Farce Elbow by Rix Brian (15 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Signed by the author. 1st edition. Boards are clean. Content is clean with even toning, tape marks on the endpapers and writing on the ffep. Good DJ with some edge wear .

hardcover. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Condition: Very Good. 1975. hardcover. Signed and inscribed on title page. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW price clipped and showing some shelf wear and age. Lightly toned, light spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy. First edition copy. . . Signed Copy. Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: Very Good. 1975. hardcover. Signed and inscribed on title page. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW price clipped and showing some shelf wear and age. Lightly toned, light spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy. First edition copy. . . Signed Copy.

First edition. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to unclipped DJ. ; Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. ; B&W Photographs; 248 pages; Brian Rix's career has always been linked to laughter, whether in the theatre or during his brief spell in the armed forces. His personal accouint is therefore filled with humourous anecdotes.…

Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Farce About Farce - the sequel to My Farce From My Elbow - is an account of the tumultuous years since in the life of Sir Brian Rix, moving and comic by turns. The unexpected memoirs of an actor - 'the greatest master of farce in my theatre-going lifetime,' according to that doyen of critics, Sir Harold Hobson - who quit the stage to make what appeared on the surface to be one of the more unlikely career changes of a lifetime: to become Secretary-General of MENCAP. Now Brian Rix's life career has turned full circle. Since retiring from his full time job with MENCAP - but continuing to serve as Chairman - he has returned to the stage. In this book he tells how it all happened. Illustrated with B/W photos.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 248pp; illustrated. Signed with personal dedication on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A near Fine unmarked copy, free of inscriptions with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The actor recounts his life, starting as schoolboy acting in his mother's amateur theatricals in Hull, as an aircraftsman pursuing a wide variety of ladies, as a Bevin boy down the mines and his part in farces at the Whitehall Theatre post war. Described by Harold Hobson as the greatest master of farce in his theatre going lifetime. 33 photographs. A1E Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Tight Firm Clean Copy With No Signatures Inscriptions Or Notations Found. Brown Cloth Hard Cover With Gilt Titled Spine - Slight Edge Wear. Clipped Jacket With Slight Edge Wear.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition hardback, 1975, with unclipped jacket. In overall near fine condition with only slight signs of handling and storage: dj a touch shelfworn; brown cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine, are very crisp. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text and plates very clean and clear throughout.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo.pp.248. Signed presentation from the author:"To Victor Ross. My thanks for your good wishes. May I return the same. Brian Rix." Loosely inserted Mencap business card for Brian Rix, Secretary-General. `BOOK: B/w photographs and drawings illustrate the text. Original publisher's binding in brown with gilt lettering at spine. ? From the library of Victor Ross 1919-2021) an Austrian Jewish refugee from Nazi occupation who became Chairman of ReaderÕs Digest, Europe. He conceived and led the 'Thank You Britain' fund in the 1960s, raising £96,000 (well over £1 million in todayÕs terms) within the Jewish refugee community from central Europe, for a scholarship fund and series of annual lectures at the British Academy./Brian Norman Roger Rix CBE, DL (1924Ð2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including Dry Rot and One for the Pot. Fine in close very good dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly sunned. Signedes.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.