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WEBBER**, RICHARD: : FIFTY YEARS OF HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR

LONDON.CENTURY,2004.

ISBN 1844133893.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp. [Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj covers with capitalised,embossed,matt pale blue-lettered title over a grey number 50 and author's capitalised,matt,flat printed white-lettered name and similarly coloured+lettered credit for Foreword by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.A black spine/backstrip with thumbnail repeated,portrait photograph at its head and similarly coloured+ lettered title and author name as the front's and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name and white-lettered initial C to foot of same, rear cover with another but different b/w portrait photograph of subject.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,foot of spine with minimal,mild gentle pushing but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean without ageing/toning or any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-corenred,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,silver gilt-lettered spine/backstrip and immacuate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp viii-xipp+1-372pp [paginated] includes author's Acknowledgements and a Foreword by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson,author's Introduction,14 chapters,16pp contenporary b/w biographical photographs in 1 block between pp180/81,separate Episode Guides for Radio and Television,Unheard Radio Script,Unseen Television script,Production Team: Television,Hancock's Half Hour Merchandise,Notes,a Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated]half-title+title pages,a dedication, and a Contents list/table.   Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20 year-old age. It is only the minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading. It really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of age-acquired detracting faults.                                1954 marked the beginning of a radio series that was to change British comedy forever.        Only two years later the first of 63 television scripts had been screened and Hancock's Half Hour became th yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have since been measured.                             Tony Hancock's genius along with outstanding scripts penned by the writers Galton and Simpson made for a remarkable combination and,more than thirty years after Hancock's death,the shows continue to enjoy enormous widespreaad appeal.    Until now,no book has ever been written about the series.'Fifty Years of Hancock's Half Hour' will,for the first time,tell the full story of how the idea for the show was originally conceived; with behind-the-scenes stories from Hancock's fellow cast and crew members and the reasons behind why the show came to an end in 1961.                                            With a Foreword by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and including previously unheard scripts,along with numerous photographs - many of which have never been published before - 'Fifty Years of Hancock's Half Hour'  is the definitive companion to Britain's best-loved comedy classic.                                         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: US 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,1st edn,3rd imp.
Not SIGNED.

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