NAGY HOLLÓ-KÖNYV
Budapest: Athenaeum Kiadó, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, with a typed letter signed (TLS) by Miklós Galla to revered English actor, comedian, musician, and writer Eric Idle laid in: "Dear Eric, I am the guy who translated Monty Python's Flying Circus for Hungarian Television a few years ago [...] Together with this letter you are receiving the first Hungarian comedy book edited by myself and containing two Monty Python sketches in Hungarian." Accompanied by a letter of provenance and a special bookmark.
Idle (b.1943) is a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, as well as the parody rock group The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Spamalot.
Text in Hungarian. Quarto: 100 p. including the boards with colorful illustrations throughout. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. Some light bumping along the extremities; otherwise very good. Very good. Item #77459
ISBN: 9638597992
Price: $100.00