Portrait of an Old Lady: Turmoil at the Bank of England Tapa dura - 1987

Hardback. Very Good.

GB: Viking, 1987. Bookplate. In loose polythene protector. . 1st Edition. Hardback. nrFine/VG+ DW.

London: Viking, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/very good. A fascinating look 'behind the doors' of the Bank of England. Horribly shaken by the secondary banking crisis in the 1980s, the disastrous purchase of the Johnson Matthey Bank and ensuing scandal, and shocked by the 'Big Bang', the Bank is no longer in complete control of the City. Once able to regulate national (and international) finances by a whisper or a nod, things are now controlled by bevies of lawyers, brash young men in rolled shirt sleeves - and even one with an earring! Fry's book is a brilliant and stylish portrait of an institution which has always preferred to stay out of the limelight. With this book that cherished secrecy is gone forever. Size, 24 x 16cm, 208 pages. Blue cloth boards in price-clipped but very good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

Middlesex, England: Viking, 1987. HC. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 0670819344 A portrait of an institution which has always preferred to stay out of the limelight. 208pp.

Viking Adult, 1988-02-01. Hardcover. Good.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Viking / Penguin Books, 1987. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 17.95 - £ 10.95], clean, crisp, colors bright, minor edge and display wear. Pages [208 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight. Blue boards, bright gilt lettering. Remainder copy. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine-. Remainder.

Harmondsworth: Middlesex, England ; New York, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 208 pages. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 460624

Harmondsworth etc: Viking, Peguin Books, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spin, no faults. 208 pp.; no obvious faults. Unclipped jacket clean but rubbing to top back edge with a tiny chip by sp., will add protective sleeve when ordered.The jacket (but not verso t.p.) has 13 digit ISBN so presumably a later issue. 16 cm x 24 cm.