Comical

Garden City, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1941 Black white and red decorated front cover. Quarto. Over 150 Drawings taken from the pages of England's Famous Comic weekly. "Punch" carries on during war time. Insight into the amazing spirit of the British People. Packed full of b/w comical illustrations. 120 pages. Light soiling and light wear. Interior Fine, no writing or foxing. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cambridge: Washburn and Thomas,, 1926 The Tragical Comedoy or Comical Tragedy of Punchand Judy. With an introduction by Charles Hall Grandgent. Red boards with black spine cover. White Pastedown for title in black printing. Gold gilt printing to spine. Black upper leave edges, side leaves untrimmed. B/W illustrations throughout. 49 Clean, unmarked pages. D.J. is red with illustration to upper and lower boards in black with border in black. Spine of d.j. has chips and is taped to back. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illus. by Cruikshank, George. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 1999 FIRST PRINTING with Complete Numberline. Colorful comic strips throughout. NO writing or marks or signatures. Glossy cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Viking, 1990 Glossy colorful boards. This is a wonderful pop-up book with all the pop-ups in MINT condition. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974 White boards with embossed name on front board and gold gilt printng to spine. Incribed by author: "To Barbara and Don, Art Buchwald, 1974." Original price on dust jacket $6.95. A few small tears to D.J. Interior pages, white, clean, Fine.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983 Compliments of Pollenex, Fascimile signature of George Burns. stated on first page NOT FOR RESALE. 1983. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1984 1984 FIRST PRINTING with number line 10 through 1. Blue boards with cartoon illustration of nine different pictures of Garfield. Boards have very slight edgewear. Delightful coloful cartoons throughout the book. No markings, no signatures. Pages, clean and white. BCE stated on back cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Simon and Schuster, 1952 STATED FIRST PRINTING! Beautiful Boards, black over salmon with blindstamped character. Foreward by A. P. Herbert. Collected for americans from England's most famous humorous weekly. Interior pages are CLEAN, WHITE, UNMARKED. D.J. has some soil and chips along the edges. Laid in: Book of the Month Club application with letter from the President of the corporation talking about the club. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Warner Brothers, 1976 Albert B. Feldstein, Editor. Yellow with mad guy in afro and brown face. STATED FOURTH PRINTING, March, 1976. Would be FINE except for very light soiling to boards. Cartoons and "token" humor, satire. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. more information

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New York: Workman Publishing, 1986 STATED FIRST PRINTING 1986 with the number sequence 1 through 10. Slight wear.punch hole in tight corner. Cover is of a man with a top hat taking a Pie in the face. Unauthorized Parody.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Richard Bentley, 1843 Brown ribbed blindstamped illustrated designed boards (upper and back boards) with gold gilt printing to title. Eight beautiful full page illustrations and more in text. Frontpiece with tissue guard and elaborately decorated title page in red and black. Includes Preface to the Second Edition. Illustrations are by Cruishank, Leech. Stories including "The Ghost", "Legend of Hamilton Tighe", "The Witches' Frolic", and"The Tragedy" Boards have small chips from top of spine, corners turned. Interior pages very good. Happy to send detailed photos on request.. SECOND EDITION. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Friedman/Fairfax, 2002 2002 Lavender colorful cover with Jackie Gleason's wonderful face peaking out from the moon. AS NEW CONDITION PERFECT. 144 pages of triva from the T.V. show that you can have fun answering.. First American Edition. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1957 1957. Yellow cloth book looks new except small signature of owner on inside cover. The Dust jacket very bright and minor rubbing at edges. 10th printing stated on the dustjacket. Comical book. Remember the T.V. show? . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Carl Rose. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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1978 Introduction by Jules Feiffer. STATED FIRST EDITION with Complete Numberline. FIRST PRINTING. Owner's bookplate, all else like new. Beautiful brown boards over Handmade beige paper with blindstamped cartoon character. Shiny bright and colorful dustjacket with one taped tear on spine area. Original 16.95 price intact on inside flap of D.J. Tight book, clean, white, unmarked pages. Packed with Color and b/w cartoons and photographs. Great Gift.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Percy Crosby. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Row, 1964 1964 Book condition fine, dust jacket is discolored a few small tears, but intact.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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New York: The Readers Press, 1945 Stiff pictorial wraps. A little edgewear and browning, one closed tear. Interesting, funny and with wonderful full page illustratons by Patterson. 96 pages. . Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Russell Patterson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951 1951 STATED FIRST PRINTING. Green cloth book, with darker green letters and a drawing of a man and woman. On the front they are clothed, on the back of the book they have disrobed. Inscription to the owner on inside front cover, some edgewear and soiling, but nice tight copy. The illustrations are great.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Clarkson Potter , 1984 STATED FIRST EDITION with Number sequence 1 through 10. Small darling book with a cartoon character man kissing a woman's hand as she lays on a couch with roses on the floor. White with red and yellow design. Cloth is Red. Black printing on spine. FUN BOOK!! 1984. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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