The Gabriel Papers
Gateways Books Tapes, January 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. The scarce hardcover edition. Original black imitation leather stamped in gilt (slight wear, nick to top of rear hinge adjoining spine). More
Humor
Don't Forget to Write
Forum Books / World Publishing Company, 1963. First Thus. Paperback. Signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper: 'To Michael Cheers Art Buchwald 1976.' A good copy of the first Forum paperback printing (stated), spine creased, minor wear. More
Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door
Villard, August 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. A very nice signed copy of the First Printing with a complete numberline. A Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket with some creases on the inner back flap. More
Cogswell's Almanac : for the Year 1938
LA : IMPRENTA, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Presentation copy from publisher (or perhaps author), to noted author/editor/reviewer Paul Jordan-Smith: 'to Paul Jordan-Smith Esq. with the compliments of the perpetrator...'. More
The 47th Snail
Gasworks Press, 1978. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G+ trade paperback 217 pp in wraps. Collection of columns from the Seattle Times humor columnist. Well read copy with wear and light staining to wraps and light soiling to the page edges. Signed by the..... More
The Theory & Practice of Gamesmanship; or the Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating
Henry Holt. Reprint. Hardcover. A fair reading copy of this hilarious (yet informative) work. Hardcover in jacket (some wear; some foxing). More
Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture
Scribner, May 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First Edition! Very good used copy; clean and unmarked. More
How to win a Pullet Surprise: The pleasures and pitfalls of our language
F. Watts, January 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 260 pages. Contains 37 choice excerpts from the author's column in the Los Angeles Times, plus his introduction. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Smith in blue ink on front free endpaper, Vista, CA, January..... More
Holidays in Hell
Atlantic Monthly Pr, September 1988. Later Printing. Hardcover. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear; DJ has shelfwear, sunning, toning, & edgewear. Interior is tight, clean, & unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'. More
Parodies: An Anthology from Chaucer to Beerbohm--and After
Modern Library. Hardcover. Light shelfwear, else a Very Good copy, with no markings to text. Dust jacket is Good, with some rubbing and mild chipping on bottom of the back. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'. More
The Maxims of Methuselah
Frederick A. Stokes [1907], 0000. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. small 8vo [2],108pp+plts 'Being the advice given by the patriarch in his ni ne hundred sixty and ninth year to his great grandson at Shem's coming of a ge in regard to women' (title page)..... More
Newt!: A Paper Doll Book (Macmillan Humor Book)
Macmillan General Reference, September 1995. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An As New copy. More
Ether and Me : Or, 'Just Relax'
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" VG/VG- [4], 77 pages. Later issue of the short routine concerning the noted humorist's hospital stay, originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, 1927, and in book format in 1929. Small chip at foot of jacket spine;..... More
Pure Drivel
Hachette Books, September 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated First Edition w/ complete number line. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, and scattered smudges. Book has edgewear, a slightly cocked spine, toning to pages, and an ink stamp..... More
Some Notes on Lifemanship ... With a Summary of Recent Researches in Gamesmanship ...
Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good copy of the 1959 London printing in original jacket (jacket price-clipped and chipped with wear; some fading and wear to edges of cloth; minor foxing). Sequel to the successful volume on 'Gamesmanship' (with further advice on that subject as..... More
Clifford and John's Almanack: Containing a Great Variety of Useful and Entertaining Pieces Pertaining to Hut Happiness
The Reilly & Lee Co, January 1921. Hardcover. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'. A Good copy. NO DUSTJACKET. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, smudges to covers & edges of text block, toning to pages, and a bookplate on the front endpaper. More
Puns (Language Library)
Blackwell Pub, March 1985. Hardcover. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, toning to pages, & soiling to edges of text block; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, & toning. Interior is tight, clean, & unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in. More
Fables for the Fair
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A very good- copy with rubbing, scuffing and some nicks to boards; bumping and wear to edges and corners; browning to text. Includes such fables as 'The Woman Who was not Athletic', 'The Woman Who Understood Opera', and 'The..... More
Barbed Wit & Malicious Humor
Citadel Press, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good to fine (rear eps browned). 8vo 190 Collection of humorous stories in various performing arts. Signed/inscribed by Mahony on ffep, November 1958.None. More
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
Trusted Media Brands, April 2013. Reprint. Trade Paperback. In Good condition with some wear (light dampstaining to front loose endpapers); else a clean, tight copy. More
Literary Greats Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls)
Dover Publications, June 2011. Trade Paperback. A Near Fine copy. Book has shelfwear. Interior is tight, clean, & bright. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾' (oblong). More
Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die
William Morrow Paperbacks, October 2006. Reprint. Trade Paperback. In Very Good condition with moderate wear; (slight curl to front cover and bumping to corners; minor rubbing to edges); else a clean, tight copy. More
The Mammoth Book of Great British Humor
Running Press, November 2010. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In Good condition with some wear (minor bumping to corners; minor soiling to bottom edge of text block; very minor damp damage to text block); else a clean copy. 564pp. More
The Bedside Book of Humor: Many of the World's Funniest Stories, Poems, Ski ts and Cartoons
Peoples Book Club, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good (sl stains/rubbing to cloth). 8vo xii+[2]+433 Compiled by Mathilda Schirmer; contributors include Robert Benchley, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, Mark Twain, et al.Over 40 b/w Illustrations. More
You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice
Vintage, April 2010. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight, good reading copy. Wear to wraps. More