Roots World Knowledge by Henry Root (4 results)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192p. : ill., maps,ports. ; 26cm. Subjects; English wit and humor. Humour in English 1945- Texts. Satire. English literature; 20th century. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192p. : ill., maps,ports. ; 26cm. Subjects; English wit and humor. Humour in English 1945- Texts. Satire. English literature; 20th century. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Slight rubbing to edges of d/w and storage dust, otherwise fine, little referenced copy.Written in the early Eighties provides an interesting (alphabetical) review of who was in, and what was 'on trend' at the time. E.g "League, the English Football - The best in the world. The reason we have no world class players".

First Edition. Pp. 192, mostly printed double column, numerous text illustrations; narrow cr. 4to; black boards, spine lettered in git; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed and split; a couple of tiny spots to top edges of leaves; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1982. First edition. *'Encyclopaedia of British common sense' [wrapper blurb].