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Humour
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1937 As the Bee Sucks: EssaysLondon: 1937A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of essays from English humorist E. V. Lucas, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. -
1956 Hunting with Mr. Jorrocks from Handley CrossOxford: 1956A smart first edition of this abridged version of Handley Cross from English sporting writer Robert Smith Surtees. -
1903 An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic SpiritWestminster: 1903The third edition of George Meredith's discussion of comedy and 'the comic spirit', in an attractive half calf signed binding from Hatchards. -
1866 Mrs. Caudle's Curtain LecturesLondon: 1866A charmingly illustrated first edition copy of Douglas Jerrold's satirical domestic comedy Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures. -
1867 Vie Privee et Publique des AnimauxParis: 1867A fantastically illustrated satire of the political figures of nineteenth century France, featuring the caricatures of Grandville. -
1844 Comic ArithmeticLondon: 1844The first edition of this illustrated comical textbook on maths by Arthur Crowquill. -
c1920 The Book of Nonsense to Which is Added More NonsenseLondon: c1920An excellent copy of Edward Lear's charmingly illustrated and much-loved work, 'The Book of Nonsense'. -
1993 2vol From the Steam Room: A Comic FictionMaine: 1993A smart first edition and uncorrected proof of this "comic fiction" from American author Robert Nichols. -
1960 Eating People is WrongNew York: 1960The first US edition of the debut novel of English author Malcolm Bradbury, set in provincial academia. -
1819 Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and Witty SayingsLondon: 1819A 'New Edition' of Thomas Fuller's scarce anthology of humorous, witty and wise proverbs, adages and sentences. -
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1949 The Dark Voyage and the Golden Mean: A Philosophy of ComedyCambridge: 1949A smart first edition of this fascinating study of comedy and philosophy, signed by the author. -
1960 Which Way to Mecca, Jack?New York: 1960A smart first edition of this illustrated humorous work from American writer William Peter Blatty. -
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1960 Which Way to Mecca, Jack?New York: 1960A signed, first edition of William Peter Blatty's humorous look at his childhood spent in New York as the youngest child of Lebanese immigrants, as well as covering his fascinating work at the US Information Agency in Lebanon. -
1960 Jeeves in the OffingLondon: 1960The first edition of the eighth Jeeves novel, an entertaining comedy by P. G. Wodehouse. -
1902-1903 Clara in Blunderland; Lost in BlunderlandLondon: 1902-1903The first editions of two highly entertaining parodies of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass'. -
1932 A Pedagogue's FatiguesLondon: 1932A smart first edition of this very scarce humorous work from British author John William B. Adams. -
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1924 The Changelings: A ComedyNew York: 1924A signed, first edition of Lee Wilson Dodd's comedic play set in New York, a bright copy of this scarce work. -
1894 More "Short Sixes"New York: 1894The first edition of this humorous collection of stories from American author H. C. Bunner, this particularly scarce version bound in the publisher's original paper wraps, housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. -
1891 "Short Sixes": Stories to be Read While the Candle BurnsNew York: 1891The first edition of this delightfully illustrated collection of short stories from American author H. C. Bunner, this copy presented in the vanishingly scarce, publisher's cloth dust wrapper. -
1901 The Compleat BachelorNew York: 1901The first American edition of Oliver Onions' humorous tale about a bachelor as he prepares for his sister's upcoming wedding, in a smart decorative binding with fore-edge flaps. -
1815 Broad GrinsLondon: 1815A sixth edition of this collection of humorous poetry from English writer George Colman the Younger. -
1913 W. Heath RobinsonLondon: 1913A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the works of English cartoonist William Heath Robinson. -
1857 Nothing to Wear: An Episode of City LifeNew York: 1857The first book edition of this highly popular satirical poem by William Allen Butler. -
1904 Political Caricatures 1904London: 1904A smart first edition of this collection of political caricatures for the year 1904 from British political cartoonist Sir Francis Carruthers Gould. -
1922 Rossetti and His CircleLondon: 1922A pleasing first edition of Max Beerbohm's humorous caricaturist series concerning the life of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his peers. -
1874 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick ClubLondon: [1874]A neatly bound copy of the Household Edition of Charles Dicken's first novel, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Phiz, this edition being the first since Dickens' death. -
1949 Entertain Yourselves: A Symposium of Suggestions to Amateurs for Combining Music, Drama and the ArtsNot Stated: 1949A smart new edition of this very scarce guide to amateurs of the arts in music and drama, with illustrations. -
1923 Les Déliquescences d'Adoré FloupetteParis: 1923A limited edition copy of Gabriel Vicaire and Henri Beauclair's literary spoof, in the original glassine wrapper. -
1907 A Book of CaricaturesLondon: 1907A wonderful and humorous collection of forty-nine striking caricatures from English humorist Max Beerbohm, the first edition of this uncommon work. -
1904 The Peradventures of Private PagettLondon: 1904The first edition of William Price Drury's entertaining collection of humorous short stories, illustrated with plates from Arthur Rackham. -
1943-1945 3vols Three Quick Readers from Royce PublishersChicago; Canada: 1943-1945A set of colourful "Quick Readers", pocket-sized paperbacks prompted by wartime paper shortages, with stories by a range of well-known authors. -
1912 A Christmas GarlandLondon: 1912The first edition of Max Beerbohm's collection of parodies of popular authors, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
1958 The Big City, or, The New MayhewLondon: 1958A lovely first edition of of Alex Atkinson and Ronald Searle's satirical work on the poor of London, with Searle's illustrations and the original dust wrapper. -
1929 Leaves from a Missionary's NotebookLondon: 1929The beautifully illustrated and scarce first trade edition of Stephen Tennant's highly amusing work on the adventures faced by a missionary sent to the tropics. -
1999 The ToothacheLondon: 1999A wonderfully illustrated facsimile of this humorous cartoon by Horace Mayhew and George Cruikshank, in an accordion binding. -
1969 Ermyntrude and EsmeraldaLondon: 1969The first edition of this entertaining story composed of letters between two curious teenage girls.