New York: Windmill Books, 1970. 1970 First Edition, no reprints stated. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and sturdily bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Blue hardcover, titled in black on spine and front is clean and near fine - light color fade along edges. Jacket lightly scuffed along edges, front flap price-clipped, otherwise fine. Binding is firm. A follow-up to Steig's 1942 collection of wry cartoons featuring "The Lonely Ones." Introduction to the 1970 edition is by William Saroyan. Foreword to the 1942 edition by Wolcott Gibbs is also included. 5-1/2 x 6-3/4". 88 pages . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. 1963 First Edition, printing unstated. Author-signed (name only) on front free endpaper, in green pen. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD jacket. A fine copy, pages clean and fine in lightly worn price-intact dust jacket; there are some gray spottings to bottom half of front panel of the jacket. Firmly bound in pale yellow cloth hardcover which is clean and near fine. Hilarious letters to and from celebrities and VIPs, including John F. Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Adlai Stevenson and many more. Black & white line illustrations by Henry Martin. 5-1/2 x 8". 128 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Martin, Henry. 8vo.
New York: M.S. Mill Company, Inc., 1958. Author-signed 1958 First Edition, printing unstated. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. INSCRIBED in ink on front endpaper, "To Paul and Helen. Fondly, Juliet Lowell." No other markings. A clean, tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Hardcover of illustrated paper over boards is clean moderate edgewear. Unclipped jacket (artwork matching cover) is lightly rubbed with some toning, small spot at center of front panel; still clean and attractive. Binding tight, hinges intact. Juliet Lowell was a popular humorist in the 1930s-1950s; Walter Winchell dubbed her "the female Mark Twain." 4-3/4 x 6-1/4". 128 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo.
New York: Young Scott Books, 1968. 1968 Edition, Printing unstated. NEAR FINE hardcover; lacks dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Light soft crease to second leaf in book, pages otherwise fine. Illustrated hardcover is clean and sharp with no rubs, bumps or frays. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Illustrated with full-page black & white drawings of Edward Gorey. 9 x 6" (oblong). 48 pages. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Gorey, Edward.
Boulder, CO: Tomico / Roberts Reinhart Publishing Group, 1998. 1998 First Edition, First Printing with full number line. FINE in FINE price-intact dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. No wear to pages, illustrated hardcover or jacket. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Pristine. Story and color illustrations by Tomi Ungerer. 9 x 11". 32 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Ungerer, Tomi.
Cincinnati: Stewart & Kidd Company, 1920. Scarce 1920 First Edition. VERY GOOD hardcover complete with 5 black & white illustration plates by Oliver Herford. INSCRIBED on front free endpaper in black ink by the author "For Carl Van Doren - incorruptible critic! Lawton Mackall. Apr. 13, 1920". Van Doren was an author as well as a critic. He was awarded the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for his biography "Benjamin Franklin." A clean copy with no other markings; text pages crisp and fresh. Covered in dark green paper over boards with black lettering and with a color pastedown of artwork by cartoonist Don Herold on front. The cover is clean; lightly shelf-worn with rubbing along edges, some scuffing to paper along spine folds, short tears at base of spine. The pastedown rubbed but bright and attractive. Binding a bit loose but intact; hinges intact, no splits or loose pages. No jacket (most likely a jacket was not issued). 5-1/4 x 7-1/2". 64 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued. Illus. by Herford, Oliver. Presentation Copy.
New York: Walker and Company, 1968. 1968 First U.S. Edition. (Also published in 1968 in Britain by Arthur Barker, Ltd.) NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages and printed endpapers are fresh and fine. White hardcover, titles and artwork printed in green on spine and front cover, is clean and bright - slight toning to top edge, small dent on back panel, otherwise fine. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Unclipped jacket is slightly edge-toned, no tears, chips, creases, scuffs or stains. Jacket is in a clear archival. Two-color printing throughtout: type in black and artwork either in green, orange or magenta. 7-3/4 x 10". 48 pages. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lear, Edward.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997. 1997 Stated First U.S. Edition, first printing with "A' in printing line. FINE in FINE price-intact dust jacket. A fresh crisp copy - totally unmarked. Tightly bound in orange hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Jacket has no tears, chips, creases or scuffs and in in a clear archival protector. Beautiful copy of a delightful book. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2". 80 pages. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
Evanston, IL: William S. Lord, 1903. 1903 First Edition. NEAR FINE. A well-preserved copy of this scarce title (a collection of pieces from the author's Chicago Tribune column, "Lino-type or Two"). Each right-hand page is printed to resemble a child's schoolhouse slate, with a Little Henry witticism chalked in childish hand (with misspellings and poor grammar!) and accompanied by a stick-figure drawings. The pages and the printed paper wrapper (printed on the same brown paper as the text) are cleverly bound in heavy string which weaves between 4 holes punched near the spine. Pages are clean and fine. Wrapper is clean and very good; slightly shelf rubbed with a few edge nicks; chips at base of spine. String binding intact. "My Maw says nabors noze so mutch about rasin childern thay otto hav a few."4 x 6"; 128 pages. First Edition. Wrapper. Near Fine.
