Search Results: humor from AardBooks

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel. VG+, no slipcase. 2010. 1st. hardcover. folio . 695pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. 3/4" split to cover, bottom front/spine corner, else fine. .

NY: Weatherhill. VG+/VG- (see notes). 1971. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 576pp . Couple tears to 1/2", 1/2" hole mid-spine of DJ. .

NY: Parkwest. Near Fine/VG+. 1984. 1st US. hardcover. 8vo . 160pp .

NY: St. Martin's. VG+/VG+. 1980. 1st US. hardcover. 8vo . 416pp . A few foxing spots to DJ. .

NY: Random. Fine/Fine. 2012. 1st. hardcover. 4to . 395pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. .

London: Robson. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1995. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 158pp . If you like literate humor from the likes of Wodehouse and Perelman, Coren (the former editor of Punch) won't disappoint. Only a few of his books have been published in the US though. .

NY: Abrams. Fine/Fine. 2012. 1st. hardcover. 4to . 128pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Take-offs on NYer covers, not the real things. .

Edinburgh: Canongate. VG+/VG+. 2008. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 434pp . Gift inscription half title. Tad of shelfwear to p/c DJ. If you like Perelman and Wodehouse, you'll like Coren, too! .

Atlanta: Lionheart Books. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. 2007. 6th ptg. hardcover. 4to . 644, 601pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. (SHIPPING WEIGHT ABOUT 20 POUNDS!) 3 corners have tiniest of dings. .

NY: Macmillan. VG+/VG+. 1970. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 252pp . Slight cant to spine. Nice copy. .

NY: Studio Publications. Good+, NO dj (see notes). 1942. 1st. hardcover. folio . 104pp . NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL. Slight bow to covers, bottom corners just through, some soiling to cloth, foxing end papers Not the best of condition, but not that common. Endpapers looked a bit moldy from adhesive show-through and foxing, but we find it passes the nose test. .

Germany: Diogenes. VG-/Good+ dj. 1973. reprints. hardcover. 4to . 250pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Spine cocked, couple tears to 3/4" to DJ, and a bit musty (we're working on it.) What a good way to learn German. If I were a German teacher, I'd assign everyone in my class to translate one or two of the pieces, then compare their translations to the original English of Amphigorey. .

Boston: Little Brown. VG/Good+ (see notes). 1962. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 171pp . 1" tear, several short tears and some soiling to DJ. In mylar. As a child, I sometimes delivered milk to Mr. Nash. True fact. .

NY: S&S. VG+/VG. 1978. 1st. hardcover. 4to . 192pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Signed by the author: Inscribed "Fur meinen guten freund....1978" 1/4" tear, bit of wear to DJ. .

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Lampoon. VG wraps. 1940. paperback. 4to . 52 pp . Expected edgewear, but a very decent copy. .

Boston: HMCo. VG+/VG. 1962. 4th ptg. hardcover. 12mo . 276pp . P O name. Several 1/4" tears to price-clipped DJ. First Lasswell we've had in years! .

London: Tegg. Good only EX LIB. 1876. 4th ed.. hardcover. 16mo . 128pp . Binding tape to both end papers. Taped dymo-label title on spine. Wright Collection, Keene Library, bar code x'd out. .

London: Robson. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1990. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 221pp . If you like literate humor from the likes of Wodehouse and Perelman, Coren (the former editor of Punch) won't disappoint. Only a few of his books have been published in the US though. .

Chicago: Playboy Press. VG+/VG. 1967. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 407pp . Lotta big names here! .

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books. Near Fine/VG+. 2020. 1st. hardcover. horiz 4to . 345pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Some shelfwear to DJ. In mylar. .