An Innkeeper's Diary
by Fothergill, John (Introduction by Craig Brown)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2000. First edition thus. Hardback in Folio slip case. Fine/Fine. Splendid decorative covers. No inscriptions or annotations. Excellent B/W illustrated drawings by Peter Bailey. 278 pages including index. 5.5 " by 10". Craig Brown describes Fothergill as "the forerunner of Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers. The two share that explosive but not uncommon mix of a deep belief in etiquette coupled with furious rudeness." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1398
- Title
- An Innkeeper's Diary
- Author
- Fothergill, John (Introduction by Craig Brown)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Folio Society, 2000
- Keywords
- Fothergill Innkeeper Inn Hotel Thame Oxford Waugh Brideshead Humour QSE
Terms of Sale
David Edward Hellawell
I will refund the cost if the book is returned within 7 days with details of where the description was faulty.
About the Seller
David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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