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Harper & Brothers, New York: ., 1836 pp. x, [11]-466 + Four plates. 12 mo. 190 mm. Scattered damp stain. Original full cloth binding, boards embossed in a handsome leaf spray pattern. Spine almost perished, but still mostly present. Text sewing loose and almost detached. Autograph ownership of G.N. Reynolds (Lancaster, PA?). Small printed yellow plate for "Leary, Bookseller, 5th & Walnut, Phila." Scarce American edition of this illustrated classic. S&S/AI 40235. AI Box 4 0.0. Hardcover.

D. Appleton & Co., New York: 1872., 1872 74p. Decorated title page. Each leaf protected with a blank. All edges gold. Comic caricature illustrations throughout. Paper beginning to brown. Very slight dampstain. Some old staining. 4to. Original full gold pictorial red cloth binding. Extremities worn. Rebacked. Richard Doyle (1824-1883) was the son of a noted British cartoonist and the uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A very charming set of cartoons, illustrating a "Grand Tour" in America [New York; Canada; and Cuba]. Fascinating Victorian humor and satire. HUMOR 8 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

Sears Publishing Co., Inc., New York: 1932., 1932 119p. Illustrations by Harrison Gurnee. Small 8vo. Original decorated cloth. Slightly soiled. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! EROS2 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: (1969)., 1969 224p. Illustrations by Charles Miller. Tall 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Hardbound. Very good. Seventh printing. PHILOSOPHY 2 0.0. Hardcover.

Autocost Publishers, Los Angeles: (1929)., 1929 30p. Charts to be filled in to know the cost of operating one's automobile. Automobile sayings top and bottom of each page. For example "Dobbin is passing. But "horse sense" is still useful in driving". 16mo. Original full printed wraps with touring car pictorial on front cover. Original paper jacket, tiny tear at top. Generally a fine and crisp copy. Very scarce. AUTO/1 Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Macmillan Co., New York: 1929., 1929 123p. Original cloth backed decorated paper binding, showing a large red balloon rising in front of a people filled windows. Binding edges worn, otherwise a nice copy. Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. LIT 8 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

[R. and A. Taylor, Printers], London: 1820., 1820 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… Leer más

Thompson & Thomas, Chicago: 1900., 1900 504 p. Illustrated. Paper browned but not brittle. Ownership of Thomas Cook, Shamokin, PA on front fly leaf. 215mm. Original full cloth binding, rubbed and worn. Front board decorated and lettered in gold and black with a speaker in gold. Spine faded with slight loss at tail. Hardbound. Very good. Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (1850-1896) was a distinguished American journalist, whose greates fame came as a humorist. "We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves" - Bill Nye. HUMOR BX 2 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Very Good.

Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, Philadelphia: ., 1835 Two Volumes: 261 p.; 259 p. Lightly foxed. 12mo. 190 mm. Original green cloth bindings, worn. Original paper spine labels. Bindings cocked; cracked at joints. Hardbound. Poor. This popular work was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel is a location-based series of character sketches with multiple plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited). Wright I. 1386; BAL 10289. S&S/AI 32321. In both volumes the title pages have the date as 1835. Most examples are recorded as 1836. PAIMP 10. Hardcover.

Chez, Barba, Paris: An X-1802., 1802 180p. + Color frontis of Brunet reciting his puns, satires, and jokes and tearing out his hair. Some age stain. Edges uncut. Early full vellum binding. Ragueneau de La Chainaye (1777-1850) was a popular comic and dramatic stage performer who kept his humor and head throughout the French Revolution. Quite scarce. This work first appeared under the title of "Des calembourgs comme s'il en pleuvait" in 1800. Following great popular success, it had a 2nd and 3rd edition under this title, which then became "Brunétiana" in the 4th edition in 1801. Our example is probably the 5th edition (1802). This edition had, in addition to the hand-colored frontispiece which represents the famous actor Brunet in the role of Jocrisse, sometimes there is a second engraving of Brunet between pages 12 and 13. Our copy does not include this second engraving. No copies of this edition are located by OCLC in the U.S. FR-VOYAGE 3RD FL. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Leer más

Simon and Schuster, New York: (1982)., 1982 395p. Fore edge slightly foxed. 8vo. Original red cloth spine over paper boards. Spine lettered in gold. Original priced dust jacket designed by George Corsillo. Hardbound. Very good. Dust jacket very slightly worn. A wonderful comic tale with many touches of truth. "By his own account, Cadillac Jack McGriff, 6 feet 5 inches of Texas manhood without his boots or Stetson, 35 years old and twice divorced, is a natural scout and a natural womanizer. Having done a stint as a bulldogger on the rodeo circuit, he retired to roam the country in his big pearl-colored Caddy with peach velour interior. He now spends his days scouting - exploring back roads for antiques and collectibles, buying and selling what strikes his fancy, 'too curious, too restless, too much in love with the treasure hunt to specialize." - From a 1982 review. LITERATURE BOX 5/Ron stack Library . Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Click Inc., Philadelphia: 1940., 1940 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 Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good.

