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..... More
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...... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
New York: Simon & Schuster, [1981]. Hardcover. 4to. Orange cloth spine with gilt lettering and green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca. 75pp). Fine/fine. Color pictorial front/rear flyleaves, extensive full-page illustrations. Tight 'n' bright first edition of this later Addams cartoon gathering. Superb in every respect. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. Hardcover. 4to. Brown paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 96pp. Color pictorial front/rear flyleaves, extensive full-page illustrations. Near fine/very good. Top edge (only) of otherwise-superb jacket a bit roughened' inoffensive ownership name/address blind-emboss on title page. Handsome and super tight..... More
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
Oxford: Past Times, [1991]. Hardcover. 8vo. Green paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xviii, 91pp. Line drawings. Very good/near fine. Inoffensive smudge at spine tail; usual faint textblock age toning. A tight and nice first edition of this tongue-in-cheek how-to. "From cocktail-party chitchat to bumper stickers..... More
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
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