garland gilbert (10 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: 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.

Soft cover. Condición: VG+. A VGF or better 5" X 8" four-page local theater herald. Also includes ads for several other films. Book.

Cloth. Condición: G+ to VG-. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 123 pp, b/w photo illustrations, the book and contents are very solid and clean, the covers are very lightly rubbed on the corners and the covers have very light smudging, a very usable book.

Condición: New.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New.

Condición: BUONO USATO. Geological Survey Professional Paper INGLESE Volume numero 763 della serie Geological Survey Professional Paper, preparato per conto della Commissione per l'energia atomica degli Stati Uniti. Brossura in cartoncino con lievi segni d'uso e con traccia di inchiostro in copertina. Pagine appena ingiallite, con testo a due colonne arricchito da 23 figure ed 11 tabelle nel testo; alla controguardia posteriore tasca contenente 4 carte ripiegate. Numero pagine 57.

Paperback / softback. Condición: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.