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NY: Atheneum, 1961. Very good in fair dust jacket. Book Very Good in Fair jacket null 'A Frenchman's lively guide to the English', translated by Christopher Sykes. Author Tony Mayer was cultural attache at the French Embassy in London. Book is a sketch of Braitain and the British as observed by a witty Frenchman. Dust jacket edges are worn.. Hardcover. 4/2. Illus. by Lancaster, Osbert. Book.

Atheneum, 1961. Hardcover. Good+/no dust cover. 190 pages, bright clean unmarked.fading at cover edges, cloth spineListing Includes Books Image . Please email me if you need to see more pictures! The orders are processed promptly, carefully packaged and shipped within 1 day of purchase. PLEASE NOTE! if you need the book quickly, please Purchase Priority Shipping.Media will not show updates in mail confirmation till reaches continental U.S. FOR International orders under 5 lbs please use asendia for the cheapest rates worldwide!

Atheneum Publishers, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Light sunning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

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Editions P.U.F, 1960. Mass Market. Livre en français. Couverture souple. Que sais-je? N° 838. Broché. 128 pages. (ref. 127229)

Editions P.U.F, 1959. Mass Market. Livre en français. Couverture souple. Que sais-je? N° 838. Broché. 128 pages. (ref. 127228)

New York: Atheneum, 1961. 1st American Stated . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Osbert Lancaster. New York: Atheneum, 1961. 1st American Stated . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Osbert Lancaster. Fine in dj. Translated by Christopher Sykes. Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster <br/> <br/>

P.U.F., 1960. Paperback. Fair. Former library book. Signs of wear on the cover. Slightly torn cover. Soiling on the side. Edition 1960. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

London: Gollancz, 1960. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8"; 190pp; red cloth with gilt; dustwrapper, chipped and small tears to both edges, price clipped; illustrated by Osbert Lancaster; good clean copy;.

New York: Atheneum, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover. First American edition. Pages clean. Spine lean. Edges of cover lightly faded. Spine faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Victor Gollancz, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 190 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Victor Gollancz, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This first English edition is in very good condition with a a good jacket. Some wear present to the jacket as shown in the photo. Otherwise a very good clean copy with no markings or damage present to the pages.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Osbert Lancaster. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 192 pages Illustrated Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1960. 190p., b/w illus., lightly chipped dj.

Gollancz, 1960. Hardback. First UK edition, 1960. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. VG condition, bright, clean boards, minimal shelf wear with Good price-clipped dust jacket; edgeworn and dulled. Published: Gollancz, 1960

London : V. Gollancz, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 190p. : ill. ; 21cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- Social life and customs.

New York: Atheneum Publishers. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear and a few small tears. Some soiling to back panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paris : Presses Universitaires de France , 1960. First Edition. Softcover. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 124p. ; 18cm. Subjects: England Social life and customs. Great Britain Social life and customs. Genre: Culture. Language: French.

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe altered at checkout.Last November there appeared in Paris a little book called La Vie Anglaise, by Tony Mayer, of the French Embassy here in London. What sort of book was it? You can easily imagine: a sketch of Britain and the British as observed by a witty Frenchman who, unlike his predecessors at the game, had lived among us for many years. And lived among us to good purpose, noticing everything: our weather (naturally), our food (even more naturally), our clothes, our drinks, our tobacco; how we are born, how we get married, how we fall ill, how we die; our education; our music, ballet, theatre, cinema, radio, "dancings"; our royal family; or parties; above all, our conversation. Nor had our sexual characteristics escaped him...Tremendous fun, the whole thing - every bit as much when we say "What's the fellow talking about?" as when we say "Splendid!"We can remember no other instance of such an immediate… Read More

Que sais je puf, 1968. Paperback. Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Edition 1968. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.