Search Results: Biographies & Memoirs : Political from Alpha 2 Omega Books

Simon & Schuster. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. GC.Simon & Schuster,1994.First edition-first printing.Brown hardback with laminated Dj cover(some creases and light shelf wear on the laminated Dj cover),both in VGC.Ex-library book with stamp,pocket,sticker but in GC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with two marks,ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,two small marks/nicks on the edges of the first two pages of the book.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.435pp including notes and references,bibliography and index.Price un-clipped.A collectable book. This is another paragraph Review: It's hard to write a bad biography of Churchill but even harder to find something new to say, and historian Rose (Hebrew Univ., Israel) doesn't find much. He is, however, particularly good on his subject's personality: Of course I am an egotist, Churchill once told Clement Attlee. Where do you get if you aren't? Self-centered, frequently… Read More

Heinemann. First edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. GC.Heinemann,1966.First edition.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(some tears,creases & nicks on the Dj cover),both in GC.Illustrated with b/w photos,maps.Nice & clean pages with a small mark and a couple ink marks on the outer edges,small mark and a couple of creases on the edges of the pages,the front cover has slightly separated from the pages.The book is in VGC for it's age but with some shelf wear on the Dj cover.Price un-clipped.638pp including list of illustrations,short biographies,genealogical tables(1 & 2) at end of the book,index.Heavy book.A collectable first edition.

HarperCollins Children's Books. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC plus.HarperCollins Children's Books,2006.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(purple lettering to the spine,small scratch on the cover) with Dj(small stain mark on the edge of the back Dj cover,a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC plus.Nice and clean pages with a small crease on the edges of the pages,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.266pp including Celtic terms and phrases,names.Price un-clipped.

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-first printing. Paperback. Good. GC.Hodder & Stoughton,1994.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Paperback(small nick,crease and light shelf wear on the cover) in GC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with a small stain mark and slightly tainted on the outer edges,two stain marks straight down the centre of the page 12 and 13,pages are slightly yellow on the edges.The book is in VGC except for the stain marks.362pp including Foreword,afterword,index. This is another paragraph Product Description: On March 16, 1985, Associated Press's Chief Middle East Correspondent, Terry Anderson, was kidnapped on the streets of Beirut. 2454 days - nearly seven years - later, he emerged into the light. Den of Lions is his memoir of that harrowing time; months of solitary confinement, beatings and daily humiliation. It is a story of personal courage, of brave and unflinching support for his fellow prisoners, but it is above all a love… Read More

The Harvill Press. First UK edition-2nd printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.The Harvill Press,2003.First UK edition-2nd printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3).Translated from the French by Euan Cameron.Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small dents and scratch on the cover) with Dj(a couple of creases,small nicks and scratches on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w drawings,map.Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges,small stain mark on the edge of page 17 and 18,pencil mark impression on the edge of the title page.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.296pp including Foreword by John Le Carre,chronology.Price un-clipped.

Marshall Pickering. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Marshall Pickering,1992.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,light shelf wear on the cover) with laminated Dj(a couple of small nicks on the edges of the laminated cover),both in VGC.Ex-Library book with stamps,stickers,writing but in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice AND clean pages with a small pen mark and ink mark on the outer edges,a couple of creases on the edges of the pages,mark on the first blank page from a library pocket,two small pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first page of the book.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.360pp including list of illustrations,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: An authorized biography of the popular British public figure, George Thomas. He rose from the poverty of the South Wales valleys to become Speaker of the House of Commons. He is known for… Read More

Century Publishing. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Century Publishing,1985.First UK edition-first impression.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of scratches,small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with two small marks on the outer edges,two small creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.242pp including index.Price un-clipped.

Macdonald. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Macdonald,1991.First UK edition-first printing.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages,small nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.285pp including index.Price un-clipped.

Bloomsbury. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Bloomsbury,2009.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Purple hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks,scratches and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is new with a small ink marl on the outer edges of the pages.216pp.Price un-clipped.

Constable. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Constable,2002.First UK edition-first printing.Grey hardback(small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine,red lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple ink marks on the outer edges,small nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.390pp including Notes,list of works cited,index.Price un-clipped.

