Robert Peel: A Biography de Douglas Hurd - 2007-06-15

Orion Publishing, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Orion Publishing Group, Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. Very Good.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. Tapa Dura. Buen estado.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2007. VG+/VG+. First edition, second printing (same year as first printing) in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For -----/with best wishes/in the police./Douglas Hurd/16.x.07/London'. A well-researched and authoritative biography of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850). He was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who served twice as Prime Minister and twice as Home Secretary. Peel is considered as the father of modern British policing, owing to his founding of the Metropolitan Police Service. With Bibliography and Index. Some spotting to edges; some age-tanning to edges of pages; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of an UNCOMMAN first edition SIGNED BY DOUGLAS HURD. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed By Aut. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. 1st Ed . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 16 Cms x 24 Cms. viii+436, 3 x 8 pp.blocks of ills, many coloured ex-pagination; virtually pristine copy in similar unclipped jacket.

London .UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robert Peel's legacy still influences the British way of life. As Home Secretary he created the modern police force. His Tamworth manifesto is seen as the basis of enlightened Conservatism. He also introduced income tax, and is remembered for the repeal of the Corn Laws, an issue as divisive as Europe was to be a century and a half later. The covers and binding are square, and tight. there is minor spotting to the head of the text block and the dust jacket as been priced-clipped. This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd Class Signed For Parcel Post in UK only. .

Orion Publishing, 6/15/2007 12:00:01 A. hardcover. New. 1.8898 in x 9.3701 in x 6.2992 in. This is a hardcover book with a dust jacket.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: viii, 436p., [24]p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 24cm. Subjects: Peel, Robert (1788-1850). Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.