John Stonehouse — Prohibited Immigrant

London, The Bodley Head, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this vivid account of British Labour MP John Stonehouse's time working in Zimbabwe, including events leading up to his deportation. First edition. In the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author "For Dingle Foot with best wishes from John Stonehouse 21 March 1960". Dingle Foot was a colleague and fellow Labour MP in the government of Harold Wilson. An autobiographical work of British Labour and Co-operative party politician John Stonehouse, who acted as an MP under Harold Wilson. Notably, Stonehouse is remembered for unsuccessfully faking his own death in 1974, and attempting to run away with his mistress.  This account surrounds Stonehouse's two years spent working in Zimbabwe, including his dramatic expulsion by the Central African Federation after supposedly encouraging the indigenous people of the country to stand up against the government. In this personal account, Stonehouse attempts to clear his name, claiming he aimed to help local people by peaceful and constitutional means. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear only. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor shelf wear and a little sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.