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1) Incredibly Gross Jokes Volume XV
Alvin, Julius

New York: Zebra, 1993. VERY GOOD mass market paperback, binding tight, covers have surface creases but no spine crease. Interior pages FINE, unmarked, clean. 158 pgs. Humor. HU708424. First Print. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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2) Lucy & Ricky & Fred & Ethel
Andrews, Bart

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1976 GOOD red hardcover, binding tight, boards clean, light rubbing to spine ends and edges, previous owner's name on first end page, interior pages clean, no marks or wear. 22 pages of black and white photos of Lucy's private and back stage life and from the sitcom. 228 pgs. Performing arts, television comedy show. PA709787. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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3) Flask of Fields: Verbal and Visual Gems from the Films of W. C. Fields
Anobile, Richard J

New York: Avon, 1972. VERY GOOD trade paperback, binding tight, spine creases, lays flat, light surface soiling and rubbing, interior pages clean, no marks or wear. Black and white stills from Field's movies with subtitles. 272 pgs. Performing arts, movies, comedians. PA709326. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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4) Hip Handbook of Nifty Moves and How to Cope in Situations of Utter Copelessness
Ballance, Bill

California: Wilshire, 1976. VERY GOOD trade paperback, binding tight, light spine crease and surface rubbing, stamped FREE NO RETURN on three outside edges. Interior pages appear UNREAD, clean, no marks or wear. Cartoon illustrations accompany humorous tales of love, marriage, relationships, and divorce from first hand experience. 250 pgs. Humor. HU708774. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Green, Peter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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5) Bah! Humbug: 101 Great Reasons to Hate the Holidays
Barrett, Ron

New York: Pocket, 1992. VERY GOOD small trade paperback, appears UNREAD, FIRST EDITION, shiny, light edge curling on side of front cover and first two pages, no spine creases, light surface pressure creases, clean. Interior clean, no marks or wear. Color cartoons of Christmas holiday humbugs, irritants, and stresses. 101 pgs. Humor. HU709098. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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6) Bill Clinton's Little Black Book
Barrett, Ron;Smith, Richard W

NY: Villard, 1998. new mass market size paperback, inventory from closed bookstore, HU603183. 1st Print. Paperback. New. more information

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7) Treasury of Humor and Toastmaster's Handbook
Barrows, Marjorie

New York: Grolier, 1955 GOOD black hardcover, binding tight, light edgewear on spine ends, gold lettering bright, boards clean, interior pages unmarked, no wear. Cartoon illustrations throughout. Short humorous essays and satirical cartoons on all subjects. A section in the back of the book for short Toastmaster jokes and humor by Bennet Cerf. 574 pgs. Humor, reference. RB702556. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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8) Smoking Gun: a Dossier of Secret, Surprising, and Salacious Documents from the Files of Thesmokinggun.com
Bastone, William

Boston: Little Brown, 2001 NEAR FINE trade paperback, binding tight, red covers clean, no wear or creases, tiny curl to front bottom cover and first several page corners. Interior FINE. Humorous written mistakes or obsurdities in court and contract documents, newspaper articles, nonsensical statements, and rediculous patent ideas. 216 pgs. Humor. HU720155 . First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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9) Ping
Bates, Bill

San Francisco: Self Published, 1965. very good staplebound paperback, gift inscription inside front wraps, HU507892. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong. more information

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10) Second Carrot From the End
Beck, Fred

NY: Morrow, 1946 Very Good in Good jacket Very Good in Good jacketHard Cover. Very Good/Good. 1st Print. 1" tear dustjacket at top spine, edgewear at jacket spine, HU700044.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo. more information

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11) All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat
Becker, Suzy

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Workman Pub Co, 1990. as new trade paperback, HU509899. 23rd Print. Paperback. As New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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12) Chips Off the Old Benchley
Benchley, Robert

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1949 good hardcover, no dustjacket, no markings, HU900094. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo. more information

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13) Untermeyer, Louis Editor
Best Humor Annual

New York: Henry Holt, 1952 GOOD- hardcover, binding tight, board edgewear, previous owner's name on first end page, white stain on front board. Interior pages clean, no tears or markings. FAIR jacket, one inch piece missing out of bottom spine end, small tears and chipping to edges, surface wear, price clipped, intact. Humorous essays from famous humorists such as PG Wodehouse, James Thurber and other writers and columnists of the time. 334 pgs. Humor. HU702553. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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14) Everlasting Cocktail Party: a Layman's Guide to Culture Climbing
Blake, Peter and Osborn, Robert

