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Hard Cover. Condition: 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.…

Good plus or better, light general wear, lightly soiled. Cloth Sm chews to cloth on bottom edges. Pages browned.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. Inventory # D491-3 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 5, No. 4, Issue 28, June 1952 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown COVER STORY/ ILLUSTRATION; Is Your Future In The Cards? Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) Strange Case of The Chaffin Will by Alson J. Smith (2) Cumberland Country Poltergeist by William Bathlot (3) Ghost-Driven Ships by K. Frank Feldman (4) A Stranger In Church by Rev. Rowland Jones (5) History of The Talking Mongoose by Harold T. Wilkins (6) The Magic Paddle by G. Wm. Mac Murlen (7) The Man Who Came Home by Albert A. Brandt; ** ARTICLES = (1) Secrets of Living Longer by R. A. Braun (2) Are The Days of Fire At Hand? by Trebor H. Tims (3) Miracle of The Stigmata by Trevor Holloway (4) Did You I've Before? by K. Frank Feldman (5) The Law of Miracles by Paul Ellsworth (6) Proof of Spirit Control by Rev. Elvina Coburn (7) Mystery of The Fairy Crosses by John P. Bessor (8) Strange Desert Ice Cave by Lester F. Nieman (9) Its Only Coincidence by Denys Parsons (10) Mystery of The Managuans by Earl Chapin (11) Telepathy Is A Trap by Elva Wilson (12) Is Your Future In The Cards? by Chester Geier; CONDITION; Near Fine; minor water stain upper corner on back cover PRICE = $29; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. …

Green Cloth. Condition: Fine. No DJ. First Edition. 127 Pp., With Footnote Reference To Winnie-The-Pooh On Last Page Of Text. Green Cloth. First Edition. One Of Ms. Thomas's Personal Copies, A Gift To A Friend, Although Not Marked As Such.

Condition: New. Faszination BlutBlut ist seit den Anfaengen der Kultur Symbol fuer Leben und Tod und fuer die koerperliche Bedingtheit des Seins. Seine oft als bedrohlich erfahrene Macht ist in zahllosen Mythen und Erzaehlungen, Bildern und Riten festgehalten - und spielt s.