About this title: Acclaimed illustrator and writer Briggs tells the story of his parents' courtship, marriage, and lives together from 1928 through their deaths in 1971 in his distinctive graphical style while, along the way, providing a social history of middle-class England.
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Board
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780375407581ISBN:0375407588
Description: Near Fine+ in Very Good++ jacket. "Poignant, funny and utterly original, Ethel & Ernest is Raymond Brigg's loving depiction of his parents' lives...1920's untill their deaths in the 1970s. " from the jacket. This is in a cartoon format & really cute! This is a brown cover hard back memoir. The condition is Near Fine+, and the jacket is Very Good++. c1998, originally published in Great Britain. This is a very bright and clean cover, firm & tight. The pages are really nice, unmarked & no named. ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780375407581ISBN:0375407588
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library DJ has mylar cover. Contains usual library stickers and markings. Library card pocket on first page. read more
Description: Knopf, NY 1999, 1st. Amer. ed. 8vo. hardcover, 104pp., cartoon memoir re Briggs' parents during WW2. ex-lib. -sp label, bkplte., pocket, stamps, dj in plastic & stuck to eps, ow F/F $ read more
Description: Like New. Trade paperback. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. Published by Jonathan Cape. In sealed plastic protection. 1998. Trade paperback. read more
Edition: First U. S. Paperback Edition {1st Pr. }
Binding: Illustrated Softcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780375714474ISBN:0375714472
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A bestseller in Britain, this winsome little book is one family's twentieth century, told as a comic strip that fast forwards through the decades. Brigg's artful rendering of his parents' striving captures the English working class, and as the tale progresses, you find yourself slowly sucked into their daily patter, amused by their cooing voices, impressed by their bravery. At the end, you're hardly prepared for the emotional wallop, " {Time [Magazine]}. This book ... read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Excellent Condition, Never Read, No Remainder Marks, Llight shelf wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 104 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780224046626ISBN:0224046624
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Full brown cloth binding. Clean, crisp and unmarked. 103pp. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed and soiled, offered in new mylar cover. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780375714474ISBN:0375714472
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Surplus inventory direct from publisher. No marks. No perceptible defects or imperfections. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 104 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780224046626ISBN:0224046624
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: First United States Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780375407581ISBN:0375407588
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Price clipped; front page also clipped. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780224060394ISBN:0224060392
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
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