Category: Humor

Digs At Doc and Others

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Perth Amboy Evening News : 1915

Seller ID: 32262

Condition: Very Good+

96-page hardback book published in 1915. Black cloth covers are rubbed at extremities. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. This is a "Special Edition," number 1993 of a limited edition. . Doctor and medicine humor from more than a century ago, including cartoons, puns, riddles and poems. An example: Prospective Country boarder -- "Is the water you have here healthy?" Landlady -- "Yes, sir. We use only well water." . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 96 pages. F5
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Eating People is Wrong

By: Bradbury, Malcolm

Price: $75.00

Publisher: NY. NY, Knopf : 1959

Seller ID: 19147

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

First American edition. Author's first book. Fine in NF DJ that is lightly soiled on rear panel, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Brilliant orange and yellow cover design. First American Edition, stated. A beautiful copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. S1
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Anthologie De L'Humour Noir

By: Breton, Andr

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Paris. Paris, Editions du Sagittaire : 1950

Seller ID: 24072

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Faint spine creasing, pages mildly yellowed, top edge of spine is bumped and creased with a tiny tear. All but two gatherings are unopened. Extremely tight and square, pages are clean, book appears unread. . The second, expanded edition of this wonderful anthology of 45 pieces of Surrealist writers and their precursers from around the world. Includes 23 plates: photo portraits of the authors. Authors include Swift, de Sade, Fourier, de Quincey, Poe, Baudelaire, Lewis Carroll, Nietzsche, Huysmans, Rimbaud, O. Henry, Dali, and Gide, among others. Text is in French. Published in 1950 by Sagittair...
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The Pilot Light and the Gas House Gang

By: Broeg, Bob

Price: $22.50

Publisher: St. Louis. St. Louis, Bethany Press : 1980

Seller ID: 20584

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Pictorial covers are a bit rubbed at extremities, slight spine crease. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Tight, square, pages clean and bright. Eighteen essays about lives and laughs of colorful early baseball characters such as Frank Frisch, Casey Stengel, Leo Durocher, and John McGraw. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 176 pages. U1
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Schite Si Povestiri = Sketches and Stories

By: Caragiale, I. L.

Price: $90.00

Publisher: Editura Dacia : 1979

Seller ID: 32901

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Fine book in NF dust jacket, appears unread. Jacket is rubbed, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . This is a bilingual book of Romanian humor, with the original Romanian on one page and its English translation on the facing page. Eleven stories and sketches all. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 285 pages. J2
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A Natural History of the Typestickers of Los Angeles. Compiled from the Letters of Wm M. Cheney

By: Carpenter, Edwin H. , Comp. & Wm. M. Cheney

Price: $30.00

Publisher: The Rounce & Coffin Club : 1960

Seller ID: 30935

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Good dust jacket

Original white dust jacket is lightly soiled with short tears and a few tiny chips. Quarter black cloth with green paper-covered boards, gilt-stamped spine. Book has no defects; pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread -- a beautiful copy. . Book includes an errata sheet, which is an integral part of the book. It does correct some real errors, but also includes quite a bit of typesticker humor. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 62 pages. S2
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Ethnic Humor around the World A Comparative Analysis

By: Davies, Christie

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Indiana University Press : 1990

Seller ID: 32292

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket

Book has small stain at bottom edge of front cover, is slightly warped, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. Dust jacket has no defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . A handsome copy of an excellent work. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 404 pages. F6
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Sauce for the Goose

By: De Vries, Peter

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Boston. Boston, Little, Brown : 1981

Seller ID: 12544

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

In mylar protected jacket. Jacket spine is a little faded, tiny tear. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. A handsome copy. . Author deals with feminism in this hilarious satire. As New book in NF dust jacket. First printing. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. C4
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State O'Chassis An Earful of Ireland

By: Garvey, Michae

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Thomas More Publishing : 1980

Seller ID: 32807

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

No defects, Fine book, lacking the dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 179 pages. I4
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Lecherous Limericks A Collection of Per-Verses

By: Geduld, Harry M

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Hamage Press : 2002

Seller ID: 26072

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

8.5x11 inches, oblong, pages secured in a black binder with clear plastic front cover. Cover is a little rubbed. . 400 limericks, mostly of the lecherous variety. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on verso of title page. . Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 71 pages. Signed by Author. K0
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Personality Comedians As Genre: Selected Players

By: Gehring, Wes D.

