Miles herbert w (14 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.…

hardback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo, green cloth lettered gilt to spine, a very good copy, b&w plates, 200pp.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Fair. 1935. First Edition. 174 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Dent to spine.…

Condizione: Good. 1948. Second edition, revised. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: 4to - between 9¾ - 12" tall. 47 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked. Foxing to front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; England; Gardening. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 30416. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, original brown paper wrappers. Sm.8vo, engraved frontispiece slightly dusty, c.pp70 + [4] advts, wrappers bit worn around the backstrip and a little dusty, small little ink blot to extreme top margin of some 10 leaves, overall a very good copy of a vulnerable little item, and internally rather crisp. ** Includes poems in English bar 3 in Greek, 3 in Latin, and 1 in parallel Hebrew & English. *** The poems are by John Wickens & George Tickell of Balliol : J. C. Prichard, George K. Rickards & Roundell Palmer of Trinity College : Isaac Nicholson Allen & Charles Seager of Magdalen : A. Lloyd & John Graham of Wadham : Miles Atkinson, Regents Park : John Adams, William Herbert Woodhouse & Lord Maidstone of Christ Church : G. K. Morrell, St John's : W. F. Donkin, St Edmund's : John W. Wing, University College : and Hon. W. L. T. Harris, Oriel. ***** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.…

First Edition. 4to., [28.5cm x 20cm] red clothbound hardback, with gilt blocked illustration to upper cover; 45pp, with 9 b/w illustrations. A clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Foxing to prelims, to last 6 pages and very occasionally throughout. Overall a VG copy. (Shelf 130) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. …

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt and black title block lettering to the upper panel. Folio 11½'' x 8''. Contains 45 printed pages of text with nine full-page monochrome illustrations. Printed in Monotype Baskerville on hand made paper and hand written Number 34 of 50 Limited Edition copies. Small semi-circular stain to the foot of the pages, light foxing to the title page. Member of the P.B.F.A. BOTANY (Phytology).…

title-page printed in black and blue with an engraved vignette, 9 etched illustrations by Canterbury students, some very faint spotting to opening leaves (and to colophon) and some light off-setting from plates, occasional light spotting within, pp. 49, 4to, original red buckram, vignette of hops to upper board, the cloth faintly spotted to borders and with some gentle fading to spine, free endpapers faintly spotted, good. A scarce and delightful college printing, illustrated by students, with Miles - a Professor of Horticulture at Wye College - selecting 'nine representative plants of local interest'.…