(Stereotyped by J. Fagan, Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins for) Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia: ., 1839 192 p. Damp stain. Age stain. 12mo. 190 mm. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Boards damp stained with loss. Paper spine label perished. Hardbound. Fair. Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. Politically, he played a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia prior to its entry into Confederation. While Haliburton gained a reputation as a local businessman and as a judge, his greatest fame came from writing. He wrote a number of books on history, politics, and farm improvement. He rose to international fame with his Clockmaker serial, which first appeared in the Novascotian and later published as a book throughout the British Empire, becoming popular light reading. The work recounted the humorous adventures of the character Sam Slick. He was the first international best-selling author from what is now Canada. S&S/AI 56101. First edition of the second… Leer más

George H. Doran Company, New York: (1913)., 1913 148 p. Illustrated with full page drawings. Stamped ownership of Henry S. Ninde on first fly leaf. 190mm. Original full paper binding. Front board lettered in white with a black decorative border. Front board has a oval pictorial paste down. White lettering on spine faded. First published by the Curtis Publishing Co. 1911-1912. Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1876-1944) was an American author, humorist, and columnist who lived in New York. He wrote more than 60 books and 300 short stories. HUMOR BOX 2 0.0.

Punch Office, London: 1864., 1864 Two volumes bound in one. (19 of) Twenty colored etchings and Two Hundred woodcuts by John Leech. Decorated title page. All edges gold. Lacks color plate number 3 in volume two. Some color plates loose. Some old staining. Inner hinges cracked. 8vo. Original full gold decorated green cloth binding. Some wear. HUMOR 2 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London: Ca., 1880 Two Volumes. Illustrated with twenty full page hand colored plates with original tissue guards and two hundred woodcuts by John Leech. Title pages printed in red and black with a comic drawing of Clio instructing the Young British Lion in history. Top edges gilt. Bookseller's label of R.M. Johnson, Scranton, PA in both volumes. Marbled endpapers. 220mm. Disbound. Original detached polished leather boards ruled in gold. Original gilt decorated spines worn with loss. A very accurate reprint of the first edition. Please email us directly about postal charges on these sets. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGSETS BX 6 Language: eng. No Binding. Very Good.

American Book Exchange, New York: 1880., 1880 223 p. "Copiously illustrated by the Author from Sketches Taken at a Safe Distance." 12 mo. Attractive original full blue cloth binding, decorated in gold. The satirical illustrations are really quite remarkable. A telling of American history full of satire and humor. American political satire. The First Edition was published in 1876. The crispest copy of this that we've ever seen. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Charles Tilt, London: 1840., 1840 163 p. + Nine plates. Woodcut vignette illustrations in the text. Foxed and age stained. 12 mo. 20 cm. Original full cloth binding, decorated in gold. Illustrations by John Leech, see: John Leech and the Victorian Scene, 41-2. W140. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Good.

G.M. & W. Snider, Philadelphia: ., 1832 224 p. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of Robert H. Fogel, Fogel's Mill PA, Sept. 19, 1874 on first fly leaf. Pink printed bookplate of S.C.B. Fogel, M.D. on front paste down. Unusual early XLib bookplate of A.& W. Blumer's Circulating Library, No. 36 ruled in circles, pasted on front board. 12mo. 190 mm. Original linen spine over paper covered boards. Paper spine label perished. Boards stained. Hardbound. Good. Early American anthology of wit and humor, from both domestic and foreign sources. Very Scarce: OCLC records holdings at just five libraries. S&S/AI 11923. First edition. PAIMP 25. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Frederick A. Stokes, New York: (1918)., 1918 pp. 63 + Plus frontis and full page cartoons. Inked ownership of E(vangeline) M. Castilla, 1920. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. Lacks paper spine. Fourteenth printing. WWI 9 Language: eng. Hardcover.. Fair.