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Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Legare Street Press Pub Date: 9/9/2021 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 236 Reprint edition.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

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.…

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Literary Extracts: Selected From Book V of the Authorized Series of Readers for "Examination in Eng. Literature" of Candidates for Third. Book.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 12mo, 34 pgs., illustrated, pages clean, bound in tan paper over hard boards, paper label on front board and spine. A nice copy. William Nicholson (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. large 8vo, 52 pgs., illustrated, two colored illustrations, bound in green paper over hard boards. Missing an 1 1/2" of paper at top section of spine and missing 1/2" at bottom. some spine edge tears, otherwise good. William Nicholson (illustratore).

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1982 PUBLICATION; includes the large folded map in rear pocket (COMPLETE for this publication); softcovers; ex-library; light creasing of corners of wraps and leaves, o/w in very good condition. Book.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: Good. 1907. First Edition. 74 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine with light foxing at the edges.