A Cricket in the Thorn Tree. Helen Suzman and the Progressive Party, by Joanna Strangwayes-Booth

First Edition. ISBN 0091260809.

Published by Hutchinson of South Africa, Johannesburg, 1976.

320 pp. With illustrations, Bibliography, Notes to chapters, Index.

Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library, clearly stamped 'Withdrawn'. Hardcover and DJ, offered as is, with usual clear plastic library coat. Boards are reasoably clean and bright with minor shelf- and edge-wear--rubbed not scuffed; whitish stain to top corner of front cover; corners reasonably sharp, very light rubbing, not bumped. 

Typical large brown ex-library stains, stamps and numerals on the pastedown and front free endpaper; library stamps and numerals on title page, copyright page and fore-ege. Isolated instances of foxing--on the whole the book is clean. No highlighting, no underlining, no annotations or marginalia. The text block is complete, no missing or loose pages, no tears.

Jacket in Very Good condition, light scuff mark to top corner of front cover, and light scuffing at head of the spine. Catalogue sticker on heel of spine. Otherwise Jacket intact. No tears, no stains. Some dust between plastic and Jacket--normal library shelf-wear.