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Humour
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1930-1952 2 Vols Angel Pavement; Festival at FarbridgeLondon: 1930-1952A smart two-volume set of first editions by J. B. Priestley, showcasing his remarkable range, capturing the wit and social insight of interwar and postwar Britain through satire and realism. -
1935 In Praise of Ale (The Lamentable Complaints & The Whole Tryal and Indictment of Sir John Barley-Corn)Not Stated : 1935A very scarce pamphlet comprising three satirical works reflecting the conflicts caused by new alcohol laws in the Stuart period. -
1833 Letters From a Citizen of the World to his Friends in the EastLondon: 1833A very scarce reprint of Goldsmith’s The Citizen of the World, with two frontispiece engravings, this copy is a sharp satire on 18th-century English life, told through the letters of a fictional Chinese philosopher. -
1936 3 Vols Ouvres de Alfred de Musset: Comédies et ProverbesParis: 1936A scarce, smartly bound, three volume set that provides Musset’s celebrated romantic comedies in chic “Génie de la France” format. -
1915 Ye Berlyn TapestrieNot Stated: 1915A vanishingly scarce satire on the German invasion of Flanders, depicted through the Bayeux Tapestry by John Hassall. -
1872 Le Roi des MontagnesParis: 1872A scarce edition of this satirical adventure novel by French writer Edmond François Valentin concerning brigands and corruption in 18th century Athens. -
1982-1988 6 Vols The R. S. Surtees Society Editions of Surtees's Sporting NovelsWiltshire: 1996A lovely, vibrant six volume set of high-quality reprints and first edition facsimiles of Surtees's sporting novels with charming colour illustrations and engravings throughout. -
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1963 Basil Seal Rides Again or The Rake's RegressLondon: 1963A smart limited edition of this short story from Evelyn Waugh, signed by the author. -
1848 The First and Last Days of Alcohol the GreatProvidence: 1848The first edition of this very scarce American novel promoting temperance. -
c1907 The Devil on Two SticksLondon: c1907A smart copy of this comic novel from French writer Alain Rene Le Sage, with decorations. -
1899 The Scarlet City: Being the Adventures of John Franklyn and His Friend Anthony FullerLondon: 1899The scarce first edition of this humorous adventure set in a satirical version of Victorian society, in the striking publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. -
1856 O Ful, Tru, un Pertikler Okeawnt o bwoth wat aw seed un wat aw yerd, we gooin too the Greyt EggshibishunRachde: 1856The third edition of this uncommon and humorous satirical account of a Rochdale man's journey to visit the Great Exhibition in London. -
1970 A Tale of a TubLondon: 1970A handsomely bound, limited edition of this work of this popular work of satire by Jonathan Swift, criticizing the dominant divisions of Christianity at that time. -
c1855 Memoirs of A StomachLondon: c1855The seventh edition of Sydney Whiting's very scarce satirical 'autobiography' of the life of the human stomach. -
1847 Illustrations of Eating; Displaying the Omnivorous Character of ManLondon: 1847The vanishingly scarce first edition of this satirical and informative exploration of global eating habits, charmingly illustrated with amusing vignettes. -
1922 The Bab BalladsLondon: 1922A leather-bound copy of W. S. Gilbert's entertaining comic operas, illustrated throughout with charming vignettes from the author. -
1938 Six Portraits GastronomiquesParis : 1938A delightful series of 'gastronomic portraits' described by celebrated food writer Curnonsky, with humorous illustrations by Dugo. -
1930 The Courtier's LibraryLondon: 1930A Nonesuch limited edition of this satirical work on society and court life by John Donne. -
1930 The Courtier's LibraryLondon: 1930A Nonesuch limited edition of this comical satire by John Donne on fashion and society of the early seventeenth century. -
1906 The Professor at the Breakfast TableLondon; New York: 1906A delightful copy of second the installment in Holmes' Breakfast Table series, capturing the charm of 19th century intellectual life. -
1929 Merry-Go-Down: A Gallery of Gorgeous Drunkards Through the AgesLondon: 1929A limited edition of this satirical work on drunkards and drunkenness, with illustrations throughout. -
1732 Microcosmography: or, A Piece of the World Discover'd in Essays and CharactersLondon: 1732A rare to see eighteenth century edition of John Earle's popular and humorous collection of essays on life in seventeenth century England. -
1819-20 The Queen's Matrimonial Ladder; The Political House that Jack Built; A Parody on the PoliticalLondon: 1819-1820Two very scarce political parodies by William Hone, illustrated by George Cruikshank, present alongside a very scarce response to Hone's satire on the Peterloo Massacre. -
1932 Afternoons in UtopiaLondon: 1932A very scarce first UK edition of Afternoons in Utopia, by humourist Stephen Leacock. -
1911 Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love StoryLondon: 1911The first edition of Max Beerbohm's first and only novel, a satire of Edwardian undergraduate life at Oxford University, in the scarce blind stamped cloth binding. -
1844 The Comic Album: A Book For Every TableLondon: 1844The first edition of this very scarce collection of humorous stories and caricatures from the likes of Alfred Crowquill. -
1866 Dame Perkins and Her Grey Mare; or, The Mount For MarketLondon: 1866The first edition of this uncommon and humorous tale from Lindon Meadows about a dame and her old mare, illustrated with fantastic hand coloured plates from the iconic 'Phiz'. -
1867-8 The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of SatireLondon: 1867-8Three first collected editions of 'The Tomahawk', a nineteenth century journal featuring works of political satire, with fantastic colour plates. -
1929 More BiographyLondon: 1929A humorous illustrated series of poetical biographies from inventor of the clerihew, Edmund Clerihew Bentley. -
c1819-21 The First, Second, and Third Tours of Doctor SyntaxLondon: c1819-21William Combe's satirical Doctor Syntax poetical series, complete with the striking hand-coloured plates by Thomas Rowlandson. -
c1915 "The Bystander's" Fragments from France & More Fragments from FranceLondon: c1915Two volumes of Fragments from France as issued by The Bystander, bound in one volume in modern cloth. -
1886 Days with Sir Roger de CoverleyLondon: 1886A very smart copy of this illustrated work about the fictional character Sir Roger de Coverley. -
1812 The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore CarewEverton : 1812An excellently bound, new edition of Robert Goadby's entertaining "autobiography" of English rogue Bampfylde Moore Carew. -
1838 Seymour's SketchesLondon: 1838A full morocco bound collection of the humorous engraved caricature plates of Robert Seymour, best known for his illustrations for Dickens's 'Pickwick Papers'. -
c1920 Mado ou Les Mille Joies du MenageParis: c1920A smartly bound copy of this uncommon collection of humorous sketches, in the original French. -
1907 Familiar FacesLondon: 1907A first edition of this collection of comic verse by popular poet Harry Graham, with illustrations by George Morrow.