Genius

In <Fukay5DdLDjAJAZO.RemoveThis@menageri.tele2.co.uk> Harry the Village Miller wrote:

 >I refer of course to the works of John Glashan, a copy of which I have
 >saved from the nation by pulling it out of the reject bucket at Leeds
 >City Library and paying 50p for it.

How old is it? Is it in print?

 >Wherein, you may find such wonderful ideas as "Save the wood louse"
 >(followed quickly by "What about the earwig? The dung-beetle? The
 >bat-fly?"), an entertainment "which integrates the salient features of
 >every ball-game ever invented" (and 3-pound Vanadium-steel,
 >leather-bound hammers), and a line which I could *swear* I heard Beetle
 >utter as I read it:
 >"Why are you drawing the Victoria and Albert Museum? It has done you no
 >harm."

I can think of circumstances in which such utterance might be Absolutely
Necessary....

 >As I said, genius.

Is it better than *Musrum* for weirdnesses?

Enquiring minds need to know!

Beetle

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On 26 Apr 2004, at 12:48, anon2765 DeleteThis @firedrake.org wrote:

 > In <Fukay5DdLDjAJAZO DeleteThis @menageri.tele2.co.uk> Harry the Village Miller
 > wrote:
 >
  >> I refer of course to the works of John Glashan, a copy of which I have
  >> saved from the nation by pulling it out of the reject bucket at Leeds
  >> City Library and paying 50p for it.
 >
 > How old is it? Is it in print?

From Mr Glasham's Biography :
(not sure what is still in print - might try to check that out this
evening)

Books illustrated by John Glashan

Tonight and Other Nights,
Alistair Sampson, Dobson Books, 1959

The Eye of The Needle,
Dobson Books, 1961

Speak Up You Tiny fool
The Dial Press, New York, 1966

The Good Loo Guide,
Jonathan Routh, Wolfe Publishing, 1965

Loos of Paris,
Jonathan Routh, Wolfe Publishing, 1966

The Better John Guide - where to go in New York, Jonathan Routh, GP
Putnam's Sons, 1966

The Penguin John Glashan,
Penguin Books, 1967

The Meths Festival,
Private Eye Productions, 1975

The Best of Private Eye,
Private Eye, Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1976

Private Eye's Book of Pseuds,
Private Eye Productions, 1977

The Blue Travel Guides
Ernest Benn Ltd, 1981

Small Parts in History,
Sam Llewellyn, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985

The Mental Health Work-out Book,
Crystal Clear Publications, 1986

John Glashan's World,
Robinson Publishing, 1991

Journal of a Collector,
Alistair McAlpine, Pavillion 1994

Dictionary of 20th Century British Cartoonists
Ashgate Publishing Co., Mark Bryant, 2000<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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<snipped long and interesting list of publications>
Hmmm. Might be worth looking out for - seems to have been published by
quite a few different publishers...
Au Res.,
Paul (who picked up a bit of a book bargain myself this weekend - an almost
pristine copy of "The Dairy Book of Home Management" - only a quid, yes it
WAS produced for the MMB, but it's an interesting (to me at least) bit of
pop music trivia...)


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