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	ITEM		PRICE
	My Lady Nicotine		$35.00
		: LondonLondon: Hodder & Stoughton, . . , , Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. Duodecimo--from 5¾" to 7¾" tall. no date; better known for a story about some kid who planned to never grow up, Barrie's bittersweet satire on the joys of smoking -- abandoned in order to endure the joys of matrimony -- is one of h
	More Macgregor's Mixture		$5.00
		: EdinburghEdinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing, 1983, . . , , Hard Cover. About Very Good. Octavo--from 7¾" to 9¾" tall. a collection of humourous Scottish stories and anecdotes; laminated boards displaying the Red Macgregor Tartan, 144 pgs.; slight warp to boards, tanned edges, moderate general w
	The Penguin Stephen Leacock		$6.50
		: Penguin 58907, 1982, . . , , Paperback. Very Good. 2nd edition. a collection of the Canadian humourist's work, including pieces from 'Sunshine Sketches', selected and introduced by Robertson Davies; 527 pgs. + 5 pgs. of ads for other Penguin titles; mild spine roll, impressions, tanning, light g
	The Sardonic Humor of Ambrose Bierce		$5.00
		: Dover T768, . . , , a companion volume to Bierce's 'Devil's Dictionary', containing "the best of the mordant, sarcastic humor from Bierce's 'Shapes of Clay,' 'Black Beetles in Amber,' and the privately-printed versions of his journalistic work. Included are the great lampoon of Oscar Wilde in Sa
	Tales Out of School		$5.00
		: Dell 8478, 1967, . . , , Paperback. Very Good to Fine. First Edition. a collection of stories with the theme of classroom hijinks, by a number of American humourists, including Bel Kaufman, Jesse Stuart, Joseph F. Hannon, Harry Golden, William Saroyan, Mark Twain (I think it's illegal to publish
	NON STOP REVIEW, 21 Years of Grayson		$35.00
		: ChichesterChichester: Barry Rose, 1994, . . , , Hard Cover. Very Good/About Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Octavo--from 7¾" to 9¾" tall. "a collection of articles written by H. Grayson, humorous columnist with the 'Local Government Review' over a period of 21 years fro
	Otley Pursued		$7.50
		: Hodder 0874, 1969, . . , , Paperback. Very Good. 1st Hodder edition. the third Otley book, this one finding our boy burying corpses at night, being seduced by a Russian agent in leather panties, and involved with sinister cults in rooftop chases; (a line on the back cover reads, "Meet OTLEY agai
	HARPOON, September 1974		$10.00
		: , . . , , Very Good. the "Balls For Women" issue; first issue of what was billed as "The New American Humor Magazine," and an attempt to cash in on the unqualified success of 'National Lampoon' (this just in: it didn't); contributors included artists Gail Burwen, Peter Bramley, Jim Ceribello, Ho
	Rosa		$5.00
		: New English Library/NEL 018164, 1973, . . , , Paperback. Good to Very Good. 1st NEL paperback edition. a surrealistic French comedy; "Why did seventeen soldiers of the French First Military Division inexplicably disappear without trace? And what was the significance of their friendship with Rosa
	Lover Come Back		$5.00
		: Gold Medal s1193, 1962, . . , , Good to Very Good. First Edition. paperback original; novelization of the movie of the same name, which starred Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall; screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning; a beautiful woman is determined to best a slick operator who's
	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball		$25.00
		: LondonLondon: Methuen, 1981, . . , , Stiff Card Wraps. Very Good to Fine. First Edition. Quarto--from 9¾" to 12" tall. This, "the fourth of Amnesty International's fund-raising comedy galas, was held at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in autumn 1981--and this book contains the best of the wo
	A Tad Overweight, But Violet Eyes to Die For		$5.00
		: Bantam 14337, 1981, . . , , Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 1st Bantam edition. a Doonesbury book, featuring the usual crew up to their usual antics; Trudeau is a Pulitzer Prize winner, and it doesn't take much in the way of intellect to figure out why; moderate general wear; internally tight and
	The Nutmeg Tree		$5.00
		: White Circle 224, 1946, . . , , Paperback. Good. 3rd White Circle edition. a woman with a shady past is trying to live a respectable life, especially after a daughter she has never seen sends her an S.O.S.; cover by Paull; moderate general wear, some creasing, small dampstains to fore-edge, smal
	Cluny Brown		$5.00
		: Berkley X957, 1964, . . , , Paperback. Good to Very Good. 1st Berkley edition. the rollicking adventures of an unpredictable young woman; reading crease, crease to top right corner, previous owner's signature, 2 small previous owner's stamps;; . , , , .
	You Can't Win Them All, Charlie Brown		$5.00
		: Crest M2475, 1975, . . , , Paperback. Very Good. 1st Crest edition. selected cartoons from "'Ha Ha, Herman,' Charlie Brown, Vol. II"; moderate general wear; internally tight and clean;; . , , , .
	Who Was That Dog I Saw You With, Charlie Brown?		$5.00
		: Crest R1821, 1973, . . , , Paperback. Very Good. Reprint. selected cartoons from "You're You, Charlie Brown, Vol. 1"; some scratching, thin separation at bottom left spine edge, moderate general wear;; . , , , .
	Shaggy Planet		$5.00
		: Magnum 75420, 1973, . . , , Paperback. Very Good to Fine. First Edition. when a secret agent disappears in the most backward and fouled up territory of the most backward planet in an entire solar system -- and the government will do nothing to get him back -- his wife turns to an undercover agen
	Penny Candy		$5.00
		: Garden CityGarden City: Doubleday, 1970, . . , , Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Octavo--from 7¾" to 9¾" tall. a collection of humourous pieces from the author of "Please Don't Eat The Daisies"; dj illutration by Sidney Butchkes; spine slant, wear to edges/corners, gift inscripti
	Wit and Philosophy from the radio talks of America		$44.00
		E.R. Squibb & Sons, 1930 46pp. pamphlet, VG condition, light soil and edgewear to stiff paper wraps; interior clean and crisp. Radio addresses of Will Rogers transcribed by E.R. Squibb (mfrs. of a dazzling array of Home Nece ssities" listed on back pages including Olive Oil Nursery Powder and Cod-Liver Oil)." Please email us with any questions. Returns accepted for any reason within 15
	Choice Humorous Works, Ludicrous Adventures, Bons		$70.00
		John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London Choice Humorous Works, Ludicrous Adventures, Bons Mots, Puns and Hoaxes of Theodore Hook, with a new life of the author, portraits by Maclise and D'Orsay, caricatures and facsimiles. Published by John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, not explicitly dated, but the extensive catalogue of Very Important New Books" is subtitled "Special List for 1873". Blue clo
	Back Home		$6.00
		William Sloane Associates, NY, 1947 Back Home, by Bill Mauldin, pub William Sloane Associates, NY, 1947. Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 5 3/4, 315pp, in VG condition, a little soiled and worn, no DJ. Sharp, satirical essays and accompanying cartoon s about servicemen returning from the war. Please email us with any questions. Returns accepted for any reason within 15 days of receipt, in condition r

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