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London: Methuen & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 216 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. One small bump to a rear corner. Top edge of the textblock has a tiny faint stain. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has some wear at the spine ends and corners. One tiny closed edge tear. Rear white panel lightly soiled and with some rippling. Front flap price clipped. Short stories set amidst the English legal system, each taking a humourous poke at the field. Jacket designed by Thelwell. .
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Bardot M.P.? and Other Misleading Cases
by Herbert, A.P.
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Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys & Girls
by Jones, Terry & Palin, Michael
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London: Eyre Methuen. Good+. Hardcover. 62 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Some wear to the corners. Boards show a little soil and impression marks. Text block edges slightly foxed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Humourous scripts and stories written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame. Illustrated in colour and black and white. .
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Dr. Seuss Goes to War; the World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel
by Minear, Richard H.
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New York: The New Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 156584565X . 272 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor wear to corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some light soil. The spine is heavily faded. Reproductions of more than two hundred of Theodor Geisel's Second World War cartoons in black and white, with an introduction by Art Spiegelman and background text about Geisel and his wartime cartooning work. .
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The Giles Family Illustrated History of Britain's Best-Loved Family
by Tory, Peter
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London: Headline. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0747208603 . 192 p. 21.5 x 25.5 cm. Sound and square binding in red, paper-covered boards. A little wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a closed tear to the head of the spine which has been repaired with a piece of paper glued to its reverse side. Minor edgewear otherwise. It is price clipped. A tribute to the cartoon family created by Carl Giles. .
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Glen Baxter Returns to Normal
by Baxter, Glen
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London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 074751349X . 25 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. A little wear to the corner tips. Top edge of the text block is a little soiled. Shelf rubbed with some prick marks on lower board and sticker shadow on the upper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Another brilliant collection of British artist Glen Baxter's absurd single panel cartoons. .
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Goblins
by Milligan, Spike
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London: Hutchinson & Co.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 009131920x . [60] p. 16 cm. Sound and square binding, with brown, paper-covered boards. Minor wear to corners. Faint evidence of pencilled price on the title page. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has minor edge wear and some impression marks and light rubbing. Not price clipped. Humourous poetry by Spike Milligan. Illustrations originally appeared in "Heath Robinson's A Book of Goblins" in 1934. .
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Heath Robinson at War
by Robinson, W. Heath
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London: Duckworth. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0715613189 . 88 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, paper-covered boards. Light wear to edges and corners. A small area of soiling on lower board. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has a couple of short closed tears. The spine has faded. Two soil spots on the spine and rear panel. Shelf rubbed with scratches. Not price clipped. A collection of cartoons by British artist W. Heath Robinson, originally published in three separate works from 1915 to 1919. .
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How to be a Motorist
by Robinson, W. Heath, and Browne, K. R. G
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London: Duckworth. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 0715611801 . 116 p. 22 cm. Minor wear to corners and edges. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Inside pages clean and bright. Dustjacket has some spine ends crinkling, light edgewear, on very tiny nick to the colour on front panel. Lightly rubbed overall. Price-clipped. A humourous guide on how to drive an automobile, accompanied by pen and ink drawings by W. Heath Robinson. Originally published in 1936. .
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Instant Lives
by Moss, Howard
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New York: Saturday Review Press / Dutton. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0841502862 . 86 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards, with cloth backed spine. Some wear to edges and corners. Tiny ding on bottom of upper board. Gift inscription on the half title page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has a stain along most of the length of the spine, which is darkened and titles faded. Wear to corners and edges. Light soil overall. Price clipped. Brief humorous stories about famous writers and entertainers. Illustrated in black and white by Edward Gorey. .
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Laughing Gas
by Wodehouse, P. G.
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1936. 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 311 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding, in orange cloth-covered boards. Corners have some wear, with one lightly bumped. Patches of light discoloration on both boards. Pencil marks in gutters along both sides of the spine. Number written in pen on the front free endpaper. Light small stain on the title page. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustwrapper has edge wear, including chips and tears, more so at the spine ends and corners. Creasing on both panels. Lightly soiled overall. A first Canadian edition of one of British humourist P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster stories. .
