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A Laugh In Every Pocket (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR TONY BLACKBURN)
by Blackburn, Tony
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1975
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- Paperback
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- 9780426158350
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London: Tandem , 1975. VG. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, TONY BLACKBURN, without dedication or inscription on half-title page. 124pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings by John Richardson. A book full of jokes by Tony Blackburn. Light spotting to page edges; light chipping to head and tail of spine; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mine Of Humour (FINE COPY OF SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE BRAILSFORD)
by Brailsford, George
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2010
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- Paperback
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- 9780956329318
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Deal, Kent: Jerry Vyse, 2010. Fine. First edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE BRAILSFORD, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'To -----/Best Wishes/George Brailsford'. 128pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings, photographs and a map; of the local Kent coal mines. The author, George Brailsford was a miner at one of Kent's collierys, Betteshanger, until it… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gran's Gang Go To Spain (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ADRIAN TOWNSEND)
by Townsend, Adrian
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing.
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- 2002
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- Paperback
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- 9781903569054
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Oxford: Grassy Hill Publishing, 2002. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ADRIAN TOWNSEND. Signing reads, 'To ------/Best Wishes/Adrian Townsend'. Illustrated by Kate Chesterton. vii,165pp. A humourous fiction concerning Gran's Gang! A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ADRIAN TOWNSEND. . Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed By… Read more about this item Item Price
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My Child And Other Mistakes: How To Ruin Your Life In The Best Way Possible (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ELLIE TAYLOR)
by Taylor, Ellie
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printingi
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- 2021
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- Hardcover
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- 9781529362992
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London: Hodder Studio, 2021. VG+/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ELLIE TAYLOR, without dedication or inscription on a special 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' half-title page. Comedian, writer and actor Ellie Taylor (born 1983) is an English comedian, actor and writer.jA very good plus copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sure Of You (UNCOMMON HARDBACK FIRST BRITISH EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR ARMISTEAD MAUPIN)
by Maupin, Armistead
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- Very Good Plus
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- First British Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9780701134280
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. VG+/VG+. First British Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ARMISTEAD MAUPIN, inscription reads, 'For -------/Armistead Maupin'. The sixth and final novel in the author's series 'Tales Of The City'. Spotting to edges; d/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf; else an UNCOMMON first British edition, first… Read more about this item Item Price
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Football My Arse! (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RICKY TOMLINSON)
by Tomlinson, Ricky
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition, Reprint
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316730617
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London: Time Warner, 2005. Fine/Fine, First Edition, Reprint (Same Year As First Printing) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RICKY TOMLINSON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs. A collection of hilarious anecdotes about football, with stories about the stars themselves, the fans, the girlfriends, the managers...in fact every aspect of the beautiful - and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hic! Or The Entire History Of Wine (Abridged) (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JULIAN CURRY)
by Curry, Julian
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2001
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- Paperback
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- 9780954105006
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London: Vinum Bonum, 2001. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JULIAN CURRY. Inscription reads, 'To ---- and ---. Cheers!/Julian Curry'. 68pp. Illustrated with line-drawings by Chris Duggan. Julian Curry (1937-2020) was an actor who played the opera-loving barrister and wine buff Claude Erskine-Brown, in the comedy-drama 'Rumpole Of The Bailey' alongside Leo… Read more about this item Item Price
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Blowers, Bubbles & Balls (SCARCE FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HENRY BLOFELD)
by Blofeld, Henry
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 2016
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- Paperback
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- 9781908724434
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Bedford, England: Wymer Publishing, 2016. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HENRY BLOFELD. Inscription reads, 'To ----/Best wishes/Henry Blofeld'. Illustrated with line-drawings by Bill Mitchell. vii,150pp. Blowers, Bubbles & Balls breaks away from Henry Blofeld's more conventional journalistic style and is a selection of short stories and anecdotes about some of the more unusual… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bruce's Diary: It's A Geriatric Dog's Life (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROSALIND CLARK)
by Clark, Rosalind
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Paperback
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- 9781844013272
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Twickenham, Middlesex.: Athena Press, 2004. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ROSALIND CLARK, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 159pp. Illustrated with line drawings. The humorous, fictional diary of a geriatric dog named Bruce. A fine copy of SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ROSALIND CLARK. . Signed by Author, Rosalind Clark. First… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bootsey Egan Letters (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, COLIN WARD)
by Ward, Colin
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9781851589081
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Edinburgh and London: Mainstream, 1997. NrF/NrF. First edition in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, COLIN WARD. without dedication. Signing reads, 'Best Wishes/Colin Ward'. A football spoof containing letters sent by Colin Ward (alias Bootsy Egan) to the great and good of the British footballing world. Minor age-tanning to edges of pages; d/w upper corner of front… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Mine Of Humour (FINE COPY OF SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE BRAILSFORD)
by Brailsford, George
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2010
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- Paperback
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- 9780956329318
