The Gorton Experiment, Tapa dura - 1971

Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press. 1971. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. 455 pages.. The political biograpy of the controversial 19th Prime Minister of Australia [1969-1971], John Gorton who followed Harold Holt as Prime Minister, following the brief interregnum of John McEwen and was eventually ousted from the leadership by Billy McMahon. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 800 g; 455 pp., pictorial end papers. Yellow cloth boards. Green lettering spine. 32 full page b&w plates. "Alan Reid, Australia's most brilliant political journalist ... here recounts the incredible happenings during Gorton's term as Prime Minister". Dust jacket has a 1 inch tear at the top right of the front panel, and slight rubbing of the bottom edge. The book itself is clean, and free of annotations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Australia; ISBN: 0855580488. ISBN/EAN: 9780855580483. Inventory No: 0282299. . 9780855580483

Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 455 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The story of John Grey Gorton as Prime Minister of Australia and his downfall. John Gorton became Prime Minister of Australia after the drowning death of his predecessor Harold Holt in 1967. It was unexpected as well as in the sense that he was a member of the upper house (Senate). The Liberal party had been in government continuously since 1949. The author, John Reid was regarded as the head of the press gallery at the time and well versed in all the machinations of Gorton's tenure. A fantastic history of… Leer más

Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press, 1971. 455 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the title page, bookplate on half-title page, foxing to edges, d/j chipped on spine and corners. Here the author recounts the incredible happenings during Gorton's term as Prime Minister with all the drama of a novel - he was one of the few men who saw the events, reported the facts, and recognised, before almost anyone else, the inevitable outcome.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Shakespeare Head, 1971. clean and tight. DJ: some edge wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.