330pp, fold out map in rear. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Top text block edge sprayed. Endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped. 8vo. The eminent civil servant reveals some of the personal knowledge he acquired at close quarters when dealing with the famous political figure.
