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The Thurber Carnival
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light soiling to spine and boards, faint soiuling to fore-edges, else very good.
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$27.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light soiling to spine and boards, faint soiuling to fore-edges, else very good.. Light brown-orange octavo, deckle edges, xiii, 369 pages, b&w illustrations, 23 cm. Lacking DJ. As James Thurber writes in his preface, "This book contains a selection of the stories and… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
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Persistent Faces
by Steig, William
- Condition
- Used - Very mild bumping to front board-rear corner, very gentle rubbing to other three corners, light soiling to boards and fore-edges
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$27.00
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[New York]: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very mild bumping to front board-rear corner, very gentle rubbing to other three corners, light soiling to boards and fore-edges, very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages in tight binding, little more than quarter inch clipped tear to front DJ-rear corner, quarter inch clipped tear… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
The Owl in the Attic and Other Perplexities
by Thurber, James; White, E. B. (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, four light reading creases to spine, front cover-top corner edge clipped, very mild
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$16.00
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, four light reading creases to spine, front cover-top corner edge clipped, very mild rubbing to corners, very gentle fading to covers and spine, faint soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good(+).. Green… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.00
Write Me In!
by Gregory, Dick; McGraw, James (editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to rear cover, extremely mild wear to corners, light soiling mark to
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$41.00
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New York: Bantam Books, 1968. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to rear cover, extremely mild wear to corners, light soiling mark to page 117, clipped front cover-top corner, very gentle rubbing to edges, light soiling to fore-edges, else Very Good(-).. Large white duodecimo or small… Read more about this item Item Price
$41.00
Let Your Mind Alone!; And other more or less inspirational pieces
by Thurber, James
- Condition
- Used - Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, faint spotting and sunning spine, exceedingly mild bumping to rear corners, extremel
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Published
- 1937
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$27.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, faint spotting and sunning spine, exceedingly mild bumping to rear corners, extremely gentle rubbing to top corners, light soiling and spotting to boards, ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, faint spotting to fore-edges, else Very Good(-).. Brown octavo, orange… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
The Devil's Dictionary
by Bierce, Ambrose
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- Used - Ends of spine bumped; bottom edge of boards chaffed; dust jacket is slightly sunned, edges rubbed and chipped at corners; vintag
- Edition
- Tower Books ed. 4th printing
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$23.00
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1943. Tower Books ed. 4th printing. Hardcover. Ends of spine bumped; bottom edge of boards chaffed; dust jacket is slightly sunned, edges rubbed and chipped at corners; vintage Woolworth's book store sticker to back pastedown; pages are clean and binding is tight. Long but hard-to-see closed tear to front of jacket. Near fine in… Read more about this item Item Price
$23.00
Hazel
by Key, Ted
- Condition
- Used - Slighlty frayed spine ends corners.; else overall very good to very good(-). Binding tight; clean pages. No jacket.
- Edition
- 1st edition (stated)
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$14.00
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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1946. 1st edition (stated). Hardcover. Slighlty frayed spine ends corners.; else overall very good to very good(-). Binding tight; clean pages. No jacket.. Key, Ted. Green illustrated cloth quarto; 127 pages; illustrations; 21 cm. Contains cartoon illustrations by the author ll First edition ll American wit and humor, Pictorial. Women household employees… Read more about this item Item Price
$14.00
The Cynic's Cyclopaedia; containing six hundred and fifty wise and witty definitions of words most commonly used in connection with the fads and foibles of the day
by NA
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- Used - Ex- libris. Signed by previous owner. Re-taped spine and corners . Gently bumped and frayed corners. Slight edgewear. Usual libr
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$14.00
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1925. Hardcover. Ex- libris. Signed by previous owner. Re-taped spine and corners . Gently bumped and frayed corners. Slight edgewear. Usual library markings. Some small tears on certain pages. Else good. A sound reading or preference copy.. Tan and brown 16mo with illustrated cover. Brown spine. 3 preliminary leaves, 135 pages; illustrations; 16… Read more about this item Item Price
$14.00
The Pocket Book of War Humor
by Cerf, Bennett
- Condition
- Used - Previous owners name to front free end paper. Mild creasing to front cover. Mild rubbing to edges and covers. Else pages clean a
- Edition
- Twelfth printing
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$9.00
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1943. Twelfth printing. Paperback. Previous owners name to front free end paper. Mild creasing to front cover. Mild rubbing to edges and covers. Else pages clean and binding tight. Spine is crisp with no creases. Very good(+).. Pocketbook with red and blue spine. xi, 242 pages, b/w illustrations 16 cm. An original pocket… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
The Complete Book of Ethnic Humor
by Wilde, Larry
- Condition
- Used - Extremely mild soiling to back cover and corners. Else fine.
