Waugh S P (12 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Condition: New. Petríková, Viktória; McGuinness, Kenneth (illustrator). In.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 32 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.08 inches. In Stock.

Printer Wrapper. No Jacket. First Edition. with Original Price of $4.50 on Back Cvr Corner, Masks of Nothing translated by Marie Claire Cebrian, Orange Softcover WRAPS with Nighttime Scene on Front nice cover art by Jason Eckhardt, VG-/VG, AS-IS, PAPERBACK , Stated Published October 1, 1988, 1st Edition, 8.5 X 6.75 in. approx, Interior nice tight light Rub & some Pencil Notes & Check Marks here & there , wear & few Fox Stains, Cvr light wear CREASE & Pencil Name on Back, 36 pgs.

Condition: Good. 26, 2 plates, 3 text figs. 4to. PB. 4to, orig. wrappers. Ex-lib., stamp to foot of first text page. Good. pp. 225-250.

Condition: New. Petríková, Viktória; McGuinness, Kenneth (illustrator).

Soft Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Orange Softcover WRAPS with Nighttime Scene on Front nice cover art by Jason Eckhardt, NF+/NF, PAPERBACK , Stated Published October 1, 1988, 1st Edition, 8.5 X 6.75 in. approx, Interior nice tight Clean light Rub, wear, Cvr light wear , 36 pgs, AS-IS, with Original Price of $4.50 on Back Cvr Corner.

PAP. Condition: New. Petríková, Viktória; McGuinness, Kenneth (illustrator). New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. Petríková, Viktória; McGuinness, Kenneth (illustrator). New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Condition: Redelijk. Binding: Hardcover. Year: 1982. Language: Engels. Description: Boek zeer goed echter met roestvlekjes bovenzijde snede en naam schutblad. Lichte gebruik-/opslagsporen.

Condition: Very Good. Hardback. 2 vols. Quartos. xxxiv, 845+ 19 plates; xvi, 109pp. Original hard covers with gilt spine titles. Main vol. with small indent to cover otherwise very good indeed in a slightly worn, creased and edge nicked jacket; Indexes vol. fine in lightly used jacket. 1995 new edition and 1990 reprint.