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FLETCHER, ALAN : BRUMMELL'S LAST RIFF. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK.MAPPERLEY,NOTTINGHAM,NOTTS.CHAINLINE,1995.

ISBN 9780952610502.

UK,slim 8vo softback Original,SIGNED,1st edn.[Softback/paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but paperback/softback originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten, dark blue ink inscrptn,dedication,signature and date: ' FOR CLARE, BACKTRACKING A CRAZY DECADE! (Author's signature) alongside his printed name and dated thus: 19th JAN'96.' to the title page.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,sharp-cornered white card covers with reproduced b/w photograph to front cover with black lettering,black letters to a flat white spine/backstrip, rear panel with b/w letters; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nick,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim 8vo s/back Original, author SIGNED,1st edn,ii-vipp+1-128pp [paginated] includes title page with copyright details etc to its reverse, publisher page with author's preamble, acknowledgements etc of people,places,clubs and dance halls/venues,to its reverse,plus the body of text and remiscences. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a softback,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. 'BRUMMELL'S LAST RIFIF' portrays the Mods of the 60s as they really were,with the emphasis on outrageous snobbery. . . the spirit of the 60s distilled in the clothes, the music and the mood of the Mods. . . . the coming of age of three Mods - Don,Milt and Andy,speeding through the mid 60s. . . . From author's preamble; The three main characters are based loosely on living persons.Some of the events in the story actually happened,some are reflections and embroideries of actual events (and may not necessarily have happened to the characters in the story),and some are pure figments of imagination. It should be noted that this is a story of a time which was pre-political correctness, pre-feminism and (for many of us (pre-cious).The decision was taken to reflect the authenticity of the period in which the book was set (and its ambience and attitudes) rather than dilute it by tempering with the protocols of the decade in which it was published. The book is dedicated to the spirit of the mid-60s,created by all the Mods and Rockers and those named in the following paragraphs. Characters,places and events cover Newark, Grantham,Nottingham,Sutton in Ashfield/ Mansfield.Chesterfield,Retford,Boston,Stamford/Castle Bytham,Lincoln and Peterborough. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo s/back Original,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED+dedicated/dated.

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