NY: Dial Press, 1964. NEAR FINE hardcover, FIRST EDITION, no wear, boards bright red, appears UNREAD, clean. GOOD jacket, intact, surface rubbing, light soiling, small tear top back edge. Humor, cartoons. Satire on modern culture. 107 pgs. HU708918. 1st Print. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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

New York: Harper Collins, 1995. NEAR FINE hardcover, slight bow to front board, otherwise, appears UNREAD, FINE. NEAR FINE jacket, light surface rubbing, no wear. Interior clean. Women's humor. HU708242. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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16) Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How to Get from Monday to Friday in 12 Days
Bombeck, Erma

New York: McGraw Hill, 1979. FINE hardcover, binding tight, boards clean, no wear, interior pages UNREAD. VERY GOOD jacket, small tear top back edge with light rubbing, front bright yellow with minor rubbing. 180 pgs. Humor. HU709501. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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17) Bluff Your Way in Hollywood
( Brustlein ), Janice

Nebraska: Centennial Press, 1989. NEAR FINE paperback, appears UNREAD, shiny, very light rubbing on back cover, otherwise, clean, FINE. Tips on how to fit in with the Hollywood set, where to live, get around, where to be seen, how to act and look, body image changes, hair transplants, status jobs and insider's knowledge, plastic surgery, illustrated with cartoons and humor. 75 pgs. Performing arts. PA708703. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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18) One More Time: a Memoir
Burnett, Carol

New York: Avon, 1987 VERY GOOD paperback, binding tight, light spine crease, no wear, clean, interior unmarked, no tears. Autobiography, 16 pages black and white photos, join crack in center of book. 329 pgs. Performing arts, TV celebrity, biography. BA702349. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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19) How to Live to Be 100 Or More
Burns, George

NY: Putnam, 1983 Fine in Very Good jacket Signed by Author ,Sm tear on d/j top spine, autographed, remainder mark on top, glasscase 1.. Signed by Author. Autographed. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. more information

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20) Such Interesting People
Casey, Robert J

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs Merrill, 1943 GOOD hardcover, binding tight, edgewear, interior pages unmaked, no tears. FAIR jacket, intact, chips missing and small edge tears, clean. Cartoons on covers. A 1940's journalist recounts humorous tales of his fellow reporters and the journalism profession. 347 pgs. Journalism, humor,non-fiction. NF702244. 3rd Print. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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21) Hi Brow Book of Mangled Manners
Clements, J. F

American Greetings, 1970. very good hardcover, no dustjacket illustrated boards, no date ca 1970, HU508414. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. more information

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22) Yet More Comic & Curious Verse
Cohen, J. M

New York: Penguin, 1959. GOOD trade paperback, binding tight, spine creases, light edge rubbing, clean, light top front corner crease, previous owner's name blacked out inside front cover, interior pages clean, unmarked, a few smal corner turns. light tanning. Humorous poetry. 350 pgs. poetry, literature. PO702843. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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23) Bond Street Story
Collins, Norman

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. GOOD hardcover, binding tight, boards clean, front bottom corner has small water stain on board only, coffee stains on outside edges of pages, not inside. Interior pages clean, bright, unmarked. FAIR jacket, intact, large chips and tears along edges and spine, clean. A humorous look at the private lives of a big fashionable London store's employees and management, could be a basis for "Are You Being Served staff on BBC". 447 pgs. Fiction. FC708562. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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24) Fatherhood
Cosby, Bill

New York: Doubleday, 1986 GOOD hardcover, VERY GOOD jacket. writing on first end paper, slant. Humor, family. HU601811. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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25) Fatherhood
Cosby, Bill

New York: Doubleday, 1986 FINE hardcover, no wear, clean. NEAR FINE jacket, no wear or tears, shiny, light tanning around edges. GIFT CONDITION. First Edition. 178 pgs. Humor, family. HU702379. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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26) Time Flies
Cosby, Bill

New York: Doubleday, 1987. AS NEW hardcover and NEAR FINE jacket, appears UNREAD, very light surface rubbing, no other wear, clean, shiny. GIFT condition. 176 pgs. Humor, aging. HU709395. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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27) Decline and fall of Practically Everybody
Cuppy, Will

