Michael Philip West (41 results)

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.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Verschmutzung / Wasserschaden; Abnutzung / Risse - leicht; Gebrochener Buchrücken / Seiten oder Softcover umgeknickt.

Condition: Befriedigend. 348 S. Pappband (graurün). Einband etwas gedunkelt; Kanten etwas berieben; Stempel und Signatur auf Vorsatz und Deckel, sonst gutes Exemplar. 3.edition (23.impression). Explaining the meaning of 24000 items within a vocabulary of 1490 words. With illustrations. [K 645].

Second Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; viii, 397 p. ; 8º. Notes; [1953], book lines up with 1953 edition description, but only has description "first published 1952" within cover. Subjects; Science - Dictionaries. Technology - Dictionaries. Genre; text. 1 Kg.…

Second Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; viii, 397 p. ; 8º. Notes; [1953], book lines up with 1953 edition description, but only has description "first published 1952" within cover. Subjects; Science - Dictionaries. Technology - Dictionaries. Genre; text. 1 Kg.…

gebunden. 348 Seiten 370 gr. Namenseintrag vorne, sonst sehr gut.

Gebunden. Orig.-Leinen mit Titelgoldprägung, 13x19, S 349. Sehr guter Zustand.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R160118898: Non daté. In-8. Cartonné. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 340 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte. Page de garde détachée. Note au stylo sur la pages 314 et 315, n'alterrant pas la lecture. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60027873: Non daté. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 340 pages. Illustré de gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. Dos manquant. Premier plat taché et abîmé. Second plat détaché. Quelques taches et mouillures sur les premières pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60064229: NON DATE. In-12. Cartonné. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 340 pages. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte en anglais. Coiffes légèrement abîmée. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60062037: NON DATE. In-12. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 340 pages. Texte en anglais. Couverture déboitée. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320157176: 1943. In-12. Cartonné. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. VIII + 340 pages - ouvrage en anglais - textes sur deux colonnes. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60005590: Non daté. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Papier jauni. 340 pages. Illustré de gravures en noir et blanc. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60056956: 1956. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 340 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Bord droit de la page de titre et des pages III-IV légèrement abîmé. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais. …

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60056955: 1947. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. 340 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Coiffe en tête légèrement abîmée. Petite annotation en page de garde (ex-libris). . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. Longman, 1953 Libro usato proveniente da collezione privata. La copertina riporta usuali segni del tempo. Le pagine possono risultare imbrunite. No segni e sottolineature del testo. Per ogni problema, domanda o necessità non esitate a contattarci troverete personale disponibile a risolvere ogni vostra richiesta! Consegna 24/48 ore 14i sopra.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60056954: 1944. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. 340 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60108226: Non daté. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 340 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Annotations et tampon au dos du 1er plat et en page de garden celle-ci étant déchirée. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60056957: Non daté. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 340 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Texte sur 2 colonnes. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60027872: Non daté. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 340 pages. Illustré de gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. Tampon Spécimen sur le premier plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80022091: 1947. In-12. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 340 pages. Quelques dessins et figures en noir et blanc dans le texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 413-Dictionnaire bilingue.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R200080848: 1959. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Intérieur frais. 340 pages. Ecrit sur 2 colonnes. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. Pictorial pbk with tiger to upper wrap, stapled, a little discol. in places, small scuffs at spine ends and corner tips otherwise VG, contents clean and tight with b/w illust.s by Lovell, pp76, rear pges from pg67 have light btm corner crease. New Imp. with stories: The Man in the Web; "Work-For-Me-To-See"; Anansi and the Sheep; Good Morning, Mr Tiger; Anansi, Monkey and Dog; Anansi And The Cricket; Mudfish and the Birds; Anansi, Cat and Honey; Anansi and Monkey. With Questions at rear and List of Extra Words.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 132. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1929 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume V2 Language: English Pages: 132 Volume V2.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 360. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1914 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 360.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1913 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 175 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 175 Language: English.…