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Buy this book on-line REID,MIKE with GERRARD,PETER: : T'rific.[Co-author/subject SIGNED copy.]LONDON.PARTRIDGE/TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS,1999. ISBN 1852252774.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE.Neat,ink presentation gift inscrptn+date (Dec '99 - Christmas gift/present),but also subject's/co-author's neat blue, felt-tip pen ink insctprn: 'Cheers Mike Reid' to title-page,and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,subject colour portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and
corners.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top edge slightly aged/
tanned with some light dust-soiling with minimal,sporadic spotting/
foxing,fore-edges lightly aged/
tanned - as usual/normal - but to a much lesser degree and therefore cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean also with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. Bright,clean,unmarked,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,
crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/
backstrip,b/w striped headband,and clean plain red eps with aforementioned gift inscrptn to ffe.
UK,8vo,9-286pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w+
colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp96/7 and pp192/3 respectively,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication and acknowledgements.A very uncommon,
almost scarce,SIGNED,1st edn.
T'rific is the autobiography of one
of the most colourful and well-loved characters in the world of entertainment. Actor and comedian Mike Reid is a household name.Now approaching his sixtieth year,and having become firmly entrenched in the heart of the public as Frank Butcher of EastEnders fame,he looks back over his life with an endearing,
uncensored honesty.
Born in Hackney,East London,in 1940,Mike began a life of 'ducking and diving' to earn money almost as soon as he could walk.For years he managed to avoid a police record until,finally,he was caught red-handed robbing a country mansion and
was given a custodial sentence at an
approved school.At the age of seventeen he signed up as a steward on a cruise liner and set off to see
the world.His subsequent adventures are worthy of fiction.
On returning home,Mike became involved in the London drinking-club scene.His acquaintances included the notorious Krays,amongst
other infamous figures in the underworld.He fought off the approaches of gangsters seeking protection money,and wielded a shotgun with effect when putting the
'frighteners' on.Around this time he
met his present wife,Shirley,the girl he still calls 'Princess'.
After a spell in Brixton prison Mike
vowed to turn his back on the criminal world for the sake of his family.Landing himself work as a film extra soon led to his becoming a stunt driver,and he went on to feature in many major films and TV productions,including The Saint, The
Avengers and The Dirty Dozen.His big
break finally came when he landed a spot in the national TV show The Comedians.The rest is history.
Mike's life has been filled with comedy.But there have been darker moments too.He has weathered personal tragedies that might have broken a lesser man,wearing a clown's face to hide a broken heart. T'rific is Mike's own story,told with his signature wit and wisdom.
As he says:'I'm leaving nothing out.
I'm not ashamed of anything I've done in my life and I've no regrets.' Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of REID,MIKE with GERRARD,PETER: : T'rific.[Co-author/subject SIGNED copy.]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, fine bindings, libri antichi, rare books and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |