- 9780333190173
- Publisher
- Macmillan London Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Winds of Change 1914-1939, The Blast of War 1939-1945, Tides of Fortune 1945-1955, Riding the Storm 1956-1959, Pointing the Way 1959-1961 and At the End of the Day 1991-1963, War Diaries: Politics and War in the Mediterranean, January 1943-May 1945,
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