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WISDOM,NORMAN with HALL,WILLIAM**: : MY TURN - Memoirs

LONDON.CENTURY,2002.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Glossy laminated,colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj [design repeated to bright,clean, laminated bds]; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present. Head+foot of spine/ backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edge slightly tanned/ aged; fore-edge less so and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean. Dw/dj design repeated to bds and immaculate,plain white eps.8vo,xi-xiipp+1-303pp includes half-title+ title pages,foreword by Bernard Delfont,intro,24 chapters,24pp mixture of contemporary colour+b/w photographs (mainly b/w) in three 8pp blocks apiece,between pp84/5, pp148/9 and pp212/13 respectively; and an epilogue. All the laughter and tears of Norman Wisdom's eighty-seven years are here in the wonderful story of Britain's best-loved and most successful comedian since Charlie Chaplin. To millions of people around the world Norman Wisdom in his cloth cap and ill-fitting suit is the living embodiment of the little man battling against the forces of authority and pomposity.His career in comedy,making people laugh for over six decades,has been the fulfilment of what Charlie Chaplin predicted - that Norman Wisdom would be the man to take on his mantle.Still working as hard as ever in his late eighties,Sir Norman - he was knighted by the Queen in 2001,in a hilarious episode described in this book - has become a cult hero to today's young,cutting edge comedians. Success did not come easily,though, and his life was extraordinarily hard from the beginning.His childhood draws inevitable comparisons with Dicken's Oliver Twist.His drunken,violent father made sure that Norman was inadvertently practising his pratfalls from a very early age.When his mother fled the family home, Norman found himself walking to school barefoot and fending for himself,stealing food in order to survive. From these ragged beginnings,he began a long and very eventful journey to riches and international stardom,which would include working as a delivery boy,waiter and pageboy - jobs which would provide him with material for his films - and as a cabin boy,when he learned to box later earning money in fairground booths.In the army in India he learned to play the trumpet and joined the regimental band,the beginning of a career in show business that would lead to love and loss,tragedies and triumphs,and adventures involving some of the biggest names that the entertainment industry has produced. This book is both a monument to a truly exceptional career and the personal testament of one of the funniest men who ever walked the earth. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.

WISDOM**, NORMAN with HALL**, WILLIAM: : MY TURN - Memoirs.**

LONDON.CENTURY,2002.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Glossy laminated,colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj [design repeated to bright,clean,laminated boards]; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Top edge slightly toned/aged; fore-edge less so and cleaner; contents bright, tight and clean.Dw/dj design repeated to boards and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xiipp +1-303pp includes half-title+title pages, foreword by Bernard Delfont,introduction, 24 chapters,24pp mixture of contemporary colour+b/w photographs (mainly b/w) in three 8pp blocks apiece,between pp84/5, pp148/9 and pp212/13 respectively; and an epilogue. All the laughter and tears of Norman Wisdom's eighty-seven years are here in the wonderful story of Britain's best- loved and most successful comedian since Charlie Chaplin. To millions of people around the world Norman Wisdom in his cloth cap and ill- fitting suit is the living embodiment of the little man battling against the forces of authority and pomposity.His career in comedy,making people laugh for over six decades,has been the fulfilment of what Charlie Chaplin predicted - that Norman Wisdom would be the man to take on his mantle. Still working as hard as ever in his late eighties,Sir Norman - he was knighted by the Queen in 2001,in a hilarious episode described in this book - has become a cult hero to today's young,cutting edge comedians. Success did not come easily,though,and his life was extraordinarily hard from the beginning.His childhood draws inevitable comparisons with Dicken's Oliver Twist.His drunken,violent father made sure that Norman was inadvertently practising his pratfalls from a very early age.When his mother fled the family home,Norman found himself walking to school barefoot and fending for himself,stealing food in order to survive. From these ragged beginnings,he began a long and very eventful journey to riches and international stardom,which would include working as a delivery boy,waiter and pageboy - jobs which would provide him with material for his films - and as a cabin boy,when he learned to box later earning money in fairground booths.In the army in India he learned to play the trumpet and joined the regimental band,the beginning of a career in show business that would lead to love and loss,tragedies and triumphs,and adventures involving some of the biggest names that the entertainment industry has produced. This book is both a monument to a truly exceptional career and the personal testament of one of the funniest men who ever walked the earth. Since April 2013,again in March 2015and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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

WISDOM**, NORMAN with HALL**, WILLIAM: : MY TURN - Memoirs

LONDON.CENTURY,2002.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Glossy laminated,colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj [design repeated to bright,clean,laminated boards]; with negligible shelf- wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing. Top edge lightly toned/aged,fore-edge less so and cleaner; contents bright,tight and clean.Dw/dj design repeated to boards and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xiipp+1-303pp includes half-title+title pages,foreword by Bernard Delfont,an introduction,24 chapters,24pp mixture of contemporary colour+b/w photographs (mainly b/w) in three 8pp blocks apiece,between pp84/5,pp148/9 and pp212/13 respectively;and an epilogue. All the laughter and tears of Norman Wisdom's eighty-seven years are here in the wonderful story of Britain's best- loved and most successful comedian since Charlie Chaplin.To millions of people around the world Norman Wisdom in his cloth cap and ill-fitting suit is the living embodiment of the little man battling against the forces of authority and pomposity.His career in comedy,making people laugh for over six decades,has been the fulfillment of what Charlie Chaplin predicted - that Norman Wisdom would be the man to take on his mantle.Still working as hard as ever in his late eighties,Sir Norman - he was knighted by the Queen in 2001,in a hilarious episode described in this book - has become a cult hero to today's young,cutting edge comedians.Success did not come easily, though,and his life was extraordinarily hard from the beginning.His childhood draws inevitable comparisons with Dicken's Oliver Twist.His drunken,violent father made sure that Norman was inadvertently practising his pratfalls from a very early age.When his mother fled the family home, Norman found himself walking to school barefoot and fending for himself,stealing food in order to survive.From these ragged beginnings,he began a long and very eventful journey to riches and international stardom,which would include working as a delivery boy,waiter and pageboy - jobs which would provide him with material for his films - and as a cabin boy,when he learned to box later earning money in fairground booths.In the army in India he learned to play the trumpet and joined the regimental band,the beginning of a career in show business that would lead to love and loss,tragedies and triumphs,and adventures involving some of the biggest names that the entertainment industry has produced.This book is both a monument to a truly exceptional career and the personal testament of one of the funniest men who ever walked the earth. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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

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