Denning Tom (2 results)

Sewn as issued, printed wrappers, fine. Neat ownership inscription of Nils Hallerby (1921-2018), political editor at the Swedish tabloid magazine Expressen during the 1960s, and later a liberal politician. London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. 8vo. vi + 114 pp. The official report on the Profumo Affair, involving Christine Keeler and Soviet espionage. Contents: "The circumstances leading to the resignation of the former Secretary of State for War, Mr J. D. Profumo", "The operation of the Security Service", "Where lies the responsibility?" and "Rumours affecting the honour and integrity of public life". - - - Profumoaffären var en politisk skandal i 1960-talets Storbritannien. John Profumo, som var försvarsminister i Harold Macmillans konservativa regering, hade en kärleksaffär med en ung toplessdansös, Christine Keeler. Keeler hade samtidigt ett intimt förhållande med Sovjetunionens marinattaché, Eugene Ivanov. Profumo ljög inför det brittiska underhuset den 22 mars 1963, då han förnekade att det skulle ha förekommit något oanständigt mellan honom och Christine Keeler. Den 5 juni 1963 tvingades Profumo avgå som försvarsminister, sedan han erkänt inför underhuset att han ljugit.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover in dustwrapper. xi, 270 pages. Illustrated with family and other photographs6.5 X 9.5 inches. Very good book with some dust spotting to the top edge and browning to edges of the dustwrapper, faint tobacco whiff when held up close, in a good dustwrapper. The book is signed and inscribed by Lord Denning on the front free endpaper : "For our good friend/Cecil Duddington/with best wishes and/much gratitude for his/splendid example of good/living/ Denning M R./ (unclear)/ 25 July 1981". Signed and Inscribed By the Author.…