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Wit
by MacHale, Des
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 1853752541
- ISBN 13
- 9781853752544
- Seller
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About This Item
Prion Books Ltd, 1997. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Paperback Edition, 4th Printing (1998). Not price-clipped (£6.99 price intact). Published by Prion, 1997. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. A few spots on top of page ends. Small previous owner name on flyleaf. 315 pages. ISBN: 9781853752544. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Synopsis
So begins Wit, a collection of hilarious quotes from the famous and infamous by author Des MacHale. MacHale has been collecting quotes over the past 20 years from books, magazines, newspapers, radio, television, film, and any other source imaginable. His criteria for "quotable" quotes is stringent: They must be fresh, concise, and above all, funny!Categorized into 20 chapters such as Food; Politics; Religion; Social Behavior and Manners; Love, Sex, Marriage, Men, and Women; and Lawyers and other Professions, Wit is guaranteed to double up any reader with laughter. The list of hundreds of celebrities' uproarious, provocative, and sometimes downright dim-witted words includes such quips as:o "For some reason, a glaze passes over people's faces when you say Canada." -Sondra Gottliebo "If it sells, it's art." -Frank Lloydo "I owe a lot to my parents-especially my mother and father." -Gary PlayerWit is refreshingly honest and funny and is sure to become a best-seller!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118128
- Title
- Wit
- Author
- MacHale, Des
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1853752541
- ISBN 13
- 9781853752544
- Publisher
- Prion Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1997
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Terms of Sale
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