Humor from Classic Books and Ephemera

Greenwich, Conn: New York Graphic Society, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/very good -. [100] pages: illustrations; 21 x 27 cm. Hardback with white cover; red spine title, black cover title, and color cover illustration. Front endpapers are illustrated. Illustrated dust jacket repeats titles and cover illustration; back section has portrait of the author with a short biographical essay. The front… Read more about this item

Woodbury, NY: Barron's, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. [32] p.: full-page color illustrations; 22 cm. Hardback with illustrated front cover. Copyright 1975 Emme Edizioni. One of the hard-to-find works by Swiss-American illustrator Willi Baum. The story is told entirely by illustrations, without text. In Near Fine Condition: corners slightly rubbed; clean and bright.

New York: Dr. Earl S. Sloan, 1939. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Yellow card cover printed in black and red; stapled. Portrait of Cal Tinney on first page. Advertisement for Sloan's Liniment on p. 32. Contains quizes and brain teasers. Oklahoman Cal Tinney (1908-1993) was a humorist and actor. Extremely scarce. In Very Good Condition:… Read more about this item

Victoria, Australia: Penguin Books Australia, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. xiii, [1], 243, [7] p.; 20 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. A collection of essays by Australian author Peter Goldsworth (b. 1951). In Very Good Condition: edges slightly rubbed; front cover lightly creased; several creased page corners; clean and tight.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. Paperback. Very Good. Second printing. [approx. 120 p.]: cartoons; 18 cm. Paperback. All page edges red. "First Book Publication" -- front cover. Tempo Books T-184. Publisher's advertisement on final page. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled and creased; pages are clean and tight.

Copenhagen, Denmark: Willy Breinholst, 1960. Paperback. Very Good +. [24] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover; stapled. Printed by C. Hellstrom & Co., Copenhagen. Former owner's name at head of front cover. No date of publication, but around 1960. Stamped on the back cover: "Received Sales Department Jan 24 1966." The author, Willy Breinholst (1918-2009), was… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. xi, [1], 244 p.; 24 cm. Dark blue cover with silver spine title. Dust jacket with portrait of the author on the back section. Contains "161 wise, witty, and spirited short pieces and essays by the inimitable E. B. White. Writen for The New Yorker over a span of forty-nine… Read more about this item

Worthington, Mass: K. McDowell Rice, 1905. Paperback. Good +. Second edition. 43, [21] p.; 20 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black. Advertisements for other plays by the author on final 20 unpaginated pages. Katharine McDowell Rice (1859-1945) was an author of children's books and many humorous plays. She studied dramatic literature and theater at Radcliffe College as a… Read more about this item

Chicago: Wm. H. Wood & Co, 1945. Paperback. Very Good. [60] p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Stapled red, white, and blue cover. Cover illustration signed: Winn McCourt. Jokes and cartoons of the period. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: spine is rubbed; cover lightly soiled; fore-edges soiled; pages are clean and tight.

New York: Methuen, 1980. Hardcover. 128 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Black cover with yellow spine and cover titles; photographs of the authors on the front cover. My Word! was a British radio quiz panel game that was broadcast of the BBC from 1956 to 1988. In Fine Condition: clean and tight.

Munich: Bechtle Verlag, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. 115 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. An amusing explanation of many small differences in daily life that Americans will observe in Germany. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; edges rubbed; top page edges lightly soiled; otherwise, pages are clean and tight.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. ix, [1], 273 p.; 21 cm. White cloth spine with silver spine title; red paper over boards with facsimile author's signature in blue on front. Top page edges red. No dust jacket. A collection of short humorous pieces by S. J. Perelman, many of which first appeared in The… Read more about this item

New York: Beginner Books, Random House, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. 61, [3] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Yellow cover with black and red spine title; white, red and black cover title; and color cover illustration. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket with the Cat in the Hat and slogan of Beginner Books on the front section. Publisher's advertisement for Beginner… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 27, [3] p.: color illustrations; 27 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Dust jacket repeating cover design. Illustrated endpapers. An amusing look at cats, aliens from the planet Nip. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: back section slightly scratched; clean and… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good +. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Jack Oakie and Zelma O'Neal on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 14 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good +. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Marion Byron on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 6 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor,… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Alice White on front cover and cartoon on back cover. Contains jokes and cartoons, including 5 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck comic strips and books. Contemporary humor, including… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1929. Paperback. Very Good. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Raquel Torres on front cover and cartoon by on back cover. This issue contains features harem-themed jokes and cartoons, among which are 11 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to Disney's Donald Duck… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1930. Paperback. Very Good -. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Natacha Nattova on front cover and cartoon on back cover, in which the clock has been cut on three sides, as directed, to reveal "what Santa brought." This issue contains sections with Spanish-themed jokes and cartoons;… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Bob Edwards Publishing Co, 1929. Paperback. Very Good -. [64] p.: illustrations, cartoons; 18 cm. Stapled paperback with photograph of Clara Bow on front cover and cartoon by Carl Barks on back cover. This issue contains features harem-themed jokes and cartoons, among which are 11 by Carl Barks, who later became successfull as a contributor to… Read more about this item