Very good condition throughout. A collection of Goon Show scripts, each being Peter Eton's copy. Eton was the producer for nearly half the Goon Show's run, covering 101 episodes. 29 of those scripts are offered here, all are annotated throughout by various hands, including Eton's throughout. All but one are signed (as ownership) by Eton. A fantastic, and rare, opportunity to examine the quintessential BBC radio show. The Goon Show ran from 1951 to 1960 and influenced a generation from The Beatles to Monty Python.Â
Comprising:Â
[1] No. 19. Brad-bound, upper sheet detached, 28pp rectos.Â
[2] No. 20. Brad-bound, 27pp rectos.Â
[3] No. 21. Brad-bound, 28pp rectos.Â
[4] No. 22. Brad-bound, 23pp rectos.Â
[5] No. 24. Brad-bound, 27pp rectos.Â
[6] No. 27. Brad-bound, 24pp rectos.Â
[7] No. 28. Brad-bound, 26pp rectos.Â
[8] Bound volume containing {1} No. 100. 'No. 1 The Whistling Spy Enigma', 23pp. {2} No. 101. 'No. 2 The Lost Gold Mine', 24pp. {3} No. 103. 'No. 4. The Phantom Head Shaver', 26pp.Â
[9] Bound volume containing {1} No. 104. 'No. 5 The Affair of the Lone Banana', 25pp. {2} No. 105. 'No. 6 The Canal', 26pp.Â
[10] Bound volume containing {1} No. 108. 'No. 9 The Last Train', 25pp. {2} No. 109. 'No. 10 The Booted Gorilla', 27pp.Â
[11] Bound volume containing {1} No. 121. 'No. 22 The Fireball of Milton Street', 26pp. {2} No. 122. 'No. 23 The Terrible Blasting of Moretons Banks', 26pp. {3} No. 40. 'No. 4. Making the First Move', 50pp (25 numbered, 25 lettered).Â
[12] No. 106. 'No. 7, Lurgi Strikes Britain!'. Mounted on lined paper from a journal or similar, 24pp rectos.Â
[13] No. 107. 'No. 8, The Mystery of the Marie Celeste'. Brad-bound, 26pp rectos. Unsigned.
[14] No. 110. 'No. 11, The Spanish Suitcase'. Brad-bound, 26pp rectos.Â
[15] No. 111. 'No. 12, Dishonoured or The Fall of Neddie Seagoon'. Brad-bound, 26pp rectos.Â
[16] No. 125. 'No. 26, The End'. Mounted on lined paper from a journal or similar with upper wrapper, 22pp rectos.Â
[17] No. 126. 'No. 1, The Man Who Won the War'. Brad from binding missing, 23pp rectos.Â
[18] No. 127. 'No. 2, The Secret Escritoire'. Brad from binding missing, 23pp rectos.Â
[19] No. 128. 'No. 3, The Lost Emperor'. Brad from binding missing, 20pp rectos. Some markings.Â
[20] No. 130. 'No. 5, The Case of the Missing C.D. Plates'. Brad from binding missing, 22pp rectos.Â
[21] No. 131. 'No. 6, Rommel's Treasure'. Brad from binding missing, 22pp rectos.Â
[22] No. 133. 'No. 8, Shangri La Again!'. Brad from binding missing, mounted on lined paper from a journal or similar, 20pp rectos.Â
[23] No. 135. 'No. 10, The Pevensey Bay Disaster'. Brad from binding missing, 23pp rectos.Â
[11946, Hyraxia Books].