Price: $31.50

Publisher: Greenwood Press : 1997

Seller ID: 28167

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

Green cloth covers with silver titles to front cover and spine. Book has no defects; As New. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Book examines W. C. Fields, John Bunny, Richard Prior, Charlie Chaplin, the Marx brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Robert Benchley, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Woody Allen, and others. Illustrated with photos. Index. . Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 232 pages. A3
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The Transitive Vampire

By: Gordon, Karen Elizabeth

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Times Books : 1984

Seller ID: 33607

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in As New dust jacket

No defects in book or jacket. As New. This is the first printing of the first book in the author's marvelously entertaining and instructive series on English Grammar. In perfect condition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 144 pages. U1
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Arthur O'Leary - His Wanderings and Ponderings in Many Lands

By: Harry Lorrequer, Ed.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Henry Colburn : 1845

Seller ID: 33275

Binding: Leather

Condition: Very Good

Quarter-bound in dark brown leather with gilt titles. Rubbed boards. Hinges are cracked but binding is tight and firm. Lacking the first free blank endpaper. Lightly tanned pages, some foxing to endpapers. This is the "New Edition," published in 1845. It is NOT a modern reprint. . The fictional travels of Arthur O'Leary, illustrated with 9 etchings by George Cruikshank. . Ex-Libris. Etchings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 364 pages. M3
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Army Air Force Lyrics: a Collection of Ww II U. S. Army Air Force Marching Songs, Poems, and Parodies to Popular Songs of the Period and the Past

By: Havener, J. K. ; Stevens, Bob (Cartoons)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Aero Publishers Inc. : 1985

Seller ID: 31205

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Illustrated card coverts. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Enjoy such classics as Lilly From Picadilly, Junior Birdmen Song, and I Came Here to Talk For Joe. Line drawings throughout by Bob Stevens. A delightful book in As New condition. Gift quality. . Trade PB. Drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 104 pages. U2
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Porlock: a Portrait

By: Hunter, Reginald

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Caldwell, ID. Caldwell, ID, Caxton Printers : 1940

Seller ID: 31893

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

Jacket protected with mylar. Handsome grey and blue speckled cover. Most pages unopened. Foreword by John Cowper Powys, wonderful illustrations by William O'Brian. . A beautiful edition by the Caxton Printers. Gift quality. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. D3
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Four Books Echoes of Journeys Past, G'Bye My Honey, The Tin Can Man and Ol' Sam Payton

By: Incollingo, Larry

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Old Reunion Books : 1995

Seller ID: 31793

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

No defects, books are As New. All four books are SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Sally Steele. They all appear unread. . Short stories mostly set in rural Indiana. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. C4
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Sex and Humor: Selections from The Kinsey Institute

By: Johnson, & Stirratt & Bancroft M.D.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Indiana University Press : 2002

Seller ID: 29696

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New in New dust jacket

New. No defects, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 168 pages. G4
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More Prayers and Graces: a Second Book of Unusual Piety

By: Laing, Allan M. , Comp. & Mervyn Peake, Illus.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London. London, Victor Gollancz Ltd : 1957

Seller ID: 30686

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket

A little minor creasing to edges of dust jacket, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book is bound in blue buckram with gilt titles and decoration to spine and front cover. No defects. . This little book illustrates very well that religious prayers and graces can be odd and humorous. Illustrated with wonderful drawings by Mervyn Peake. First edition. . Drawings. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 64 pages. M2
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The Indiana Experience

By: Lazarus, A. L. , Ed.

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Bloomington, IN. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press : 1977

Seller ID: 31740

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Blue boards are slightly rubbed at corners, owner blindstamp at bottom margin of half title page, no other defects. Pages are clean and bright, very tight and square, still crisp, a beautiful copy. Jacket is a bit rubbed with slight edgewear, in bright Hoosier crimson. Protected w mylar cover. . This is a large and impressive tribute to the great Hoosier state. Essays, short stories, poems, songs, plays about Indiana written by its children. Including works by Eli Lilly, Wendall Willkie, Ernie Pyle, Booth Tarkington, Rex Stout, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. , Jean Shepherd, Cole Porter, and many, many mo...
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The Indiana Experience: an Anthology

By: Lazarus, A. L. , Ed.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Bloomington, IN. Bloomington, IN, Indiana University Press : 1977

Seller ID: 14290

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Pages are clean and bright, very tight and square, still crisp. This is a beautiful copy. Jacket is a bit rubbed w light edgewear and a 1/2" tear and fold on back flap, in bright Hoosier crimson. Protected w mylar cover. . A large and impressive tribute to the great Hoosier state. Essays, short stories, poems, songs, plays about Indiana written by its children. Including works by Eli Lilly, Wendall Willkie, Ernie Pyle, Booth Tarkington, Rex Stout, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. , Jean Shepherd, Cole Porter, and many, many more. This is the first edition. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 426 pages. H4
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Category: Humor