"A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar" - HL Mencken
Continuing along the theme of JL Carr's Dictionaries of Queens, Kings, Cricketers etc. (themselves inspired by Jane Austen's History of England), this Dictionary of British Politicians, Statesmen, Jacks-in-Office, Politicos & Political Spouses, Lovers & other Political Animals is by Patrick Walsh.
"David Maxwell Fife (1900 - 1967) Conservative Lord Chancellor. When abruptly sacked with six colleagues by Harold MacMillan, he said 'a cook would have had more notice,' MacMillan responded ' ah, but good cooks are harder to find than Lord Chancellors.'"
Unfortuntely, the binding staples have rusted and affected the centre page (see the 3rd image in the gallery); the remainder of the publication is undamaged.
Walsh's Dictionary of Politicians - Seconds
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Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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