Ronnie Barker Sauce: Cheeky Pictures Jocular Jests And Racy Rhymes Of Days Gone By (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A romp through the naughtier side of British nostalgia, Ronnie Barker Sauce is a gloriously cheeky collection of saucy seaside postcards, jovial jests, and racy rhymes curated by one of Britain's most beloved comedic talents. True to its subtitle — Cheeky Pictures, Jocular Jests and Racy Rhymes of Days Gone By — the anthology resurrects the irreverent, wink-and-nudge humour that defined British popular culture from the Victorian era through to the mid-twentieth century, presenting it with all the warmth and wit for which Barker was so celebrated. Ronnie Barker, the comedic genius behind timeless television classics such as Porridge and The Two Ronnies, brings his trademark sharp eye and impeccable timing to this lovingly assembled treasury of bawdy Britannia. The collection is a testament to a distinctly English tradition of playful vulgarity — cheeky rather than crude, mischievous rather than malicious — and serves as a fascinating cultural snapshot of an era when a well-turned ankle could raise eyebrows and a double entendre could bring the house down. Whether you're a devoted admirer of Barker's comedy or a connoisseur of vintage Brit-wit, this irresistible compendium will leave you wondering just how much has — and hasn't — changed.
Author: Ronnie Barker
Format: Paperback
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A romp through the naughtier side of British nostalgia, Ronnie Barker Sauce is a gloriously cheeky collection of saucy seaside postcards, jovial jests, and racy rhymes curated by one of Britain's most beloved comedic talents. True to its subtitle — Cheeky Pictures, Jocular Jests and Racy Rhymes of Days Gone By — the anthology resurrects the irreverent, wink-and-nudge humour that defined British popular culture from the Victorian era through to the mid-twentieth century, presenting it with all the warmth and wit for which Barker was so celebrated. Ronnie Barker, the comedic genius behind timeless television classics such as Porridge and The Two Ronnies, brings his trademark sharp eye and impeccable timing to this lovingly assembled treasury of bawdy Britannia. The collection is a testament to a distinctly English tradition of playful vulgarity — cheeky rather than crude, mischievous rather than malicious — and serves as a fascinating cultural snapshot of an era when a well-turned ankle could raise eyebrows and a double entendre could bring the house down. Whether you're a devoted admirer of Barker's comedy or a connoisseur of vintage Brit-wit, this irresistible compendium will leave you wondering just how much has — and hasn't — changed.