Ross by Norris McWhirter - 1977-02

London : CHURCHILL PRESS LTD, 1976 Shortly after the murder of his twin brother in 1975 Norris began working on this book about his shared life.He presents a fascinating story of his backgrond.; and public campaigning which led Roy Jenkins to describe him as a remarkable man -the account of the legal actions. An absorbing , often amusing & always exciting testiment.240pp.225x145mm. VG/VG[Book - ink inscsp to initial blank page ffep, sound binding, clean throughout , clean boards] Dust Jacket not price clipped shows minor markings/soil with minor colour loss to top rear corner.Please see our images of the actual bookl offered for sale for further details and condition.

London England: Churchill Press, 1976. Hardback. First Edition. Slightly sunned spine to D/J. On the evening of 27 November 1975, when Ross McWhirter was brutally shot down by two gunmen, his twin brother Norris was taken by the police to identify the body. Shortly after, amidst the unreal world of an armed police guard, whilst attending to the subsequent legal administrative and family complications, Norris began working on this book about his shared life with Ross. This book will remind a whole generation of their early lives before and during the last war, whilst younger readers will glimpse something of the experiences their parents enjoyed and suffered in an age as sadly remote as Edwardian England. This book has more than a dash of the family, social and political interest of Forsyte Saga, and millions will read it with curiosity, nostalgia and gratitude. Illustrated. 240 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and… Read More

London: Churchill Press. Bound in perfect red cloth with bright, gilt titles to spine, this 1976 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjacket (unclipped). Signed and inscribed to "Olive" by author. 1X/240pp with Foreword by Roger Bannister, Preface by Author, 18 Chapters, Epilogue and Index. Condition all VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1976.

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