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KAY**, PETER : T.V. ADVENTURES ON THE SMALL SCREEN

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,2023.

ISBN 9780008623319.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Collector's Edition.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,colour imaged matt background with author's glossy,colour headshot photograph superimposed to colour artwork body illustrated dw/dj with author's glossy,embossed capitalised black-outlined yellow-lettered name,and glossy,embossed capitalised orange-lettered part-title [T.V.] and glossy,embossed capitalised red-lettered sub-title [BIG ADVENTURES ON A SMALL SCREEN] to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with thumbnail colour photograph image from front to its head; repeated glossy but flat printed coloured+lettered author name+ title as the front's and publisher's white-lettered+illustrated colophon and name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's childhood portarit colour photograph of him outside Granada TV's studios and white-lettered prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright crisp,clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/ unblemished,sharp-cornered,original black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt full moon with a spoof image (after E.T.) of a black silhouetted boy riding on a bike with a TV in the pannier basket on front of the bike and a row of blocked silver gilt repeated TV sets' images along bottom edge round to spine and rear board's lower edge and blocked,capitalised silver gilt COLLECTOR'S EDITION lettering to front board and to the spine/backstrip also,and immaculate red endpapers with repeated white outlined TV sets' illustrations.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,1-309pp [paginated] includes In the Beginning. . .,16 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp contemporary biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp120/21 and pp184/85 respectively,Script & Picture credits; plus [unpaginated] b/w thumbnail illustration of TV set and no text illustrated half-title page,a similalrly b/w illustrated title page,a dedication,and a Contents list/table and to the rear,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. One of Britain's favourite comedians returns with an unforgettale jaunt through 50 years of Television. Blockbusters, Baywatch Mastermind, Moonlighting Porridge, Parkinson Peter Kay takes you on a journey into the wonders of TV back to the days when Dusty Bin was a household name, Robin of Sherwood was a pin-up and the Brookside siege was the event of the year. For a young telly-loving Peter growing up in Bolton, TV meant Sunday bath nights with a black-and-white portable, the unbridled excitement of the new Christmas TV guide and his elderly neighbour s inconvenient hearing problem.                    Here, for the first time, he collects his TV memories and adventures together in this brilliant book. Join Peter as he finds success on the small screen, leaving his own unique footprint in the golden age of TV: from making tea at Granada Studios and marching along to (Is This the Way to) Amarillo to hanging out in the Rovers Return, having run-ins with Bernard Manning and starring in possibly the worst Doctor Who episode of all time. You ll go behind the scenes of the legendary Phoenix Nights, take The Road to Nowhere with Max & Paddy and discover how Peter created his BAFTA-winning performance in Car Share.                       So sit back and enjoy a journey through the wonderful world of television.Endearing, sidesplittingly funny and utterly unforgettable T.V. sees Peter Kay at his vivid,nostalgic and hilarious best.                                 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.    ** 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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