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Simon and Schuster, 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Very large book, shiny black cloth spine, rose boards with embossed face of Punch, bright silver lettering on spine, lightly browned inside covers and adjacent end papers, two cartoons on each page with information about Punch magazine on final page. Tiny crease at bottom back tip. Very Good.… Read more about this item

Andrews McMeel, 1996. BC-unstated . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Two ink notes in Table of Contents. DJ glossy white front and back, peach colored spine, praise from Phil Donahue. DJ lightly scratched on back. Near Very Fine DJ/Near Very Fine book.

Simon & Schuster, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. (A Fireside Book) Larger softcover, glossy yellow background to front and spine, a blue-tinted photo of Groucho on most of front wrapper, white back wrapper with praise, 319 pages. Bright gilt sticker for owners on first front end paper, two tiny creases at top back edge. Very Good.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2015. First Dell 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, sturdy book, red spine, ivory boards with very bright bule asterik design to front, very bright blue lettering on spine, 225 pages, some photographs. Signed in Bold black letter: "Dave Barry" on half-title page. DJ glossy lime green background, a color photo of author on… Read more about this item

Simon and Schuster, 1966. 5th Ptg. . Cloth. Fine/Fine. Larger, sturdy book, cream cloth, blue facsimile signature at bottom front right, blue and red lettering very fine on spine, ink owner's name and date at top of first front end paper, 285 heavy pages plus a brief biographical note for this funny, gentle person. DJ glossy white background,… Read more about this item

Harper & Row, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Large, sturdy book, dark blue covers, silver lettering bright on spine, light blue background inside covers and adjacent end papers with Thurber illustrations, 263 lightly browned pages plus brief biographical notes, illustrations throughout. DJ glossy gray background, a white circle with blue Thurber illustration at top front, in red at center back,… Read more about this item

Pantheon Books, 2007. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st U.S. edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, brown spine, yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, a pattern of animals and teapots with yellow background inside covers and adjacent end papers, 213 pages. DJ colorfully designed, a color photograph of sky, cars beneath tin roof on front,… Read more about this item

Conari Press, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Smaller, sturdy squarish book, glossy blue covers with a color photograph of woman with luggage hitchhiking on front, blue color inside covers and adjacent end papers, color photographs of her adventures throughout. DJ glossy with same color and illustrations as book covers. DJ has tiny… Read more about this item

Arbor House, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Larger, sturdy book, red spine, black boards, silver lettering very bright on spine, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, 247 pages including a photo section. At the bottom of each pages, a tiny fish illustration. DJ glossy red to front and spine with a color photo of comedian… Read more about this item

Hyperion, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Smaller sturdy book, light red spine, gold boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, 295 pages. DJ glossy with famous Da Vinci painting of The Last Supper with Carlin seated next to place empty of Jesus on front, spine and back. DJ and book, both… Read more about this item

P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1964. Cloth. Fine/Good. DJ glossy white background with yellow circles and purple circle around illustration of Pope walking away, quotations on back. DJ has very slight wear to spine top edge. Good DJ/Fine book.

Cooper Square Press, 2000. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Foreword by Will Rogers. Introduction by Leonard Maltin. Large, thicker sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers colorfully designed, a color photograph of comediian film star at center front, 319 pages including a photo section. Mint.

Pocket Cardinal, 1969. 11th Ptg. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Mass-market paperback, glossy black background to front and back wrappers, a photo of Dick Gregory at bottom front, white spine, 209 lightly browned pages including a photo section. Exterior page edges are painted red. Very tiny nick at spine bottom left edge. Very Good.

Perennial Library, 1989. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large, sturdy softcover, glossy light yellow wrappers, a color photograph of two older dour women on front and top of back wrapper, 219 stiff pages, illustrations throughout.

Warner Books, 1989. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Staake, Bob. Smaller oblong softcover, glossy white wrappers with color photo of Leno in black frame on front, red and black lettering, another photo in circle at center back, 188 pages. Light surface wear at top front tip, light wear to spine corners. Fine.

Gift Books, 2007. Soft cover. As New. Wagner, John. Squarish smaller softcover with flaps, light blue spine, a color-illustration of ornery woman on front, a horrified dog on back wrapper, unpaginated with color paper stock and color-illustrations throughout. Mint.

Open Court, 2004. 20th Ptg. . Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very large, sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers colorfully designed in black, blue, red and yellow, 303 pages, a color family portrait of TV family Simpsons in colorful circle on front wrapper. Mint.

Taschen/ESPN Books, 2006. Hardcover. As New. Sturdy, very thick, heavy book, glossy black pliant covers, white and blue lettering with a photograph of Ali at spine bottom. Over 300 rap rhythms, witticisms, insults, wisecracks, quips, courageous stands and inspirations from the life and words of Muhammad Ali, 297 stiff heavy glossy pages plus credits for illustrations, most in… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Small, sturdy book, cream covers with stunning color-illustration of angels, Mary with infant Jesus, and Santa Claus at center front, another on back--Santa shows up in many well-known pieces of art, 120 heavy glossy pages plus a final color-illustration. DJ glossy… Read more about this item

Harper & Row, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, dark purple cloth spine, dark rose boards, silver lettering very bright on spine, 344 heavy stiff pages. Tiny light stain on long pages' exterior edge. DJ glossy black with thin red frame and illustration of smiling Twain on front, pink and red… Read more about this item