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RAWNSLEY, ANDREW: : THE END OF THE PARTY: THE RISE AND FALL OF NEW LABOUR. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.PENGUIN/VIKING,2010.

ISBN 9780670918515.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's bold,expansive black felt-tip pen ink signature - without dedication - to title page, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour cartoon caricature (Blair,Brown, Mandelson) vignette by Chris Riddell, illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with brown+ black and embossed gilt lettering to front and to the spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Circular,adhesive orange with white lettering 'signed by the author' label to front panel of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean - thumb/finger mark on top edge near head of spine/backstrip; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to the spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain navy blue endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED, 1st edn,vii-xiiipp+3-801pp [paginated] includes, author's introduction,Pt 1 comprising 38 chapters,references,broadcast+published sources, an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a contents list/table,and the reverse of the last paginated page. His best-selling and award-winning 'Servants of the People' was acclaimed across all media as the most authoritative,gripping and entertaining account of the making of New Labour and its first term in office. 'The End of the Party' delivers more of the astonishing revelations,penetrating insights and sharp wit that readers expect from Britain's foremost political commentator and television documentary maker.It takes up the New Labour story from the day of the second election victory in 2001.The reader is treated to riveting inside accounts of all the key events, from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal. There are sharp and vivid character portraits of all the main players as Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour,as well as the incendiary private feuds and remarkable reconciliations between Tony Blair,Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson. 'The End of the Party' draws on hundreds of interviews and confidential conversations with those at the heart of power for more than a decade.Taking the reader behind the black door of Number 10,it is overflowing with extraordinary anecdotes which depict the powerful as they really are. 'Servants of the People' was praised for the acuity of its judgements and the sheer excitement of its narrative.In 'The End of the Party' Andrew Rawnsley now provides the definitive account of the rise and fall of New Labour. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,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 the 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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