New York: Dell, 1959. NEAR FINE small paperback, binding tight, small spot on front cover, shiny, lays flat, faint spine creases, light front bottom corner crease, clean with no wear otherwise. Interior pages lightly tanning, no marks, wear or tears. First edition. Satirical history of famous conquerors, and persons. 226 pgs. Humor. HU708841 . First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Steig, William. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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28) You're Sitting on My Eyelashes an Album of Cartoons
Darrow, Whitney Jr

New York: Random House, 1943 fair hardcover, no dustjacket, spine taped, binding still solid, musty odor, HU900062. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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29) Man Who Wrote Dirty Books
Dresner, Hal

Connecticut: Fawcett, 1966. VERY GOOD mass market paperback, FIRST EDITION, binding tight, covers clean, light edge rubbing, faint single crease on spine, lays flat, small chip out of top back cover, clean. interior pages clean, no tears of marks, lightly tanning, Bookstore stamp inside back cover. 158 pgs. Humorous look at pornography. HU708079. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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30) Executive's Handbook of Humor for Speakers
Edited

Connecticut: Bureau of Business Practice, 1971. NEAR FINE red hardcover, binding tight, boards bright and not worn, light coffee stain on outside of pages, interior FINE, clean, appears UNREAD. Humor and jokes for business and public speaking catergorized by subject. approx 250 pgs. RB705315. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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31) Anecdotes of the Hour By Famous Men
Edited, Churchill

New York: Hearst's International Lib, 1914. VERY GOOD tan hardcover, binding tight, boards clean, light edge rubbing, spine lettering faded, interior pages clean, no marks, three pages have a small corner crease, no tears or wear, very clean. Witty, humorous sayings and quotes by famous men, writers, statesmen, politicians, millionaires, etc. from early 20th century. Characture illustrations on many pages showing the actual photo head of the man with a toy body in an appropriate suite. 128 pgs. Literature. LC718600 . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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32) Guest of the County
Eff, B. Pseudonym of Jack Carney

San Francisco: Pisani Printing , 1966. VERY GOOD hardcover, 1st Print, binding tight, boards clean, spine lightly tanned, There is an inscription on the first page that may be from the author, not totally readable, but it matches the printed initials on the last page in the book. Internal pages clean, appears UNREAD. VERY GOOD jacket, chipping spine ends, light wear along edges, clean, in new mylar sleeve. From the fertile mind of Jack Carney, one of the best disc jockeys on KSFO, the world's greatest radio station, a comic romp through the justice system. Scarce. FC705350. Signed by Author. 1st Print. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Xander, Paul . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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33) Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table
Ellerbee, Linda

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005 AS NEW hardcover, bookclub, binding tight, no markings or wear, AS NEW jacket, shiny, no wear. Humorous memoirs of a journalist's travels around the world and offers recipes that enriched her experiences. Travel, cooking. TR702627. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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34) McLandress Dimension
Epernay, Mark

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963 very good hardcover in good dustjacket, HU509082. 2nd Print. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stevenson, James. Octavo. more information

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35) I Feel Bad about My Neck : And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
Ephron, Nora

NY: Knopf, 2006 fine hardcover in fine dustjacket, no markings, HU508915. 15th Print. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. more information

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36) I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
Ephron, Nora

New York: Vintage, 2008 AS NEW trade paperback, shiny, no wear, appears UNREAD. The ups and downs of being a woman and aging, humor. 137 pgs. Psychology, aging, women's issues. PS720181. First Edition. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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37) Great Comic Book Heroes
Feiffer, Jules

NY: Dial Press, 1965 fair hardcover, no dustjacket, bumped at top edge of boards, boards worn thru at corners, contents clean, no markings, first printing, HU905015. 1st Print. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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38) Mr. Adam Was Wanted By Every Woman in the World
Frank, Pat

New York: Pocket, 1948 FAIR mass market paperback, binding tight, spine end tears and edgewear, cover bright, 1955 8th print of a 1948 first, a couple small page corner turns, otherwise interior pages clean, no tears, margins tanning. Humorous tale of the last man in the world who can father a baby. 204 pgs. Fiction. FC720056. 8th Print. Paperback. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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39) Son of Mad: William M. Gaines's
Gaines, William M

