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The World's Shortest Books

by Calman, Mel

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  • Paperback
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VG/VG+/ND
ISBN 10
0006373607
ISBN 13
9780006373605
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Fontana, 1987-01-01. 1st Edn, 1st. Imp.. Paperback. VG/VG+/ND. 20cm. Box X42 SOFTBACK ""FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENNISKILEN APPEAL FUND,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st .* Date of Publication: 1987* Publisher: Fontana.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated stiff card covers showing a cartoon of a man looking in a mirror. Green, black and red titles to white ground. Green & black titles to spine. No shelf wear to edges, or to head or tail of spine. Slight scar to top quarter of spine. No visible marks. VG+.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, slight tanning throughout especially to page margins and edges. Seems lightly used if at all. VG.* Illustrations: Black and white line drawn cartoons and photos within text throughout.* Pages: Unpaginated text. i pp. list of viewers at rear.* Description:- Four of the world's funniest cartoonists, illustrating hundreds of the world's best on-liners, prove yet again that the British Public have the best sense of humour in the world. All proceeds of the original sale of this books went to the Enniskillen Appeal Fund in Association with TV-AM.* This is a NEAR VG+ copy of the 1st/1st thus. with minor age and wear reducing it to VG.* 0

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Bookseller
Cocksparrow Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
10108
Title
The World's Shortest Books
Author
Calman, Mel
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - VG/VG+/ND
Edition
1st Edn, 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10
0006373607
ISBN 13
9780006373605
Publisher
Fontana
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1987-01-01
Size
20cm
Keywords
Humorous cartoons, Dewey: 827.91408
X weight
g

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