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Deal, Kent: Jerry Vyse, 2010. Fine. First edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE BRAILSFORD, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'To -----/Best Wishes/George Brailsford'. 128pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings, photographs and a map. The author, George Brailsford was a miner at one of Kent's collierys, Betteshanger, until it closed in 1989. One thing the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncut Confetti: With Drawings By The Author (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JOHN HEGLEY)
by Hegley, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First edition, First Printing
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780413775702
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London: Methuen, 2006. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JOHN HEGLEY, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'Julien's book/love Johnny'. Illustrated with line-drawings by author John Hegley. (10),85pp. New poems, prose and pictures, a mixture of moods, jolly, melancholy, reflective, detective, tales from home and abroad, an uttering of flutterng delight.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Enslaved By Ducks: How One Man Went From Head Of The Household To Bottom Of The Pecking Order (SCARCE AMERICAN FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, BOB TARTE)
by Tarte, Bob
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- Very Good Plus
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- First American Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
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- 9781565123519
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Chapel Hill, NC, USA: Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, 2003. VG+/VG+. First American Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, BOB TARTE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. When Bob Tarte left the city and bought a house in rural Michigan, he was counting on a tranquil life. Then Bob married Linda. She wanted a rabbit,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Crab Wars: Incorporating The Comic-Tragedy Of Cromeo And Sheriet TOGETHER WITH Cod Pieces [TWO BOOKS] (SCARCE FIRST EDITIONS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CHRIS SUGDEN)
by Sugden, Chris And Kipper, Sid
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition, First Printinting
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- 1999
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- Paperback
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- 9781874739128
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Norwich: Mousehold Press, 1999. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperbacks.(xii), 237pp. and (vi),211pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CHRIS SUGDEN, without dedication on a separate Sid Kipper compliments slip. Compliments Slip reads, 'Hope you enjoy/the enclosed - /other books to/follow a.s.a.p./All the best/Chris Sugden'. TOGETHER WITH, 'Cod Pieces'.. Signed by Author, Chris Sugden. First Edition, First Printinting. Paperbacks. Fine. Item Price
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The Orderly Sergeant: A Still Further Anecdotage (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHARLES MILLMAN)
by Millman, Charles
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1999
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- Paperback
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Great Britain: Privately Published, 1999. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. Small Paperback, covers size 18 by 11cms. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CHARLES MILLMAN, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'With Best Wishes/Charles Millman'. 96pp. Illustrated with line-drawings. A collection of lively and amusing anecdotes that provide an insight into Army service life. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sound Of Paint Drying (FINE COPY OF UNCOMMON HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JOHN HEGLEY)
by Hegley, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 2003
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- Hardcover
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- 9780413731708
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London: Methuen, 2003. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JOHN HEGLEY, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'by John Hegley'. Illustrated with line-drawings by John Hegley. A collection of poems, sketches, songs, stories and diary entries which date back to boyhood in a Luton bungalow. John Hegley (born 1953) is an… Read more about this item Item Price
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Excuse My Clerihews (SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM HAZELL)
by Hazell, William
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Paperback Edition
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
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- 9780952329800
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Folkestone, Kent: Hampus , 1994. NrF. First paperback edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM HAZELL, on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'To ----/With every good wish/William/May 1995'. 106pp. Illustrated frontispiece/front cover by Jacqui Hazell. A collection of more than 250 clerihews: a clerihew is a humorous/whimsical four-line biographical poem. With Corrigendum. With Index of Topics, Viewpoints, Qualities, Idiosyncrasies and Special Interests.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Follow This Thread: A Maze Book To Get Lost In (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, HENRY ELIOT)
by Eliot, Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- First edition, First Printing
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- 2018
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781846149313
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Great Britain: Particular Books, 2018. VG. First Edition, First Printing. No d/w, (as published). PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, HENRY ELIOT, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For ---- and ------/I hope you enjoy this/labyinthine book!/Henry Eliot'. Illustrated by Quibe. A history and guide of mazes, Henry Eliot leads us on a twisting journey through the world of mazez… Read more about this item Item Price
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Word Play: A Cornucopia Of Puns, Anagrams, Euphemisms & Other Contorttions & Curiousities Of The English Language (FINE COPY OF SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GYLES BRANDRETH)
by Brandreth, Gyles
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition, Second Printing
- Published
- 2015
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- Hardcover
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- 9781473620308
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London: Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet, 2015. Rine/Fine. First edition, second printing (same year as first printing) in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GYLES BRANDRETH, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'For ------/Lovely to meet you!/Gyles Brandreth/23-10-15'. The words fantic Gyles Brandreth brings you a collection of curiousities and witty observations of the English language. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Embarrassing Parents: Social Stereotypes From The Telegraph Magazine (FINE COPY OF HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR)
by Mather, Victoria and Macartney-Snape, Sue
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, Later Printing
- Published
- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780719562310
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London: John Murray, 2002. Fine/Fine. First Edition, Later Printing (same year as first edition) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, VICTORIA MATHER, AND ILLUSTRATOR, SUE MACARTNEY-SNAPE, without dedications or inscriptions on title-page. Profusely illustrated with the coloured line-drawings of Sue Macartney-Snape. Humorous observations of embarrassing parents. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item Item Price
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