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My Talks With Dean Spanley: Available Copies
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Dean Spanley: My Talks with Dean Spanley by Lord Dunsany
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ISBN: 9780007290451
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London (2008)
Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $4.26
Shipping: $7.57
TOTAL Cost: $11.83
The classic humorous novel about an alcohol-loving clergyman who thinks he is the reincarnation of a dog. Complete with the screenplay and photos from the new film starring Peter OToole and Sam Neill. Dean Spanley is the very archetype of a bland churchman: affable, conventional, prudent without being a prig. Only his keen interest in the transmigration of souls and almost excessive enthusiasm for dogs betray any shadow of eccentricity. And then, richly primed with a few glasses of Imperial Tokay, he slips over the threshold between past and present and becomes a dog. Or are his canine memories no more than fancy? Surely no mere dean could speak so vividly, with such total conviction, of the joys of hunting, of rolling in fresh dung, of baying the moon? No human could know so much of rabbiting, the importance of buying bones, the contemptibility of pigs. My Talks With Dean Spanley, first published in 1936, is certainly Lord Dunsanys funniest book and, in its unique way, a remarkable tour de force. Now adapted into a new comedy-drama feature film, DEAN SPANLEY follows a father and son as they encounter the eponymous eccentric in this story of reincarnation and reconciliation set in Edwardian England. Adapted by Alan Sharp (Rob Roy) and directed by New Zealand-born Toa Fraser (No.2), a truly impressive international cast is led by eight-time Academy Award nominee Peter O'Toole (Venus, Lawrence of Arabia) and also features Jeremy Northam (The Winslow Boy, Gosford Park), Bryan Brown (Cocktail, Gorillas in the Mist) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, My Brilliant Career). This special edition includes Lord Dunsanys witty and inventive original novel, as well as Alan Sharps hilarious screenplay, which faithfully adapts and also expands upon the events in the book. Complete with colour photos and interviews with the principal film-makers, this whimsical, wintry tale about dogs, reincarnation and the effects of alcohol makes perfect Christmas reading for lovers of classic humorous storytelling. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $3.81
Shipping: $8.98
TOTAL Cost: $12.79
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $6.84
Shipping: $6.76
TOTAL Cost: $13.60
Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Elizabeth Brown Books & Collectibles (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $35.00
Shipping: $5.95
TOTAL Cost: $40.95
Reprint-illustrated movie edition. Very good with light rubbing and scuffing to glossy red illustrated belly band. Light bumping/crimping to head and foot of spine. Remainder strike (line) in black sharpie to foot of text block. Otherwise tight, clean, unmarked interior. Shipping confirmed!
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Seller: Chapter 1 (Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $14.00
Shipping: $28.98
TOTAL Cost: $42.98
Has a half jacket which is in very good condition. 1st edition. Boards are a bit edge worn and marked. Minor marks on page edges. It is in very food condition, excellent binding and internally clean. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Dean Spanley: The Novel: A Classic Edwardian Humorous Novel of Dogs and Reincarnation [Hardcover] [Nov 03, 2008] Dunsany, Lord and Sharp, Alan by Dunsany, Lord
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (WINTERTON, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $63.16
Shipping: $43.28
TOTAL Cost: $106.44
Cream cloth with black lettering and illustration to spine and front cover. Book is in excellent condition and appears not to have been read BUT slight marks to top text edge and the front cover isa bit damaged not much affecting text or illustration. With the glossy FILM BLURB BAND in excellent condition.
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