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London: Max Parrish, 1954 Book. Illus. by Ronald Searle. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Gift note. DJ lightly hand-soiled. Second book in the Nigel Molesworth series. " How to be topp in English" is sure to please. 106 pp..

Chicago: H. Fishlove and Col, 1939 Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Originally a third-grade reader published in Texas, the leaves have been hollowed to frame a tiny diaper pinned to the rear endpaper, above a baby in its crib. Tears in baby's picture. Full cover pastedown added. Soiled and musty, like a baby's diaper! Yuk! Yuk! Perpetrators appear to be Daddy and Jack's Joke Shop of Boston, whose rubber stamp is inside front cover..

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited Book. Illus. by G. Morg...? (DJ). Good Plus. Hardcover. Eleventh Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright orange cloth with stark black lettering on boards. Pictorial DJ chipped at head with two little bits missing. No front free endpaper. Bookseller's "RP" sticker over price on DJ spine. No names or other writing. See photo. 320 pp..

Toronto: The Musson Book Company Ltd. Book. Illus. by Portrait Cover and Colour Front. By Joseph Simpson. Good Plus. Original Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original card covers in attached wraps. Second in the series, with no further titles listed (Lists to itself). Composed first in 1785, the scene is Mauchline, where Poosie Nancy had her change-house. 27 pp. with glossary, plus ad..

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1912 Book. Illus. by Albert Levering. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth on boards. Humourous social commentary. Every one of these short stories ends with a moral. This book looks like nearly new except for rubbed spine title and slightly worn corners. By the author of The College Widow and Fables in Slang. 229 pp..

Toronto/London: Musson/John Lane, 1912 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original olive green cloth with bright white lettering on boards. Spine lettering rubbed. Publisher credited as Musson on spine, but Lane on title page. Exceptionally clean and sound, with previous owner's name in light pencil. "How to Make a Million Dollars," " How to Live to Be 200," and other Leacock laughs. 248 pp..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Limited, 1993 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. DJ shows loss of upper right section and small piece missing base of spine. Positive reaction from the old faithful crowd, with some complaints regarding the absence of the beloved Jeeves. 311 pp..

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1945 Book. Good. Original Cloth. Stated First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original orange cloth on boards. Complete and unmarked except for P.O.N.(2). Cocked and quite loose in spine, so BARGAIN priced. Not many in any condition. 188 pp. plus ads..

Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1990 Book. Illus. by Daniel Macnee. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. These letters first appeared in the Acadian Recorder of Halifax in 1821. They are credited to a local clergyman, Rev. Dr.Thomas McCulloch, a Presbyterian. 437 pp..

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1943 Book. Illus. by Cartoons By Author. Good. Hardcover. Signed By 11 Cartoonists and Other Celebrities. 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original red, white and blue paper covered boards with cartoon of a soldier and his lady on the front. Paper on spine has come away from spine at front gutter, but is still present. Hand soil. This book was written by the first openly black cartoonist to be syndicated in white newspapers in the U.S. We believe that this important piece of comic strip history was given as a gift to cartoonist C.D. Russell (who was identified as an influence on Campbell in his obituary) and his bride (?), Mary, in 1945. The blank pages in the front and back of the book have been signed along with sketches by some of the earliest members of the National Cartoonists Society: Milton Caniff, Jay Irving, Otto Soglow, George McManus, Bela Zaboly, Paul Frehm, Gus Edson, Dow Walling, Bill Holman, Ed Hughes, and Elmer Woggon. In addition, there are signatures… Leer más

Chicago: The Laurentian Publishers, 1913 Book. Illus. by Portrait Front.. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original grey paper boards. Taylor was a columnist on the Chicago Tribune.124 pp..

New York, NY: American News Company, Limited, of Canada, 1920 Book. Illus. by Bud Fisher. Good to Very Good. Card Covers. 10 x 10 Square. Colour cover backed in orange cloth. Text block intact but cover pulled away from staples, so glued. Interior images are black-and-white. Cover shows Mutt has tied Jeff to a chair, with a string from his tooth to a doorknob ! When someone knocks, Mutt shouts, "Come in !" Tiny worm hole in lower corner, not affecting text. Approximately 44 pp. of old-fashioned humour..

Toronto: S.B. Gundy, 1922 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright red cloth with embossed titles on boards. Previous owner's name. Sunned spine. Tanning inside front and rear covers. Humourous essays comparing England to North America. Untrimmed edges. 264 pp..

Rahway, N.J.: The Mershon Company Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. A series of short essays, often humourous, on smoking. Interior clean. Covers soiled. 231 pp..

Washington, D. C.: Souvenir Publishing Company, 1919 Book. Illus. by B & W Illustrations. Good. Card Covers. Third Edition. 4 x 6 Inches. Tan card covers with black lettering and Art Deco floral decoration. Cover of "Naughty Poems" missing. Stapled binding. This is two books in one - 32 pp in each book. Most of the contributions are anonymous. Scarce..

Toronto: Gage Publishing, 1978 Book. Illus. by Gustav Dore. Good Plus to Very Good. Padded Faux Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red padded leatherette on boards. Parry Sound Version. Anyone who is familiar with the Old Testament ought to get lots of laughs from this parody. Truly ingenious. No marks or damage. 160 pp..

London: The Hogarth Press, 1952 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pink cloth on boards. Previous owner's bookplate. Humorous text in stream-of-consciousness style. 246 pp. Green was born in England in 1905 and died in 1973. Although his books did not sell in large numbers, his style was favoured by W.H. Auden and Rebecca West, among others..

Glasgow: G.A.H. Douglas, et al Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original grey cloth on boards. Cracked hinges have been glued. Interior clean and readable. Author grants permission to use any of the readings for free. 140 pp. plus testimonials. Cover grubby..

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1923 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tan cloth on boards. Brief meditations on Motoring, Politics, Boarding-Houses, Hotels, Golf, Ruminating, Dancing, Liars, and Army Life. 63 pp..

Fredericton: Non Entity Press, 1985 Book. Illus. by Josh Beutel. Very Good. Soft cover. First. 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 Oblong. Josh Beutel's third book portrays former premier Richard Hatfield of New Brunswick. Beutel is known locally for his work as editorial cartoonist for the Saint John Telegraph-Journal, which employment ceased several years ago. Beutel survived a defamation suit by Malcolm Ross, a former school teacher in Moncton who is described as a holocaust denier. Awarded $7500 from Beutel initially, Ross was later ordered by an appeals court to pay Beutel $5000 in costs, the initial suit having been quashed. Approx. 85 pp..