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The Thurber carnival

by Thurber, James

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light soiling to spine and boards, faint soiuling to fore-edges, else very good.
Published
1945
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Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light soiling to spine and boards, faint soiuling to fore-edges, else very good.. Light brown-orange octavo, deckle edges, xiii, 369 pages, b&w illustrations, 23 cm. Lacking DJ. As James Thurber writes in his preface, "This book contains a selection of the stories and… Read more about this item
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Persistent faces

by Steig, William

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Used - Very mild bumping to front board-rear corner, very gentle rubbing to other three corners, light soiling to boards and fore-edges
Edition
First edition (stated)
Published
1945
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Hardcover
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[New York]: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very mild bumping to front board-rear corner, very gentle rubbing to other three corners, light soiling to boards and fore-edges, very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages in tight binding, little more than quarter inch clipped tear to front DJ-rear corner, quarter inch clipped tear… Read more about this item
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The owl in the attic and other perplexities

by Thurber, James; White, E. B. (editor)

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Used - Very gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, four light reading creases to spine, front cover-top corner edge clipped, very mild
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First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1931
Binding
Paperback
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, four light reading creases to spine, front cover-top corner edge clipped, very mild rubbing to corners, very gentle fading to covers and spine, faint soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good(+).. Green… Read more about this item
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Write me in!

by Gregory, Dick; McGraw, James (editor)

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to rear cover, extremely mild wear to corners, light soiling mark to
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First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1968
Binding
Paperback
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New York: Bantam Books, 1968. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, moderate soiling to rear cover, extremely mild wear to corners, light soiling mark to page 117, clipped front cover-top corner, very gentle rubbing to edges, light soiling to fore-edges, else Very Good(-).. Large white duodecimo or small… Read more about this item
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Let your mind alone!; And other more or less inspirational pieces

by Thurber, James

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Used - Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, faint spotting and sunning spine, exceedingly mild bumping to rear corners, extremel
Edition
First edition (stated)
Published
1937
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, faint spotting and sunning spine, exceedingly mild bumping to rear corners, extremely gentle rubbing to top corners, light soiling and spotting to boards, ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, faint spotting to fore-edges, else Very Good(-).. Brown octavo, orange… Read more about this item
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The Devil's Dictionary

by Bierce, Ambrose

Condition
Used - Ends of spine bumped; bottom edge of boards chaffed; dust jacket is slightly sunned, edges rubbed and chipped at corners; vintag
Edition
Tower Books ed. 4th printing
Published
1943
Binding
Hardcover
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1943. Tower Books ed. 4th printing. Hardcover. Ends of spine bumped; bottom edge of boards chaffed; dust jacket is slightly sunned, edges rubbed and chipped at corners; vintage Woolworth's book store sticker to back pastedown; pages are clean and binding is tight. Long but hard-to-see closed tear to front of jacket. Near fine in… Read more about this item
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Hazel

by Key, Ted

Condition
Used - Slighlty frayed spine ends corners.; else overall very good to very good(-). Binding tight; clean pages. No jacket.
Edition
1st edition (stated)
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1946. 1st edition (stated). Hardcover. Slighlty frayed spine ends corners.; else overall very good to very good(-). Binding tight; clean pages. No jacket.. Key, Ted. Green illustrated cloth quarto; 127 pages; illustrations; 21 cm. Contains cartoon illustrations by the author ll First edition ll American wit and humor, Pictorial. Women household employees… Read more about this item
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The cynic's cyclopaedia; containing six hundred and fifty wise and witty definitions of words most commonly used in connection with the fads and foibles of the day

by NA

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Used - Ex- libris. Signed by previous owner. Re-taped spine and corners . Gently bumped and frayed corners. Slight edgewear. Usual libr
Published
1925
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Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1925. Hardcover. Ex- libris. Signed by previous owner. Re-taped spine and corners . Gently bumped and frayed corners. Slight edgewear. Usual library markings. Some small tears on certain pages. Else good. A sound reading or preference copy.. Tan and brown 16mo with illustrated cover. Brown spine. 3 preliminary leaves, 135 pages ; illustrations;… Read more about this item
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The pocket book of war humor

by Cerf, Bennett

Condition
Used - Previous owners name to front free end paper. Mild creasing to front cover. Mild rubbing to edges and covers. Else pages clean a
Edition
Twelfth printing
Published
1943
Binding
Paperback
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1943. Twelfth printing. Paperback. Previous owners name to front free end paper. Mild creasing to front cover. Mild rubbing to edges and covers. Else pages clean and binding tight. Spine is crisp with no creases. Very good(+).. Pocketbook with red and blue spine. xi, 242 pages, b/w illustrations 16 cm. An original pocket… Read more about this item
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The Complete book of ethnic humor

