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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Jonathan Fisher; Robert Malone (illustrateur). Scarce hardcover, 286 pages, glossy paper, copiously illustrated, NOT ex-library. Front endpaper signed by the Author. A clean, mildly age-toned copy with unmarked text, free of stamps, firmly bound. Dust jacket shows curling to edges, else very good; price concealed on front flap (jacket is not clipped). -- "I am Jonathan Fisher, survivor. How did I get here? I was initially formed and developed in my mother's womb. Her name was Emma; my twin David and I shared the same placenta. My father's name was William. I loved my parents very much. I had a full childhood and subsequent teenage troubles, but when I was twenty-two I suffered an undiagnosed Addisonian Crisis. I was in a coma for three months. The doctors said it would be a mercy to switch off my life-support system, but I moved my little finger whenever my mother asked me - proof of a semblance of life. She was very wise. Against all odds, I was born again into a mummified state. I was cocooned in a twisted, wasted form, encased in harsh, cruel, snow-white NHS plaster of Paris. I began the long, slow, hard road to recovery in 1992, a journey that would take me through many institutions and heartaches. I have spent time in the forge and on the anvil, a refining process that has reshaped me both mentally and physically. Progress has been slow at times but consistent nonetheless. I have been a fighter, a dreamer, a lover and now an author. I am ruthless in my determination to walk again. A living paradox, if you will. This memoir is just a small sample of my experiences." (rear flap) -- "This is a sad story but also one where, at times, I roared with laughter. It is a story about death but also one about life with all its difficulties, its disasters, its dramas and its delights. It is Jonathan's story from his school days, hanging around comic shops, through his time in the Territorial Army, camping in the Mournes, a memorable visit to London for the signing of a copy of much loved comic, his work with local radio and the music scene and far more than his fair share of family tragedies - all culminating in the onset of Addison's disease. Much of the story, and in particular its speech, is written in the language of the comic book or graphic novel. however there are parts of this story that transcend all genres. It is in his descriptions of, and his reactions to, the tragedies that occur in his life that the author's talent comes to the fore. It is difficult enough for anyone to deal with such incidents, much more difficult to record them for the public and posterity, bur to do so with Jonathan's courage and resolve is quite special." [Review by Merril Morrow, bookseller; front flap] -- "Truly spectacular. People like Jonathan that are able to get over such hardships are the real heroes." [Irene Schneider, NASA consultant; front flap] -- Contents: Introduction: I am Jonathan Fisher: Pleased to Meet You; It's a Comic Shop, Yeah!; Pat; Shoot to Kill (We Come in Pieces); Happiness is Dog-shaped; You're in the Army Now!; The Number of the Beast; 7-7-7 Is My Name; Born Free; Munnisher Cometh; Glory and Gory Days; Titch Fisher; Crazy; Unlucky for Some; Clash of the Titans: Part Two; Party That Never Ended; That Rainy Day; Death and Glory; My Father; Mummy; Volunteering; Each Day is Like Valentine's Day; Logzilla; Ghost of Hallowe'en Town; August Always. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : VG+. Stated First Edition. Decorative green cloth. Penciled date on front end paper, else pristine -- so tight that it appears it was never fully opened. Crisp, clean, unclipped jacket. Scarce in collectible condition. Grandpa of Grandpa's Ghost Stories pulls a holiday switch in this one, setting a typical Halloween adventure on Christmas Eve and ending it with a rescue by Santa.