Film And TV from Arrygarrybooks

London, Pluto Press, 1978. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Some creases,and wear, but tight and intact, no inscriptions, The music of my adolescence as described by Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons, Back then the NME seemed the cutting-edge of art, life and particularly writing. And this book exemplifies that as it rails against the old and is fairly ambivalent about… Read more about this item

London, Hutchinson, 1997. First edition, first impression. Book tight and bright, no inscriptions or other markings. Dustwrapper, clipped and seems to be slightly yellowing, with some edgewear, particularly to the top back cover.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1995. First edition, second impression. Looks unread. At least I'm not sure I've ever read it, and I've had it since publication. No inscriptions, only slight shelfwear to the dustwrapper.

London, Hutchinson, 2005. First edition, first impression. Book tight and bright, no inscriptions. Dustwrapper not clipped, some edgewear, and some grubby markings, the one on the front possibly a coffee stain. I can take or leave his other books, but this is a brilliant thing. A great present for anyone with poetic aspirations.

London, Robson Books, 1989, first edition, first printing. Book tight and clean, no inscriptions, a little shelfwear, no wrapper as issued. A period piece, some great photos.

London, Ebury Press, 2000. First edition, first printing. Book tight, no inscriptions, dustmarkings to the top of the book and pages yellowing. Dustwrapper unclipped with some shelfwear. Every right to call itself the original reality TV series. Now mainly remembered as launching Ben Fogle's TV career. We used to shop at the nursery at Morden Hall where one of the… Read more about this item

London, Little Brown, 1993. First edition, first printing. Book tight, no inscriptions, pages slightly yellowing, and slight foxing to the top of the book. Dustwrapper unclipped, some shelfwear, particularly to the top-edge. Quite a period piece this book...

Da Capo Press, 1980, paperback. Kauffmann's film reviews from 1974-1979 - a golden era of film. Let's be honest, he ain't Pauline Kael, but...no, let's be honest, he ain't Pauline Kael.

London, Sceptre, 2000. First edition, first impression. Book is as new, except for some dust-markings to the top of the book. This is entirely my fault. I bought it on publication, read it once and it's been sitting on shelves happily gathering dust ever since. I saw the old potty-mouthed anarchist strut his stuff at whatever that comedy club was… Read more about this item

Hodder and Staughton, 2000. Uncorrected Proof Copy (Abridged) in advance of the first edition. Soft Cover. A sort of teaser volume. Some bumpage and shelf-wear. McCarthy was a standing dish on Channel 4 in the '90s, quirky and twinkly and much-missed. This is a fun version of his first book. (See my page for more Proofs).

London, Ebury Press, 2000. Uncorrected Proof Copy in advance of first edition. Looks unread (though I have read it), Slight bumps and slightly grubby being predominantly white, but a nice copy. There's a letter laid-in from the editor of Ebury Press gushing with praise, which is almost worth buying as much as the book. (See my page for more Proofs… Read more about this item

London, Bantam, 1998. First edition, first printing. Book tight, no inscriptions of other markings, pages yellowing. Dustwrapper not price-clipped, some minor wear.

London, Bantam, 1999. First edition, first printing. Book, clean and bright, no inscriptions or other markings. Looks unread, in a bright, clean unmarked dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Bought on publication by me and has been sitting on my shelves ever since.

London, Bantam, 2006. First edition, first printing. Book clean and tight, no inscriptions or other markings, in a fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Looks unread. Bought on publication by me and has been sitting on my shelves ever since.

London, Simon and Shuster, 1996. First edition, first printing. Book, no inscriptions or other markings, pages yellowing as usual, some dust marks to top of the book. Dustwrapper not price-clipped, some bumping to the top (see image).

London, MacDonald, 1991. First edition, first printing. Book clean and tight, with no inscriptions or other markings, some dust marks to the top of the book. Dustwrapper fine. A nice copy of Ben Elton's first novel.

New York, Harper and Row, 1989. First edition, first printing. Book fine, no inscriptions, some small dust markings to the top of the book. Dustwrapper, not price-clipped, a bit grubby, and some creasing to the top. .

London, Warner Books, 1993. Pictorial wrappers, first edition, first impression. Fine, tight copy, no markings. Scarce.

London, Corsair, 2004. Frist UK edition, first impression. Basically as new. Bought on publication, by me, read once, and has been sitting happily on my shelves ever since. Not sure that the book got much exposure in the UK, which is a shame, because it's as pleasingly bonkers as you'd expect.

London, Portrait, 2006. First edition, signed. Make a nice present for any musico.