Humour from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Durban: Monty Wilson, [1942]). 180 x 132 mm; side-stitched pictorial card wrappers; pp. (iv) + 59 + (i); illustrations. Wrappers browned and foxed; earlier owner's name to upper cover, which is chipped at top fore-corner; occasional fox spot. Good condition. These sketches, which first appeared in the pages of Durban's "Daily Tribune" and "Daily News", would probably be considered in… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Cape Town: Frederick L. Cannon, 1952). 180 x 122 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 54; cartoon illustrations by Peter Ogilvie. Wrappers tanned; sporadic foxing. Good condition. "History, especially South African history, may be either OBJECTIVE or SUBJECTIVE. If it is OBJECTIVE, it must have an object, such as taking part in quizzes or passing an examination. If it is… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Bloemfontein: A. C. White, 1929). 8vo; original orange cloth; pp. (xii) + 203. Cover rubbed and lightly soiled; hinges tender; gift inscription to front free endpaper; moderate foxing throughout; archival tape repair to one leaf of prelims. at gutter. Good. 'It is the lot of every writer to have their more recent books compared to their first,… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1984) 0624022447. 8vo; original papered boards; dustwrapper; pp. (xii) + 113. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed; gift inscription to front free endpaper. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. "Wanneer Jan Spies vertel van 'n leerlingverpleegster se slim planne met 'n emmer vol kunstande of van 'n bobbejaan wat hom spook in die plek van 'n… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1984) 0624022447. 8vo; original papered boards; dustwrapper; pp. (xii) + 113. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn, with lower panel rubbed, and tape scars to flaps; gift inscription to front free endpaper; tape marks to free endpapers. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. "Wanneer Jan Spies vertel van 'n leerlingverpleegster se slim planne met 'n emmer… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 1997). 193 x 240 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. 176. Near fine condition. "Madam & Eve is South Africa's most popular cartoon strip. The strip is currently syndicated in 13 publications and read by over 4 million people everyday. Madam & Eve takes a humorous look at the daily lives of two people from very… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Johannesburg: Premier Book Publishers, 1991). 8vo; original blue boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 172. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed. Very good condition. "The title of this book was taken from a regular monthly column written for SA Family Practice. Articles published by the South African Medical Journal and the British Medical Journal have also been… Saber más sobre este artículo

(no place, Central News Agency, no date). Illustrated by Rex Hudson. 185 x 120 mm; wraps; pp. x + 68. A little browning. "This book is dedicated to that vast army of apes, lemurs, monkeys, chimps, gibbons and thingamybobs, who, recognising a good thing when they see it, have persistently refused to become men, and are still courageously handing… Saber más sobre este artículo

(London: Sands & Company, 1902, 5th edition). 8vo; original pictorial tan cloth; pp. 176 + adverts. Light soiling to cloth; regular light browning throughout. Very good condition. 'Up to now, the hundreds - aye, thousands - of columns of epistolatory literature which the ladies of the furbelow press have from time to time indited to "Dearest Maude,"… Saber más sobre este artículo

(no place: Transatlantic, no date). 45 rpm vinyl recording in 180 x 180 mm paper sleeve; lacking original printed sleeve; overall running time 6 minutes 31seconds. Good condition. Comedian Wrex Tarr, who died in 2006, was best known for his Chilapalapa series of skits. For many people, his unique brand of humour will always represent the lighter… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Cape Town: Simondium Publishers, 1965). 8vo; original red boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 144. Dustwrapper a little edgeworn, and sunned on spine panel; some foxing to endpapers, dustwrapper, and page edges. Good condition. "Sunrise Over Tanesia is a satire on life in a mythical, newly-independent African state. It is a light-hearted romp concerning a film-unit sent out… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Cape Town: David Philip, 1999). 193 x 240 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. 176. Slightest curl to corners of wrappers. Very good condition. "Madam & Eve is South Africa's most popular cartoon strip. The strip is currently syndicated in 13 publications and read by over 4 million people everyday. Madam & Eve takes a humorous look at… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Johannesburg: Penguin, 1992). 194 x 128 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. (vi) +151; cartoon illustrations. Wraps very slightly sunned. Near fine condition. 'You don't have to be crazy to stay sane in South Africa. But it helps. Now here's an even easier method. It's called Braaivleis of the Vanities, and it's a sizzling exposé… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Bloemfontein, A.C. White, 8th edition, 1925). Original paper on boards, a little soiled and worn, tear at the base of the spine, pp. (ix) + 135 + (8: advertisements). Ownership inscription (dated 1939) on the half-title-page, text edges foxed. .

(London, Jenkins, 1928). Original cloth stained, pp. 312. Front free endpaper removed, light browning, preliminary pages and edges slightly foxed. .

(London, Geoffrey Bles, 1962). Illustrated by George Adamson. Small octavo, pictorial dustwrapper, pp. 106. Edges lightly foxed. Parody, satire on Apartheid legislation. 'Jan Domm was as upright and noble a specimen of White Man as you could hope to meet. He believed, with a belief even stronger perhaps than that held by the ordinary good citizen, that the Government, all-wise… Saber más sobre este artículo

(London, 1963). Dustwrapper slightly rubbed. 'The Times Literary Supplement wrote of the original edition, now out of print: 'There is little enough to laugh about in South Africa these days, but perhaps it takes a poet to find the occasion.' .

(London: The Bystander, no date). 300 x 215 mm; saddle-stitched wraps with colour pictorial onlay to upper wrap; pp. 44; 37 monochrome cartoons. Staples rusted, a little scattered foxing; wraps and some pages slightly creased. Good condition. Cartoons published during World War I. .