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JASON**, DAVID: : DAVID JASON - My Life

LONDON.CENTURY,2013.

ISBN 9781780891408.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,author/subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj,with white+gilt lettering; rear panel with subject's montage'd b/w+colour photographs; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present,minor superficial scoring/indents. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip, red+yellow striped headband and immaculate plain yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-392pp [paginated] includes an introduction,16 chapters,32pp contemporary b/w+colour autobiographical photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9,pp152/3,pp232/3 and pp296/7 respectively, and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and acknowledgements with b/w Lodge Lane street map to it's recto. Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of WW2,David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies,both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician,he turned his attention to acting and soon,through a natural talent for making people laugh,found himself working with the leading lights of British comedy in the 1960's and '70's: Eric Idle, Michael Palin,Bob Monkhouse and Ronnie Barker.Barker would become mentor to David,leading to hugely successful stints in TV sit-coms 'Porridge' and 'Open All Hours'. It wasn't until 1981,kitted out with a sheepskin jacket,a flat cap,and a clapped- out Reliant Regal,that David found the part that would capture the nation's hearts: the beloved Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in 'Only Fools and Horses'.Never a one-trick pony,he had an award-winning spell as TV's favourite detective Jack Frost,took a country jaunt as Pop Larkin in 'The Darling Buds of May',and even voiced a crime-fighting cartoon rodent in the much-loved children's show 'Danger Mouse'. But life hasn't all been so easy: from missing out on a key role in 'Dad's Army' to nearly drowning in a freak diving accident,David has had his fair share of ups and downs,and has lost some of his nearest and dearest along the way. David's is a touching,funny and warm- hearted story,which charts the course of his incredible five decades at the top of the entertainment business.He's been a shopkeeper and detective inspector,a crime-fighter and a market trader, and he ain't finished yet.As Del Boy would say, it's all cushty. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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. ** 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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