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THATCHER, CAROL: : BELOW THE PARAPET: THE BIOGRAPHY OF Denis Thatcher. [Author SIGNED Copy - Daughter of UK,ex-Prime Minister.]

LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1996.

ISBN 0002556057.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Author is the daughter of UK's first female ex-Prime Minister.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj, but author's neat,handwritten black ink dedication,signature+date to title page: "To Roger - All the Best Carol Thatcher 29 April 1996".Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject portrait colour photographic upper wrap,b/w subject+spouse photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. Publisher's original RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xpp+1-302pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,illustrations list,21 chapters,16pp of contemporary b/w photographs etc.,in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp84/5 and pp212/13 respectively,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED,dedicated+dated title page,and 4pp blanks to rear. See also my book ID rja34799 for her mother's (THATCHER,MARGARET - UK,ex-Prime Minister) 'STATECRAFT: STRATEGIES FOR A CHANGING WORLD.' for SIGNED,1st edn copy. When Denis and Margaret Thatcher first met on a blind date in 1949,he was a high- flying company director,she a glamorous young Conservative candidate just starting out on the lowest rungs of the political ladder.Twenty-five years later,on the eve of Denis's retirement,Margaret was elected to the leadership of the Conservative Party and within three years,instead of easing into a gentle golf-playing retirement,Denis found himself as Britain's first male prime ministerial consort,mixing daily with some of the most powerful people in the world. From State banquets at Buckingham Palace and the White House,to tours of Egyptian sewers and golf with George Bush in a hurricane,Denis carried out his duties with tact,dignity and good humour. To the readers of Private Eye he was the amiable buffoon of the Dear Bill letters and to the public at large he was an engaging,somewhat eccentric figure.But the wit and good nature which made him so popular belied his intimate understanding and support of Margaret Thatcher.He was his wife's 'eyes and ears to the world',a vital role which he regarded as an 'excercise in love and loyalty'. 'Below the Parapet' is the story of Denis Thatcher's very personal journey,as only his daughter could tell it.It is also a riveting account of more than a decade of political triumph and turmoil - of the Falklands,the Brighton bombing and the 1990 leadership election - from a totally unique perspective,offering an honest and highly entertaining insight into the Thatcher years as seen from the inside. For other THATCHER related titles/books/ edns see my book ID's rja450313,rja530515 and rja686017. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
"To Roger - All the Best Carol Thatcher 29 April 1996".

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