Search Results: Humor from SmarterRat Books

Law-Arts Publishers, Inc., 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1971 Law-Arts Publishers, Inc. Later printing. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has maroon textured paper-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. First few pages have a diagonal dent. Pages clean and unmarked. 388 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, and chipped and nicked edges. Dust jacket is clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Doubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews Co, 1924. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1924 Doubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews Co. Copyright 1918. Hardcover has olive green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Endpapers have decorative patters of black & white stripes with clovers, and comedy - tragedy masks in floral frames. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Pages very lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 258 pages. This book is a collection of jokes and humorous anecdotes, rather than actual short stories. Spine title: The Best of the World's Good Stories. Wit Humor Philosophy, Vol. II. Spine lists only "Review of Reviews" as publisher. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Simon and Schuster, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1955 Simon and Schuster. First Edition, stated first printing. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with red cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering. Top page edges are red. 183 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Small rectangle with typed name pasted on front free endpaper. Endpapers have some darkened areas. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Two opposing pages have some small spots in the bottom margin. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends; inside surface of jacket has some light foxing. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

HighBridge, 2010. Audio Book CD. Fine. Fine. 2010 HighBridge. Audio book on two CDs in a digipack case. Unabridged. Runtime: 2 hours. NOT ex-library. Discs are in excellent condition with no scratches. Case has only very light wear. Read by Yash Kimmelfarb. Introduction read by Alan Sklar. "From the recently unearthed Boca Scrolls - The Bible's missing book that explains everything."

Colony Publishers, 1966. Softcover. Good. Good. 1966 Colony Publishers. Illustrated by Paul Donelan. Small softcover, 6 x 6 inches square, with stapled binding. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Covers have a few light smudges. Light fraying at head of spine. Faint beverage cup ring and indentation on back cover. One page has a diagonal crease. Center pair of pages is lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated (48 pages). Introduction by Al Capp. "A Robart Fantasy" book. Cover title: The Chutspah Book.

Henry Holt & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1957 Henry Holt & Company. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal golf-related inscription and a personalized cartoon of Dennis the Menace with a caption and message from Dennis to the recipient of the book. Illustration and inscription fills most of the page, with Ketcham's message and signature beneath, dated 14 Aug 1963, at Divonne (possibly the golf resort in France). First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Black & white illustrations. Hardcover has color pictorial paper-covered boards. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers are rubbed and lightly soiled from handling. The back cover has impressions from someone using the book as a pad under a piece of paper while writing; no ink, just dents. Endpapers and adjacent pages foxed; inner pages lightly foxed at edges. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.… Read More

Milano Libri Edizioni, 1969. Softcover. Good. Good. 1969 Milano Libri Edizioni. 1970 printing. Text in Italian. Softcover. Black and white illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding intact but getting loose in a few places. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Front cover has a crease to the bottom corner. Spine NOT creased. Spine lightly sunned. Name and address in ink on first page. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 126 pages. Translated by Franco Cavallone. Printed in Milan, Italy.

Meredith Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1967 Meredith Press. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. Small hardcover, 4.75 x 7.5 inches, has orange, black, and white glossy pictorial paper-covered boards. C. S. Hammond U.S. and Canada map endpapers. Black and white illustrations by Susan Perl. 77 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Ebenezer Press, 1981. Softcover. Good. Good. 1981 Ebenezer Press. A Neezerbax Book. SIGNED by author on half-title page, with a personal inscription. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Black and white illustrations. 72 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Front cover has two creases. Corners lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked.

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Harcourt Brace & Company. First US Edition, stated. First printing. Full letter line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 11.75 inches, has brown textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Color illustrations by the author. High-quality glossy paper. 224 pages. Printed in Italy. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Top page edges very lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with minor chips at corners and spine ends. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with a small tear at the bottom front edge. Jacket spine is lightly tanned. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Front panel of jacket has a round gold sticker labelling it a "Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards Books of the Year Winner." Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Ballantine Books, 1966. Paperback. Good. Good. 1966 Ballantine Books. Third printing of 1959 paperback edition. NOT ex-library. Paperback. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Covers lightly soiled, with two small stains on the back cover. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Inside of covers and first and last pages lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. 126 pages. A Ballantine Book U5058.

Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1936 Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. First Edition (in US), stated. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has orange cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering and cover decorations. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Top page edges are orange. 303 pages. Dust jacket is missing. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Bottom front corner is bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Name in ink on front endpaper. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

1stBooks Library, 2002. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Good ; Very Good Jacket. 2002 1stBooks Library. SIGNED by author on front endpaper, dated 2002, with a personal inscription. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has navy paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. The front free endpaper is MISSING, but it was neatly removed; otherwise the book is near fine. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 113 pages. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

W. A. Townsend & Company, 1859. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1859 W. A. Townsend & Company, New York. Later printing of 1856 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with elaborate blind-stamped cover decorations and gold spine lettering and decorations, including a fox and hounds. Light yellow endpapers. Six color plates, hand-tinted, illustrated by John Leech. Binding strong and intact, with just an inch of the endpaper at the top of the front hinge splitting. Covers are worn and rubbed, with three small but deep scratches on the front. Cloth at the head of the spine is torn and frayed. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded with tips fraying. Endpapers and first few pages soiled and finger smudged, with light foxing. Gift and ownership inscriptions in pencil on front free endpaper and the following two blank pages, some dated 1873. Pages foxed and age-spotted, with occasional brown finger smudges in the margins. NO highlighting or other markings. A few… Read More

1st Book Library, 2001. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Good+ ; Very Good Jacket. 2001 1st Book Library. SIGNED by author on title page, partially over title, with a personal inscription. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has navy paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. 89 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Front cover has a light stain near the fore edge. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Pocket Books / Simon & Schuster, 1973. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1973 Pocket Books - Simon & Schuster, Ontario, Canada. Paperback. Orange covers with black illustrations. All page edges are red. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine has only a trace of a crease. Spine sunned; red title lettering faded, but author name and other black spine lettering still bright. Pages clean and unmarked. 222 pages. Stephen Leacock Award Winner. Illustrated by Duncan Macpherson. A Canadian Pocket Book.

Worthprinting Publications, 1986. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1986 Worthprinting Publications, Twinsburg, Ohio. SIGNED by author on dedication page. Not personalized. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. 131 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Lightly curling to the tips of corners; bottom corner of back pages is very lightly bumped. Top inside edge of covers and endpapers have some light foxing. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1985 Atlantic Monthly Press. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Not personalized. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has gold paper-covered boards with brown paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Pages tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 175 pages. Dust jacket has light surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small to 1-inch tears. One tear has been repaired with adhesive tape; tape is not yellowed. Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Published By Author, 2010. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2010 Published By Author. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. Trade paperback. Color photographs. 101 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Covers mildly curled. Pages clean and unmarked.

PublishAmerica, 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2008 PublishAmerica. Trade paperback. SIGNED by author inside front cover, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. 172 pages. Binding tight. Light edge wear. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked.