Won by Ryan Patrick, First Edition (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. "How I Won the War" by Patrick Ryan. Published in 1967 by Ballantine Books. First Edition, First Printing. Movie Tie-In Edition "Ex-infantryman and reconnaissance officer, author and humorist Patrick Ryan is perhaps best remembered for this acerbically comic novel - first published in 1963 and quickly adapted into a 1967 feature film by Richard Lester, starring Michael Crawford and John Lennon. It is a satirical 'memoir' of the misadventures of the haphazard and notably naive Lieutenant Ernest Goodbody and his fellow fighting men of Twelve Platoon - Sergeant Transom, Corporals Hink, Globe and Dooley, Private Drogue et al - as they stumble ill-preparedly into the theatres of World War Two." Book is in Poor condition, but is still bound & readable. A lot, lot of rubbing/wear/creasing on the covers. Small tears on the edges of the covers. Several spine creases. Staining on the outside page edges. Some of the staining does bleed onto some of the interior pages. Inked name on inside. Your purchase supports a small business. We want you to love your book so customer service is important to us! All orders come with a FREE bookmark! Shop my Abebooks store and save on shipping!

Paperback. first PB. U6110, good, rubbing, torn corner on the ep (MOVIE TIE-IN / PHOTO COVERS), paperback,

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 256 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Paperback, measuring approximately 4.25" x 7.25", exhibits very light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and without markings. 254 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. 255pp. Paperback edition of 60's anti-war novel which was made into a film with John Lennon. Color illus. of Lennon on cover. Good Plus, paper yellowing.

Pulp Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 1st thus ed. 255p. "By Ernest Goodbody" Spine code U6110. Beatle's John Lennon pictured in a British tin helmet on the cover. Pulp wraps. Fine copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dj. Illustrated by (dj) Isadore Seltzer (illustrator). First American Edition. [nice tight clean copy, minor shelfwear only, "The Mirisch Corporation" stamped on front endpaper; the jacket is only lightly edgeworn, but downgraded because of severe fading to spine (title is unreadable)]. "A super-hilarious comedy of military misadventure," a faux-WWII memoir likened in the jacket blurb to a "British 'No Time for Sergeants'," and further declared to be "right on target for readers who like Peter Sellers or Alec Guinness." Alas, when they made a movie out of it, they didn't get either one of those fellows but had to make do with Michael Crawford and John Lennon (the latter in an actual acting role, for the first and last time), and the resulting film proved to be an uncharacteristic low point for the director (Richard Lester) who was then riding high. (The "Mirisch Corporation" stamp inside this book notwithstanding, the Mirisches apparently had nothing to do with the production of the film.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. B0000CLX6S. includes VG dustjacket. jacket has some shelfwear. 1963. 1st edn. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

U.S.A, Ballantine Books, Inc, New York 1967. In-12 broché de 254 pages au format 17,5 x 10,5 cm. Couvertures avec superbes photographies de John Lennon dans le rôle du Lieutenant Ernest Gooodbody. Dos carré. Plats et intérieur frais, malgré un nom inscrit en page de garde. Superbe état général. Rare édition originale américaine en version de poche de ce roman écrit en 1963 par Patrick Ryan. Le livre sera adapté en 1967 au cinéma dans une réalisatiion de Richard Lester, avec dans les rôles principaux Michael Crawford, Jack MacGowran, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague et John Lennon dans son seul rôle d'acteur non musical.