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Ed. J Burrow & Co, U.K. 1927. First Edition, Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author. SIGNED DEDICATION TO 'SAMUEL AITKEN' (?) FROM THE AUTHOR DATED JANUARY 25th 1928 TO FRONT ENDPAPER. Undated but the British Library show it as 1927 as is the preface and so there is no reason to assume this is anything other than a first edition. 246 rough trimmed pages, size 9 inches tall by 6 inches, with an index. Illustrated with black and white plates. Chapters : Early Life in Cheltenham; At Harrow; Cambridge; My First Contest; The 1874 Parliament; Cheltenham Elections, 1880 to 1911; Parliamentary Changes; Gastronomy-costume-Manners and Customs; Oratory : Then and Now; Scenes and Incidents in the House; Select Committees; Speakers of my Time; "Whips"; Some Personalities; Further Personalities; Various Functions; Memories, Mainly Personal; A Visit To America; Cheltenham Institutes, Educational and municipal; War Experiences; Humour in Parliament; Conclusion; Index. Book - in Very Good bright blue boards with gilt lettering - minor marking to the boards, some bumping to the extreme ends of the spine and just a touch rubbed to the extreme corners. Contents, clean, bright and tightly bound. SIGNED AND DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR to the free front endpaper dated January 25th 1928.[This is NOT A FACSIMILE signature like the one to the portrait frontispiece and to the preface]. Shipped Weight: 750gms-1kgm. Category: Sociology & Politics Signed by Author. Inventory No: 002425.

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