Davies Gilbert W (52 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. Very light edge wear, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. Very light edge wear, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 21pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 16 drawings, including 2 full-page plates, and a small map of Nicaragua, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLII, #6, October, 1891. From the opening paragraph, "In the last days of 1848 a number of young Yale graduates, bound together by almost brotherly friendship and the intimate association of long years of school and college life, were suddenly seized with a longing to join the throng that from all parts of our country was working its way by every known and unknown route to the newly discovered gold-fields of California." Housed in protective mylar report cover. Gilbert Gaul, A. B. Davies, W. Taber, J. A. Fraser, George Wharton Edwards, (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Nice clean copy. Michelle Wiggley (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Nice clean copy. Michelle Wiggley (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very light edge wear, clean copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Nice clean copy. Michelle Wiggley (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Nice clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Nice clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Nice clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. SIGNED by author on title page. Edge wear with light rubbing, front cover and first few pages starting to curl along side edges, interior is clean. Signed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy, solid binding, X on bottom of text block otherwise unmarked. Patricia O'Day (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Covers lightly rubbed, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light edge wear, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light edge wear and rubbing, small speck on rear cover, otherwise clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Small spot on rear cover, otherwise clean copy.

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.…

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. Very light edge wear, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. Light edge wear, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Edition Not Stated. Light wear to front wraps, bump across spine, illustrtions near fine. Expedited or International shipping may cost more. Davies, Gilbert W. (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Clean unmarked copy, like new. Illustrated with photographs, abbreviations, name index of contributors, 624 pages plus 4 pages of ads.

Paperback. Condition: New. NEW! This is an unused book from the warehouse of a former new-book distributor. Thousands of Western and Americana books in stock--check our listings.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust jacket. First Edition. ISBN 188720007x. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Slight wear to corners and edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Damage on front cover and back cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed with creasing and marks along the edges. The boards are tidy overall with little edge wear. The binding is secure. Ink and pencil annotations throughout, not affecting text. Protected in cellophane. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.