God Bless America; The Doomsday Deposit; The Commissioner

Published by Doubleday & Co.; Heinemann; Century 1974-1987, New York; London, 1974

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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA

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A three-volume set of first edition political novels by former MEP Stanley Johnson, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers and including two warmly inscribed association copies. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.Two of the volumes are warmly inscribed by the author to the same recipients.A three-volume collection of first edition political novels by British writer and former MEP Stanley Johnson. Compromising:God Bless America by Stanley Johnson (1974). Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "To Julia and Christopher with best wishes from Stanley, April 12, 1977, Bristol." A comic political novel satirising American bureaucracy, international diplomacy, and the culture of Washington lobbying.The Doomsday Deposit (1980). This copy is not signed by the author. A speculative thriller whose plot centres on environmental catastrophe, energy crises, and the fear of nuclear escalation, reflecting late-Cold War anxieties. The Commissioner (1987). Inscribed by the author to the title page: "To Christopher and Julia with love Stanley, Aug 13, 1989." A political thriller involving European institutions, corruption, and espionage, following a British commissioner entangled in a conspiracy at the heart of the European Community. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Externally, lovely, with the slightest shelf wear and fading to extremities. "God Bless America," inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. Dust wrappers, excellent. Slight shelf wear to extremities, resulting in one or two small creases and very minor chipping to extremities of "God Bless America." Very Good Indeed.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
God Bless America; The Doomsday Deposit; The Commissioner
Author
Stanley Johnson
Publisher
Doubleday & Co.; Heinemann; Century 1974-1987, New York; London
Publication year
1974
Condition
Very Good Indeed
Dust jacket
Very Good Indeed
Signed
signed by author
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
None
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
8.5" by 5.5"

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