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Tear on front cover. Digest format. A mirthful melange of humor and verse for scallawags,guzzlers, rounders--and worse.
Period boards. 12mo. 118 pages. Frontispiece. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish wit and humor. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Wayne State, New York Public Library, Hebrew Union College, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Jewish Nat & Univ Library) . Ex-library with usual markings and a bookplate from the personal library of Rabbi Max D. Klein. Minor edgewear. Very good condition. (GER-25-18A) xx
1st American Edition. Mathew Carey, Printed by A. Small, Philadelphia, 1809. Period full leather with leather spine label, 12mo, viii, 136 pages Illustrated with 6 engraved plates [all present]. Publication of humorous essays and stories by Pindar, Freneau, Ladd, Swift, Dibdin, Pitt, and others. One of the first printed collections of American humor. Not in Paltsits. Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker 17136; BAL, vol. 3, p. 253. Last auctioned at Christie's, Nov. 18, 1988, lot 282. SUBJECT(S): English wit and humor. English poetry. OCLC: 2161350. Some darkening as expected, front board detached but present, light edgewear to boards and spine, Very Good Condition thus. (AC-22-23)
1st American Edition. Mathew Carey, Printed by A. Small, Philadelphia, 1809. Period full leather with leather spine label, 12mo, viii, 136 pages Illustrated with 6 engraved plates [all present]. Publication of humorous essays and stories by Pindar, Freneau, Ladd, Swift, Dibdin, Pitt, and others. One of the first printed collections of American humor. Not in Paltsits. Scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker 17136; BAL, vol. 3, p. 253. Last auctioned at Christie's, Nov. 18, 1988, lot 282. SUBJECT(S): English wit and humor. English poetry. OCLC: 2161350. Old stain to lower right corner of first 6 leaves. Plates present but first 4 are damaged. Binding lightly worn but good, Good Condition Thus. (AC-22-23A)
1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 14 pages, 24 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to Jewish Wit and Humor. Rabbi Avida (18871962) was a prominent communal worker, rabbi, and writer. During World War I he was held hostage by the local Russian commander against possible spy activities by members of his community. He was a founder (1917) and general secretary of Mizrachi in Poland until 1920. Ordained in 1910, he was appointed rabbi of the city of Gabin (Gombin) , Poland (191119) . In 1920 he went to Canada and successively held positions as Jewish National Fund director for Canada, director of Montreal Hebrew schools, and rabbi in Vancouver (EJ, 2007) . OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide (OCLC: 19304252) SUBJECTS: Jewish humor. (YID-40-78)
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.
642pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
224p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
pp. 158. 8vo. 190 mm. Original publishers pictorial cloth binding in red, black, white and orange. Manuscript ownership of Edwin Daurer. Dust Jacket intact. Complete and Scarce in such nice condition. Hardbound. Very good. NW65
368p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, slightly worn. HUMOR 8
53 pages. Student publication with these features: Lucky Freddie; On Card-Indexing One's Friends; Royal Weddings; Two Days in the Woods; Principal's Page; Students' Duties to Chaperons; Staff Page; Editorial Page; The Last Lap; The Recent Lecture Course; The Service of Our Exchanges; School News; Exchanges; Athletics; Alumni Notes; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes; Many great local ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Good pbk reprint. Covers worn. ISBN 0722514034. 19923. eng
1st edition. Fine pbk. ISBN 1852833270. 21208. eng
1st edition. Fine pbk. Illustrated by Kim Blundell. ISBN 0746007248. 20000. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. 8 1/2"w x 8 3/4"h. Many color illustrations. A history of the Christmas card with many examples.
96p. Comic illustrations by M. A. Bowles. 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps, slightly soiled. Nice copy. Puns, etc. from the era of the St. Louis World's Fair. HUMOR 8
68 pages. Student publication with the following features: Dorothy's Disappointment; Life in Cuba; Principal's Page; Learning by Doing; Brain and Backbone; Staff Page; Editorial Page; Student Council; Spring Fever; An Appreciation; School News; Exchanges; Athletics; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes. Many nice ads for local businesses. Pencilled name atop first page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
4th printing. Fine pbk. ISBN 0880322403. 15098. eng
pp. xviii, 299. Edges beginning to brown. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, spine darkened. First Edition. Nice copy. This book has 3166 toasts for all occasions: Friendship Toasts; General Miscellaneous Toasts; Old Toasts to Women; Love and Romance; Toasts on Friendship; Companionship; and General Good Feelings; Toasts on Marriage; Home; The Newlyweds; Bachelors; etc.; Patriotic Sentiments; Toasts to the Army and Navy; etc; Toasts to Fortune; Prosperity; Good Luck; Health; etc.; Miscellaneous Toasts of Bygone Days; Verse and Prose Quotations from Famous Authors for Use on Appropriate Occasions; Proverbs. HUMOR 8
111 pages. Contents include: A Brief Retrospect; Class of '82; Class of '85; Some Old Schill-ings, Dated 1890-'94; Poetry; Our Struggle for Existence; To the Night; There is No Royal Road to Learning; Superstitions of the Labrador; An "Old Grad's" Bit; Vassar College in Retrospect; A Northerner's Impression of Florida; Principal's Page; Messages from 10 Presidents of the Past; Nine editorials; Cartoon; Alumni Notes; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes; Many nice local ads; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
35 pages. Lovely glossy copy with minimal wear. Gift greetings inside front cover else unmarked. Book
36 Pages. Loof for objects on all the pages; There's spooky fun for kids of all ages. Light to moderate wear. Former Owner's name inside front board. Book
Two volumes. Frontis. Penciled underlings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn. From Review of Reviews the Best of the World's Good Stories, Wit, Humor, Philosophy Series? HUMOR 6
48 page pamphlet. 6"w x 8 1/8"h. Booklet of jokes, cartoons, and black and white photos, many of them of scantily clad young women.
82 pages. Stories: You're a Man Baby and Don't You Forget It; I was a Gay Male Drag Queen Trapped in the Body of a Woman; Feminist Party Jokes; Ass-Anon Comes to New Jersey; How I Became a Feminist; Guys on Dolls - Four Male Cartoonists Look at the World of Women; National Tampoon; Mary Tyler Moore and Me; A Tale of Modern Romance; Womaning; A Woman Tells Men - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Women and Probably Won't Understand When I Explain It to You; Women, What do they Want?; Scary Monsters; Why Women Become Lesbians. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
