Search Results: Humor from Callaghan Books South

Signet, 1987. 13th . Mass Market Paperback. Fair. Thicker mass-market paperback, glossy colorful wrappers and lettering, 351 lightly browned pages. Very light wear to bottom front edge near spine, slightly worn spot at spine top left edge, Near Good.

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Introduction by Erica Jong, Afterword by Leslie A. Fiedler. Edited by Shelley Fisher Fishkin. Large book, brown cloth spine, darker red boards. DJ glossy beneath mylar and colorfully designed, photo of younger Twain on front, list of Twain titles on back. DJ has light wear at bottom front tip and top back tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Covici-Friede, 1930. Cloth. Very Good. Bruller, Jean. Large, thin book, green cloth, title embossed in red on front, ink note at top of first front end paper, amazing color-illustrations on heavier paper to accompany each suggested method of suicide. The Preface begins "I have been thinking over the whole subject of Suicide lately--ever since the Wall Street crash..." Very tiny spot near center front. Very Good.

Andrew McMeel Publishing Co., 2010. First Edition . Hardcover. As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. (Additional Postage Will Be Needed!) Very large, very thick, very heavy book, smooth white covers with an illustration on front like cartoon film strip showing Zonker with marijuana border, on back of Mark with an NPR ID card, light green color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 695 glossy pages with comic strips, some in color. In a sturdy slipcase, a photo on inside front cover of Doonesbury with his first artistic wife, on inside back cover of B.D. with newspaper headlines of his being Wounded in Action. On thin dust jacket at middle of covers, there is a near tear to the brown paper that has been glued. As New Book, Near Very Fine slipcase.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Avenel Books, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Good. (1st) Shiny black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, address label and pencil note at top inside front cover, 338 pages. DJ front and spine has blue background, colorful lettering, white back lightly browned. DJ has micronick and light wear at top front tip, microtear at top front edge, light wear at spine edges, 1/4" tear at top back tip, light crease at top back edge. Near Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Chatsworth, CA, U.S.A.: C C C Publications, 1995. Soft cover. As New. Oblong softcover, green borders with color-illustrations on front wrapper and back wrapper, b/w bawdy cartoons throughout. Mint copy.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good. (1st) Slightly smaller book, black cloth spine, yellow and lightly soiled boards with 666 at bottom front, gilt very good on spine, 283 pages. DJ front and spine has yellow background, illustration of door knocker with satanic face and fiery eyes on front, b/w photo of Anson on back, very tiny dents at bottom front spine indentation and top back spine indentation, light scratch on photo. DJ and book, both Near Very Good.

St. Petersburg FL: La Fray Young Publishing, 1984. Original Wrappers. Fair. O'Keefe, M. Timothy. Small, oblong softcover, glossy red wrappers with a cartoon of couple at bar, a cockroach used to stir drink, unpaginated with b/w cartoons throughout of Florida's state insect. Slight surface wear to four spine edges, two tiny surface nicks to front wrapper, crease at bottom back right with light brown stains. Fair.

Irvington, New York, U.S.A.: Columbia University Press, 1980. Cloth. Fine/Near Good. Slightly smaller book, fine black cloth, purple lettering on spine, stamped on first front end paper: "Complimentary Copy--Not To Be Resold." 219 lightly browned pages on humor in literature. DJ has white background lightly browned, black design and purple balloon with the names of writers famed for humor on front, related books advertised on back. DJ has light surface wear spot at top front left, 1/2" tear at spine top right edge, very tiny tear and crease too, light crease at top back edge. Near Good DJ/Near Very Fine book.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Cloth. Fine. Slightly smaller, sturdy book, blue textured cloth, beautiful raised illustration of man beneath tree in black, pink and blue on front, small bookplate inside front cover. 338 pages. Very Fine.

Ivory Tower Publishing Co., 1984. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, thinner softcover, glossy wrappers colorfully designed with two cartoonish people on front, four on back wrapper. Very tiny nick at bottom back edge. Various sexy games (clothes on) described. Very Good.

De Luxe Editions Club. Hardcover. Near Very Good. Dore, Gustave. Shiny dark green cloth spine, olive-green boards, ornate design on spine, frontispiece drawing of a bust, 206 lightly browned pages. Very tiny creases at top front tip, very slight wear at spine bottom corners. Near Very Good.

Armed Services Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Williams, Gluyas. Small rectangular paperback, color-illustrated wrapper, light brown pages, slight surface wear to edges. Very Good.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Slightly smaller book, red boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 256 pages, illustrations throughout. DJ glossy front and spine light yellow, red borders, color-illustration of amputation by Hogarth, praise on back from Literary Review. DJ has very slight surface wear to front tips, very tiny tear at top front edge, microtear at top front spine indentation, tiny piece of clear tape over tiny tear at top back edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Good. (1st) Most of the contents appeared in The New Yorker. Slightly smaller book, yellow cloth spine with cartoon nude man and woman at bottom of spine and front, faded along top front, lightly soiled near inner hinges. DJ colorful with illustrations on front and back, tears on front and back edges, 367 pages of fun. Near Good DJ/Very Good book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper Colophon, 1981. First Thus . Trade Paperback. Very Good. (First Harper paperback) Trade paperback, colorful wrappers with Thurber cartoons on front and back wrappers, 367 lightly browned pages. Light wear to top front tip, tiny crease at bottom front tip, slight wear to spine edges, creases down spine. Very Good.

Taschen/ESPN Books, 2006. Hardcover. As New. Sturdy, very thick, heavy book, glossy black pliant covers, white and blue lettering with a photograph of Ali at spine bottom. Over 300 rap rhythms, witticisms, insults, wisecracks, quips, courageous stands and inspirations from the life and words of Muhammad Ali, 297 stiff heavy glossy pages plus credits for illustrations, most in color. As New.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Villard Books, 1989. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (8th) Slightly smaller book, dark blue cloth spine, blue boards with bright silver design on front, fine silver lettering on spine, 196 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ light blue with marbled border on front and back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Avenel Books, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Anderson, Douglas. Thinner book, dark shiny blue covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, bookplate on first front end paper, 113 pages plus final illustration. DJ has very light wear to top tips, tiny tear up bottom of back bookfold, tiny chip at spine bottom. Fair DJ/Fine book.

J.B. Lippincott, 1966. Cloth. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hebald, Milton. Very large, thinner book, quality green cloth with embossed illustration of zebra on front, very bright gilt lettering on spine, purple color inside covers and adjacent end papers, a bookplate inside top front cover, in purple, sturdy slipcase with tan sticker in thin red frame. tiny tear above top entrance, light stain at bottom right. Book As New, slipcase Good.