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(Nick, editor) Playground Memories: Childhood memo

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(Nick, editor) Playground Memories: Childhood memories chosen by the famous in support of Elangeni Middle School and Chestnut Lane Lower School Amersham, frontispiece by Glen Baxter, the editor's copy signed by Gammage and inscribed by some of the contributors: "desecrated by Glen Baxter", Allan Ahlberg, Michael Bond, Colin Dexter, John Fowles, Ted Hughes and Terry Pratchett, original pictorial wrappers, Chesham, 1996; together with the archive concerning the production of the book comprising correspondence with many of the contributors (and some who declined), their contributions, proofs etc., loosely inserted in transparent sleeves in ring-binder file, 1996, 8vo & 4to (2)

***Contributors include John Major, Tony Blair, Beryl Bainbridge, Bill Beaumont, Dickie Bird, Geoff Boycott, Jack Charlton, Petula Clark, Colin Cowdray, Paul Daniels, Ken Dodd (with sketch of a Diddyman), Bruce Forsyth, Athol Fugard, David Gower, Thom Gunn, Geoff Hurst, P.D.James, Stanley Matthews, Patrick Moore, Michael Morpurgo, Brian Patten, Henry Sandon (with sketch of a teapot), Jennifer Saunders, Alan Shearer, Norman Wisdom and many more..

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