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pp. 64 + Plus frontis and full page drawings by Tony Sarg. Pictorial paste downs and end papers. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. First Edition. Nice Copy. HUMOR 8
pp. 64 + Plus frontis and full page drawings by Tony Sarg. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. Original dust jacket designed by Paul Galdone, slightly worn with a small tear. 303rd Thousand. HUMOR 8 **
n.p. Numerous cartoons by Whitney Darrow, Jr. Paste downs and end papers browned. First few signatures slightly foxed. Folio. Original full cloth backed binding, small loss at bottom of spine. Original dust jacket, very worn and chipped. HUMOR 5
pp. v, 80. Title page printed in red and black. Paste downs and end papers foxed. Slight browning. 8vo. Original full embossed purple cloth binding. Extremities worn. Second Edition. "A Fable for Critics is a book-length poem by American writer James Russell Lowell, first published anonymously in 1848. The poem made fun of well-known poets and critics of the time and brought notoriety to its author." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 8
pp. vi, 152. Drawings by Susan Perl. 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket. Signed by the author. Nice copy. HUMOR 8
96 pages. Features: Thriller - The Frog that Fell out of the Sky; Modern Adventure - Four R.A.F. Planes disappeared before Flying Officer Vickers unmasked the treachery that was to set the frontier aflame with Revolt; The Sky Clown - a joke costs a brave man his courage and makes a fighter of a fool; Call Me Jennie - Major Sharpness made Tigers out of Rabbits - but his first Creation won a most Untigerish name; True Story - The Epic Story of Famous R.F.C Unit - No. 56 Squadron; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
44 pages. Features include: 50 years in an icy tomb - P-38; Air Force buys Airbus; Last Launch - Tracker departs from the Bonaventure; A British Yank in the RCAF; You shouldn't have joined if you can't take a joke; Drug-net - cocaine bust; Air Force engineers and Florida; Flight plan snafu; Dieppe 50 years after. Light wear. Address label upon back cover. Nice clean copy. Book
pp. (1) [Title page], (1) ["Advertisement"], (1) ["Dramatis Personae" - a list of the 7 male actors and the 6 women actors, and the roles they play], 106, (2) [Advertisement by the publisher/printer Paul Vaillant offering for sale 24 plays, including four by David Garrick]. 8vo. 5.25 x 8". Some page repairs. Disbound. Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Irish actor and dramatist, first became an actor in 1754, playing many important roles. He then wrote and produced a series of farces (which were almost all adaptations from the French) that were very successful, securing for their author both fame and wealth. Murphy edited a political periodical, called the Test, in support of Henry Fox, by whose influence he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, although he had been refused at the Middle Temple in 1757 on account of his connection with the stage. Murphy also wrote a biography of Fielding, an essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson and translations of Sallust and Tacitus. FIRST EDITION. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140
n.p. Cartoons. 8vo. Fawcett paper back. HUMOR 8
Two volumes. Frontis. 8vo. Original full silver and black decorated cloth bindings, worn. Spines faded. First Edition. HUMOR 6
192p. Tall 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Paper spine label has some wear. Slight dust spotting to binding. Otherwise a very good copy. First Edition. Very slightly naughty tales. Exceptionally tame by today's standards. Full of stereotypes, especially of jews. HUMOR 4
pp. 213, (4)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus portrait frontis and numerous full page plates printed brown paper. All edges gold. Gutters stained. Some text staining. 8vo. Original full green gold decorated cloth binding, extremities worn. Inner hinges cracked. Manuscript inscription of Hamilton Fish's son, Urlliston Fish, 1929. HUMOR 1
pp. 262, (6)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis and full page plates printed on color paper. Foxed. Dampstain. Old bookseller's label. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding, worn. Stained with slight tears on spine. HUMOR 1 x2