New York: Hyperion, 2010. 2010. Though stated First Edition, printing line begins with "2" indicating this is the 2nd printing. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY THOMAS, in black ink, on the half-title page, "Love to Elar / Marlo Thomas." (Elar might be Elan...) A fresh, otherwise totally unmarked copy. Pages crisp and fine, tightly bound in black hardcover with title gilt-stamped on spine. Cover is fine, no wear. Unclipped jacket has lovely color photo of Marlo on front, and color caricatures of "guest" comedians on rear panel. There is a short tear to front of jacket at top edge, otherwise fine. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. A warm, witty and very charming remembrance of growing up with comedy and comedians. She solicits thoughts on comedy from today's comedic icons, including Don Rickles, Alan Alda, Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert - and many more. Illustrated with black & white photos and drawings. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". Xii + 382 pages. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
New York: W W Norton & Company, 2006. 2006 Stated First Edition and with full number printing line. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages pristine. Hardcover, yellow boards with blue, gilt titled spine, is very slightly rubbed at bottom edges but otherwise fine. Unclipped jacket is clean and colorful. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Small crease near center top edge of front jacket panel, slight shelf rub to surface of rear panel, otherwise fine. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Collection of four classic Eisner works: New York: The Big City; The Building; City People Notebook; Invisible People. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. A beautifully printed and produced homage to the "grand old man of comics" and father of the graphic novel. 7-1/4 x 10-1/4"; xv + 423 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
London: Firethorn Press/Waterstone & Co., Ltd, 1986. 1986 Edition, printing unstated. SIGNED BY WAUGH, in black ink, on title page. FINE in VERY GOOD+ price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, otherwise unmarked copy; tightly bound in black hardcover, title gilt stamped on spine. Pages and cover are fresh and unworn. Pictorial color jacket (illustration by Willie Rushton) is clean complete, price intact on front flap (in British pounds). Jacket slightly shelf rubbed, some light creases at edges and a few tiny spots to reverse side of top edge. Note that publisher logo printed on jacket spine is that of Sidgwick & Jackson. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding and hinges tight, intact and straight. Love him or hate him, you will love reading him. Auberon Waugh, the son of Evelyn Waugh, was a renowned journalist and political commentator, as well as a novelist. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2"; 221 pages . Signed by Author. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1950. AUTHOR INSCRIBED. 1950 Stated First Edition. GOOD+ , no dust jacket. Author inscribed on the half-title page, in blue ink, "To Paul Denis / Nicky Q." A clean, otherwise unmarked copy. Pages very good; edges lightly toned, no tears or chips. Small spot to front endpaper. Bound in gray cloth hardcover titled in dark blue and with decorative red lip marks, front and spine. Cover is moderately edge rubbed with small chips, tiny tears at spine ends. bit of board showing at corner tips. Front cover has a few light spots, spine spotted and a moderately darkened. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Black and white drawings by Roger Duvoisin interspersed throughout text. Food and life. Lots of delicious recipes, including for Lindy's cheesecake! 5-3/4 x 8-1/2"; 416 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Duvoisin, Roger.
