Search Results: Humour from Dodman Books

London: Hutchinson, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Excellent copy of this classic. All clean and bright internally bar a little marking to edge of block which does not intrude into pages. Light spotting to endpapers. Black cloth with red titling to spine lightly faded to edges. Unclipped d/j worn to edges and a little faded to rear. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 143pp

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK edition of this excellent Thurber collection. Light toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Smart brown boards with bright silver titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j worn to edges with spine a little faded and spotted. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo.xiv, 367pp

Dublin: The Irish Times. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. c.1973. Entertaining collection of pieces from The Irish Times.In VG internal order. Pictorial covers lightly rubbed. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 112pp

London: Bloomsbury, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to. Signed by Baxter to title page and scarce thus. In near fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. No d/j as issued. 4to. 96pp

Norwich: The Norfolk News Co, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. c.1958. "A second collection of the Boy John's letters in Norfolk dialect to the Eastern Daily Press". A little light toning, but otherwise all in VG clean and bright internal order. Card covers marked to front and spotted to rear. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 64pp

New York: Dewitt & Davenport, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Some marking and occasional signatures in coloured pencil in text render this close to a reading copy, though none the less interesting for that. Signed in pencil to fep by V Gilmer, Nelson County Virginia. Gilt and blind embossed brown cloth boards very heavily worn. 12mo. 182pp + publisher's ads.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bill Crawford. A masterly combination of Mencken's prose and Crawford's illustrations. A definite (unChristmassy) Christmas treat. All in VG internal order, can and bright. Smart blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Unclipped d/j is toned and lightly worn to edges with small closed tear and minor loss at base of spine. 12mo. 32pp

Hove: Coelian Press, 1945. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. E W Forrest. The first volume of Rev Stanley John Forrest's gently satirical clerical poetry, poking fun here at post war "bright ideas" in the church and beyond. Now largely forgotten, Forrest's books, always illustrated by his reverend brother, were highly popular from the 1950s to the 70s. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Former owner's name in pencil to title page. Blue card covers lightly worn to edges, moreso to spine, and rather toned. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 32pp

London: Charles Tilt, 1832. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The third annual volume of Hood's humourous essays and illustrations. Lacks title page and frontispiece, but otherwise complete. Occasional foxing and marking, but in general good order throughout. Gilt to all edges. Neatly rebound in brown buckram with original leather title strip overlain. 16mo. 174pp + plates and publisher's catalogue.

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1962. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. For the broadminded only. Entertainingly filthy limericks expertly realised by "Count Palmiro Vicarion", aka Christopher Logue. Printed on pale blue paper which is faded to edges, but otherwise in VG internal order. Pictorial card covers are creased, marked and lightly worn to edges. 8vo. Unpaginated.

London: Collins, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo. Timothy Birdsall. A little toning and very occasional spotting, but in general good order throughout for this entertaining compilation of Frayn's Guardian columns. Smart green boards a little dulled to spine. Good clipped d/j, toned, marked to rear and worn to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 190pp

London: Putnam, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hank Ketcham. This is the American upstart Dennis, not the proper DC Thomson Beano Menace. Cartoon collection in VG order throughout. Smart pictorial boards only lightly worn to edges. D/j somewhat chipped and torn. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. Unpaginated.

London: William Heinemann, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent volume of Beerbohm drawings, mostly tipped on to card leaves (bar the final two printed directly to the page) and in VG internal order. Gilt decoration and titling to green boards is dulled. 8vo.

London: Butterworth & Co, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Thoroughly entertaining collection of comic legal parables. Illustrated. In good internal order, bar occasional light marking. Very heavy yellow card covers creased to front and worn to spine. Paper title label to front. D/j marked and worn, with small loss. Scarce. 12mo. 132pp.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good collection of Morrow's work, with an introduction by EV Lucas. All in good, clean and bright internal order, bar toning to endpapers. Wear and toning ti decorated stiff card boards, with some loss to spine. Contents Good/VG. Boards fair. 8vo. 98pp

London: Oort Publications, 2019. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A global poetic tour of catastrophic trips", signed by Williams to title page and in near-fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. ix + 35pp

London: Daily News. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. Moreland's much reprinted historical sketches, here in hardback, and all in VG internal order. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise clean and bright. Printed paper-covered boards dulled and a little worn to edges. Yellow cloth spine with black titling. 220x143mm. c.320pp

London: Methuen, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Surprisingly scarce comic guide to genius in the arts. In VG clean crisp and bright internal order. Light wear to pictorial card covers. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 128pp

London: Mangum Books, 1979. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Bill Tidy. Entertaining and, behind the humour, much sound survival advice. Stock a little toned but otherwise all in good order. Owner's name in small neat hand to first page. Covers lightly worn and a little dulled. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 93pp + publisher's ads.

London: The Leadenhall Press, 1890. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 131st edition! Some toning and occasional marking, but in generally clean internal order. Binding opening. Fep clipped at top. Boards rather marked and dulled, moreso to spine. A characterful reading copy. 12mo. 172pp + publisher's list.