Introduction Roy Blount (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. De Seve, Peter (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. London, 1999; silver illustrated cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; gray slip case with mild wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; smoky odor; Interior is clean and unmarked; 266 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. De Seve, Peter (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing thus. Clean, tight hardcover bound in quarter cloth with unmarked interior and text. The dust jacket remains unclipped ($16.95) and presents vividly with light soiling to the back panel. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy in jacket. xliv, 198 + 33pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rod Waters (illustrator). First Edition. Except for a light stain to the front pastedown about As New in all respects in like slip case. First printing, no others noted. Browse my books: www.abebooks.com/The-Book-Shed-Benson-VT-U.S.A/602765/sf Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Tracking number and estimated delivery date always provided. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed, an ABE Heritage Seller, has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997 An on-line bookseller with a bookshop sensibility.

Hardcover. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. de Seve, Peter (illustrator). 1st Edition. Introduction and Afterword by Roy Blount, Jr., and with wonderfully satirical full-color illustrations by Peter de Seve. No longer in Twain's possession at the time of his death in 1910, and embattled in the courts in the 1940s, A MURDER, A MYSTERY, AND A MARRIAGE appeared in this 2001 edition for the first time It is a delightful rendition of life (and a disturbing death) in the mythical hamlet of Deer Lick, Missouri. Mint, unread copy, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. OFC 3F.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Beard, Daniel Carter (illustrator). modern library edition. 465 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Seventh printing, 2006. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The slipcase shows some very light handling. 8vo. 266pp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 144 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Louie, Lorraine (jacket design); Metzger, Michael (cover art) (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new condition white boards, red cloth spine, and blue spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Paul M. Zall; Introduction by Roy Blount, Jr., Preface by Paul M. Zall; Appendix: Sources and Resources; and About the Editor. "George Washington laughing? That the venerable Father of Our Country, the austere and unfailingly honest leader of historical record and legend, had a penchant for tall tales and crafty quips seems unthinkable to most Americans, even today. In The Wit & Wisdom of the Founding Fathers, historian and scholar Paul Zall shatters the sober image of American icons George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin to reveal - and celebrate - their natural bent for incisive, spirited humor. With ample quotes from personal correspondence and private mnemoirs, Zall peers behind the staid and serious facade of our first three presidents and demonstrates how each strove to suppress his sense of mirth to maintain a dignified public reputation. By lifting the curtain on our Founding Fathers as they engage in practical jokes and regale friends with humorous stories, Zall opens a window on their personalities otherwise obscured by our preconceptions of them as larger-than-life historical figures. While Franklin's humor and wisdom is legendary thanks to his authorship of Poor Richard's Almanac, readers will be surprised to learn that Washington had a penchant for biting sarcasm; that Adams engaged in direct, colloquial, even vulgar, humor; and that Jefferson, our most cerebral president, enjoyed laughing at the absurdity of his own situation as leader of the nation. With an introduction by noted humorist Roy Blount Jr., The Wit & Wisdom of the Founding Fathers is bound to raise some eyebrows around the Supreme Court when it comes to arguments about the Original Intent of our forebears, while offering all of us a welcome break from the divisive inanity of today's political squabbling." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. "The Founding Fathers on Politics: On Campaigning: *** Half the truth is often a great lie. *** The first mistake in public business, is the going into it. On Congress: *** A bill can be easily corrected by making every word a 'said' or 'aforesaid,' and saying everything over two or three times, so that nobody but we of the craft can untwist the diction, and find out what it means. ***That one hundred and fifty lawyers should do business together ought not to be expected. On the Electorate: ***He is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. ***Many complain of their memory, few of their judgment. *** No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear - excerpt from the rear outer dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. reprint hardback book in very good condition, not ex-library, no dust jacket as published, with slipcase in good condition. There are no names, clean white pages, tight binding and unmarked decorated board covers. B&w drawings. A selection of Mark Twain's humour.

Third Printing. A fine tight solid copy in gray slipcase. ; 8vo, illustrated gray cloth, frontis, 266pp. Illustrated by Rod Waters. Includes gray slipcase.

Condition: Good. Original decorated cloth, illustrated with b/w drawings, board slipcase, 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Silver coloured hardback book, with a beautiful design covering all boards and black title impressions, running across the top half of the spine. This wonderful book is in excellent condition, looks like the book has hardly been used or read. Normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. Comes with a nice grey coloured box, slipcase. 266 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in excellent, clean, readable order. Set in Goudy at The Folio Society. Printed on Balmoral Wove Paper by St. Edmundsbury Press, Bury St. Edmunds and bound by Jarrold Book Printing, Thetford, in material printed with a design by the artist. Another wonderful book from The Folio Society.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Will & Deni McIntyre (illustrator). Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. Small tear or imperfection in front top left corner of dust jacket. Dust jacket is wrapped for protection. Beautiful illustrations. No visible markings inside. Distributed by Vanderbilt University Bookstore. This book is oversized, so there may be an additional shipping cost. If so, we will contact you. ; Photographs; 9 1/4" x 12"; 128 pages.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 287 pages. 12.25x10.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.