Humor from Quercus Rare Books

San Francisco: Rip Off Press, 1973. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of "Freak Bros. Number Three" which also features Fat Freddy's Cat. Clean text; lightly toned at the edges. No real edgewear; small closed tear to the front cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: Rip Off Press, 1978. The Brothers, Freddy's Cat, and other strips by Dave Sheridan, Bill Griffith, and Joel Beck. This isa Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. No visible edgewear faint floodmark on the rear cover.; . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Rip Off Press, 1972. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. In addition to the Freak Brothers, Gilbert offers the adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat. Work by other artists included: "Buster Foyt, Esq." [Dave Sheridan, "Dopin' Dan" [Ted Richards], "Doctor Dope" and "Dirty Duck" [Bobby London]. No wear apparent to covers; inside lightly toned, with… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Apex Novelties/The S.F. Comic Book Co., 1970. Featuring Flakey Foont. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition [August, 1970]. No edgewear; textblock lightly toned; previous-owner signature on the first page. Else, a Fine copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: Rip Off Press, 1975. The Brothers take on a Mexican vacation and Fat Freddy's Cat takes on the "Chariots of the Globs." No edgewear; some faint flood marks on the rear cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1963. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition [stated]. Yellow illustrated wraps. Text lightly toned. Faint ring and crease on front cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Phoenix: Bob Boze Bell, 1979. The first issue of an uncommon underground comic. Very Good condition, with light edgewear and a smudge to the rear cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Francisco: Glide Publications, 1973. The second book from O'Neill, one of the most inventive comic artists whose daily strip ran in the San Francisco "Chronicle" for seven years. It was dropped in 1966, but reader outrage caused reinstatement. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Softcover, in a arge format [9"x12"]. Light toning to spine… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Glide Publications, 1971. Dan O'Neill's "Odd Bodkins" strip ran in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper for seven years, alternately cancelled and reinstated by popular demand. This is his first book, originally published in 1969; here is a Very Good copy of the "Revised Edition" from two years later. Black and white illustrations, with the last 12 pages in… Read more about this item

New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2006. Tom Tomorrow's "This Modern World" cartoon strip is a favorite and hillarious take on America; these date from the Bush administration but can still be appreciated. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, which has been SIGNED nd INSCRIBED on the title page, along with a drawing. Touch of edgewear and… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1945. As a cartoonist for "Stars and Stripes" Bill Mauldin (1921-2003) created his memorable characters Willie and Joe, affording a ground's eye view of World War Two that earned him his first Pulitzer Prize (as well as a Purple Heart). A second came duringr his postwar career as an editorial cartoonist. This is a… Read more about this item

New York: Belier Press, 1976. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Introduction by Harvey Kurtzman. 176 pages, containing Bibliography (catalog) in the rear. Colors bright but has typical rubbing of a copy that has been read.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. "Containing War Nor Peace (A Novel Treatment), Stuff and Nonsense...." This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Red paper covers, titled and illustrated in white and black. Clean text; unpaginated. Paper has hints of tanning on edges. Mild edgewear; spine slightly faded, with rube at head and foot.… Read more about this item

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1872. Popular in England and America, the politician T.C. Haliburton (1796-1865) became Canada's first international best-selling author with his comic character Sam Slick, who first appeared in a newspaper in 1835. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a reprint edition, part of the "Riverside Classics." Purple decorative cloth binding, with gilt titling… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1902. Here is an interesting artifact of American racial "humor," written mainly in an African-American dialect. Frederick Henri Seymour (1850-1913) wrote several books under the pseudonym of an Irish Lord. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition. Rare; Worldcat shows only one holding. Denim cloth binding with black lettering on… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Co. & Sons, 1971. Dan O'Neill's popular comic strip "Odd Bodkins" ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1964-1970; but he is also known for his work with the "Air Pirates" underground comix collective that was pursued legally by the Disney corporation for supposed copyright infringements. This is a Very Good copy of the second in this series.… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Hell Comics, 1971. This is a Near Fine copy of the second (and last) volume of the underground comix published by the Air Pirates collective. Disney Corporation sued for copyright infringement and publication was halted by litigation. Great color cover art by Bobby London; 42 pages of black-and-white drawings by London, Dan O'neill, Ted Richards, and Gary Halgren.… Read more about this item

Cleveland & New York: World Publishing, 1967. What can one say but "Enjoy!" This is a Very Good Plus copy of the First Edition. Introduction by Bill Adler; illustrated by Kelly Oechsli. Stated First Printing. Orange illustrated boards. Clean and fresh text; 128 pages. Spine has faded; a little rubbed on the margins. No dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item