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Hard Cover. Condición: 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. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. G.A.W.Brandreth; T.H.Stubley (ilustrador).

Hardcover. viii, 168 p.; 22 cm. (Lambeth Palace Library lectures ; 1966) Contents: 1. Church of England and Orthodox Churches in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Steven Runciman -- 2. Church of England and Orthodox Churches in nineteenth & twentieth centuries, H.R.T. (Henry Renaud Turner) Brandreth, O.G.S. -- 3. Church of England and Church of Rome from sixteenth to eighteenth century, T. M. (Thomas Maynard) Parker -- 4. Church of England and Church of Rome, from beginning of nineteenth century to present day, Owen Chadwick -- 5. Church of England and Free Churches from 1660, S. L. (Stanley Lawrence) Greenslade -- 6. Church of England and Lutheran and Reformed Churches, R. R. (Roland Ralph) Williams -- 7. Church of England and Old Catholic Churches, E. W. (Eric Waldram) Kemp -- Index. -- `Yet the greatest of seventeenth-century patriarchs of Constantinople, Cyril I Lucaris, who was on the throne for seven different periods between 1612 and 1638, published a personal Confession which was distinctly and consciously Calvinist. To most of the Orthodox his views were shocking. It was at this time that they came into contact with the Anglicans. The Anglican and Orthodox Churches had much in common.' (p. 3) -- Palmer's [William, of Magdalen College, Oxford] attempt to storm the Russian sacramental citidel has usually been written off as a piece of individualism which did no harm, but did no good. A more charitable, and perhaps a juster, estimate is given by Florovsky: ".Certain links were established between Oxford and Moscow, and theological professors and students in Moscow used to collate Greek manuscripts of the Fathers for the Library of Fathers."' (p. 23) VG orig. orange-brown boards, gilt. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Note to Teachers. Contents. List of Illustrations: I Diagrams, I I Plates. Foreword by W.G.B. 307 pp. plus Index. Blue cloth covered boards have illustration of young boy jumping to the left, black text on front panel and spine. Profusely illustrated throughout including contemporary ' Fields, Courts and Equipment ' with measurements and dimensions. Book is slightly cocked, scuffed and has bumped extremities, shelf wear, darkened spine, hinges starting, 2 1/2" red ink stain on rear panel, " No.2 Delta Public School. Jr. Room " ffep. Author was Director of Physical Education, British Columbia Summer school for Teachers 1925 - 1931. Bookseller's Inventory # 155147.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. Pages 98-190 plus 22 pages of ads. Features: Scabano of Porcupine River - a Yukon tale recounted by Mr. Charles Glenney; "His Lordship" - what happened when a 'real, live, lord' came to visit the factor John Macdonald in charge of Fort Rice Post, Mackenzieland, Canada; Canada's Last Frontier - Francis J. Dickie visits Canada's Peace River Country - Part I of article with photos; In the Droving Days - an 1896 story of a 'grass-stealer' in Australia; Under the Keel - a 1908 story of a scary diving experience; The Fire-Fighters of the Wilds - America's defensive organization to protect her great forests - article with many great photos; The Light Blue Envelope - a well-known French detective-inspector, a member of the Surete Generale explains how he unravelled a South American poisoning mystery; My Seven Years' Imprisonment in Prussia - M. Paul Chorenne, a French Engineer, was arrested as a suspected spy - here are recounted two of his dramatic attempted escapes; Fishers of the Air - for a thousand years the residents of Cava Dei Tirreni in Italy have hunted wild pigeons with slings and nets - with fascinating photos; The Mutiny of the Z - part two of one of the worst mutinies to ever occur on a British ship; A Desperate Drive - a battle for life with hunger-crazed wolves; A Deal in Eggs - how two youths made money out of rotten eggs; An Englishwoman in South America - part 1 of this photo-illustrated article about Mrs. M. Mayer-Nixson on the West Coast of South America; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Gilbert, A.; Holloway, W.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; Pitcher, N.S.; Bates, L.; Leist, Fred; Wigfull, W.E.; Reynolds, Warwick; Montford, C.E.; Wood, Esmond (ilustrador).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Adventures in the World War - Part I - No war correspondent has dared more and met with such stirring adventures and experienced such exciting incidents in his quest for 'copy' as Mr. E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Riding Out a Gale on a Sawlog; The Snake in the Shaft - predicament of a prospector being hauled up from a mine; Caught by the Tide - a mistake made while duck hunting; The Amazons of Russia - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Russia's legion of woman warriors, the "Battalion of Death", which served with daring, pluck and bravery in WWI; My Experiences as a Missionary Prisoner - The Rev. E.W. Doulton and his fellow missionaries in Africa, mostly ladies, suffered at the hands of the Germans who tortured the natives to make them falsely accuse the missionaries; In the Land of the Lapps - Part I - a picturesque account of an extensive journey, illustrated with great photos; Kidnapping a Millionaire - Mr. James Samuel Slater was shut up for seven months by his chauffeur; Pomp's Visitor - amusing tale of a negro cook who meets a bear that likes