Humour from Alexander's Books

London: Souvenir, 1983. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Hoffnung, Gerard. New edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. 54 pp. Black & white illustrations throughout. Fine condition No inscriptions.

London: Methuen, 1935. 1st Edition 20th Printing. Hardback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, twentieth printing original format Octavo hardback, maroon cloth, gilt decoration. xii, 116 pp, Black & white illustrations by John Reynolds. Slightly faded spine (not affecting titles otherwise Very Good condition No inscriptions. Previous owner has applied a blind embossed… Read more about this item

London: Dennis Dobson, 1978. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, seventh printing. Octavo hardback. 54 pp. Black & white illustrations throughout. Very Good condition No inscriptions.

London: Folio Society, 1997. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition sixth printing Octavo hardback, xxx, 116 pp, Black & white illustrations by John Reynolds. Very Good condition. No inscriptions

London: Hutchinson, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. 143 pp. Black and white photo illustrations. Very Good + condition in Very Good +. unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. Nice copy

London: Dobson; Putnam, 1960. 1st Edition 5th Printing. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Hoffnung, Gerard. First edition, fifth printing. 50 pp. Black & white illustrations throughout. Near Very Good condition in Near Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Lancaster, Osbert. First edition first printing as Penguin paperback. 106 pp. Black & white illustrations by Osbert Lancaster. Slight tan to pages otherwise Very Good condition. No inscriptions.

London: Robson Books, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Merrily Harpur. First edition, second printing. Octavo, hardback. 96 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations by Merrily Harpur. Pictorial laminated boards. Near Fine condition. No inscriptions.Third book in the series.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. xiii + 180 pp. Illustrated + end paper maps Near Fine condition in Very Good+ , unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 48 pp. Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Faint signs of removed label on front end paper and removed stamp/shelf mark on reverse of title page… Read more about this item

London: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. xi + 294 pp. Illustrated Near Fine condition in Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket (now in transparent protective sleeve) Gift inscription from the author on the title page under… Read more about this item

Dublin: The O'Brien Press, 2001. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, second printing octavo hardback. 112 pp. Illustrated Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Chris Aggs (Line drawings). First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 192 pp. Illustrated with line drawings Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions

Henley-on-Thames: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 192 pp. Very Good condition (page edges tanned) in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front end paper.

Harlow: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing Large octavo hardback. 352 pp. Fine condition in Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.Nice copy

London: Vintage Classics, 2022. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition second printing Large octavo hardback. xxx + 779 pp.+ double sided map. Fine condition in Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.Nice copy

Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1977. reissue 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Reissue first printing Octavo hardback. 126 pp. Black & white illustrations. Near Fine condition in Very Good, unclipped dust jacket (spine of jacket part faded). Gift inscription on inside cover.

New York: Little Brown and Company, 2012. reissue 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition thus, reissue, first printing Large octavo hardback. 208 pp. Fine condition in Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.Nice copy

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1942. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mary Baker. First edition, second printing. large octavo hardback.Orange cloth with silhouette illustrations 80 pp. Near Very Good condition No inscriptions.

Oxford: George Ronald, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tom Carr. First edition, first printing. octavo hardback red cloth gilt, 188 pp, Illustrated Very Good condition. No inscriptions