New York: New York Printing Co. (The Republic Press), 1891. 1891 Fis Edition. VERY GOOD. An unusually well-preserved original edition. Published to commemorate an after-dinner presentation of witty verse by lawyer and humorist Isaac H. Bromley. The event was the January 23, 1891 Annual Dinner of the New York Yale Alumni Association, honoring guest Chauncey M. Depew (Depew was then President o the New York Central Railroad. In 1899 he was elected New York State Senator). The book was published "Revised and Freshened with Notes by the Author." Two popular artists were chosen to illustrate: Charles Dana Gibson and Dan Beard. There are 10 full page black & white illustrations, of which 8 are signed by Gibson, the other 2 unsigned but likely Gibson. Most text pages are adorned with a highly embellished/illustrated design to the initial cap, with a companion drawing. 16 of these pieces are signed by Beard, it is likely the rest of these pages are also his illustrations. Beard also illustrated the title page, and the small "The End" on final page. 2 pages have small illustrations without the initial cap design, these are signed by Gibson. A few pages have only a typographically adorned initial cap. A clean, intact copy. The only markings are an erased penciled marking on the front free endpaper and a small catalog number hand written on the rear pasted endpaper along with a rubber stamped "removed from the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York" on the same endpaper. Pages are clean and near fine. Endpapers were printed in a light green floral design; they are now heavily toned, the design visible only on the pasted ends. Cover is a combination of a blue cloth spine with decorative paper covered boards: white paper printed with a light floral pattern. The front cover is gilt titled. The cover is edge worn, with chipping to paper along the edges, the corners quite rubbed and worn. The white paper is moderately dust soiled. Binding intact and hinges, though tender are intact; there is short tear to the top of the endpaper at front hinge. Size: 9-1/2 x 8". 45 folioed pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gibson, Charles Dana; Beard, Dan.
New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1961. VERY GOOD of scarce 1961 First Edition (edition and printing unstated). Clean, unmarked and firmly bound in illustrated, price-intact wrapper printed in purple with black titling and Gorey illustrations on both front and rear panels. Pages are edge toned, small spot to front page edge, otherwise internally near fine. Wrapper is complete with $1.75 price on front panel. There is a small black smudge on front cover, knocking into the "D" at end of title. Otherwise cover is clean, lightly rubbed along edges and spine folds, light color fade along spine and edges. Small pencil erasure at top right corner of rear panel. Binding firm and intact. 7 x 7-3/4". First Edition. Wrapper. Very Good.
New York: The Imp Press, 1930. 1930 First Edition. GOOD hardcover; no jacket. A collection of short, ribald verses, each accompanied with a delightful 2-color drawing by cartoonist and painter Howard Baer (~1906-1986). Pages are very good - occasional marginal light soil markings. Previous owner name written on front pasted endpaper, no other markings. Bound in hardcover of yellow cloth titled in black on front and spine and with a red line illustration on front. Cover is soiled and toned with tears and old tape residue along bottom half of spine and hinges, bump to top edge of front board. Binding tender but intact. Definitely oddball! 6 x 9-1/4". 64 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Baer, Howard.
Italy: Milano Libri Edizioni; Rizzoli Editore, 1978 In Italian. VERY GOOD. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Hardcover of illustrated paper over boards is clean and sturdy, slightly toned and shelf worn along edges. Pages fine. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. The familiar Peanuts cast - with a lingual twist as this is an Italian language edition. "Sigh" is universal. 6 x 8-3/8"; 122 pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
New York and London: American Studio Books, 1946 1946, no printing stated. VERY GOOD in GOOD- dust jacket. Book is clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound in orange cloth hardcover gilt titled on front and spine. Light marginal toning to pages and endpapers; cloth along top edge of cover age darkened, boot otherwise fine. The price-clipped jacket is shelf-rubbed and there are several sizeable chips from the top edge but the caricature of Greta Garbo on front remains mostly intact, just a bit clipped from the top or her hat. There are a few dark spots on the rear panel. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. The caricatures, several printed in two-color (orange and black), include Raymond Massey, Gertrude Lawrence, Clark Gable, Ingrid Bergman, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Mae West and a 'terrific' Joan Crawford … and many more. 6 x 9"; 80 pp. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-.
New York: National Lampoon Magazine, 1978. 1978, printing unstated. NEAR FINE large format paperback. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages clean and fine. Stiff paper cover, lettered and illustrated in red and black, is clean, price intact on rear cover. Cover lightly toned and rubbed along edges with one short closed edge tear to rear cover and small scuff at top of spine. Corner tips very slightly creased. Binding firm, no creasing to cover spine. 9-1/4 x 12-1/4"; 96 pages. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.
Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press, 2002 2002 Stated First Edition, First Printing. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine, bound in black hardcover, gilt lettered on spine. Cover is clean, unworn. Unclipped jacket has small rub, crease, at top of spine but is otherwise fine. Binding and hinges tight and intact. A beautifully produced illustrated history that companioned the PBS television special. Filled with both B&W archival photos plus contemporary color photographs. Foreword by Buzz Aldrin. 8-3/4 x 11"; 192 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Spiegel, Ted - Photography. 4to.