fried fish; A Canadian Man-Hunt - a failed miner named Fonberg goes on a killing spree near Chipman, Alberta; Five Months in the Snow - how French peasants were isolated through a whole winter on a mountain top; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part II - Juliet Bredon and her husband spent several summer weeks in China - photo-illustrated account; Across Germany to Freedom - Part II - two French soldiers, Tristan du Tartre and Georges Prieur escaped from the Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; The Heroic Band - a graphic photo-illustrated account of the gallant and heroic conduct of a French infantry band which played its regiment into action under heavy bombardment, and continued to play until half the instrumentalists were killed or wounded; Marie Jeanneret - she poisoned nine people to death; America's Great Highwayman - Joseph Hare; and more 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Peddie, Tom; Wigfull, W.E.; Holloway, W.; Evison, G.H.; Prater, Erneset; Soper, George (ilustrador).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how John Alfred Jordan captured a collection of African animals to be shipped to Zoos in Europe; A Tragedy in the Clouds - Frenchmen Sergeant Legendre and Adjutant Casale of the French Aviation Service bring down their eighth German plane piloted by a German named Haspel; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part I - Juliet Bredon and her husband toured temples in China; The Man Who Found Himself - munitions worker William Francis claims to have entirely lost his memory for two years after an injury; Across Germany to Freedom - Part I - French soldiers Georges Prieur and Tristan du Tartre escape from Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; When the Dam Burst - a 'Santa Rosa' (South American monsoon) causes a night of terror at the harbour works of the 'Obras del Nuevo Puerto de la Capital' in Argentina; Almost a Tragedy - forgetful nearly results in multiple deaths; Between the Devil and the Deep - a French fishing-smack sinks a German submarine - article with photos; When the Fuses Spluttered - Roy Norton, F.R.G.S. escapes death in a mine by seconds; Buried Alive - injury while filming 'The Jarvis Case'; A Fight With An Ostrich - the awful plight of engineer Geo. Daws who tried to cross an ostrich 'camp' during their breeding season; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Sign at the Gallows, The Law & The Lackey; The Pirates of the 'Flowery Land' - mutiny and murder on the high seas between London and Singapore; The Hidden City - Tulum is located in the thick jungle of the Yucatan; Bethlehem's Distressing Christmas Scenes - festive occasion marred by petty quarrels of rival sects;The Last of the Bandits - The Poe-Hart Gang terrorizes Oklahoma by robbing banks and fighting sheriff's posses; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-24 [ads]. Covers partially loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, December 1917, The Secret Death, Georgia, Russia, feuds, Capturing Wild Animals Alive, John Alfred Jordan, Zoo animals - capture, A Tragedy in the Clouds, Sergeant Legendre, Adjutant Casale, French Aviation Service, Haspel, Six Week.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. 85 pages plus six pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part I - Robert Wilton and his adventures as a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, with photos. (Wilton's book entitled 'Russia's Agony' was first published in 1918); The Man-Eating Tigers of Rengarih; My Bear Hunt in the British Columbia Rockies - Part II, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Water-Wheels of Hama, Syria - with photo; Beyond the Law - part V - The Dalton Gang, the Condon Bank and the First National Bank at Coffeyville, Kansas; Fishing as a Vocation for War Heroes, by Ralph Stock; Photo of a fallen California Redwood - said to have been the largest tree in the world; In Unknown British Guiana - Part I - many nice photos; Tales of the Service - Part V - My Smuggle-Catching Adventures - by G.W. Hindmarch, a retired Customs and Excise officer in the Shetland Islands; Wonders of the Silver Spruce of British Columbia - in high demand for aircraft construction; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part V - by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with excellent photos; Our Seaplane Adventure - Captain Abbott Meade and his plane go down in the Indian Ocean; Photo of large pile of licorice root at Aleppo; The Revenge that went Wrong - James Bestow and his problem with a Yaqui Indian in Mexico; The Railway Conquest of the Australian Desert - construction of the thousand-mile transcontinental railway, from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta - with many excellent photos; The "War Wolf" - Serbia's war hero Colonel Voyin A. Popovich; Whale Flesh as Human Food - informative brief article on the growth of the whale processing industry in Canada, with photo; Doctoring War Horses - the personal experiences of Blue Cross worker Charles W. Forward in France and Italy. Nice ad for the Hudson Navigation Company's New York - Albany - Troy route. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine, September 1918 Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part I - Robert Wilton, British War Correspondents, Eastern Front, The Man-Eating Tigers, Rengarih, Bear Hunting, British Columbia, Water-Wheels, Hama, Syria, The Dalton Gang, Condon Ba. Illustrated by Peddie, Tom; Soper, George; Reynolds, Warwick; Robinson,H.T.; Prater, E.; Gillett, Frank; (ilustrador).…