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MORTIMER**, JOHN: : The SOUND of TRUMPETS

LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN GROUP,1998.

ISBN 0670878618.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Stated First edition.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but an unused b/w illustrated CHRIST CHURCH OXFORD bookplate to front free endpaper,and no price-clip to dw/dj.[Coincidentally,and interstingly, at 17 Mortimer was at Brasenose College,Oxford, reading Law,though he was actually based at Christ Church because the Brasenose buildings had been requisitioned for the war effort.] Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Ian Pollock, illustrated dw/dj panels - front panel with capitalised, gilt-lettered author's name,red-lettered title and black-lettered strp line to front; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered author+title as front and thumbnail colour illustration and publisher's capitalised, black-lettered+illustrated colophon,to foot of same, rear panel with critics' black+red lettered reviews for the previous two books of the trilogy 'Paradise Postponed' and 'Titmuss Regained'.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges toned with  minimal, random,sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges though also toned are without foxing/spotting; contents exceptionally bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,a pale blue+white striped headband,and immaculate plain air-force blue endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-272pp [paginated] includes Pts One+Two comprising 21 and 10 chapters respectively,a blank with publisher's colophon to foot of same with author's other works to its reverse,a title page,a dedication,2 epigrams (Bunyan,'Pilgrim's Progress' and Joseph Conrad,'Nostromo'),individual Pts separator pages - the latter three named each with blanik reverse,and also to the rear 6pp blanks.          Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20+ year-old age. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher overall grading. Despite that,it really is still an exceptional example and a welcome addition to Mortimer's collection of works.                             'The Sound of Trumpets' represents the triumphant completion of a political trilogy that began with 'Paradise Postponed' and 'Titmuss Regained',providing a wonderfully entertaining and alert view of the comedy of modern politics.                                  It's three decades since local boy Leslie Titmuss,son of a humble brewery clerk,first entered Parliament as the member for the constituency of Hartscombe and Westfield South and began his rise to the very height of government during the Thatcher years.Lord Titmuss,of First Baron Skurfield as he has become,is still a figure with formidable influence in the constituency,but now the Conservative government,uder a new leader,is in trouble,and it faces a difficult by-election at Hartscombe after the extraordinary death of the sitting Tory M.P. - his body found floating one summer morning in his swimming pool,handcuffed and clad in a bikini.                            Terry Flitton,the New Labour candidate,is confident of victory.Armed with a mobile phone and a beautiful young wife called Kate who abhors smoking,hunting and meat-eating in equal measure,he feels the tide is turning his way.But even he is surprised to receive a call from Lord Titmuss himself suggesting a highly confidential meeting.It seems thatTitmuss knows a greatdeal about Terry and quite a lot about the late and unmourned M.P. Just as surprising to Terry is the sudden attraction he feels for fifty-year-old,smoking, drinking,love-making Old Labour Agnes,who seems both to like him and to believe he can bring a bit of Socialism to Rapstone Valley.Very soon Terry finds himself caught between expediency and principle,power and passion - with events skidding so far out of control that he is scarcely able to make the decisions himself.      Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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