In For A Penny - The Unauthorised Biography of Jeffrey Archer By Jonathan Mantle
In for a Penny: The Unauthorised Biography of Jeffrey Archer
The Uncompromised, High-Stakes Chronicle of Boardroom Scandals, Political Intrigues, and the Mask of a Bestselling Maverick
The Uncompromised, High-Stakes Chronicle of Boardroom Scandals, Political Intrigues, and the Mask of a Bestselling Maverick
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: In for a Penny: The Unauthorised Biography of Jeffrey Archer
- Author: Jonathan Mantle
- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 28 July 1988
- ISBN-10: 0241124786
- ISBN-13: 9780241124789
- Edition Details: First UK Hardcover Edition, First Printing.
- Binding: Original publisher’s premium cloth-bound hardcover casing with gold-stamped spine lettering.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 224 pages. Generously enhanced with a central repository of high-contrast black-and-white archival photographic plates mapping his political campaigns, media appearances, and private estate circles.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used – Near Fine (NF)
- Exterior / Boards: The original hardcover binding presents in a flawless, showroom-grade preservation state. The cloth boards remain beautifully flat, clean, and defensively square at all corner tips. The binding is completely unyielding, showing no vertical spine-lean, internal structural collapse, or pushing to the head and tail bands.
- Interior: The internal text block is exceptionally clean, bright white, and tight. All 224 internal leaves are perfectly intact and remain entirely free of user highlighting, ink signatures, ex-libris library stamps, dog-eared foldouts, or standard dealer pencil markings. A well-sheltered, premium-grade copy.
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The Dust Jacket: Used – Near Fine (NF)
- Condition Detail: The original illustrated paper dust jacket is present, whole, and completely intact under a protective Cellophane cover. The jacket faces show only very limited, superficial signs of standard shelf wear along the topmost margins, keeping its striking design features bright and highly presentable. Completely free of sun-fading, chips, or heavy edge tears.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1988—capturing his life right as he navigated the volatile apex of his early literary and political careers—In for a Penny stands as an exceptional, raw, and deeply engrossing biographical chronicle of the ultimate political maverick: Jeffrey Archer. Bypassing standard public relations spin, this unauthorised biography strips down the enigmatic genius to examine the past and present, public and private faces of the bestselling author, ex-Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, and self-made millionaire.
Acclaimed investigative biographer Jonathan Mantle holds absolutely nothing back as he maps out the psychological theater, breathtaking risks, and financial rollercoasters that defined Archer's high-stakes journey. The narrative tracks his trajectory from a precarious childhood to the inner sanctums of Westminster and the global bestseller lists. Crucially, the text delves deeply into the complex structural dynamics behind his public life, considering the role of the one constant in his turbulent world—his brilliant, academically formidable wife, Mary Archer. Capturing his controversial exploits long before his late-1990s legal trials, this near-fine hardcover collectible copy is a vital used collectible book that serves as an essential primary historical archive for political historians and biography purists alike.
Author Profile: Jonathan Mantle
Jonathan Mantle is a highly distinguished British author, corporate biographer, and veteran investigative journalist. Renowned globally for his razor-sharp narrative pacing, meticulous archival cross-referencing, and his fearless ability to cut through public relations spin, Mantle has authored numerous critically acclaimed, bestselling volumes analyzing corporate giants, architecture, and massive financial empires—including his classic works Benetton: The Family, the Business and the Brand and Companies That Changed the World.
Mantle’s unique literary talent allows him to bypass sanitized media legends to present complex cultural and political figures with absolute psychological depth. His expert handling of economic mechanics, political networks, and first-hand interviews transforms public records into a highly polished, definitive historical masterpiece that remains highly prized by antiquarian book collectors worldwide.
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