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Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, 1817. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Edinburgh: Printed for the Booksellers, 1817. 1st Edition . Good. 7'' tall, library rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine & name on cover. Selotape mark on cover. Xiii + 102pp. Ex reference library with single stamp on front pastedown, rear endpaper & handwritten number on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings, inner book is clean & in very good condition.
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The Assembly: or Scotch Reformation; A Comedy. As it was acted by the persons in the drama. Done from the original manuscript written in the year 1692
by Pitcairn, Archibald
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Book of Blunders : To Which Is Added a Chapter of Queer Epitaphs
by Macrae, David
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John S. Marr & Sons, Glasgow. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. John S. Marr & Sons, Glasgow. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 7.5'' , original burgundy cloth binding with gilt titles on front & spine. All edges gilt. 122pp + vi (author's other works) + 16pp publisher's catalogue. Undated circa 1870's. Presumed first edition. Some shelf wear, inner book generally clean. A humorous book of minor incidents & anecdotes.
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Bridge without Sighs. A Harmless Handbook to the Game
by Arkell Reginal
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London: Herbert Jenkins., 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. George Whitelaw . London: Herbert Jenkins., 1934. Very Good. George Whitelaw . 2nd printing. No date. circa 1934. 8vo, 21x17 cms. 79pp. Publishers grey cloth with red titles on cover and spine. Humourous verses with illustrations. - An amusing look at the game - , in verse. With an appendix;- "Bridge Among the Poets" and a complete "Glossary of Bridge Terms".
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Cartoons From Punch Vol. II
by Punch
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London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Very Good. 4to, rebound in red cloth with gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. 456pp of classic Punch cartoons. Featuring the most pressing issues of the time, poking fun at the various politians and their policies, royalty & anyone else in the public eye, from a British persceptive. Each cartoon has a footnote explainer. With index giving the year & title of the cartoon. Cartoons from 1858 to 1873. Occasional marks, but generally in very good clean condition. Ex reference library with minimal markings, number on spine, blind stamp on title page, single stamp on front endpaper. ****Heavy & will require extra overseas postage****
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Cartoons From Punch Vol. III
by Punch
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London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Very Good. 4to, rebound in red cloth with gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. 460pp of classic Punch cartoons. Featuring the most pressing issues of the time, poking fun at the various politians and their policies, royalty & anyone else in the public eye, from a British persceptive. Each cartoon has a footnote explainer. With index giving the year & title of the cartoon. Cartoons from 1874 to 1889. Ex reference library with minimal markings, number on spine, blind stamp on title page, single stamp on front endpaper. No other obvious markings. Occasional marks, but generally in very good clean condition. ****Heavy & will require extra overseas postage****
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The Chronicles of Gotham; Or, The Facetious History Of Official Proceedings
by Smith, John
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Glasgow, 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Small 8vo., 239pp illustrated with 24 plates. original blind-stamped cloth. No author stated on title page. Spine dull, frayed at top and bottom. Binding cracked at front and rear pastedown. Contemporary name written at preface page dated 1868. First Edition. Bottom corner of one page missing, with no loss to illustration. Ex reference library with few markings. Library number on front pastedown and reverse of title page, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown. Single stamp on upper edge, inner book clean with no other obvious library markings. An ironic and facetious look at Glasgow and some of its notable citizens, much based on true events of the time (1852-1856). The council, judiciary, church, philanthropists are some of those targeted by this satirical humour. ’Some narrow minded persons may take offence at the freedom with which their public and official duties are discussed; but the wiser portion find only matter for a hearty laugh at the same…
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The First Book of Kral
by Parry, E. A.
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London: William Heinemann, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Archie MacGregor. 8vo, green cloth boards with dark green illustration and titles on front and spine. 163pp illustrated with 5 full page pictures and others throughout the text. "Christmas Stories for Young & Old" 8 short stories, occasionally bizarre, written in a humorous style. A New Edition. Occasional marks, but generally very clean.
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The Gentle Shepherd, A Pastoral Comedy
by Allan Ramsay
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Glasgow: Printed by A. Foulis and sold by D. Allan., 1788. Hardcover. Good +. David Allan. Glasgow: Printed by A. Foulis and sold by D. Allan., 1788. Good +. David Allan. 4to, rebound in quarter leather with brown cloth boards, titles in gilt on spine. Corners a little bumped. This edition illustrated with 10 aqua-tints of scenes by David Allan. X + 111pp followed by 17pp of glossary / explanation of Scots words and 18pp of music. Title & half title pages loose & a bit grubby with previous owner's name on. A few marks etc comensurate with age, some professional repairs particularly to plates. Ink stain as can be seen and there's a mark on the front endpapers, where a bookplate has been partially removed, please see pictures.
