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GRAY**, TODD: : BLACKSHIRTS in DEVON.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK.EXETER,DEVON,THE MINT PRESS,2006.

ISBN 9781903356463.

UK,8vo wraps,1st edn.NFINE.Donor's handwritten, blue ink gift presentation inscrptn+date (Xmas 06) to title page,plus author's handwritten,ink signature - without dedication - to title page,just above his own printed name.No dw/dj, card wraps as issued.Bright,crisp,sharp-cornered - excepting rear,lower corner which has been accidently creased with a pair of faint diagonal creases to same - clean colour photographic upper wrap,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners and NO reading creases to spine/ backstrip.UK,8vo wraps,SIGNED,1st edn,ix-xviiipp +1-326pp [paginated] includes a preface,an introduction,Pts 1-3,an epilogue,profuse contemporary b/w photographs and illus throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,and contents list/table. See also my book ID rja946621 for author's DEVON'S FIFTY BEST CHURCHES,UK,8vo wraps,1st edn and rja975621 CHRISTMAS IN DEVON,UK,. An innovative study which opens up a surprising aspect of the history of Devon. Sir Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts arrived in Devon at Plymouth in the summer of 1933 and quickly became a vibrant political force in the city.Activity spread throughout the county, particularly amongst farmers in North Devon,and within six months branches of the British Union of Fascists were established in a number of towns.A disastrous meeting at Plymouth late in 1934 severely impeded the party's momentum but the Fascists regrouped at Exeter,the new regional capital,and from there they continued to promote the movement until June 1940 when leading members were arrested and interned. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct 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. P+p included or P+p FREE offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo wraps,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

GRAY**, TODD: : BLACKSHIRTS in DEVON.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK.EXETER,DEVON.THE MINT PRESS,2006.

ISBN 9781903356463.

UK,8vo wraps,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE. Donor's handwritten,blue ink gift presentation inscrptn+date (Xmas 06) to title page,plus author's handwritten,ink signature - without dedication - to title page,just above his own printed name,and no price removal fron card cover.Bright,crisp, sharp-cornered - excepting rear,lower corner which has been accidently creased with a pair of faint diagonal creases to same - clean colour photographic upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present - almost as new.Top +fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners and NO reading creases to spine/backstrip either - unread other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,author SIGNED,1st edn,ix-xviiipp +1-326pp [paginated] includes a preface,an introduction,Pts 1-3, an epilogue,profuse contemporary b/w photographs and illus throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,and contents list/table. See also my book ID rja395211 for another SIGNED,1st edn example of this title,with rja946621 for author's DEVON'S FIFTY BEST CHURCHES,UK,8vo wraps,1st edn and also rja975621 CHRISTMAS IN DEVON,a UK,square 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,author SIGNED,1st edn. An innovative study which opens up a surprising aspect of the history of Devon. Sir Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts arrived in Devon at Plymouth in the summer of 1933 and quickly became a vibrant political force in the city.Activity spread throughout the county, particularly amongst farmers in North Devon,and within six months branches of the British Union of Fascists were established in a number of towns.A disastrous meeting at Plymouth late in 1934 severely impeded the party's momentum but the Fascists regrouped at Exeter,the new regional capital,and from there they continued to promote the movement until June 1940 when leading members were arrested and interned. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct 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 wraps,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Authro SIGNED - without dedication.

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