Barham lord charles (9 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: 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.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Ex-library. Ex-library copies. Front free endpaper of Volume 1 has the ink stamp of Royal Marines Command Reference Library, a Dispose ink stamp, and has a bookplate remnant. Covers of all three volumes are slightly to lightly soiled. Vol. 1: spine has a catalog number and is rubbed. Vol. 2: spine has a small nick to the lower end. One pair of leaves roughly opend. Private owner information written on front blank. ; In three volumes.…

Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket Issued. Charles Middleton an influential and almost entirely disliked admiral of the Royal Navy of the eighteenth century. His naval and political appointments allowed him to play a decisive part in reform and centralization of naval administration over thirty years, and was finally (at the age of eighty) responsible for guiding the Trafalgar campaign. Vol.I-lxvi, 422pp; Vol.II-xxii, 438pp; Vol.III-xl, 414pp. Half-bound in blue buckram with cream buckram to remainder. Society's emblem in gilt to upper board and gilt lettering to spines. Slight shelf-wear to edges of boards. Spine strips lightly sunned. Fore and lower page edges have been left untrimmed. Various upper pages have been left uncut leaving gatherings still attached, will be easily cut. Books have a private bookplate to front pastedowns and these have left toning to the free endpapers opposite. Vol.III, cream cloth lightly soiled and lower corners bumped. Books weigh a total of 3.4kg, additional postage fee is likely to be required.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Complete 3-volume set. Vol. I: ixvi, 422pp; Vol. II: xxii, 438pp; Vol. III: xl, 413pp. Each volume has a b/w frontis. The ends of the spines show moderate wear, with the spine of Vol. I torn at the top of the front hinge, and there is some yellowing of the pages due to age, but this is otherwise a good set. (Due to the size/weight of this 3-volume set, an extra shipping charge will apply.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…