Humor & Satire

Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.: Bob Petley Studios, 1952 Unpaginated, approx. 56 pages, bright covers, staple bound, color illustrations. Nice clean copy, slight age discoloring. All the wittiest, best and worst ever said about Arizona.. Pamphlet. Very Good. Used. more information

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Berkeley, CA, U.S.A: Heyday Books, 1999 64 pages, line drawings. Clean inside & out, very light scuff. Author's drawings create a whimsical, improbable, yet oddly familiar world. A descendant of the Tongva and Ajachmem people of southern California, she works with a twisted sense of humor much admired by natives and non-natives alike. Her drawings address everything from creation stories to the ironies of indigenous life today, often with the help of Coyote, California's native trickster. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Used. more information

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Hicksville, NY, USA: Exposition Press, 1979 88 pages, green boards with gilt lettering, author's signature on first page. Few tiny paint specks on rear board, name on first page, text free of marks. A lot of amusing, funny things that happened during the course of the author's business experiences. Mostly true facts about the business of running night clubs and most of all hotels, cafes, etc.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used. more information

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Cleveland, OH, U.S.A: COPE, INc. 105 pages, b/w illustrations, red cloth boards, gilt lettering. Book is clean inside & out but for owners name, two tiny discolored areas on front board. Contents include: First Grade Report; Household Hint; Video Victim; Last Word; My Shadow; Ad Infinitum; Child Psychology; Spring Song; Force of Habit; Gratitude; First Christmas; Changing Times; Mother's Prayer; Evening Out; Juvinile Divergency; Bed-Lam; Repentance; Lines to a Ten Year Old; Tricky Treat; Night Song; Labors Lost; Mama's Dream House; etc.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used. Humor, Satire. more information

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London: Andre Deutsch, 1958 190 pages, B/W Illustrations, red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Book has red & black dot on bottom edge. Dustjacket has small pieces missing at spine, small tears, few light ink smudges, light scuff. A book about George Mikes travels, visiting Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, Siam, India and Turkey with humorous stories about the culture in each area.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Nicolas Bentley. Used. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1948 224 pages, B/W Illustrations, green & glod cloth boards, illustrated endpapers. Tiny splits at top of spine, tiny ink mark on first page, very light scuff. Dustjacket has sun fade, small pieces missing, small tears. Understated humor that ruthlessly shows up phoniness and herd activity. Funny, delightful, satirical, full of passionate convictions. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Used. more information

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Israel, 1958 Unpaginated, text in English, French, Yiddish. Chips & splits at spine & corners, few faint smudges to boards. Dustjacket has light soil (smudges), tears, small portions missing at spine. This collection of cartoons was ordered by Israel's Tenth Anniverssary World Committee for the Jerusalem Exhibition and the International Exposition at Brussels.. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. Used. more information

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Melbourne, Australia: Budget Books Pty, 1987 Unpaginated, B/W Illustrated Cartoons. First page has cartoon colored-in, ink mark on reverse of front cover, dents, sticker residue on front cover, small light thumb crease in rear cover, bright covers.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Used. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: M Evans & Co, 1973 155 pages, blue boards with black cloth spine. gilt lettering on spine. Book is clean inside & out but for black dot on bottom edge, two page corners folded. Dustjacket is bright, few faint ink smudges, light scuff, tiny tear at base of front cover. Contents include: On the nature of the subordinate position; The use of rules and regulations; Keeping the Superior insecure and off-balance; Tensions, frictions and suspicions among Superiors; On giving credit and showing proper respect; Rumors; The woman executive; Building a reputation for hard work and competence; Individual versus group actions; The use of secretarial assistance; The underprivileged label; The subordinate image; Subordinate ethics; etc.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. Used. more information

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Dallas, TX, U.S.A.: PJM Publishers, 1970 217 pages, two strips of cartoons per page. Boards are clean with scuff & scratches, spine looks to have been damp & is discolored, edge and corner wear. Each page is illustrations/cartoons. Originally introduced in The Dallas News in the Fall of 1926. The series of cartoon strips begins with the Spanish occupation of the New World and continues through Texas' reconstruction following the civil war. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Used. more information

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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1970. 79 pages, B/W Illustrations. Spot on rear ffep is only sign of library pocket/marking, small light spots on both boards. Dustjacket is bright, price inked out on front flap, small tears, light scuff. Contents include: Nuclear Weapons; Deterrence; Strategic Nuclear Stability; Present Strategic Situation; Future Stabiity; Arms Control.. First Printing Stated. Hard Cover. Good +/Good. Ex-Library. Humor & Satire. more information

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Los Angeles, CA, U.S. A: Price/Stern/Sloan, 1979 Unpaginated, approx. 80 pages. Clean copy with light scuff & slight age discoloring to covers, rear cover has small light thumb crease. We often encounter individuals having the title, the position, the authority and the money to select and to judge the value in a work of art. But do they fully understand the creative process that brought their collector's items into being? Well, some do, and some don't. Trade Paper. Very Good. Used. more information

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London, U.K.: D.C Thomson, 1967. Unpaginated, glossy pictorial boards. Book is clean inside & out, mylar starting to peel along spine/front board. Contents include: Ginger; Baby Crockett; Pop Dick and Harry; Little Mo; For Valour; Banana Bunch; The Numskulls; Scarlet Spider; Badd Lads; The Hillys and the Billys; Beezer Toys; Wrinkle and Twinkle; Tommy Taylor's Toybox; Young Sid; Freckles; Pogo Pete; Colonel Blink; Run Ron Run.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used. Humor, Satire. more information

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Lesering, Germany: Bertelsmann, 1956. 399 pages, B/W Illustrations throughout, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering, Text in German. Front board has small faint smudge, light scuff at corners. Numerous cartoons on pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used. Humor & Satire. more information

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