A P Herbert Alan Patrick Herbert (159 results)

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 4th Printing. 4th printing (Ford-Smith, Folio 76 #1140). Includes publisher's slipcase. Fine book in near fine slipcase. Slipcase faintly scuffed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Hard Cover. 288 pp. A collection of humorous vignettes by various authors, with contributions by William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Winston S. Churchill, the Queen of England, G.K. Chesterton, P.G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, etc., etc. Ever since Chaucer's day, when the host of the Tabard Inn in Southwark rose to welcome the Canterbury Pilgrims with a joke, the After Dinner Speech, designed, if possible, to reduce the assembled company to helpless merriment, has presented the ultimate challenge. The best speakers are natural story-tellers - Gerard Hoffnung, reading a selection of letters from continental hoteliers: 'There is a French widow in every bedroom affording delightful prospects'; John Mortimer telling the woeful tale of a man's numerous unsuccessful attempts to murder his wife: 'At no time did Mrs Scott feel that the magic had gone out of their marriage' - and in this collection of post-prandial treasures you will find the very best of them, from Groucho Marx on how to resist a femme fatale, to Ralph Steadman surreally addressing the Lewis Carroll Centenary Dinner. 'Goodness', said a friend on greeting Mae West, 'where did you get those beautiful pearls?' 'Goodness', replied Mae, 'had nothing to do with it.' Shaggy dog stories, practical jokes, sporting anecdotes, rousing toasts, travellers' tales and risque reminiscences rub shoulders in this essential collection with real-life revelations and moments of history. Among the guests are Peter Ustinov, Jilly Cooper, Brian Johnstone, Charles Dickens, Dorothy Parker, Robertson Davies, Henry Grady and A.P. Herbert. There is food and drink in abundance. There is gentle reflection and endearing charm as well as defiant frivolity. Above all there are stories for every occasion - witty, absurd, momentous, philosophical, fascinating, poignant, and forever entertaining.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Secret Battle. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The House by the River. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd. rust c w/lite sunnning and rubbing, gilt titles; some toning of end papers; 311 clean, unmarked pages+publisher's listings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st Printing, thus edition; dj in mylar (price unclipped); Jazz Age collection of songs and she-shanties, including such titles as Four Negro Commercials.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Secret Battle (Cram Edition). Book.

Condition: Good. 1930. Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear. Nicks and tears to dustwrapper but remains intact. Foxing to page edges, otherwise a good copy. . . . .

Condition: Good. 1930. Hardcover. Good copy with some shelf wear. Nicks and tears to dustwrapper but remains intact. Foxing to page edges, otherwise a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Red hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Ex-lib. Page edges browning. Spine faded. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 159pp.

Orange hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 243pp.

Yellow hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Third Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover marked. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 148pp. b&w plates.

Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Spine faded. Slight foxing. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 404pp. Endpaper maps.

Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine lean. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 275pp.

Grey hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). viii, 74pp.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 283pp.

Red hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. 170mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 206pp.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. No dust jacket. ; X, 363 p. ; 22 cm.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition: 'VG. Ex-library' Notes: Reprint of the 1948 Benn edition. B+W plates. Cloth boards.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.