R H Barham (160 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.…

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight exterior wear to covers, including some very light fraying to spine, slight creasing of corners, and light staining. Inside, pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB. Used.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight exterior wear to covers, including some very light fraying to spine, slight creasing of corners, and light staining. Inside, pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB. Used.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight exterior wear to covers, including some very light fraying to spine, slight creasing of corners, and light staining. Inside, pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB. Used.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight exterior wear to covers, including some very light fraying to spine, slight creasing of corners, and light staining. Inside, pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB. Used.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight exterior wear to covers, including some very light fraying to spine, slight creasing of corners and light staining. Inside, pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB. Used.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Slight exterior wear to covers, including some very light fraying to spine, slight creasing of corners, and light staining. Binding is well preserved. Inside, pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB. Used.

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

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Soft cover, pink covers, the spine in reinforced. Has nicks, a silverfish hole, and general wear. The price is still showing of ONE PENNY. SCARCE. We ship fast. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. gift to fromer owner, 18 illus, brown boards no dw.

Condition: Fair. 1909. Reprinted. 599 pages. Full bound blue leather. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Chipping to leather to spine and edges.…

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 518 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

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

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Blind stamping on front cover and spine. Gilt lettering on spine.Backstrip torn and taped. Binding very loose; pageblock in several pieces. Some foxing otherwise text is clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Light curving on spine. Crease on front cover. First published 1837. This reprint edition from Collins Clear-Type book. Illustrator was T H Robinson. Collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poems by Anglican cleric with connections to Canterbury (Barham is the next village to me, outside Canterbury). Barham wrote under the name Thomas Ingoldsby, now the name of a Wetherspoon's pub in Canterbury! His best known poem is The Jackdaw of Rheims about a jackdaw that steals a cardinal's ring and is made a saint, Jem Crow. The Jackdaw pub in nearby Denton is named after the poem. The pub featured in the 1969 film, Battle of Britain, with Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. 518 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £11.65. No publisher or date for this reprint. Hesperides Press, 2006.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Measures about 6" x 4". 518 pages. Deep purple, flexible leather covers with bright gold lettering on the spine. Finish of leather has worn at head and heel of spine and at tips of corners. No tears to leather. Purple endpapers. Hinges are fine. No date found in book. Appears to be late 19th century. Gold top edges. One illustration page has a vertical crease. Rear pasted endpaper has cracked vertically from bending flexible cover while opening. Robinson, T. H. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. Original half cloth and illustrated boards with 8 color plates by Brock and others. An unusually fine copy, free of scratch and chipping to edges.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Stated. 176 pages. Fully bound in red soft leather with gilt lettering to spine. Gilt text block edges. Red marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Miniature book. Heavy cracking to hinges, boards are slightly loose. Binding throughout remains firm with mild cracking to gutters. Pages are clean overall, with mild tanning throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Loss to edges of boards with leather slightly peeling. Noticeable marks and scratches overall.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition Thus. 176 pp + publisher's list, coloured endpapers, soft burgundy calf with yapped edges, gilt title to spine, all edges gilt. Leather a little rubbed, rubbed to head of spine, some general reading wear. Miniature book 9 x 6.5 cm.

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

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

Leather. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Circa. 1900. Decorated free endpages. Brown fore'edges. Gilt top fore'edge. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". T.H. Robinson. (illustrator). Not Signed or Inscribed.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Fair. 1849. No Edition Remarks. 360 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends with splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Wear marks overall.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: Used - Very Good. Used - Like New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.