Search Results: Humour from JimsOldBooks

London: Penguin Books, 2006. Minor scuffing to spine ends and to sides of spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. A selection of pieces, some of them unpublished since their original appearance in the New York Sun between 1916 and 1922, supposedly written by Archy the cockroach by jumping on the typewriter keys. NOT a complete collection. Introduction and notes by Michael Sims. 346pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Stanley Paul, 1962. Some creasing to the edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, particularly to the bottom edge, minor bumping to spine ends of black boards, original owner's gift message inside front board, otherwise a good tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A collection of pieces by the author (a non-driver) on motoring-related topics. 126pp, numerous b&w cartoon drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1940. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of the rather grubby yellow boards but titles on spine and front board are still clear. Originally published on October 17th 1940, this is a second edition from the same year. A collection of cartoons reflecting life on the British Home Front in the early part of WW2. The author, real name Cyril Kenneth Bird, is probably best-known for his "Careless Talk Costs Lives" posters. 139pp, b&w drawings throughout. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Fougasse. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1988. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, otherwise a good tight copy of this humorous novel set in a small town in rural Perthshire in the early 1980s. The author was a schoolteacher at Stromness in Orkney at that time, and possibly some of the characters in the book are based on local townsfolk. 256pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1951. Some creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with the bottom inch or so being mssing from spine of same. Minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards and some fading to bottom end where dustwrapper is torn away. Original owner's name on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Originally published in 1947, this is a seventh impression from 1951. A humorous look at teaching in England in the post-War period. The author wrote several others in the same vein. 95pp, b&w drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boonsboro, Maryland: Half Halt Press Inc, 2003. Some creasing to the front cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or back cover, of this soft-cover book, a collection of humorous pieces by the author on the sport of Dressage as found in the USA. 181pp, some b&w drawings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Link House Publications, 1946. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small tear to top edge of same; some bumping to spine ends and corners of white illustrated boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A humorous book on cricket illustrated with cartoon-type drawings by the author. No publication date shown but British Library has it as 1946. 122pp, b&w drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Rodney. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1969. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, also some tea (?) stains to the back of same. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover comic novel by the author of ''The Goose and I''. This story involves a London doctor who buys a decrepit farmhouse in the West Country. 222pp, some b&w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Jensen, John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Folio Society, 1997. Folio Society edition in slipcase. Slight bumping to bottom corners of gray slipcase, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A selection of pieces from the works of the American humorist James Thurber, selected and with introduction by Michael J Rosen. 256pp, b&w drawings.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Methuen, 1934. No dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of brown boards, some fading to spine, but gilt titles thereon are still clear, as is the picture of a horse's head on front board. Original owner's gift message dated Xmas 1934 on f/ep with another, later owner's name above, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in November 1933, this is a third edition from the next year. Horsey humour from the authors of "1066 and All That". 125pp, b&w drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Reynolds, John. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Universal Press, 1931. No dustwrapper, spine is faded and pages yellowed, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, being a collection of amusing (in the 1930s anyway) anecdotes dealing with the medical profession. 157pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1954. Creasing and some tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, original owner's gift message dated January 1955 on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A humorous tale of a student nurse, being a sequel to the author's "Call Me Florence". 103pp, numerous b&w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Allan Wingate, 1955. Some creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with the bottom inch of same torn away at the spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, original owner's name on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A humorous look at France in the 1950s. 155pp, some b&w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Langdon, David. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Sphere Books, 1982. A faint crease to the front cover and minor scuffing to corners of back cover, some yellowing to the pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A story told in cartoon form dealing with the life of a man who becomes famous for being uninteresting. Pages not numbered, but about 250pp, b&w drawings throughout.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pyne, Ken . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1935. Some creasing and small tears to the top edge of the unclipped dustwrapper, with some fading to spine of same; minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red cloth-covered boards, some staining to the bottom corner of pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this small hard-cover book. A collection of light-hearted articles by the author on health and fitness, some of which had previously appeared in the ''Evening Standard'' and ''Woman's Own''. originally published in November 1934, this is the 1935 reprint. 104pp, small b&w drawings at top and bottom of each article.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Taylor, Alfred E. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963. Some scuffing to spine ends and yellowing to cover (from age, NOT tobacco), some tears to lower edge of pages 55-58, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of ths soft-cover book. Originally published in hardback in 1959 and in paperback in 1961, this is a slightly later reprint from 1963. A selection of Searle's cartoons featuring the girls of St Trinian's, along with pieces by various authors on the cartoons and films. 120pp, b&w illustration throughout.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Searle, Ronald. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1931. No dustwrapper, slight wear to spine ends and corners of light brown cloth-covered boards, some stains to the back cover, but no fading to red titles on spine and front cover. Original owner's gift message dated Xmas 1932 inside front board, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of tall stories, some previously broadcast on US radio by the author. 224pp, 10 b&w drawings.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Roth, Herb. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Eyre Methuen, 1973. Some creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of gray boards, some foxing to endpapers, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Sailing-related cartoons by Norman Thelwell, who is better-known for his horsey cartoons. 96pp, b&w drawing throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Thelwell, Norman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Putnam, 1960. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, old sellotape marks to endpapers, also a mark on f/ep where a label (?) has been removed. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book, a humorous A to Z of horsey-related pieces. 95pp, b&w drawings throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Tickner, John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1922. No dustwrapper, some wear to edges and corners of paper-covered boards, also to ends of green cloth spine strip which also has a small (half-inch) tear about an inch down from top end at right-hand side. A few old grubby marks to the pages, binding is starting to come loose at pp32-33 and 48-49, but otherwise a not too bad copy of this slim hard-cover book. A collection of twenty-one light humorous verses on various professions, all originally appearing in "Punch". 64pp, b&w drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Morrow, George. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.