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A dramatization of the American Helene Hanff's 20-year correspondence with a London antiquarian bookshop. Also on this cassette is a witty duologue between a elderly general and his wife, played by John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft.
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84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days later, on October 25, 1949, a correspondent identified only as FPD let Hanff know that works by Hazlitt and Robert Louis Stevenson would be coming under separate cover. When they arrive, Hanff is ecstatic--but unsure she'll ever conquer "bilingual arithmetic." By early December 1949, Hanff is suddenly worried that the six-pound ham she's sent off to augment British rations will arrive in a kosher office. But only when FPD turns out to have an actual name, Frank Doel, does the real fun begin.
Two years later, Hanff is outraged that Marks & Co. has dared to send an abridged Pepys diary. "i enclose two limp singles, i will make do with this thing till you find me a real Pepys. THEN i will rip up this ersatz book, page by page, AND WRAP THINGS IN IT." Nonetheless, her postscript asks whether they want fresh or powdered eggs for Christmas. Soon they're sharing news of Frank's family and Hanff's career. No doubt their letters would have continued, but in 1969, the firm's secretary informed her that Frank Doel had died. In the collection's penultimate entry, Helene Hanff urges a tourist friend, "If you happen to pass by 84, Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me. I owe it so much."
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It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road in London. As Helene's sarcastic and witty letters are responded to by the stodgy and proper Frank Doel of 84, Charing Cross Road, a relationship blossoms into a warm, charming, feisty love affair.
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- PublisherGrossman
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0670290742
- ISBN 13 9780670290741
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages97
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($19.95 price intact). Published by Grossman, 1970. Octavo. Paperback. Red topstain. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 199820
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Hardcover. De Luxe Gift Edition. Fine in a leather like cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/8 by 5 1/2 inches with minor rubbing to the end of the spine. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with light wear at the upper edge of the front panel and a 1/4 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel. 95 pages of text followed by an epilogue dated October, 1969. A lovely collection of letters exchanged by the author to Frank Doel and other staff members of the booksellers,Marks & Company of London. The play by the same name is based on the story which evolves from these funny, evocative letters. Seller Inventory # TB33215
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. "De Luxe Gift Edition" reprint by this Publisher, small stain to top edge of text block close to binding which does show faintly to top left corner of pages - light rubbing to bottom of spine, mylar enclosed dj shows light edge wear with light soiling - a 3/4" tear with a small stain to top left and a stain to bottom left of front panel - faint stain to upper right with 1/4" and 3/8" tears along top edge with faint staining to lower right of bottom edge of rear panel - short crease to top corner of front flap, original price intact. Seller Inventory # FSR-871-B
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