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CONNOLLY**, BILLY: : BILLY CONNOLLY: WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING - MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY. [Exclusive Edition with facsimile signature.]

LONDON.TWO ROADS/an imprint of John Murray Press,2021.

ISBN 9781529389814.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj+facsimile signature,[Exclusive Edition], 1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn but author/ subject's black ink facsimile signature to fore-edge and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt subject's b/wportrait photographic illustrated panels of dw/dj,with a mixture of glossy,capitalised shocking pink and glossy, capitalised b/w lettered title to front panel along with a circular b/w adhesive 'Exclusive Edition' label,a shocking pink background to spine/backstrip with glossy,capitalised b/w lettered part-title (subject's name and first part of title - Windswept & Interesting) and publisher's b/w colophon to foot of same,rear panel with subject's different b/w portrait photograph and glossy,capitalised shockin pink lettered text extract. Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Both head+foot with inevitable but minimal bumping with reciprocal creasing and no scoring/indents to dw/dj.Top+lower edges coloured black,fore-edge with subject's black ink facsimile signature : contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - but for a single dog-ear reading crease to top corner of pp69/70 and a pair of accidental(?),uniform tiny top corner tips' creases to pp220/32 inclusive - but all other pages unaffected.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent rose/pink silhouetted male figure to front board and similar coloured blocked lettering to spine/backstrip,a pink+silver striped headband,and immaculate 3-colour (b/w+pink) silhouette illustration from front board's design,miniaturised and repeated to white background,illustrated endpapers. UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,[facsimile SIGNED,Exclusive Edition] 1st edn,1-389pp [paginated] includes Author's Introduction,27  chapters,24ppof a mix of sepia, b/w+colour,subject's contemporary autobiographical photographs,in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9,pp200/01 and pp296/7 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,Contents list/table,title separator page,individual chapter separator pages each with a Connolly epigram,and to the rear,as last pages,Acknowledgements with picture acknowledgements to its reverse.                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in a more than acceptable condition/state of presentation. It is only the minor faults that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them, it  really is still an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.          The funny,frank and full autobiography of the nation's favourite comedian. 'It's the first time I've done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time it's just my own life in my own words'                     In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life.                              Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds. Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician - a 'rambling man' - with a genuine talent for playing the banjo.But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes and hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart. As a young comedian Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless and outspoken - willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his stand-up was full of warmth, humility and silliness too. His startling, hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance - wearing leotards, scissor suits and banana boots - only added to his appeal.         It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975 - and one outrageous story in particular - that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame and award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect stand-up comedy kept coming too - for over 50 years, in fact - until a double diagnosis of cancer and Parkinson's Disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end.Since then he has continued making TV shows,creating extraordinary drawings. and writing. 'Windswept and Interesting' is Billy's story in his own words.It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing,farting and the joys of dancing naked.It is an unforgettable,life-affirming story of a true comedy legend. 'I didn't know I was Windswept and Interesting until somebody told me.It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself.He'd just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads.I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs.He said: "Look at you - all windswept and interesting!" I just said: "Exactly!" After that,I simply had to maintain my reputation.'    Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!         ** N.B. 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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj+facsimile signature,[Exclusive Edition],1st edn.
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