VGC.Hamish Hamilton,1990.First UK edition-first printing.Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,light shelf wear on the cover) with Dj(tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small marks and nick on the outer edges of the pages,two small creases and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.490pp including List of illustrations,index.Price un-clipped.First edition.Heavy book. This is another paragraph Product Description: A controversial study of the Guinness affair which has become a byword for sharp practice in the Thatcher era. The activities of Morgan Grenfell and the City of London are surveyed and the author illustrates how the affair unravelled a corporate culture bedevilled by greed and ambition.