'Yes, it was be there or be square as, clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of the bop. John Cooper Clarke: the name behind the hairstyle, the words walk in the grooves hacking through the hi-fi paradise of true luxury.' Punk. Poet. Pioneer. The Bard of Salford's seminal collection is as scabrous, wry & vivid now as it was when first published over 25 years ago. 'The godfather of British performance poetry' Daily Telegraph.
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"The godfather of British performance poetry" Daily Telegraph "Smart, rude and angry" -- Simon Hattenstone Guardian "There are a legion of new young poets who rightly pay homage to Cooper Clarke" -- Julian Hall Independent "A poet who writes about darkness and decay but makes people laugh, a human cartoon, a gentleman punk, a man who has stayed exactly the same for thirty years but never grown stale. John Cooper Clarke is an original" -- Claire Smith Scotsman
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Seller: Sell Books, Elland, YORKS, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Stains to cover, page edges, and/or pages inside. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Seller Inventory # mon0000104990
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Seller: Gotcha By The Books, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
paperback. Condition: Good. b&w illustrations (illustrator). Early collection by punk-performance-poet John Cooper Clarke, illustrated with b&w drawings by Steve Maguire; gift-inscription to title page, medium-heavy foxing to prelims, scattered foxing throughout, o.w. Good; wraps edgeworn and rubbed, sunned to spine. . 112pp. 12mo. Good. Seller Inventory # 24946
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Seller: YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 0099312409-VB
Seller: Alpha 2 Omega Books BA, Southampton, HANTS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition-3rd reprint. GC plus. Arrow Books,1985.First edition-3rd reprint. An Arena book. Paperback (some creases ,nicks, small tear and mark on the cover and spine) in GC plus. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Illustrations by Steve Maquire. Clean pages with small marks, ink marks and light self-wear on the outer edges, previous owner's inscription written indide the front cover, small creases, nicks and foxing marks on the edges of the pages, some writing (numbers) inside the edges of the back cover. The book is in GC with some shelf wear.112pp.A collectable book. Seller Inventory # 6761
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Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt and other poems (An Arena Book) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780099312406
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Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780099312406
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Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition first impression from 1983 in near fine condition, signed by John Cooper Clarke to a sticker tipped in to the title page, there is a near previous owner initial to front endpage, no other markings. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1655884206782
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