Sixsmith, Martin. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Mint condition.Macmillan,2007.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small tear on the edge of the front Dj cover,small crease & nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos.361pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: On December 7th 2006, in a Highgate Cemetery drenched with London rain, a Russian was buried within a stone's throw of the grave of Karl Marx. He was Alexander Litvinenko, Sasha to his friends, a boy from the deep Russian provinces who rose through the ranks of the world's most feared security service. Litvinenko was the man who denounced murder and corruption in the Russian government, fled from the wrath of the Kremlin, came to London and took the shilling of Moscow's avowed enemy.Now he was a martyr, condemned by foes unknown to an agonised death in a hospital bed… Read More

Headline Book. First UK edition-5th printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Headline Book,2003.First UK edition-5th printing(10 9 8 7 6 5).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the front cover) with Dj(two small nicks,crease and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with a ink mark on the outer edges,name written on edge of the front endpaper.Nice and clean book.568pp including Key to photographs,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.1 Kg). This is another paragraph Review:As with most books written by politicians while in office (or at least aiming for one), Living History is, first and foremost, safe. There are interesting observations and anecdotes, the writing is engaging and there is enough inside scoop to appeal to those looking for a bit of gossip, but there are no bombshells here and it is doubtful the book will change many minds about this… Read More

MacMillan. First UK edition-4th printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Macmillan,2003.First UK edition-4th printing(5 7 9 8 6 4).Purple hardback(small dent/nick on the edge of the spine,silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos,drawings.Nice and clean pages as new but with a inscription on the half-title page,small ink mark on the outer edge of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.Nice and clean book except for the written inscription.570pp including Selected chronology,official international travel,gratitude,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mint condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2003.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Purple hardback(gilt lettering to spine) with Dj(small crease and some scratches on the Dj cover),both in mint condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.The book is new with a small crease on the edge of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book.284pp including Notes,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Who is Margaret Thatcher? Her influence on politics is well documented - not least by Lady Thatcher herself. This book takes a different angle, presenting the personal story of the woman who has been described as the most significant Englishwoman since Elizabeth I. Combining research undertaken by the production company Brook Lapping for the ITV series Maggie with her own analysis, Brenda Maddox traces the life of the grocer's daughter from… Read More

Hutchinson. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Hutchinson,2004.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small crease on the edge of the spine) with Dj(watermark on the edges of the outer and inner of the Dj cover,small crease and nick on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges,small watermark on the edges of the first pages of the book,two ink marks on the last blank page of the book.The book is in VGC except for the watermarks on the Dj cover and some pages.999pp including index.Price un-clipped.First edition.Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg). This is another paragraph Product Description: President Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in a traffic accident. When he was four years old, his mother wed Roger Clinton, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In high… Read More

Hutchinson. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Near fine/VGC.Hutchinson,2004.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edge of the spine) in near fine condition,with Dj(some creases,nicks and scratches on the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges,a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear inside the Dj cover.999pp including index.Price un-clipped.First edition-first printing.Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg). This is another paragraph Product Description: President Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in a traffic accident. When he was four years old, his mother wed Roger Clinton, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In high school, he took the family name. As a delegate to Boys Nation while in… Read More

John Blake. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Blake Publishing,2001.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of small nicks,creases and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover,small piece torn off inside the edge of the front Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new but part of the first two pages of the book have been cut out,small nick on the edge of the pages.The book is in VGC except for the first two pages of the book.358pp including index.Price clipped This is another paragraph Product Description: Teresa Gorman is one of the most colorful, outrageous and outspoken political figures that the Westminster hothouse has yet produced. A maverick Tory Member of Parliament, she has been a staunch campaigner for women's rights, a high-profile Europhobe and, some might say, a constant thorn in the side of political authority. Now that she has resigned her… Read More

John Blake. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.John Blake,2001.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(silver letering to the spine,crease on the cover) with Dj(some creases and nicks on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.Price un-clipped.358pp including index This is another paragraph Product Description: Teresa Gorman is one of the most colorful, outrageous and outspoken political figures that the Westminster hothouse has yet produced. A maverick Tory Member of Parliament, she has been a staunch campaigner for women's rights, a high-profile Europhobe and, some might say, a constant thorn in the side of political authority. Now that she has resigned her seat, she is in… Read More

St Martins Press. First US edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC plus.St. Martin's Press,1992.First US edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,light shelf wear on the edges of the cover) in VGC plus, with Dj(small stain mark and ink marks inside the edges of the Dj cover,a couple of small nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with a couple ink marks on the outer edges,small pencil mark on the edge of the first blank page of the book,two small ink marks and crease on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.329pp including Author's note,index.Price un-clipped.

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Hodder & Stoughton,2005.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick and crease on the edges of the cover) with Dj(two creases,nicks and scratch on the Dj cover),both in fine condition.The book is new but with a large crease on page 203-204,two small ink marks on the outer edge of the pages.407pp including index.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: While Lance Price was Alastair Campbell's deputy in the Downing Street Press Office at the end of the 1990s, and then Director of Communications at the Labour Party, he kept an informal journal of his experiences. Published in full for the first time, these controversial diaries offer a rare and unfiltered perspective of Tony Blair as Prime Minister and the kind of government he runs. We see ministers, from Blair down, behaving as human beings-ambitious, vain, obsessed with image and… Read More