London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co., 1864. Leech, John. Hard Cover.
Two books in one volume. Binding repaired, corners a bit rubbed.
xviii, 320, 304 pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Color frontispiece (one of 20 color plates) and reproductions of 200 engravings by John Leech. The classic.....
New York: Donald Hutter Book / Henry Holt and Company, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed.
192 pp. Celebrating half a century of resourceful mischief, this illustrated biography of America's favorite cartoon character is garnered from the archives of Warner Brothers Studios, home to Bugs Bunny.....
New York: Donald Hutter Book / Henry Holt and Company, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket spine faded. Top page ridge and half-title page foxed.
192 pp. Celebrating half a century of resourceful mischief, this illustrated biography of America's favorite cartoon character is garnered from the archives of.....
New York: Grolier, 1955. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Reissue. Spine lightly rubbed.
The first half of the book is filled with humorous short stories. The second half contains brief, amusing anecdotes that would be useful for beginning a toast.
New York: Dell, 1964. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback.
1st thus. Wrappers rubbed, faint toning.
A humorous look at the world of adult relations.
New York: Dover, 1975. Stapled Binding.
Acetate card included in sleeve. Light water damage to first page.
29 pp. Ruled acetate screen. Push acetate up and down very slowly to create motion and many other startling illusions. "Volcanoes erupt, houses go up in flames, a steamboat plows through the water.....
New York / London: G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers, 1867. Howard, J.H. Hard Cover.
Includes plain brown paper jacket, which is unusual for books published in the 1800s, though this appears to be handmade by a previous owner (often called a colloquial jacket). Jacket split in two pieces at spine.....
New York: [Self-Published], 1962. First Thus. Soft Cover.
First edition, second state, with overstruck obscenities. Whited out price on front corner, small sticker ghost inside rear wrapper.
The first book by the irreverent comedian whose off-color brand of humor led to criminal charges of obscenity. In anticipation of the resulting.....
Washington, D.C. Association of American Railroads, 1955. Stapled Binding.
Ink name on second page, no chips and no tears.
15 pp. Comic book about the growth of American railways.
Washington, D.C. Association of American Railroads, 1955. Stapled Binding.
Ink name on second page, no chips and no tears.
15 pp. Comic book about the growth of American railways.
Washington, D.C. Association of American Railroads, 1959. Stapled Binding.
Ink name on second page, no chips and no tears.
Comic book about crime-solving on the American railways. Follows the story of two detectives on the trail of a pair of outlaw hobos.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1959. Caniff, Milton. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss.
vii, [1], 179 pp. A novel based on the long-running comic strip (1947-1988), written and illustrated by the original comic artist Milton Caniff. This character inspired a television series that ran 1958-9 and starred.....
New York: PublicAffairs, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Scuff to front jacket.
400 pp. What Jonathan Miller, one of its high priests, calls a "peculiar episode in British cultural history" provides rich material for Carpenter to dig into. He explores the creeping postwar unease, fast-growing consumerism, and other.....
Cornhill [London]: Jardine & Co., 1830. Chappell, John. Print.
Light stain along one corner, a few minor blemishes to image.
9 1/2 x 11 1/2. Under glass in contemporary frame. Appears to be one of a series of prints commissioned by William Prosser (probably of Bull's Head Brewery in Cornhill.....
New York: Flatiron Books, 2020. Hard Cover.
Bump to lower spine.
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious―curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig.....
Chicago, Illinois: The Highlights Company, 1945. Hard Cover.
Includes several stereotypical illustrations of African-Americans. No jacket, bottom corners lightly rubbed, ink note on front endpaper.
Unpaginated. Includes several stereotypical illustrations of African-Americans. "Humorous tribute to the outhouse or the littlest room outside the house, with black-and-white illustrations."
Massachusetts: Comic Corporation of America, 1943. Stapled Binding.
Wrappers loose from binding but included, pages lightly toned.
130 pp. Illustrated with cartoons, some of which include red printed spot color overlay. A World War II era booklet, featuring short stories, poems, cartoons, and more.
New York: Greenberg, 1929. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Lacks jacket. Minor general wear.
64 pp. Charming humor illustrated with both comic strip size drawings and full page plates in both color and in black and white.
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1994. Jacks. Hard Cover.
Page ridges foxed.
154 pp. Introduction by P.G. Wodehouse. A survey of life on earth, in all its variety and pagentry, by a very annoyed humorist. From early man, the Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, to irascible observations on mankind and the animal.....
New York: Pocket Books, 1963. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback.
1st printing. Faint toning, lightly rubbed.
A collection of single-panel comics showing Brother Sebastian in a variety of humorous situations.
California: Disney Comics, Inc., 1992. Stapled Binding.
A very nice copy.
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, November 1992, No. 577. Stories contain: Walt Disney's Donald Duck; A Goofy Look at the House; Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in the Mystery of the Robot Army!
New York: Random House, 1986. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Reprint. A fine copy.
Unpaginated. Once again, Dr. Seuss proves that his sharp wit and colorful imagination are a treat for readers of all ages. A perfect gift for retirement, birthdays, graduations, holidays, and anyone needing a little pick-me-up after a doctor's.....
Portland, Oregon: WW Press, 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition - a paperback original. Signed by author without inscription. A nice copy.
118 pp. Real life questions--low life answers. Haunted by trivial puzzles? Sleepless over life's great mysteries? If The Slicer can't find the answer, she'll invent a theory.....
Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1977. First American Edition. Large Hardcover.
First American edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
Unpaginated. A wonderful collection of railway-related drawings and line drawings. Many show event-related conditions, notably the Second World War, where some knowledge is helpful in decoding the detail.....
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1916. Field, Roswell F. Limited Edition. Hard Cover.
Signed without inscription by Roswell F. Field and others on colophon. Limited edition, #98 of 150. Includes publisher's slipcase. Former copy of the Library of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Corners of slipcase rubbed, minor stain.....