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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.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good+. US Edition; England printing". GOOD+ Condition, chipped ends spine strip. faint old tea stain to cover.,solidly bound.; red & black titles on red paper covered boards.regalia cover decorations. ; np 38pg? pages; New Queen. . . Coronation Day Procession, Church Cermony.Royal Family activities Spine ends. Illustrated by Glossy Color Photos. Bw Pics (illustrator).…

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. First Edition. Palaeontological Association Field Guide to Fossils, No 13 (ISSN 0962-5321). B&W illustrations. A clean, bright copy, almost as-new Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Muy Bueno. 22 x 15cm. **RECOMENDADO: Envío Certificado (sólo 2,90 euros, con número de seguimiento). Así evitarás posibles retrasos o pérdidas por parte de la empresa de reparto. (Con el envío ordinario, Correos suele dejar un aviso en el buzón para recoger el paquete en oficina, y pueden producirse retrasos importantes, incluso pérdidas, especialmente durante el Black Friday, Navidad o las vacaciones de verano).…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Jack Walsdorf on title page. Limited edition of 225, this being copy 225. Fine. Quarter black cloth with marbled paper sides. Frontispiece portrait of Symons by Rosemary Vamosi. xi, 55, [3] p. Tributes by P. D. James, H. R. F. Keating, Lionel Davidson, Reginald Hill, Jack Walsdorf, Peter Lovesey, George Sims, Robert Conquest, Robin Winks, and others. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 123 In diesem Buch äußern sich 12 prominente Engländer zu den Themen Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Kultur in England. Es bietet Einblicke in die Sichtweisen und Analysen der Autoren über ihr Heimatland und seine Rolle in der Welt. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-541-2/8-00528860 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 368.…

ORLY AÉROGARE, SNPL/Syndicat National des Pilotes de Ligne - 1965 - Br.32x24 - Couverture illustrée - 294 pages (Collection Icare, Revue de l'Aviation française - N°35/36 Autome-hiver 1965 - Bon exemplaire Livres.

First English Edition. Signed by the author Gary Russell and by Alan Lee, one of the best known illustrators of Tolkien's books, he was also one of the lead concept artists on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film and his film art is illustrated in the book. Large format 9" by 11.3". 224 pages Illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's illustrated boards with white and yellow lettering to spine. Copiously illustrated in color throughout. Very good in very good dust jacket.…