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BENNETT**, ALAN: : Untold Stories

LONDON.Faber and Faber Limited,2005.

ISBN 0571228305.

UK,thick 8vo HB+d/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,author/subject's colour+b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's paper-covered plain green boards with bright,crisp,cream ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,a red headband and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, ix-xvpp+3-658pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,4 chapters,Diaries (covering 1996-2004),3 separate plays, Radio+TV - 5 chapters,Art,Architecture and Authors - 9 chapters,Ups and Downs comprising 3 chapters,24pp contemporary autobiographical b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp146/7, pp322/23 and pp498/99 respectively, assorted b/w reproduction illustrations in 'Arts,Architecture and Authors' section, acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, separate contents and illustrations lists/ tables,and parts/sections separator pages. An instant bestseller here in the U.K. "Untold Stories" brings together the finest and funniest writing by one of England's best-known literary figures.In his first major collection since 'Writing Home',Alan Bennett opens with a poignant memoir of growing up in Leeds and closes with an account of his cancer diagnosis and recovery,with everything from his much-celebrated essays to his irreverent comic pieces and reviews in between. Alan Bennett's first collection of prose since 'Writing Home' takes in all his major writings over the last ten years.The title piece is a poignant family memoir with an account of the marriage of his parents,the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of a long-held family secret.Bennett,as always,is both amusing and poignant,whether he's discussing his modest childhood or his work with the likes of Maggie Smith,Thora Hird and John Gielgud.Also included are his much celebrated diaries for the years 1996 to 2004. [Want more GIELGUD-related titles? For similar and other available titles use keywords q52_JOHN GIELGUD - or please search my BIOGRAPHY,GENERAL and SIGNED catalogues.] At times heartrending and at others extremely funny,'Untold Stories' is a matchless and unforgettable anthology. Since the success of 'Beyond the Fringe' in the 1960's,Alan Bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with his gentle humour and wry observations about life.His many works include 'Forty Years On','The Lady in the Van','Talking Heads','A Question of Attribution' and 'The Madness of King George'.The History Boys opened to great acclaim at the National in 2004,and was the winner of the Evening Standard Award, the South Bank Award and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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 or FREE. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now 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,thick 8vo HB+d/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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