New York: Signet, 1959. NEAR FINE mass market paperback, appears UNREAD, no spine crease, shiny, small surface crease on front edge and top corner, bottom back corner. light surface rubbing on top edges. Interior pages clean, no wear or marks, book appears never opened. P3713, Signet, 60 cent original price. Black and white cartoons throughout. 192 pgs. HU508009. 16th Print. Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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40) What is a Family
Geffen, Suzy

San Francisco, CA: Pisani Press, 1966 GOOD yellow hardcover, binding tight, spine cover is partially separated from spine, spine end and corner wear, boards clean, previous owner's inscription inside front board, interior pages clean, no wear, humorous sayings about family expectitions of each other on a nostalgic victorian, classic or historic art picture in sepia tones with a decorated border around each. Approx. 100 pgs. Humor.Family. CH702583. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket, Illustrated Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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41) Toward a Safe and Sane Halloween and Other Tales of Suburbia
Geist, William

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1985 very good hardcover in very good dust jacket, light soil on rear of jacket, book is very good+, HU509140. 1st Print. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. more information

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42) Bubbin's an B'Ilin's at the Center
Graves Merle Dixon

Rutland, VT: Tuttle, 1934. Good Hardcover, Tuttle, Rutland, VT, 1934, cover faded blue, spine label partial. HU00069.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information

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43) Humor of America
Herzberg, Max J

New York: D. Appleton, 1945 VERY GOOD tan hardcover, binding tight, small stain bottom front edge of board and outside pages, boards clean with very little rubbing to edges, a few tiny page turns, interior pages clean, no marks or wear. Humor in words and pictures. Writings by noted American humorists, from Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Nash, Holmes, and dozens of others, with verses, folk tales to modern writers. 417 pgs. Literature,humor. LC709706. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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44) Duct Tape Book
Jim and Tim

Minnesota: Pfeifer-hamiltom, 1995. GOOD small trade paperback, appears UNREAD, but bottom margins of four pages have light coffee stain, tiny top corner bends of last several pages, otherwise, shiny, clean, no wear or marks. Cartoon humor using duct tape for outragious repairs and uses. Humor. HU709159 . 2nd Print. Paperback. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. more information

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45) Toasts and Anecdotes
Kearney, Paul W

New York: Edward J. Clode, 1923. GOOD red hardcover, binding tight, light join crack after first end page but tight, light edge wear and spine fading, cocoa stain on bottom of book's outside page edges, faint stain inside some margins, otherwise interior pages clean, no marks or wear. 1923 humor and sarcastic anedcotes for all occasions, mothers-in-law, marriage, drink, luck. 299 pgs. Humor, reference. RB708760 . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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46) Lake Wobegon Days
Keillor, Garrison

New York: Viking, 1985 NEAR FINE hardcover, binding tight, boards clean, no wear, previous owner's name on first end page, bookclub. VERY GOOD jacket, ruffling along top edges, light surface rubbing, clean, no tears. Humorist and radio personality stories of Americana and the crazy Norwegian history of Lake Wobegon. 337 pgs. Non-fiction, humor. NF720088. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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47) Life and Times of Kin Hubbard: Creator of Abe Martin
Kelly, Fred C

New York: Farrar Straus & Young, 1952 VERY GOOD cream colored hardcover, binding tight, very light edge rubbing and surface soiling, several top page corners have a bump crease, interior pages unmarked and clean, no tears. Cartoon illustrations. Rural Humor. Collectible. 179 pgs. HU703307. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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48) Pogo Stepmother Goose
Kelly, Walt

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1954 Good+ trade paperback, binding tight, light edge rubbing, clean, interior unmarked. Pogo Cartoon characters giving parody on classic nursery rhymes, black and white comic strip format. Humor, cartoons, collectible. 1ST Edition. Approx. 100 pgs. Humor. art, journalism. AR905071. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". more information

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49) Pogo
Kelly, Walt

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1951 good trade paperback, light stain on leading edge of pages not affecting contents, first printing, (4 paragraph ad inside front wraps, $1 cover price), red wraps, The first Pogo paperback, HU905146. 1st Print (NAP). Paperback. Good. more information

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50) Pogo Papers
Kelly, Walt

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1953 good+ trade paperback, light stains on wraps and edges, stated first printing, wellbound and presentable copy with light soiling to tan wraps, HU905150. 1st Print. Paperback. Good. Octavo. more information

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