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Pictorial Card. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket (as published). 1st Edition. 356 Pages, Illustrated. A Complete And Soundly Bound "Vg" Book , Signed By The Author On The Title Page With A Dedication To Mary Mckenzie ( Who Was A Teacher At The School In The 1950S). Not Ex Library. A Heavy Book, Overseas Shipping Will Exceed The Abebooks Default Rate - Please Email The Bookseller For An Overseas Shipping Quote. Signed by Author(s). …

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, publisher's blind stamped insignia to upper panel, cream parchment end papers, acid free paper. Small folio 12" x 9¼" 224 pp. ISBN 0952881608. Sumptuous illustrated account of primitive eastern civilizations. In Fine condition. As new. Member of the P.B.F.A. AZERBAIJAN.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, publisher's blind stamped insignia to upper panel, cream parchment end papers, acid free paper. Small folio 12" x 9¼" 224 pp. ISBN 0952881608. Sumptuous illustrated account of primitive eastern civilisations. In Fine condition. As new. Member of the P.B.F.A. AZERBAIJAN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. 'Special Limited Edition' signed and numbered, with special edition mock bookplate and handwritten notebook page by the author, written in blue biro from M. J. Simpson's notes and research pasted to ffep. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY M. J. SIMPSON, IN BLUE PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'Don't Passo! M. J. Simpson 29/30 Seacon 03'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£18.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 393pp, illustrated. Douglas Adams will be most fondly remembered for the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series and its idiosyncratic humour, but this biography covers his life from his days as a struggling sketch writer to his untimely death at the age of 49 in May 2001. His was an extraordinary life. He started his career as a comedy sketch writer, but then became an overnight success after his 'Hitchhiker' series was first aired by the BBC in 1978. Arthur Dent's adventures through space with his friend Ford Prefect became a popular cultural phenomenon, spawning bestselling novels by Adams, hit television and stage shows and cult status. As well as a bestselling writer, Adams was an avid ecologist and technophile and this book aims to tell the story of this remarkable life and includes interviews and anecdotes from friends and colleagues. The author M. J. Simpson, was kind enough to write to me with some history of this book, he says: 'I thought you'd like to know that what might seem a "mock handwritten notebook page" is in fact a genuine page from the exercise book I used for all my notes while writing this. 30 copies had a page inserted (after redacting personal phone numbers and emails) and were sold by the Hitchhiker's Guide fan club, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, at the 2003 British National SciFi Convention (Seacon). I've never seen one come up for resale before. Good find!' Very scarce in this 'Special Edition' with pasted in notes, signed. Jacket photo by Craig Stennett (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 219 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.