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1) The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century
Adams, Scott

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperBusiness, 1997 First Edition, first printing, Harper, 1997. VG+ in an Excellent jacket. Remainder. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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2) Baseball Wit
Adler, Bill, Jr

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1986 First Edition, Crown, 1986. Excellent in Very Good price-clipped Jacket. 120 pp Photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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3) Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man
Allen, Tim

New York: Hyperion, 1994 First Edition, sixth (6th ) printing hard cover, Hyperion, 1994. As New in a VG jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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4) Without Feathers
Allen, Woody

New York: Warner, 1976 Twelfth printing paperback, Warner, 1976. VG. One spine crease, light cover wear. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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5) Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths
Anderson, John Louis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Nordbook , 1986 Fourth printing trade paperback, Nordbook, 1986. VG+++. Smooth spine and covers, inscription from previous owner inside front cover, otherwise excellent. Includes trivia quiz at end of book. 219 pp. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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6) Tools of Power : The Elitist Guide to the Ruthless Exploitation of Everybody & Everything
Anderson, Kurt; O'Donnell, Mark ; Parloff, Roger

New York: The Viking Press, 1980 First Edition, Viking, 1980. Excellent in a VG++ jacket with faint rubbing to surface. With irreverence and dash, the authors lampoon our national mania for corporate gamemanship. 144 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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7) How to Live With a Neurotic Dog
Baker, Stephen

Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Wings Books, 1994 Hard cover, fourteenth printing by Wings, 1994. As New in an As New jacket. Try looking at the world thorugh your dog's eyes. If your dog is neurotic, here are some helpful ( and hilarious ) pointers. Illus with line drawings. 137 pp. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Hillard, Fred . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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8) Dave Barry Turns 40
Barry, Dave

New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1991 Fifth ( 5th ) printing trade paperback, Fawcett Columbine, 1991. Excellent. Smooth spine and covers. Tiny amt of surface wear to back cover. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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9) Tricky Business
Barry, Dave

New York: Berkley, 2003 As New. First printing, Berkley, 2003. Smooth spine and covers. . First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. As New. (more information)

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10) Husbands and Lovers
Blanchard, Martha

New York: Dell, 1971 First printing mass market paperback, Dell, 1971. VG+. Two light spine creases, excellent unmarked interior. A tangy, tart and spicy fun feast of cartoons by Martha Blanchard. Unpaginated. . First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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11) Now, Where Were We? : Getting Back to Basic Truths That We Have Lost Sight of Through No Fault of My Own
Blount, Roy, Jr

New York: Villard Books, 1990 Reprint Villard trade paperback. VG+. Collection of satiric and humourous essays and articles by a master of political and social satire.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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12) Sheldon and Mrs. Levine : An Excruciatingly Painful Correspondence Between a Mother and Her Son
Bobrick, Sam; Stein, Julie; Lovka, Bob (editor)

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Price Stern Sloan, 1994 First Edition, first printing, Price Stern, 1994. Excellent in an Excellent jacket. Brilliant satrical take-off of "Griffin and Sabine." This time an over-bearing mother writes letters to her increasingly distraught son, with a twist at the end. Readers open envelopes, etc. Now out-of-print.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Price, Stern, Sloan Publishing Staff (illustrator); Needham, Sheena (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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13) Small Comforts : More Comments and Comic Pieces
Bodett, Tom

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated, 2000 First printing trade paperback, Addison-Wesley Longman, 2000. VG+. Po's address label on ffep. By the host of radio's "Eng of the Road Review." 165 pp. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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14) All I Know about Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room
Bombeck, Erma

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 1995 First Edition, first printing, Harper, 1995. Excellent in a VG+ unclipped jacket. Wonderful Bombeck humor. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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15) Family : The Ties That Bind...& Gag
Bombeck, Erma

New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 1987 First Edition, first printing, McGraw-Hill, 1987. As New in an Excellent jacket. Humor. Photo of Bombeck on back jacket. 199 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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16) Bizarre Sights and Odd Visions
Bond, Simon

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1983 First printing trade paperback, 1983. As New. Collection of outrageous cartoons from the "master of perversity, " . First Printing. Trade Paperback. As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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17) Curses! Broiled Again!: The Hottest Urban Legends Going
Brunvand, Jan Harold

New York: W. W. Norton, 1989 First Edition, first printing, W. W. Norton, 1989. As New in an Excellent unclipped jacket. 335 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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18) Whose Rose Garden Is It Anyway?
Buchwald, Art

New York, NY, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's, 1989 First Edition, Putnam's, 1989. VG in a VG jacket. Remainder. Political wit and humor. 352 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Mendelson, Steve. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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19) I'll Always Have Paris!
Buchwald, Art

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1996 First printing, Putnam's, 1996. As New in an Excellent unclipped jacket. Photos . First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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20) Leaving Home : A Memoir
Buchwald, Art

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1993 First Edition, first printing, Putnam's, 1993. As New in an As New jacket. Gift quality. Photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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21) When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
Carlin, George

New York: Hyperion, 2004 First Edition, second ( 2nd ) printing, Hyperion, 2004. As New in an As New jacket. Gift quality. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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22) A Dog in Heat Is a Hot Dog and Other Rules to Live By
Carroll, E. Jean

New York: Pocket Books, 1996 First printing hard cover, Pocket, 1996. As New in an As New jacket. Gift quality.. First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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23) The Shy Photographer
Carroll, Jock

New York: Stein and Day, 1964 Stein and Day hard cover edition, 1964. Excellent in a VG unclipped jacket. One small closed tear to edge. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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24) Get a Grip
Cooke, Kaz

Australia: Penguin, 1996 Third printing trade paperback, Penguin, 1996. VG+. Smooth spine and covers, last name of previous owner printed on the first free edge page. Humor and satire. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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25) The Crocodile Club
Cooke, Kaz

Australia: Allen and Unwin, 1997 Fifth ( 5th ) printing trade paperback, Allen and Unwin, 1997. Excellent. Smooth spine and covers, unmarked. Pages are toning light ivory. Cooke's first novel is satire commando-style. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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26) Pinocchio in Venice
Coover, Robert

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991 First Edition, first printing, Simon & Schuster, 1991. As New in an As New jacket. Beautfiul copy. Wickedly clever sequel to the original Pinocchio story. Pinocchio is now a very old man, a scholar and an aesthete, who has returned to Italy to complete his opus to The Blue Fairy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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27) Fatherhood
Cortland, Tyler

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1986 First Edition, Doubleday, 1986. Excellent in a VG jacket. Humor and satire. 178 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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28) Love and Marriage
Cosby, Bill

New York: Doubleday, 1989 First Edition hard cover, Doubleday, 1989. Excellent in a VG jacket. Humor and satire.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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29) Absolutely Mahvelous
Crystal, Billy; Schaap, Dick

New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's, 1986 First Edition, first printing, Putnam's, 1986. Slim hard cover. Excellent in an Excellent jacket with a tiny amt of surface rubbing. Photos. 128 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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30) God and My Father
Day, Clarence

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937 Twelfth ( 12th ) printing beige cloth hard cover, Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Good +. No jacket. Light soiling to binding, some tanning to inside covers. Solid. Interior pages unmarked and very clean. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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