The Best of the Raconteurs Vintage slip-cased hardcover book Folio Society London 2002
$22.00
CONDITION:
Book: Near fine to fine, pictorial cloth-wrapped, illustrated hardcover vintage anthology in heavy board slipcase. Illustrations by John Lawrence.
Jacket: NA
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ABOUT:
Published by the Folio Society of London in 2002. From the estate of a gentleman who was an avid collector of Folio Society.
Contains dozens of anecdotes on all nature of topics from various well respected personalities, including:
Robert Morley
Duke of Wellington
Richard Cobb
Charlie Chaplin
Mark Twain
Oscar Wilde
Charles Dickens
Groucho Marx
Raymond Chandler
Winston Churchill
Nora Ephron
David Niven
Ogden Nash
many more…
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| Weight | 32 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11 × 10 × 3 in |
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