Humor

Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002 255 pages. Brown pictorial hard covers with white and pink lettering show no obvious wear inside or out. Brown pictorial dust jacket of same design shows tape-reinforced top spine. Mixed color and black and white cartoon reproductions from the popular newspaper cartoon featuring Bucky Latt and Satchel Pooch, along with the hapless Jon.. First Edition. Glossy Hard Covers. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London, England: Methuen & Co., 1924 193 pages. Green cloth covered boards with bright gold lettering on spine show almost no signs of wear inside or out. Humorous anecdotes of life in early-twentieth-century London are accompanied, in the case of one story ("The Bottle's Progress") illustrations.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London, England: Frederick Warne Unpaginated, probably 200 pages or more. Probable early 1920's copy of this book is labelled "Copyright Edition" on title page. Brown pictorial cloth covered boards with black lettering show edgewear with soiling and rubbing; first 15 pages or so show light stain from water to bottom page edges; yellowing to pages; one page torn (all of page is there); prior owner inscription dated 1924 on inside front cover. Lear's signature cartoons highlight limericks.. Copyright Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Oblong 8" By 10". more information

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Seattle, WA: Pacific Institute, 1982 251 pages. Dark green pictorial soft covers with white and red lettering show edgewear; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on half-title page, dated. Signed by Author. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, IL: Playboy Press, 1973 160pages. Lime green pictorial covers with black lettering shows mild. Trade Paperback. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Gahan Wilson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1965 126 pages. Teal green covers with black cartoon and lettering shows edgewear along bottom. Blue pictorial dust jacket with green lettering shows chipping along edges, mild rubbing, old price sticker at top front, small circle missing from middle spine. A selection of Look Magazine's more popular cartoons weigh in on a variety of subjects from love to gold, to relationships, to children, to business, and more.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Humbug Publishing, 1957 32 pages. Red pictorial soft covers with lighter lettering show signs of water stains, large chip missing near back spine, wear along spine and edges. Satire and humor in cartoons and short articles or fiction.. First Edition. Staple Bound. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942 230 pages. with black and white line drawings by Richard Floethe throughout. Gray pictorial hard cover with red line drawings and lettering shows edgewear, rubbing, fading to color, stamps on inside covers: "War Prisoners and World's Committee YMCA, Geneva Switzerland" and another much the same; stamp on inside back cover "U. S. Censorship Examined by 421". Humorous story of three men and Montmorency (the dog) who floated up the river through a series of locks for a week in Britain.. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richard Floethe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Penguin Books, 2004 280 pages. Inscribed on title page. "...bubbling over with down-home humor, crammed with nutritious facts, and intixicating enough to make you believe that we really can restore democracy in America." . Signed by Author. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Berkeley, CA: The Press of Time, 1977 145 pages. Blue pictorial soft covers with white lettering show rubbing, edgewear, crease along spine, corner crease to right front bottom, crease to back. Humor suggestions for what to do while in the unemployment line, at the supermarket, for an appointment, and many other situations are accompanied by line drawings by Ronda Heard.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good -/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Ronda L. Heard . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Berkley Books, 1987 Unpaginated; approximately 50 pages. Purple soft covers with white lettering show mild edgewear, crease near spine. Describes words such as "Lurp, a lunchtime burp that tastes like breakfast", and other words rather more risque.. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information

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New York: Book-of-the-month Club, 1991 230 pages. Covers and illustrated dust jacket show little sign of wear or use, jacket has very small tear to upper right corner front cover. "humorous and honest portrayals of the pretensions and peccadillos of the 'smart set'..." in this compendium of three of the author's best works.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Michael Witte. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Nest Egg Press, 1991 Pictorial cover. Yellowspine with black lettering. 192 pages. Illustrated with line drawings, cartoons. Pristine condition.. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Roy E. Fuhs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Fantagraphics Books, 1988 169 pages, with pictorial inside front covers. White pictorial soft covers with black and red lettering shows edgewear with small tear to bottom front cover, now repaired with clear library tape; bookplate of prior owner on title page reverse. A collection of the noted graphic artist, cartoonist and humorist Winsor McCay with "From Sketchbook to Animation: An Ordinary Artist With an Active Imagination" by Winsor McCay, written in 1927. Divided into sections: Early Magazine Work; Newpaper Fantasy Illustrations; Midsummer Daydreams & Other Comic Strips; Dream of the Rarebit Fiend; Sunday Excursions; Sermons on Paper.". First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Oblong 9"x12". more information

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: New Star Books, Limited, 1985 67 pages including Afterword. Pink pictorial soft covers with black lettering show very mild corner wear. A reference dictionary liberally illustrated with cartoons by Paul Aboud, which provides tongue-in-cheek definitions of relevant terms: "self-confessed: Personally revealed despite potential stigma, as, 'Mr. Biggs, a homosexual and self-confessed stamp collector'...:. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Paul Aboud . Oblong 5 1/2" By 9". more information

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: New Star Books, Limited, 1985 67 pages, including Afterword. Bright pink pictorial soft covers with black lettering show very mild corner wear. "A modern day Devil's Dictionary. 201 facetiae: funny, insightful definitions that pin down life--gay and straight--in the late 20th century.". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Paul Aboud. Oblong 5 1/2" By 9". more information

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San Francisco, CA: Strange De Jim, 1978 32 pages. Gray pictorial soft covers with red and black lettering show mild edgewear; INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Walter H. Breen, noted numismatist and ex-husband of Marion Zimmer Bradley, science fiction writer, on inside front cover. The author, who sent tidbits of news and humor to columnist Herb Caen, lays some of them out here.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Staple Bound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1868 1136 pages including index. Brown quarter leather bound covers with gold lettering show rubbing, corner wear; slight foxing; interior hinges split, all pages firmly bound. Engraved illustrations throughout highlight this reference, with portraits of Hames Hogg, John Wilson, Thomas Hood, Charles Lamb, Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Thomas Ingoldsby, Albert Smith, Sidney Smith, and Douglass Jerrold. . Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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