Two volumes. pp. 458; 446 + Engraved portrait frontis, and an engraved title page. 16 mo. 128 mm. All edges gold gilt. The whole of volume two is a type facsimile of the Latin and English text of the first edition (circa. 1638). Full leather bindings; spines highly decorated; front board of volume one detached. Of this edition only 125 copies were printed. Subscribers to this very limited edition include the great book collectors Richard Heber and Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Manuscript note in volume one: "Bought at Poynder Sale. June 1855. Sotheby. Lot 67. 1L. This is probably John Poynder (1779-1849) - but his very valuable library was apparently sold by Sotheby in 1850. 'Barnabae Itinerarium, or Barnabee's Journal' is the most famous of poet Richard Brathwaite's (1588?-1673). It appeared in 1638 under the pseudonym 'Corymbaeus.' It is a sparkling record of English travel, in Latin and English verse. It was neglected in its own age, but being reprinted under the title of 'Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys,' achieved a considerable success during the eighteenth century, and is still in some vogue. The authorship was not ascertained until the publication of the seventh edition by Joseph Haslewood in 1818. Previously supposed authors were known as: Corymbaeus; Philogenes Pandonius; Musaeus Palatinus; Clitus-Alexandrinus. Southey pronounced the original the best piece of rhymed Latin in modern literature. There are great details of 17th century English social life, and drinking customs. Wither to Prior 85; Lowndes I 260. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SW3
n.p. Profusely illustrated by the author. End papers foxed. Some staining. Folio. Original full cloth backed binding with pictorial front cover. Worn and soiled. A fictitious chronicle in newspaper prose with cartoon illustrations satirizing society in a small mid-west community. HUMOR 6
350p. Very slightly stained 8vo. Attractive original full brown cloth binding, embossed in black. Gilt decorated spine. Though slightly worn, still a very nice copy. An important example of American humor in the wake of the Civil War. HUMOR 6
First and only edition. ONE OF ONLY 8 COPIES PRINTED of this charming compilation of humorous memories and anecdotes from turn-of-the-century Barcelona. Mainly in Spanish, but with some Catalan. Signed by the author. Printed amateurishly, but fortunately the author selected decent paper, which is not at all fragile. 105 + 4 pp. 12mo. Original printed wraps. Minor wear to wraps, else fine. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE BOOK, PERHAPS THE ONLY SURVIVING COPY. Not in Palau.
90 pages. Features/Articles: Charlottetown - the pleasures of a small town with the stimulation of a city; Horns and Antlers - Revered, admired, coveted... and different in most respects; Ship-time! - for many northern communities the sea-lift is their life line; Perth Revival - dramatic mainstreet program has restored a small Ontario town's charm and character; The International Plowing Match - Canada's biggest outdoor farm show; Ducks on the Prairies - every western slough has its hungry residents, and their appetite is no joke to grain farmers; When is a tree not a tree - strange shapes and fascinating adaptations at the treeline; Riding the Rails in private style - privately-owned railcars; Fraser Valley Hops - the choice of brewers around the world; Our Endangered Species in Art; Lake Laberge (rhymes with marge) and other Yukon Names. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
n.p. Profusely illustrated by many well known artists of the era. Text stained red from binding. 4to. 4to. Original full red cloth binding. Spine torn. Very worn and damp stained. Lacks end papers? HUMOR 4
pp. viii, 237 + Plus frontis. Title page framed and printed in black and red. 8vo. Original full blue cloth backed binding, gold stamped spine. Front cover embossed in gold, blue and white. Embossed pictorial of man sitting on mountain fishing for the moon. Very nice copy. Very nice binding. First Edition, First Impression. HUMOR 8
206p. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, worn with slight spotting. HUMOR 6
128p. Over 350 cartoons, more than 100 in color. Folio. Original full cartoon decorated wraps. Fairly nice copy of a very scarce cartoon book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 1
pp. vii, 221, (4)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis and full page drawings. Top edge red. Uncut. Label of Author's Autograph Edition. Signed by the author. Limited Edition. No. 481 of Five Hundred Copies. 8vo. Original full white embossed brown cloth binding decorated with coffee cups. Coffee cup ring on front cover. Rear board very worn and faded. HUMOR 8
In 16 (18x11) Brossura; pp.430; Ottimo
Rocca S. Casciano, L. Cappelli, 1907, in-16, br., pp. 254, (2). Dorso diviso. ("Indagini di storia letteraria e artistica" dirette da Guido Mazzoni, X). Ex libris Brunelli Bonetti).