Brian Sedgemore (22 results)
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
- Softcover
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- Hardcover
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Condition: Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. Fine copy in good dustwrapper showing minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper is price-clipped. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- First Edition
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condition: Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. Fine copy in good dustwrapper showing minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper is price-clipped. . . . .
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 144p large square paperback, illustrations, hardly used, very good Language: English.
- Softcover
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Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st.ed. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG paperback.
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Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fiine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 256pp, with inlaid review slip.
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- First Edition
Seller: Riley Books, Oswaldtwistle, United KingdomRiley Books
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Laminated Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First. An excellent copy of this boo. Very minor edge wear to the top corner.144 very clean, illustrated pages.--- a no-holes barred guide to the theory and practice, the history and personalities of this extraordinary institution. Size: 81/2in x 71/2in. Simon Spilsbury (illustrator).…Book.
Language: English
Published by The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Ltd., London 1977
- Softcover
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paperback. Condition: Good. Faded spine, some wear to cover, slight stain on inside front cover. Very occasional annotation but otherwise contents sound and clean. Bookseller's stamp and previous owner's name on half-title. Used.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United KingdomPsychoBabel & Skoob Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is slightly scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are a little bumped. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clea…r. LW. Used.
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- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Parliament is one of those institutions that most people vaguely assume is either a magnificent engine of democracy or a sort of overgrown Victorian theatre production populated by exhausted men waving paper at each other after midnight. The Insider?s Guide to Parliament by Brian Sedgemore MP suggests…, with considerable amusement, that both interpretations may in fact be correct simultaneously. This is a book that lifts the curtain on Westminster and reveals not a sleek machine of state, but a sprawling, argumentative labyrinth fuelled by procedure, ego, tea, ambition and the occasional constitutional crisis. Sedgemore writes with the tone of a man who has spent enough time inside the Palace of Westminster to stop being impressed by it, which makes him exactly the right guide. The result is gloriously human. Parliament emerges not as an abstract institution but as a peculiar workplace where ancient traditions survive largely because nobody can quite remember how to remove them without triggering three committees and a hereditary incident. One quickly realises that British democracy depends less on grand strategy than on exhausted MPs wandering through corridors at strange hours trying to find the right division lobby. The joy of the book lies in its dismantling of political mythology. Here are the rituals, rivalries and absurdities that television cameras politely avoid. Committees grind on endlessly. Speeches echo into near-empty chambers. Minor procedural manoeuvres acquire the dramatic importance of Napoleonic campaigns. Somewhere a minister rehearses outrage while another quietly hopes nobody notices he has misunderstood the briefing papers. Sedgemore captures beautifully the strange mixture of seriousness and farce that seems inseparable from British politics itself. Naturally, there is delicious irony in calling anything an ?insider?s guide? to Parliament, because one suspects that even many MPs only partially understand what is happening at any given moment. Westminster appears throughout as a place governed by arcane customs, coded language and constitutional improvisation. The British state often resembles an enormous stately home held together by precedent, confidence and slightly damp paperwork. Being published in 1995 also gives the book a particularly fascinating atmosphere. This was the twilight world before smartphones, social media outrage cycles and twenty-four-hour political branding. MPs still inhabited a semi-mystical realm where scandals took several days to mature and journalists occasionally had to leave buildings physically to file stories. Reading it now feels oddly archaeological, like discovering a manual explaining how steam locomotives were emotionally managed. As sold by Crappy Old Books, this copy is in Fair condition, with some fading to the cover, which somehow suits a political book rather well. The spine remains uncreased and the book appears generally unread, suggesting either admirable restraint or the possibility that its previous owner entered politics and no longer had time for recreational truth. Either way, the pages remain perfectly suitable for anyone wishing to explore the inner workings of Westminster from the safety of an armchair, where heckling remains refreshingly optional. THIS BOOK BEARS THE CRAPPY OLD BOOKS STAMP. IF THAT IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THE STAMP MARKS WHICH IS USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND BACK INNER PAGES SAYS SOLD BY CRAPPY OLD BOOKS WITH WEB SITE URL. IT IN NO WAY DEMINISHED FROM THE READING. IF YOU WANT A PRISTINE BOOK, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER BOOK IN BETTER CONDITION SOMEWHERE ELSE.
- Hardcover
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE… ORDERING.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United KingdomRothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB)
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 191 (publisher's neat pencil inscription on front endpaper).
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Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Black hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 191pp. Signed and dated with dedication by author on fep.
- Hardcover
Seller: Vintagestan Books, Waltham, LINCS, United KingdomVintagestan Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: The Secret Constitution by Brian Sedgemore Summary: An Analysis of the Political Establishment Author: Brian Sedgemore Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton. London Year Published: 1980 Edition: Original Dimensions: 22cm x 14cm Binding type: Hardcover IS…BN: 0340246499 Notes: SKU: VSS / 255 / G / 6583 / 4944 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Handling marks, marks, toning Book condition: Good. Handling marks, marks, toning Binding: Intact Pages: 256 pages.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: H4o Books, Market Rasen, LINCS, United KingdomH4o Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth with gilt titles under pictorial jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 155 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or ot…her damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; . ISBN: 0704321858. ISBN/EAN: 9780704321854. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 028778.
- Hardcover
Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United KingdomJenhams Books
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Good to Very Good condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accom…panying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.
Published by Quartet Books, London 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Left On The Shelf (PBFA), Kendal, United KingdomLeft On The Shelf (PBFA)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. 155pp. Author was Labour MP at the time. Good dustwrapper. Personal inscription to previous owner. Small, faint stain to one page.
- Softcover
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, GermanyBuchpark
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Condition: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.
