CAUTIONARY TALES for Grown-ups

by Addison, Chris

First Edition

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Book Description

Great Britain: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. 104pp., b/white illustrations by Adam Howling, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Red boards undamaged. Publisher's review copy label affixed to lower ffep., otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edgeworn at head. "These are dark days. The world is seething with imbeciles and poltroons . . . Thank God for Chris Addison's 'Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups' - a brilliant collection of wickedly funny verses that warn of the dangers of moronic modern behaviour from text-messaging to crash-dieting . . . " Numerous rhyming 'tales', including : Matthew, who only Texted, Amelia, who Threw a Cigarette Butt from a Car, The Mimsy-Gores, who Rode about Town in a 4x4, Melanie, who Speed Dated, Justin, an Arrogant Cyclist, Phillip, who Talked Only in Management Speak, Jeremy, a Wine Snob, Pat, who Tanned Herself to Death, and many more. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket.. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Review Copy.

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