Humour from Ariel Books

London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co, 1930. Frank McKinney Hubbard (1868 - 1930) American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist better known by his pen name "Kin" Hubbard. For twenty-five years, from 1905-1930, "Abe Martin" was the mouthpiece for Kin Hubbard's daily quips in The Indianapolis News, which, accompanied by sketches of Abe and his friends in action. Abe Martin became one of the most popular cracker-barrel philosophers this country has ever known in the US. Very funny q... Read More

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Australia: Vesta Battery Company , 1940. Not Dated mid 1940's. Book of cartoons, jokes and brain teasers. Orange card wraps are faded to edges, pp 48 with illus, clean internally.. ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett, 1998. "A comic odyssey through love, rivalry, in flight entertainment, disneyworld, knives, assertiveness, tennis and Martin Luther King." Green card wraps are fresh with sunned spine, 208 pages, nice clean interior, not inscribed.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph, 1954. Black bds with bright Gilt title and White illus spine (fresh and unworn) pp 219 is bright and clean (named to ffep, eps have very faintest foxing) Original DJ is fresh with sl. rubbed spine head and one tiny tear bottom front. A nice tight copy.. ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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London, United Kingdom: Collins, 1965. Blue bds with fresh Gilt title (fresh and unworn) 287 pages tight and clean (faint foxed to end pages and fore edges, named to ffep) Original DJ has 4cm piece missing at spine foot, else very minor wear.. ISBN: 0000000000. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Humour WWII Rusian Front German. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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Timaru, NZ: G F Gilbert . Not Dated. Published in mid 1940's. Humorous look romance tale from a typical kiwi block set on Mt Cook. pp 75 with cartoon style illus, tight unread copy with bright clean interior. Self wrapper is sl age toned else unworn. #New Zealand Literature#. ISBN: 0000000000. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. Illus. by Gypsy . 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Humor New Zealand. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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Auckland, New Zealand: Collins, 1960. Humorous sketches of the Bottomley Family life (fictional) originally published in the NZ listener. CONDITION Green bds with bright Gilt title (clean and unworn, 179 pages with illus by Russell Clark, copy is as bright and crisp as new. DJ is mainly unworn with slight marks bottom front and light damage to spine head. #Kiwiana#. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... Read More

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London, United Kingdom: Michael Joseph, 1974. Second book of Milligan's war autobiography. Black bds with crisp Gilt title, 192 pages with comic illus and photo's, nice tight clean with small name to ffep. Original DJ fresh with faintest shelf wear to spine heel, not price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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London, United Kingdom: John Lane at the Bodley Head , 1917. Further titled. Sometime of Magdalene College in Cambridge and of His Majesty's Navy Office, Esquire MA. With effigies by John Kettelwell newly engraven at large upon copper...A humorous account of the Great War from the Jan 1916 to June 1917 written in the style of Pepys. CONDITION Brown bds with Tan buckram spine (light shelf wear, bottom rear cnr bumped) 304 pages with 16 humorous b/w illus plates, pages are untrimmed, copy is bright and cr... Read More

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London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1943. Pale Blue bds with Black title (fresh with faint shelf wear) pp 192 tight and clean with sl page browning due to war quality paper (gift inscipeion to ffep) Original DJ is fresh with chipped top front, spine ends and tips, not price clipped.. ISBN: 0000000000. First British. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. WWII Humour. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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Timaru, New Zealand: G F Gilbert. Not Dated. Originally published in 1945 this is c1950. pp 76 with tight clean interior, not inscribed. Self wrapper is sl age toned with chips to spine. #Kiwiana#. ISBN: 0000000000. 8th Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Humor Australia New Zealand. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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Australia: Vesta Battery Company , 1940. Not Dated mid 1940's. Book of cartoons, jokes and brain teasers. Red card wraps are faded to edges, named with sl damp stain top front, pp 48 with illus, bright and clean internally.. ISBN: 0000000000. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

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Wellington, New Zealand : Inprint , 1989. First book of Bob Jones' syndicated newspaper columns. He comments about New Zealand wimps and the power of journalists. CONDITION Black bds with crisp Gold title (fresh and unworn though top cnrs very slightly bruised) signed Bob Jones to frist blank, pp 207. Copy is crisp and bright. Original DJ is unworn with faded spine. #Kiwiana#. ISBN: 0864641015. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Scott, Tom . 8vo - over 7¾"... Read More

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Timaru, NZ: G F Gilbert . Not Dated. Originally published in mid 1940's this is c1950. Humorous look at Australian history from a NZ perspective. pp 76 with tight clean interior, not inscribed. Self wrapper is sl age toned with chips to spine and top front cnr torn away. #Australian History#. ISBN: 0000000000. 4th Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Humor Australia New Zealand. Catalogs: Humour.... Read More

Bookseller: Ariel Books (New Zealand)