John michael h warner (14 résultats)

Hard Cover. Etat : 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.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Just a touch corner curl, otherwise, very clean and sound. 239 pgs.

paperback. Etat : New. Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

hardcover. Etat : As New. Hardback. New book with dust jacket and light shelf-wear. Never been read, pages are clean and unmarked.

Etat : New.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Hardcover. NOT Ex-library. Minor shelfwear to dust jacket. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Etat : New.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1969-70. First Editions / First Prints. 10 Paperback copies, no dustjackets as issued. Colour illustrations throughout. Not library copy, no creasing to spines, no inscriptions, some rubbing to spine edges. (13). Ody, Kenneth; McGuinness, Michael; Warner, David A.; Hearn, Nigel W.; Robertshaw, Bill; Davies, Gordon; Berry, John; Shoebridge, Michael (illustrateur). …

hardcover. Etat : Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

1st edn. 8 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edges blue (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - otherwise VG in protective covers, 2 vols price clipped). Pp. various, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-downs; no inscriptions). The Capture of Quebec (1959), Mons (1960), The Battle of the Nile (1960), The Spanish Armada (1960), Corunna (1961), The Battle of Plassey (1963), The Battle for Normandy (1965), Wellington's Peninsular Victories Busaco Salamanca Vitoria Nivelle (1965).…