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Synopsis
Sir Giles, an MP of few principles, decides to build a motorway through a particularly picturesque piece of England, but he has reckoned without his wife, Lady Maude, and her enigmatic gardener, Blott. From the author of ANCESTRAL VICES, THE MIDDEN and WILT.
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"Confirms that he had inherited the mantle of the late P.G. Wodehouse. This is deliciously English comedy" (Guardian)
"Extremely funny . . . Mr Sharpe's dialogues is nifty, imaginative, enjoyable" (Peter Ackroyd The Spectator)
"I laughed out loud, I really did . . . Tom Sharpe is nowhere more buoyant than when mounting catastrophic scenes of hilarious mayhem" (The Statesman)
"A very funny writer indeed . . . Tom Sharpe's comedy lies as much in his language and the pace of the dialogue as in the outrageous muddles and confusions of his comic situations" (The Times)
"This exuberant novel will cheer all those who dislike bureaucracy" (Daily Telegraph)
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A hilarious dose of British farce from Tom Sharpe, the bestselling author of Wilt and Porterhouse Blue.
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Blott on the Landscape
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Secker and Warburg, London, UK, 1975
ISBN 10: 0436458039
ISBN 13: 9780436458033
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dare, Bill (dust jacket) (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Spine ends rubbed, bottom edges bumped. Heavily cocked. Lacks front free endpaper. Previous owner's name in pen on half-title page. Text block edges tanned (affecting page margins). Volume a bit loose. Dust jacket protected with Brodart sleeve, now discoloured, mirrors volume damage, price unclipped. Seller Inventory # 014427
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Blott on the Landscape
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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1975
ISBN 10: 0436458039
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Blott on the Landscape
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005261044
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Blott on the landscape / Tom Sharpe
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London : Secker & Warburg, 1975
ISBN 10: 0436458039
ISBN 13: 9780436458033
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First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 234 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Environmental policy ; Fiction. Legislators ; Fiction. Gardeners ; Fiction. Environmental policy. Gardeners. Legislators. Fiction in English. Environmental policy Great Britain Fiction. Legislators Great Britain Fiction. Gardeners Great Britain Fiction. English fiction. fiction in english, 1900 texts. Genres; Fiction. Humorous fiction. Satire. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 290719
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ISBN 10: 0436458039
ISBN 13: 9780436458033
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 234 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Environmental policy ; Fiction. Legislators ; Fiction. Gardeners ; Fiction. Environmental policy. Gardeners. Legislators. Fiction in English. Environmental policy Great Britain Fiction. Legislators Great Britain Fiction. Gardeners Great Britain Fiction. English fiction. fiction in english, 1900 texts. Genres; Fiction. Humorous fiction. Satire. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 290719
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Blott on the Landscape
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ISBN 10: 0436458039
ISBN 13: 9780436458033
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Seller: Ariel Books IOBA, Auckland, New Zealand
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Sir Giles Lynchwood, millionaire property developer and Tory MP, is determined to see a motorway driven through the ancestral home of his spouse, Lady Maud. As local opposition grows, the MP is devoured by lions, and Lady Maud marries her gardener, Blott. CONDITION Black bds (top cnrs curved) 234 pages. Copy is toned to edges. DJ lightly handled, not price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 15811
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Blott on the Landscape
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ISBN 10: 0436458039
ISBN 13: 9780436458033
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Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's black coloured coth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Fine Dust-Jacket,that has no chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper and with bright unfaded spine to backstrip.Price clipped but with price label of £5.50 to the front flap.The book has a binding with no hinge weakness and with no leaning or rolling to spine.There are no previous names or inscriptions present.The text block remains clean with no turned corners to the pages of text etc but with the usual slight amount of tanning to the page edges as is so often the case with this title.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Superb copy for the collector and certainly uncommon in this condition,8vo 234pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1975]. Seller Inventory # 84846
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_367143082
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