Arthur Askey (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: used good. 2024 septedge wear to jacket/tear and crease on top front and has been repaired with tape.

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Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and edge-worn. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 190pp. Illustrated hardback board cover with orange cloth spine.

Condition: Fair. First Edition. Worn condition. Cover rubbed with crease. Spine faded. Inner hinge cracking. Some foxing and marks. 250mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). 192pp. Illustrated hardback board cover with green cloth spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Pictorial boards, cloth back. Rubbing. Shaken, front hinge cracked and splayed along binding. Scattered foxing.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Before Your Very Eyes. An Autobiography by Arthur Askey. Slight foxing to end inside covers. Wear and a couple of small tears to edge of D/J. Contents: Preface. Small Beginnings. Halcyon Days. A Little Caution. Nothing Like a Dame. Top of the Poll. Anthea's Debut. Birth of Band Wagon. The Bee's Knee's Knees. Waggon Goes to War. Looking up to Society. Not Shaw About Agate. By Royal Appointment. Big Down Under. Before Your Very Eyes. Behind the Heart. Postscript. Illustrated. 191 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Condition. Four B/W Photo Illustrations with Numerous B/W Cartoon Illustrations By Fred Bennet (illustrator). Small 3 line gift inscription on front flyleaf. Color illustrated paper covered board binding. Front cover illustration is a cartoon likness of Arthur Askey by Fred Bennett.Top and bottom of spine are chipped and worn. Corners of binding are rubbed. Contents is clean bright and sound. Dust Jacket is in poor shape with all edges worn chipped and soiled. The contents of this book are clean bright and sound. A Nice copy of this British Radio Humor of the 1930's. 128pp. Content clean. bright and sound with front and back flyleaf tanned. This book is large and will require additional postage. hotos available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, orig blue cloth, 191pp, illustd, a vg clean tight copy, has newspaper cuttings ( obit etc ) about askey tipped in to the rear endpapers, owners bookplate to front pastedown, signed by the author to the half title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Audio Book (DVD). Condition: Fine. Universal Pictures 2005, Run time 2 hours and 30 minutes 3 DVD SET, Parental Guidance. Minor wear to slipcase Just used once by my wife so LIKE NEW. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. via Tracked. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. London: The Woburn Press , 1975. Very informative autobiography of the life of Arthur Askey. The book is signed on the front endpaper by Arthur Askey to Lady Stern, also six other signatures on the front endpaper and inside front board, Vera Lynn, Jack de Manio, David Jacobs, Jack Warner, Pat Nimmo and another unknown.There is a programme from a Foyles luncheon at the Dorchester 15 th July 1975 where these autographs were collected also loosly inserted a letter confirming this book was from Lady stern. 191 pages in bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as published plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also bright and clean, with some light wear to edges and a few small tears. not price clipped, A pleasing example of this book with all the signatures SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN ON REQUEST . Signed by Author. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Good Plus. 24 Cms X 16 Cms. Hardcover.

Imperial octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fred Bennett (illustrator). 1st Edition. 128pp. in illustrated boards with matching dustwrapper which is unclipped (3/6 net). The wrapper with a few small tears internally repaired but complete. The book itself is very clean and unmarked without inscription but with a slight lean. A lovely copy nevertheless.

Original illustrated souvenir theatre programme. 4 pp. Outer covers loose. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Original souvenir theatre programme. In Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition with poor dust jacket. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 128pp. Illustrated hardback board cover.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Signed portrait photograph, "Arthur Askey 1949". 9 x 7 cm. Askey (1900-1982) was the notable British comedian and actor.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: Poor. Aged copy, marks/foxing/tanning to the cover and content. The binding is fragile, still okay to read and reference.

128pp + 4p b/w photo illus. With b/w illus by Fred Bennett. BoardsTop and bottom of spine bumped and little split, corners bumped, edges little scuffed. Soiled, creased and torn d/w, lacking portion from rear. Small portion missing from base of one page, not affecting text or image. contents clean and tight. 29x24cms.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fred Bennett (illustrator). 1st Edition. 128 pages with illustrations by Fred Bennett and photo stills from radio shows, near fine in a very good slightly split and sellotape repaired wrapper, 6/- shilling price on flap, contents fine, endpapers a little browning started, wrapper bright but with odd repairs, not recent. Large quarto. Dated 1939. A scarcer "radio and music hall variety artists annual showing a comedian who's career was still active in the 1960's on TV and Dicky "Stinker" Murdoch who later appeared in "Much Binding In The Marsh" etc.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Signed portrait photograph, "Diana Napier 1938". 14.5 x 8 cm. Napier (1905-1982) was a british actress, married at one time to the tenor Richard Tauber.

Dating from what his entry in the Oxford DNB describes as Askey's 'prime professional days': 'In 1938 Askey joined Powis Pinder's Sunshine concert party at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, where he performed successfully for the next eight years. In 1938 the BBC also engaged him for a new radio show called Band Waggon, in which his partner was Richard Murdoch. The show, first broadcast in January 1938, was an enormous success and its innovative style was perhaps Askey's greatest contribution to the entertainment business.' On one side of a 12.5 x 8.5 cm piece of light-green card. In good condition. Centred and well-written. Reads: 'Yours Big-Heartedly. / Arthur Askey. / 1938.' See image.

1st edition. Gift inscription on front free end paper; light foxing on fore-edge; slight shelf-wear to lower edge of boards; dust jacket a little worn at edges, with tiny loss; dj protected in removable clear film Used - Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket Used - Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket.

Condition: Good. 48mo. Very Good quality. B&W Portrait postcard, signature in ink, previous owner's notes in pencil on verso.