Barker Eric 1912 (2 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 15s net to the inside flap. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN 1965: "High Dark Blue Sweetie-[unintelligible word]/ With grateful thanks/ for all you've done for/ my recovery/ affectionately/ Eric / Feb. '65". Publisher's blue boards with silver lettering to the spine. boards bright and clean. No previous owner inscriptions. Spine tips bruised otherwise a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with creasing and wear at the spine ends and with a chip to the top right-hand corner of the back panel (not affecting any lettering). Eric Barker was an English comedy actor on radio, television and in films. He is best remembered for his roles in the popular British Carry On films, although he appeared only in the early films in the series, apart from returning for Carry On Emmanuelle in 1978. Further photographs available upon request. Signed by Author. …

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover. 8vo 8'' x 5½''. Contains 284 [32 page catalogue dated 1933] printed pages of text. Eric Barker was a prolific script writer and from the age of twenty he was producing three act plays, serious dramas, comedies, poetry and a lyricist for the music of Rex Burrows. He became one of the most famous faces in British comedy and got his start in show business during the Second World War, when he was part of the armed forces radio show 'Merry Go Round'. After the war the show continued and was renamed 'The Waterlogged Spa', with Eric and his wife, Pearl Hackney. The show's success led to Eric starring in other radio shows, where he achieved celebrity status due to his versatility in mimicking voices. By the mid-1950's he had made the move to the big screen, and found his niche in playing variations on the busybody sticking his nose into everyone's business, or, in the case of the 'Carry On' films, the gang's boss or some other authority figure who was usually on the receiving end of their shenanigans, most memorably in 'Carry on Constable' [1960]. Foxing to the page edges, bumps to the spine ends and corners. Near Very Good condition book in superb Fine condition dust wrapper, priced 7/6 to the spine. Dust wrapper without any tears, marks or chips whatsoever, flawless. Included with the book is a promotional post card about the book from Stanley Paul with a photograph of Eric to one side, also included is the original monochrome post card from this post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945.…