THE SPIKE MILLIGAN LETTERS.** by FARNES**, NORMA - Ed by**:

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,laminated,Milligan+ Farnes b/w portrait photographic upper wrap with red+white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.Bright,clean,plain black paper-covered bds with bright, crisp,stamped silver gilt letters (title in block to upper 1/3rd of upper board) and to spine/backstrip,with immaculate red+black lettered facsimile letter illustrated eps,with no corners bumped. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-159pp [paginated] includes half-title page,recto of same - b/w subject portrait photographic frntis,title page,Milligan foreword,contents list [all unpaginated],editor introduction,profuse b/w facsimile letters and b/w contemporary photographs and a captioned b/w photographic afterword to rear. Spike Milligan is a writer who wishes to amuse,educate and beautify - all at the same time.To this end he also acts,performs, tells stories,writes,plays music,paints pictures and writes innumerable letters to family friends,enemies,strangers,sufferers, children,publishers,journalists,and in fact the world in general; and it is the flavour of his inimitable personality that we have tried to capture in this book.No one is better qualified to make a selection of Spike Milligan's letters than Norma Farnes,who has been his manager for eleven years.(publisher blurb.) See also rja1545 for another copy. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!