Brian Sedgemore (26 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

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.

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. Condition: Good. First edition, first impression. 144pp, with black and white illustrations. Illustrated, laminated stiff card covers. 8bo. A little rubbed at edges of covers, and slightly toned on text block edges mildly affecting pages edges. A little thumbed. A serious, but at times witty, general guide to Parliament and how it works by long-term Member of Parliament, Brian Sedgemore MP, featuring the Parliament and politicians of the mid 1990s.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 144p large square paperback, illustrations, hardly used, very good Language: English.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st.ed. A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fiine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 256pp, with inlaid review slip.

Laminated Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Simon Spilsbury (illustrator). 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. Book.

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. 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 clear. LW. Used.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 88 pages. Clean small size 18cm x 12cm slim paperback with a clear plastic adhesive protector on cover. The How and Why of Socialism.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with shelf worn dust jacket plus owners name and/or signature - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 192pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has 1cm closed tear at spine head, quite significant creasing at bottom, price unclipped. 8vo. Novel showing the greed, betrayal and corruption that lies behind the glamorous facade of TV.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 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.

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.

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.

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).

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 ISBN: 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.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper a little wrinkled at the edges and slightly faded; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5½" (0.5 kg); pp 153; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #162311 ||.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 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 accompanying 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.

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 other 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. 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.

Condition: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.