A Great, Silly Grin

An often hilarious history of the roots and development of satirical comedy, a genre that started in Britain in the sixties and influenced America almost immediately. With their revue, Beyond the Fringe, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett exploded a bomb under the British Establishment and invented a whole new genre of political stand-up comedy. The book also traces… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: PublicAffairs, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6x1x9. First edition. Scuff to front jacket. 2002 Hard Cover. 400 pp. What Jonathan Miller, one of its high priests, calls a "peculiar episode in British cultural history" provides rich material for Carpenter to dig into. He explores the creeping postwar unease, fast-growing consumerism, and other social… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Public Affairs. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1586480812 . About new book, in lightly rubbed dj. ; Remainder Line .

New York: Public Affairs (Perseus), 2002 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, yellow spine with black titles, viii, 391, [1] pp, 4 ff b & w photo plates, notes, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Private Eye magazine, Beyond the Fringe, and That Was the Week That Was (TW3) were… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Public Affairs, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Two-tone boards. Pp. viii, 392. Illustrated: (8) pp. of plates. Source notes. Checklist. Index. Something extraordinary happened in 1960 at the Edinburgh Festival with the appearance of a satirical review called "Beyond the Fringe". This is the story of what that was and what followed from it.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Public Affairs, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. The British satire boom of the early 1960s created a motherlode of styles and material for generations of bright comedians and social critics on both sides of the Atlantic… Saber más sobre este artículo

PublicAffairs,U.S., 2002. hardcover. neu . 24.21 x 1.24 x 1.91 . A vibrant history of the British satire explosion of the early 1960s-from Private Eye and Beyond the Fringe to That Was the Week That Was-and its lasting influence on comedy. Humphrey Carpenter's A Great, Silly Grin is both a thoughtful history and a great deal of fun.… Saber más sobre este artículo

US: PublicAffairs, 2002-04-01. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 391 pages, b&w photos. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 465727

NY:: PublicAffairs,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1586480812 . First printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

New York: PublicAffairs, 2002. viii, 391 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Originally published: That was satire that was. Boston: Victor Gollancz, 2000. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Public Affairs. Hardcover. 2000. 1st Edition. 8vo 391pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs .

PublicAffairs, April 2002. Hardcover . Very Good/Good. Very Good- Hardcover with Good+ Dustjacket. Light to Moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Sticker on DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine ends bumped. Remainder mark on textblock. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984. … Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Public Affairs, 2000. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Stated First edition with "1" in full number row. AS NEW IN DUST JACKET.

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: PublicAffairs, 2000 The dust jacket has a little wear, with a few small scuffs. The page edges are lightly foxed. 392 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

PublicAffairs. As New in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover, photos. 1586480812 . Book New with NO notes or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped ($27.50) with slight blotch at rear of DJ else As New. ; 400 pages .

Hardback. Good.

NY: Public Affairs. Fine in a near fine jacket. First edition stated and also first printing with number 1 in line. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 2000.

NY: Public Affairs. Fine in a near fine jacket. First edition stated and also first printing with number 1 in line. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 2000.

Public Affairs. Used - Like New. 2002. Hardcover. Fine.

PublicAffairs. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.