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VEGAS**, JOHNNY [pseud Michael J. Pennington]: : BECOMING JOHNNY VEGAS.**

LONDON.HarperCollins Publishers,2013.

ISBN 9780007382729.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Subject's bright,crisp,clean,matt portrait colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,monochrome facsimile spoof newspaper cutting illustrated rear panel with red,white and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine of dw/dj with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing to concomitant spots of book's spine.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - one dog-ear reading crease to pp45/6 top corners.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate red background colour photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,xpp+4-374pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,Pts I-V comprising 33 chapters and Afterword, 16pp contemporary b/w+colour auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7 and pp278/79 respectively,several b/w photographs+illustrations interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Contents list/table,a b/w newspaper cutting illustrated frntis and Pts separator pages. This book is about the real me,Michael Pennington,looking back and trying to find the source of what you think you know and (hopefully) love about Johnny.From BBC Dickens adaptations to 'Benidorm' and 'Ideal' to the PG Tips TV adverts, Johnny Vegas has become one of Britain's best-loved comic actors.But before he'd ever drunk tea with a knitted monkey or made himself the exception that proves the rule in terms of the predictability of TV panel show regulars,Johnny Vegas was perhaps the most fearlessly confessional stand-up comedian this country has ever produced.                        Johnny Vegas started life by the name of Michael Pennington and lived in St Helens, Lancashire.Growing up he entered (and dropped out of) seminary school,trained as a potter and worked as a barman.In 1996,Pennington made his TV debut as a contestant on 'Win,Lose or Draw'. On air he stated that he wanted to be a comedian with the stage name 'Johnny Vegas'. A year later,in 1997,he was nominated for the Edinburgh Festival's prestigious Perrier Award - and the rest is history. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated.1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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