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The Little Pot Boiler; a Book Based Freely on His Seasonal Overdraft
by Milligan, Spike
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London: Dennis Dobson. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 88 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Some edge wear. Price erasure on front free endpaper. Occasional smudge or soil marks to pages. Dustjacket worn along edges and folds and at spine ends, with some chips and tiny tears. Overall soiling and rubbing to both white panels. Price clipped. An assortment of humour writings and drawings from the pen of British comedian, actor, and writer Spike Milligan. B&W Illustrations .
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Searle in the Sixties
by Searle, Ronald
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London: Penguin Books. Good. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. 19.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Soft crease to bottom front fore-corner. Rub wear to the corner tips and spine ends. Faint ring mark on front cover. Previous owner's name and date on the first biographical page. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. A selection of cartoons by British artist Ronald Searle. Many of the drawings had previously appeared in popular magazines, and this is the first edition in book format. .
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Searle in the Sixties
by Searle, Ronald
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London: Penguin Books. Good. 1964. First Edition. Card Covers. 19.5 cm. Sound and square binding. Some wear to the corners and minor amount along the edges. Both covers have some light scratches and soft creasemarks. The top edge of the text block and a bit of the fore-edge is foxed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A selection of cartoons by British artist Ronald Searle. Many of the drawings had previously appeared in popular magazines, and this is the first edition in book format. .
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The Secret Sketchbook of a Bloomsbury Lady
by Mahood, Kenneth
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New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good. 1982. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0312708734 . 64 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Rub wear to the corners. A few small scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Cartoons featuring prominent members of the Bloomsbury Group. .
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Tenth Avenue Bike Race; A Manual
by Tens, Johnny
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Vancouver: Pulp Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0889780056 . [80] p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Front bottom fore-corner is bumped. Some wear to the foot of the spine. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has some wear to the corners and the spine ends, less so along edges. The white front and rear panels have darkened slightly and are lightly soiled overall with some light scratches. Small bit of sticker pull damage on the front panel. Alternative press fiction / humour largely consisting of photographs and cartoons. An early imprint from this publisher, now known as Arsenal Pulp Press. Scarce in hardcover format. .
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The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough
by Seuss, Dr. (Geisel,Theodore)
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New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0688065481 . 144 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards, with cloth-backed spine. Minor fading to cloth edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some light edge wear, soil and rubbing. Not price clipped. A selection of early writing and cartoons by Dr. Seuss, edited and with an introduction by Richard Marcschall. .
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Unlucky Wally
by Briggs, Raymond
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London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good. 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 024112106x . 47 p. 30 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Light wear to the corners and spine ends. One tiny edge ding. Faint stain marks along bottom edge of pages. Brigg's black humour at its best. The sad and wry story of a real loser. .
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Wet Wit and Dry Humour
by Leacock, Stephen
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New York: Dodd Mead & Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. viii,[ii],260,[2] p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in tan, cloth-covered boards with blue titles and illustrations. Corner tips are lightly bumped. Coloured top edge of the text block is faded. Previous owner's name and date on the front free endpaper. Endpapers are toned. Inside pages are clean and unmarked with just a hint of toning to some of the margins. The dustjacket includes three paper-covered, metal corner-protectors that came with the book and have advertising on them. The paper of the jacket has a glaze over it which does not quite extend the full size of the rear flap. The jacket has heavy edgewear, including a piece missing from the bottom front edge that affects the author's name. Two tears, on the spine and bottom edges, have been neatly repaired with acid-free document tape on the reverse side, and there are additional edge chips, tears, and creases. It is…
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When the Wind Blows
by Briggs, Raymond
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London: Penguin Books. Good. 1983. Softcover. 0140066063 . [48] p. 30 cm. Sound binding in cardstock covers. Shelf rubbed, with scratches to both covers. All edges and corners show rubbing. Fore-edge of text block and the beginning pages have some foxing. Tiny ink squiggle on the first page. The inside are clean but show some signs of page turning. Raymond Brigg's bleak black comedy about a couple's experiences in the midst of the fallout from nuclear warfare. .
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William McGonagall -- Freefall
by Milligan, Spike
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London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0718136659 . 192 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Top front corners lightly bumped. Small ding to front bottom edge. Two tiny smudge marks on bottom edge of text block. Dustjacket has a bit of edge wear and spine is slightly faded. Not price-clipped. A comic novel by British comedian, actor, writer Spike Milligan. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings. .
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