xiv 420 pages, annotated, bibliography, indexed, black and white plates. The front of the jacket is crushed at the tail, and bumped at the tail. The pages are tanned, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy, but obviously second hand. "Graham Richardson was, for almost twenty years, one of the most powerful figures in the Australian Labor Party. His rise to power was marked by explosions of violence and bitterness, won him rare political influence and at times brought his career to the brink of disaster. If there was a deal to be made, he was The Fixer."