by Wilde, Larry

Condition
Used - Extremely mild soiling to back cover and corners. Else fine.
Edition
First edition
Published
1978
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780523406275
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Los Angeles: Corwin Books, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Extremely mild soiling to back cover and corners. Else fine.. Paperback white quarto. xii, 234 pages : b/w illustrations ; 24 cm. A very crisp unread copy. Uncommon thus. || With a foreword by George Jessel. Ethnic wit and humor.
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Backstage with Beth and Trina : a scratch-and-sniff adventure

by Blattberg, Julie; Koontz, Wendi

Condition
Used - Near fine with a lightly bumped corner and an exremely tiny superficial nick to spine gutter. Still smells good!
Published
2006
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780810970519
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New York: Abrams Image, 2006. hardcover. Near fine with a lightly bumped corner and an exremely tiny superficial nick to spine gutter. Still smells good!. Pink oblong octavo with yellow spine; unpaged, chiefly color illustrations ; 16 x 19 cm. Girls -- Humor. Groupies -- Humor. Girls. Groupies. Scratch and sniff books.
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The British character, studied and revealed

by Pont

Condition
Used - Very good, slight edgewear and chaffing along spine.
Edition
First pocketbook edition
Published
1956
Binding
Paperback
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London: Collins, 1956. First pocketbook edition. paperback. Very good, slight edgewear and chaffing along spine.. Yellow small octavo (pocketbook), illus.; 119 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm. National characteristics, British -- Caricatures and cartoons. English wit and humor, Pictorial.
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Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman: The first Jewish superhero from the creators of Superman

by Andrae, Tom; Gordon, Mel; Siegel, Jerry; Shuster, Joe

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Used - Near fine copy.
Published
2010
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781932595789
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Port Townsend, WA: Feral House, 2010. Paperback. Near fine copy.. Small quarto in color illustrated white wrappers (pale yellow spine); 183 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.; light corner wear; o/w well-cared-for copy; wrappers are clean and bright as are leaves; inscribed by Mel Gordon. In English. || Contents: Flying is easy, comedy is hard /… Read more about this item
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Etiquette for Outlaws

by Cohen, Rob; Wollock, David

Condition
Used - Very good(+) Near fine copy; wrappers are lightly edgeworn with chips and bumps to spine ends; slightest bump to open corners of
Edition
First edition
Published
2001
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780380801527
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New York, NY: HarperEntertainment, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Very good(+) Near fine copy; wrappers are lightly edgeworn with chips and bumps to spine ends; slightest bump to open corners of a few pages; o/w tight, clean copy with unmarked, crease-free pages.. Octavo in black color illustrated wrappers; b&w illus.; 302 pp., 24 cm. In English. Signed by both… Read more about this item
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Punch diary for 1977

by (Punch magazine)

Condition
Used - Fine with faintest of bumping to board edges, in a very good(+) to near fine(-) jacket. No ink or pencil markings.
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Punch Publications, 1976. Hardcover. Fine with faintest of bumping to board edges, in a very good(+) to near fine(-) jacket. No ink or pencil markings.. Octavo in dark red illus jacket; aprox 300 un-numbered pages;numerous b&w illus., 21 cm. Uncommon. Cover title: Punch Cartoon Diary at Harrods. Blank diary, with cartoons from Punch || Diaries (Blank-books) --… Read more about this item
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Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir

by Roumieu, Graham

Condition
Fine copy. Pages are bright, clean and free of creases; binding is tight. Like new.
Edition
First edition, first printing (full number line)
Published
2005
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780452286856
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New York: Plume, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine copy. Pages are bright, clean and free of creases; binding is tight. Like new.. Octavo in tan pictorial boards; 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm. In English.
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Crazy Stunts for Comedy Occasions

by Tarbell, Harlan

Condition
Used - Very good copy. Some tears and bumps to spine and corners; else tight copy; cover maintains its brightness with shiny gold discs
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: T.S. Denison & Co, 1929. Hardcover. Very good copy. Some tears and bumps to spine and corners; else tight copy; cover maintains its brightness with shiny gold discs; pages are bright and free of marks; in excellent shape for its age.. Large 12mo. in color illus. paper-backed boards (spine has tan sticker with title); illus.; 102 p.,… Read more about this item
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