Description: Falstaff By Robert Nye Little, Brown and Company Boston, Massachusetts October 1976 Title page adds: Being the Acta domini Johannis Fastolf, or Life and Valiant Deeds of Sir John Faustoff. or The Hundred Days' War. as told by Sir John Fastolf, K.G., to his secretaries William Worcester, Stephen Scrope, Fr Brackley, Christopher Hanson, Luke Nanton, John Bussard, and Peter Basset; now first transcribed, arranged and edited in modern spelling Dust jacket adds: A Novel [14], 450 p.; 24 cm. (9.5 inches). Black cloth spine, with gilt-stamped embellished spine title, brown paper over boards, with blind-stamped front-cover vignette. Glossy, illustrated black, white, brown and red dust jacket, designed by Paul Bacon. Deckled fore-edges. Green endpapers. First Edition, Second Printing "The most beloved comic figure in English literature decides that history hasn’t done him justice - it’s time for him to tell the whole unbuttoned story, his way. Irascible and still lecherous at eighty-one, Falstaff spins out these outrageously bawdy memoirs as an antidote to legend, and in the process manages to recreate his own. This splendidly written novel is a feast, opening wide the look and feel of another age and bringing Shakespeare’s Falstaff to life in a totally new way. Like Jack Falstaff himself, it’s sprawling, vivid, oversized - big as life. We return in an instant to an England that was ribald, violent, superstitious, coursing with high spirits and a fresh sense of national purpose. We see what history and the Bard of Avon overlooked or avoided: what really happened that celebrated night at the windmill when Falstaff and Justice Shallow heard the chimes at midnight; who really killed Hotspur; how many men fell at the Battle of Agincourt; what actually transpired at the coronation of Henry V ('Harry the Prig'); and just what it was that made the wives of Windsor so very merry" [from the dust jacket] ISBN: 0316617385 Book is in Fine/As New Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked Dust Jacket is in Very Good Plus Condition: light creasing along the top edge. Copyright 2020 All text in this listing description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred. Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.
Price: 18.65 USD
Location: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1976
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Comedy
Author: Robert Nye
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, First Edition, Second Printing
