Mcalpine, Alistair
MCALPINE, Alistair
MCALPINE, Alistair. British, b. 1942. Genres: Novels, Art/Art history. Career: Sir Robert McAlpine's and Sons, London, England, director, 1958- 80. George Weidenfeld Holdings, director, 1975-83. British Parliament, member of House of Lords; Conservative and Unionist Party, vice-president, 1975-90, deputy chairperson, 1979-83. Publications: The Servant (fiction), 1992; Journal of a Collector, 1994; Letters to a Young Politician, 1995; The New Machiavelli (fiction), 1997; Once a Jolly Bagman, 1997; (with C. Giangrande) Collecting and Displaying Conran Octopus, 1998. Address: c/o Sir Robert McAlpine's and Sons, Yorkshire House, Grosvenor Cres., London SW1X 7EP, England.
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