No Laughing Matter [Signed] by Heller, Joseph; Vogel, Speed - 1986

Appleton-Century, 1941, 1st . Hardcover . VG-/VG-. Spine cocked; trace of shelfwear; bottom corner bumped. DJ w/ some rubbing/edgewear/chips; 1/2in chip top rear; couple faint stains on spine; in new Brodart protector. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Edward Caswell.

J. B. Lyon, 1907. G-/None. Wear/rubbing on boards/edges; boards a bit warped/splayed; front hinge cracked; some mildew spots in the center of some of the pages; some water damage pageblock. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1907. Fully illustrated with color plates. 000009669-X003

Port Sunlight Near Birkenhead- UK: Lever Brothers Ltd., 1870. FUNNY STORIES- Mark Twain and LETTERS TO PUNCH- Artemus Ward- Lever Brosthers, Ltd.- Port Sunlight Near Birkenhead- UK- sn,nd (1870?)- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-12mo- Original publishers maroon cloth with gilt titles on cover and spine- covers have bevelled edges- VG+- no dj as issued-light rubbing but clean and tight- Funny Stories 173pp, & Letters to Punch 195pp + 1-4pp ads for banks, elixirs, pills, transparent cement etc + 18pp of Ward Lock book ads- illustrated with pre-chapter and end of chapter illustrations/decorations- SEE PHOTOS- Contents: Eye-Openers: Funny Stories by Mark Twain- from 'Autobiography to Medieval Romance...Science vs Luck--a bevy of Mark Twain stories- + Artemus Ward- "Letter to Punch"-'Arrival in London' -to Essays and Sketches- writings in the Cleveland Plain Dealer etc- A great book and 1st Edition- World Cat states: Funny stories-Author: Mark Twain; Artemus Ward-Publisher: Port… Read More

St. Albans, VT: St. Albans High School. 1928. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Spine weak. ; Includes a Short History of the School, Former Principals and Teachers, Athletics, Class Roster and more. ; B&W Photographs; 100 pages .

NY: Andrews' Printer, (38 Chatham St. ). Very Good; Some light creasing and toning. Faint penciled name (A. M. . Catton? ) on top border.. N.D.. Ephemera. Circa 1858 handbill. Printed song lyrics with decorative border. Printed on 9.5 x 6 inch sheet on verso only. New lyrics to the old nursery rhyme with references to Queen Victoria, Battle of Sebastopol, Napoleon, and the prohibition law passed in the State of Maine. Last verse reads: “Mayor Wood has put the rumsellers through, The Maine Law’s a sad evil, We cannot get our toddy now; Pop goes the weazle. ”A nearly identical version of this ditty, with the “z” in weazel replaced with an “s”, can be found in Beadle’s Dime Song Book, A Collection of New and Popular Comic and Sentimental Songs (1857). According to Grosvenor Library Bulletin: An Indexed Catalogue of Books in the Department of Local History and Genealogy (Mar. 1900) : Volume 1, Mayor Wood refers to New York City Mayor Fernando Wood,… Read More

A substantial arts and crafts trade catalog for 208 bungalow style homes. Home pictures have been cut from 15 pages presumably for sales. Plans cost from $8 to $15 . estimated construction from $758 to $4000.Near fine, bright copy= good +

First edition, hardcover, 1889. Condition is Very Good: burgundy blind stamped cloth with title on spine. Boards show general wear. New endpapers. Binding is sound. Interior has a few old corner folds, and rare pencil marks, no vandalism. Collectible copy in like condition. See generally Adams Six-Guns 1840 which refers to author's follow up book "Twin Hells." Paginates: blank, frontis, 255, 1 pg ads, blank. Please see images of the book you will receive.

Illustrated. 543 pp. 4to, green cloth, fine. Separately printed errata and addenda included

Indispensable reference for the serious collector of American and Canadian angling books.

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Gilbert, John and Legge, Raymond. [eds] The Complete Aquarist's Guide to Freshwater Tropical Fishes. [N.P.]: A & W Visual Library, 1976.

Illustrated with colour plates. 249 pp. 4to, laminated wraps, corners creased on upper wrap else v. good

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1865. 16 pages. Large folio (16 inches by 11 1/4 inches). Original complete issue of Harper's Weekly. Harper's Weekly was the most important American pictorial newspaper in the 19th century. Because the original wood engravings in virtually every issue are highly collectible, complete issues are becoming more difficult to obtain. The issue offered here focuses on the events following the assassination of Lincoln. On the front page are articles on the assassination and the funeral along with three original wood engravings: one showing the ruins of the Garrett barn where John Wilkes Booth was shot; another showing the house where Booth died; and a third engraving of the house of Booth's co-conspirator David Herold. On the interior are multiple engravings of various Lincoln funeral sites. Among the unrelated engravings is the double-page centerfold by Thomas Nast, entitled "Palm Sunday"--one side portraying the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem… Read More

Bismarck-Mandan Genealogical and Historical Society, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive, detailed history of Burleigh County, North Dakota. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, over 1600 family histories, several thousand photos and much more. All 47 townships represented, each with a full-page plat map. Limited printing: No. 510 of 3,000 copies printed on coated paper. 628 numbered pages. 12 1/4" x 9 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and small tear to head of spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.