Search Results: Humor from Shoemaker Booksellers

New York City, NY: E. Weyhe (1960) Original tan cloth covers, lightly soiled. Edges a bit darkened. Spine ends slightly bumped. Lacks front blank endpaper (with evidence it may have been "ripped" out). Toning to two leaves (possibly from paper that was laid-in ?). Illust. w/ b/w reproductions and drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: Avon Publications, Inc., 1958. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Edges of leaves age toned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: The Nutshell Publishing Company, 1902. 346 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ silver decoration of Nation's Capital on front cover. Binding lightly soiled. Spine ends a bit frayed. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ numerous b/w drawings. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Century Company (1897) 510 pp. Original red cloth covers decorated in blind w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine darkened. Top edge gilt. Top corner clipped from front blank endpaper. Front hinges starting. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Mason/Charter Publishers, Inc., 1975. 312 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ light soiling to edges of text block. Spine ends bumped. Ink markings/notes to few leaves. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Spine a bit darkened. Illust. w/ b/w photos, drawings, and comic strips. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: George Braziller, Inc. (1963) 142 pp. Original yellow cloth covers, very bright and clean. Toning to front endpapers due to paper that was laid-in (?). DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Spine a bit darkened. Fading from small price sticker (?) on rear panel. "5.98" written in ink on front flap. Illust. w/ more than 100 reproductions including 8 pages in full color. Contents nice.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Beginner Books/A Division of Random House, 1964. 62 pp. Original pictorial glazed boards, lightly soiled. Very light rubbing to corners and spine ends. DJ moderately soiled w/ wear and short tears to edges. Approx. 3" missing from top portion of spine. Illust. w/ color drawings. Contents nice.. Probable First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Roy McKie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Beginner Books/A Division of Random House, Inc., 1960. 64 pp. Original gray glazed boards, lightly soiled w/ mild rubbing to corners and spine ends. DJ moderately soiled w/ light chipping to corners and spine ends. Approx. 1" wide x 3/4" long piece missing from bottom edge of rear panel near spine. Price clipped. Illust. w/ color drawings. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Roy McKie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 1975. 160 pp. Original blue cloth covers. Corners and spine ends bumped. Previous owner's initial stamp on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Illust. w/ numerous b/w cartoons. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: Bramhall House, 1963. 270 pp. Original black cloth covers. Spine ends slightly bumped. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ light edge wear. Illust. w/ over 290 prints. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: Bramhall House, 1963. 270 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Two small, gold, bookstore stickers on front paste-down. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ approx. 1/2" loss at top edge of front panel near spine. Spine a bit sunned. Illust. w/ over 290 prints. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1964. 224 pp. Original yellow paper covered boards w/ cloth spine. Small brown spot to front cover. DJ has mild wear to edges. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books (1956) 114+pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Slight lean to front cover. Leaves age toned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Milton Greene (Cover Photograph). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Washington, D. C.: The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 1952. Original yellow, staple-bound wraps, lightly soiled. Approx. 1/4" tear to foredge of rear cover. Previous owner's bookplate on verso of front cover. Illust. w/ b/w cartoons.. Soft Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by James T. Berryman and Gibson Crockett (Drawings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878. 340+4 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding soiled and rubbed w/ light wear to corners and spine ends. Spine sunned. Hinges starting. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece, and 203 b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 340+7 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ embossed pictorial illust. in black and gilt w/ title in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Corners and spine ends frayed. Small tear (approx. 1/2") to top of spine. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL: Wilcox & Follett Company, 1945. 96+1 pp. Original red, pictorial boards. Normal shelf wear. Top corners slightly bumped. DJ soiled w/ wear to extremities and closed tears to edges. Price clipped. Illust. w/ color and b/w drawings. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1975. 292 pp. Original yellow boards w/ orange cloth spine. Moderately soiled. Corners slightly bumped. DJ has mild wear to edges w/ light chipping to corners and spine ends. Small faint scratches to front panel. Illust. w/ color and b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Methuen and Company Limited, 1940. 140 pp. Original yellow cloth covers, soiled. Spine sunned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents nice.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket.

New York, NY: Dell Publishing Company, Inc. (1960) 96 pp. Original pictorial wraps w/ light edge wear. Faint number stamp to top edge of text block. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Sidney A. Quinn. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.