John h purves (10 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.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Very good bright red with black lettering, decs hard cover. 143 pp., tight, bright and clean. Several pages Photographs of late 1800's Jackson State Prison, one as it looked when book was published in 1954. Purves kept a journal of night activity of the prison. Non-fiction. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Plastic Comb - Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. This book is in very good condition with tight binding and clean text. The first page has been clipped of its ownership marking. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Groves, Howard (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 5th Printing. Plastic Comb Binding. Very Light Edgewear. Light Wear. Very Light Soiling. Inked Inscription On Inside Front Cover.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 8.5 x 5.5", plastic comb bound pict stiff wraps, 100pp, minor cover soil else a nice copy. Jackson State Prison.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 8.5 x 5.5", plastic comb bound pict wraps, 100pp, covers a bit used and soiled, contents nice. Fifth printing from 1977. Jackson State Prison.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Rare paperback copy that includes a small pamphlet (The Tug John Purves) laid in inside front cover. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm.

n.p. Hardcover (Mooi exemplaar.).

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Printing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Great Lakes; Ships & the Sea. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 11611.

Condizione: Good. Roen Steamship Company: The Way It Was 1909 - 1976.