London: D.C. Thomson & Co., 1997. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 141pp. Extensive illustrations (some color), pictorial endpapers. Near fine/near fine. A tight and nice first edition of this collection of the Scottish cartoonist Dudley D. Watkins' work, which ran in "The Sunday Post" between 1939 and 1945. More about The Broons and Oor Wullie: The Lighter Side of World War II, 1939-1945
New York: John Lane, 1903. Hardcover. 12mo. Black cloth spine with paper label and brown pictorial paper over boards. x, 262pp, (3pp ads). Decorative endpapers. Very good. Slightest bit of edgewear. Tight and handsome first edition. A delightful collection of faux literary trials: Henry James vs. Mary Baker Eddy, etc. Unusual. More about The Literary Guillotine
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1955. Hardcover. Illustrations by Henry R. Martin. 12mo. Pictorial paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 61pp. Blue line drawings. Near fine/very good. Slight jacket edgewear. Early (not first) printing, tight and handsome. A quick perusal shows no mention on Nantucket. More about The Little Limerick Book (An Uncensored Collection
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, [2004]. Hardcover. Introduction by Hugh M. Hefner. 4to. Glazed red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket with wraparound band. 368pp. Extensive illustrations (most color), silver decorative endpapers. Fine/fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this enormous compilation. More about Playboy: 50 Years -- The Cartoons
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press, N.y. Hardcover. Newly illustrated by Henry R. Martin. 12mo. Red pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 60pp. Cartoons. Near fine/very good. Later printing. Collection of humorous ballads and verses. More about Rowdy Rhymes and Bibulous Ballads Gathered from Many Gay Minstrels
Indianapolis: C.P. Lesh Paper Co., 1954. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff beige wrappers with red and green lettering. 64pp. Small graphics. Near fine. Faintest of wear to outer wrappers (only). Tight and quite nice 25th edition of this paper company's promotional booklet -- homespun Hoosier humor. More about The Scrap Book: Choice Bits of Humor and Philosophy begged, borrowed and begotten
N.p. Sexploitation Comics Group, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Glazed pictorial wrappers. (32pp). Extensive illustrations. Near fine. Tight, bright, superb later printing (cover price $1.50) of the first issue of this racy adult comic. More about Thrill to Stories of... Young Lust: No. 1
Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1953. Hardcover. Oblong 24mo. Pictorial white cloth. 31pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. First edition of this cartoon collection -- from the library of one of the heirs (through the Foresman side) of the publisher. More about Time Out for Laughter: an informal collection of cartoons dealing with children, school, and...
New York: Wehman Bros. 1910. Paperback. 32mo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 58pp, (6pp ads). Good plus. Overall tight and fairly attractive for such a delicate production: slight edge chipping to outer edge of front wrapper and bit of soiling, with wood-pulp text pages heavily but evenly age toned. Delightfully hokey... More about Wehman Bros.' Choice After-Dinner Stories: No. 2
[New York]: Viking, 1997. Hardcover. Illustrations by Dr. Seuss. Small 8vo. Glazed pictorial paper over boards, printed acetate wrapper. xi, 106pp. Line drawings. Fine/near fine. First of this retitled edition of the 1931 book "Boners." More about Herrings Go About the Sea in Shawls... and other classic howlers from classrooms and examination...
New York: Viking, [1997]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Dr. Seuss. Small 8vo. Glazed pictorial paper over boards, printed acetate wrapper. xi, 106pp. Line drawings, decorative endpapers. Fine/near fine. First of this retitled edition of the 1931 book "Boners." More about Herrings Go About the Sea in Shawls... and other classic howlers from classrooms and examination...
New York: Whittlesey House, 1944. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 246pp. Near fine/good plus. Jacket edge chipped, with archivally closed (on verso) edge tears -- yet still attractive overall. Second printing. tight and nice, of this compilation of F.P.A.'s popular writings. More about Nods and Becks
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1950]. Hardcover. Foreword by John O'Hara. 4to. Green cloth spine and grey paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 91pp. Numerous illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Slight bit of mild jacket edgewear. Fifth printing of this early collection -- tight, clean and attractive. More about Monster Rally
N.p. Westvaco, [1972]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, slipcase. 171pp. Frontispiece, decorations, decorative endpapers. Fine/very good. Minor archival slipcase repairs. Tight and handsome copy of this Christmas keepsake published by this Virginia paper firm in an unspecified limited edition. Hoosier humorist, columnist and playwright Ade (1866-1944) first published this in..... More about Fables in Slang
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University, 1963. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. xx, 404pp. Illustrations. Good plus/good. Ownership signature on front flyleaf. First edition. More about Legends & Lore of Southern Illinois
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. Hardcover. Illustrations by Lisa Adams. 8vo. Red and white paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 262pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. First edition. The third volume in Amory's humorously touching trilogy featuring Polar Bear, the author's now famous pet. More about The Best Cat Ever
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1990. Hardcover. Illustrations by Lisa Adams. 8vo. Red and green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 295pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition. More about The Cat and the Curmudgeon
[New York]: Viking, 1989. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth spine and tan speckled paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. x, 209pp. Decorations. Very good/near fine. First edition of the standup comic's first book, boldly and handsomely inscribed and signed enormously by the author in blue marker on the half-title page: "Love... More about Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child
New York: Hogarth Press, [1932]. Hardcover. Translation attributed to Oscar Wilde. Illustrations by Alexander King. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt lettering. 408pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear, with spine fainrtly sunned; ownership signature on inner flyleaf. A tight, nice copy of this thick edition limited to 2500 numbered... More about The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter
Bowling Green: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1973. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth. ix, 240pp. Near fine. Attractive first edition, boldly inscribed on the front fyleaf by the author: "For my good friend, / Vic Jones. / Ron Baker / 12/11/81." More about Folklore in the Writings of Rowland E. Robinson
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1971. Hardcover. Illustrations by John Huehnergarth. Small 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 122pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Slight bit of jacket edgewear. Tight, attractive first edition. More about How to Live with a Neurotic Husband
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth, dust jacket. xii, 506pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Red remainder dot on bottom page edges. First edition, tight and clean. More about The Rise and Fall of American Humor
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Hardcover. Illustrations by Ron Carreiro. Small 8vo. Salmon paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. x, 175pp. Line drawings. Very good/very good. Mild bit of jacket wear, else a tight and quite nice first edition of this tongue-in-cheek look at colonial America. More about New Light on 1776 and All That
New York: American Book Company, 1937. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. 573pp. Very good. Ownership signature on front flyleaf. First edition, a tight and clean copy of this classic. More about Native American Humor (1800-1900
New York: Weathervane Books, 1972. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 128pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Minor jacket edgewear; abrasion on front flyleaf. First edition, tight and nice, of this "Devilish View of the Yankee Past," being 35 folk tales divided by category ("Witches," "The Sea," "Indians," "Pirates,"... More about Haunted New England