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The Genuine Works of Charles Cotton Esq.
by Cotton, Charles
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London: Printed for R. Bonwicke, Tim. Goodwin et al, 1715. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good +. Various. “Containing I. Scarronnides, or Virgil Travestie. II. Lucian Burlesqued, or the Scoffer Scott. III. The Wonders of the Peake. IV. The Planters Manual. Illustrated with many curios Cuts, all new design’d, and engraved by the best Artists.”. A collection of 4 books in one volume, each with their own title page. Some humorous writing and in the case of the Planters manual, practical advice on the grafting and cultivation of fruit trees. 8vo, half leather with green cloth boards. Gilt titles on spine. Marbled endpapers. Spine and corners rubbed and worn, nibbles at top of spine. 384pp illustrated with 9 engravings (one folding), frontispiece. Inner book in lovely condition, some age spotting, but generally clean. At some point this has been library rebound. Ex reference library with number and name on spine, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, blank plate on front pastedown. No other…
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The Great Dinosaur Robbery
by Forrest, D. ; David Eliades and Robert Forrest Webb
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Hodder and Stoughton, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good +. Don Roberts. 8vo, cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Don Roberts. Not price clipped. A scarce first edition of this British comedy classic, which was the basis for the Disney film 'One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing' starring Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes and Derek Nimmo. 'Five frightfully British children's nannies find themselves tasked with pulling off the most extraordinary theft of all time - they must steal the gigantic, 200-million-year-old skeleton of a dinosaur brontosaurus from the American Museum of Natural History…. And to hurry them along - a handful of pedantic but inefficient Chinese spies. Add to this the antics of an off-beat team from the American counter-espionage service..’
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Gulliver’s Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World
by Swift, Jonathan
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London: J. M. Dent, 1903. Hardcover. Good. Arthur Rackham. Small 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine, embossed vignette on front. Upper edge gilt. Xiv + 363pp. Corners a little bumped and some edge wear to spine, slightly cocked. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with a beautiful coloured title page and frontis, 11 other black and white illustrations. Some pages are roughly cut. Contemporary and rather nice child’s book plate at front and rear. Part of the Temple Classics for Young People series. Swift’s classic work is a satirical look at human nature and stories told by travellers of the time. Although he claimed that this tale was designed to vex rather then divert, it is still eminently readable and humorous
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How to Live in a Flat
by Robinson, W. Heath & K. R. G. Browne
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London: Hutchinson & Co., 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo; Orange cloth boards with black line illustration on front. Upper edge orange. 128 pp. illustrated throughout with humorous pictures and witty comments on space saving, high rise living etc. Undated. Spine sunned and some loss of colour to boards. Binding cracked at front and occasionally inside. Occasional page discolouration. Many of the issues faced by flat dwellers in this volume are still relevant.
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More Pick of Punch
by Doran
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London: The Folio Society, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. London: The Folio Society, 2001. Very Good +/near fine. A selection of witty extracts and cartoons from Punch with contributions from Graham Greene, Thackery, P. G. Wodehouse, Kingsley Amis, Gerald Durrell, Sylvia Plath and many more. Beautifully bound as you would expect from the Folio Society. Illustrated gold covers with black line drawings and complete with the original olive green slipcase. Suitable as a gift item.
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The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
by Jerome K Jerome
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London: Hurst & Brackett, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Hurst & Brackett, 1898. First edition. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo, bound in green cloth with black titles on front & gilt titles on spine. A little edge wear & slightly cocked. 360pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue to rear. Satirical stories & possibly advice such as 'The Art of Making Up One's Mind' , 'On the Care and Management of Women', 'The Exceptional Merit Attaching to the Things We Meant to Do', 'The Inadvisability of Following Advice' etc. Generally in nice condition with a little minor foxing to the rear.
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The Time of My Life
by Bentley, N
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London: Michael Joseph, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Bentley. Blue cloth boards with facsimile signature on the front & titles on spine. Yellow endpapers. Unpaginated. A humorous biography with black & white cartoon illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. A little shelf wear and slightly cocked. Nice and clean inside.
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