A Very Good, very rare, signed (by Patrick Moore and as his alias R T Fishall to f.f.e.p. - see pictures), first impression, first edition, hardback book. No d.j. as published. This book focuses on the ludicrous fringe world of local government. This together with a previous publication 'Bureaucrats and How to Annoy Them' are two volumes as far removed from astronomy as you could possibly get from this Demi-god of the night sky. Resulting in a very rare and very interesting window into the mind of this unusual man. Book shows very light wear to boards and one or two flecks to top page edges (see pictures). Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985.