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780523406275
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$32.00
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Los Angeles: Corwin Books, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Extremely mild soiling to back cover and corners. Else fine.. Paperback white quarto. xii, 234 pages: b/w illustrations; 24 cm. A very crisp unread copy. Uncommon thus. With a foreword by George Jessel. Ethnic wit and humor.
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$32.00
Backstage With Beth and Trina: A Scratch-And-Sniff Adventure
by Blattberg, Julie; Koontz, Wendi
- Condition
- Used - Near fine with a lightly bumped corner and an exremely tiny superficial nick to spine gutter. Still smells good!
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780810970519
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$27.00
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New York: Abrams Image, 2006. hardcover. Near fine with a lightly bumped corner and an exremely tiny superficial nick to spine gutter. Still smells good!. Pink oblong octavo with yellow spine; unpaged, chiefly color illustrations; 16 x 19 cm. Girls -- Humor. Groupies -- Humor. Girls. Groupies. Scratch and sniff books.
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$27.00
The British Character, Studied and Revealed
by Pont
- Condition
- Used - Very good, slight edgewear and chaffing along spine.
- Edition
- First pocketbook edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$23.00
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London: Collins, 1956. First pocketbook edition. paperback. Very good, slight edgewear and chaffing along spine.. Yellow small octavo (pocketbook), illus.; 119 pages: chiefly illustrations; 20 cm. National characteristics, British -- Caricatures and cartoons. English wit and humor, Pictorial.
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$23.00
Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman: the First Jewish Superhero From the Creators of Superman
by Andrae, Tom; Gordon, Mel; Siegel, Jerry; Shuster, Joe
- Condition
- Used - Near fine copy.
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781932595789
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$68.00
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Port Townsend, WA: Feral House, 2010. Paperback. Near fine copy.. Small quarto in color illustrated white wrappers (pale yellow spine); 183 p.: ill. (some col.); 25 cm.; light corner wear; o/w well-cared-for copy; wrappers are clean and bright as are leaves; inscribed by Mel Gordon. In English. Contents: Flying is easy, comedy is hard / Danny Fingeroth --… Read more about this item Item Price
$68.00
Etiquette for Outlaws
by Cohen, Rob; Wollock, David
- Condition
- Used - Very good(+) Near fine copy; wrappers are lightly edgeworn with chips and bumps to spine ends; slightest bump to open corners of
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780380801527
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$32.00
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New York, NY: HarperEntertainment, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Very good(+) Near fine copy; wrappers are lightly edgeworn with chips and bumps to spine ends; slightest bump to open corners of a few pages; o/w tight, clean copy with unmarked, crease-free pages.. Octavo in black color illustrated wrappers; b&w illus.; 302 pp., 24 cm. In English. Signed by both… Read more about this item Item Price
$32.00
Punch Diary for 1977
by (Punch magazine)
- Condition
- Used - Fine with faintest of bumping to board edges, in a very good(+) to near fine(-) jacket. No ink or pencil markings.
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$41.00
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London: Punch Publications, 1976. Hardcover. Fine with faintest of bumping to board edges, in a very good(+) to near fine(-) jacket. No ink or pencil markings.. Octavo in dark red illus jacket; aprox 300 un-numbered pages;numerous b&w illus., 21 cm. Uncommon. Cover title: Punch Cartoon Diary at Harrods. Blank diary, with cartoons from Punch Diaries (Blank-books) -- Periodicals.… Read more about this item Item Price
$41.00
Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir
by Roumieu, Graham
- Condition
- Fine copy. Pages are bright, clean and free of creases; binding is tight. Like new.
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780452286856
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$32.00
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New York: Plume, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine copy. Pages are bright, clean and free of creases; binding is tight. Like new.. Octavo in tan pictorial boards; 1 v. (unpaged): col. ill.; 24 cm. In English.
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$32.00
Crazy Stunts for Comedy Occasions
by Tarbell, Harlan
- Condition
- Used - Very good copy. Some tears and bumps to spine and corners; else tight copy; cover maintains its brightness with shiny gold discs
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Oakland, California, USA
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$37.00
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Chicago: T.S. Denison & Co, 1929. Hardcover. Very good copy. Some tears and bumps to spine and corners; else tight copy; cover maintains its brightness with shiny gold discs; pages are bright and free of marks; in excellent shape for its age.. Large 12mo. in color illus. paper-backed boards (spine has tan sticker with title); illus.; 102 p.,… Read more about this item Item Price
$37.00