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The Richards Press, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. First Edition. 244 pages. Blue dust jacket with white lettering over red cloth. B&W frontispiece. Clean pages. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Moderate tanning, staining and soiling to DJ.
HONOURS FOR SALE: THE STRANGE STORY OF MAUNDY GREGORY. de Macmillan, Gerald - 1954
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HONOURS FOR SALE: THE STRANGE STORY OF MAUNDY GREGORY.
de Macmillan, Gerald
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London: Richards Press, 1954. 244 pp, 8vo (8 3/8" H) - red cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. B&w illustrations. How much would a knighthood or a baronetcy cost? In the time of British Prime Minister Lloyd George, the man to ask would have been Arthur John Peter Michael Maundy Gregory. This is the story of corruption in high places and the sale and political use of Honours. It is also a tale of blackmail, fraud and, perhaps, murder. Split in front inside hinge paper, tiny faint foxing marks on free endpapers, small dent at the top corner of the verso of front piece - migrates into the following pages up to page 15, very light browning to pages, foxing along top edge of title page, wrinkling and light wear at top/bottom of spine, very light edge wear, small bump at bottom corner of front board, light lean to spine, light browning to fore-edge of text block, three very small colored pen marks and light soiling on bottom of text block. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Estado del libro Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta No Jacket
- Edición First Edition
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- Editorial Richards Press
- Lugar de publicación London
- Fecha de publicación 1954
- Palabras clave Lloyd George, Peerage, Baronetage, Honours List, Politics, Politicians, Prosecutions, Titles, Financial Transactions, Fraud, Court Cases, British Society, Knighthoods, Party Funds, Funding, Prime Ministers, Sir Joseph Robinson, Earls, Scotland Yard, Crime
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Honours for Sale
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Honours For Sale: The Strange Story Of Maundy Gregory
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The Richards Press, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. First Published. 244 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water staining to rear panel. Light tanning to spine and edges.
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