FIRST EDITION 1998, small 8vo, 185 x 135 mm, 7¼ x 5¼ inches, pale yellow cloth, gilt vignette and lettering, pale violet endpapers, (32) pages. It makes me laugh out loud every time I read it and I keep it out (not just for Christmas) to read through it occasionally.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original Devon cream cloth covers, scarlet title and author lettering to the spine. The Twelve Days of Christmas" by John Julius Norwich: This book is one of the funniest on the planet. I had a hard copy of this book many years ago and loved it, but I must have lent it out as this year I could not find it.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

The monologue is performed by the reading out of letters written by Emily Wilbraham to her lover Edward. It was published by Atlantic Books and is based upon the Christmas carol " The Twelve Days of Christmas". Quentin Blake is one of Britain's finest illustrators, and best known for his own picture books and his collaboration with Roald Dahl. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Each day for twelve days, Edward sends her one of the gifts mentioned in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol and Emily responds with a letter for each day.