Humor from the book scot

The Roycrofters. East Aurora, NY. No date but circa 1915., 1915 Four page printed advertisement for the Elbert Hubbard humor book published by the Roycrofters. Folded size about 3 by 5 inches. Written tongue-in-cheek style humorous reviews of the book. An exceedingly scarce promotional piece from The Roycrofters. Paper mildly age toned; very slightest of wear. FINE. 1st Edition.. Soft… Read more about this item

The Macaulay Company. NY., 1928 Book size about 7 by 8 1/2 inches with some 190 pages. Bound in cream paper over boards with a black cloth spine. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Illustrated throughout by John Held Jr. Musical arrangement by Helen Ramsey. Follow-up to the very successful book of the same type. Fun and games… Read more about this item

Hermann Klemm. Berlin. No date but circa 1920, 1920 Book size about 10 by 12 inches with some 176 pages. Bound in gray paper over boards with salmon cloth spine and tips, front cover large pictorial paste-on. Mottled paper end papers. Illustrated throughout with numerous drawings by Busch. Works of the noted German humorist. Book is completely in German. Tape… Read more about this item

The Independent Socialist Club. No place (Berkeley, California), 1966 Book size about 7 by 10 inches with some 30 pages. Bound in illustrated red wraps. Printed by the Berkeley Free Press. A satirical play revolving around President Johnson and the Kennedy clan (Particularly Bobby). Very 1960's leftist political. Illustrated. Light wear; previous owner name on front cover. VERY GOOD. 1st… Read more about this item

Duffield & Company. NY., 1906 Small squarish book about 5 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches with some 120 pages. Bound in Art Nouveau style illustrated paper over boards with a green cloth spine. Illustrated throughout by Dan Sayre Groesbeck. A book of humorous rhymes skewering various women both historical and modern. Laid-in is a publisher printed slip advertising other books… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers. NY., 1914 Smallish book about 4 1/2 by 7 inches with some 58 pages. Bound in illustrated bright blue cloth with gilt lettering. Fore-edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Tissue guarded color frontis illustrated by Strothmann. The author's take on composer Wagner. Harper date code of A-O; page vii so numbered. Spine a bit sunned else slight wear.… Read more about this item

James Blackwood & Co. London., 1877 Book size about 5 by 7 inches with some 154 pages plus 22 page publisher catalog at the rear. Bound in dark green cloth with covers decorative blind stamping and illustration in gilt on front cover and spine. Seven humorous tales in all with decoration by 'Phiz'. Very scarce. Corners bumped; light rubbing; light… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers. NY., 1926 Book size about 7 by 9 inches with some 120 or so unnumbered pages. Bound in red cloth with a full front cover color pictorial paste-on & black spine lettering. Publisher applied red stain to the top edge. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Tipped-on color frontis, every other page with a full… Read more about this item

Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago., 1924 Book size about 7 by 9 1/2 inches with some 122 pages. Bound in blue cloth over boards with a full front cover color pictorial paste-on. Book is a combination of text and three color illustrations based on the popular comic strip of the day. Heavy wear; both hinges repaired; shaken and loose feeling.… Read more about this item

Earth Publishing Company. No place., 1955 Book size about 5 by 7 inches with some 24 pages including the covers. Bound in illustrated wraps with identical front and rear covers. Illustrated with portraits by Richard Roth. Clemens bawdy take on Elizabethan manners which is still funny today. Slightest of wear. FINE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine/No… Read more about this item

No publisher. No place., 1943 Book size about 5 by 6 1/2 inches with some 64 unnumbered pages. Bound in illustrated wraps. Front cover price of 35 cents. Loaded with the kind of humor that was considered extremely risque in the year 1943 (And for quite a few years after that). Book is in very shabby, very well read condition--everything… Read more about this item

J B Lippincott. NY. Stated First Edition., 1944 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 267 pages. Bound in illustrated blue cloth with red lettering. Illustrated throughout with full page line drawings by Ray Inman. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $2.00. From the front flap blurb: 'It is the first book written… Read more about this item

Rand McNally. Chicago., 1943 Book size about 4 by 5 inches with some 80 or so unnumbered pages. Bound in color illustrated paper covered boards. Format of the book is to have a single cartoon and caption on each page in three color (Brown, black, white). World War Two cartoons by the noted cartoonist of the period. Scuffing at spine… Read more about this item

Didier. NY. Stated Second Printing., 1948 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 312 pages. Bound in red paper covered boards with silver lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $2.95. Illustrated throughout by Hal McIntosh. Book with slight wear--clean and unmarked. Wrapper with damp stain on rear cover else very slight wear.… Read more about this item

A L Burt. NY. Circa 1935 reprint edition., 1935 Book size about 5 by 7 1/2 inches with some 363 pages. Bound in bright orange cloth with black lettering. In the original dust wrapper with list of publisher titles for sale on the reverse. Book with very slight wear only noticeable at the spine top/bottom. Wrapper with light chipping at… Read more about this item

International Polygonics. NY. Stated First Printing., 1991 Book size about 6 by 8 1/2 inches with some 324 pages. Bound in cream paper covered boards with green cloth spine--gilt spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $21.95. Tales of the various women in the Wodehouse works. Book bright clean unmarked--never opened. Wrapper with slight wear.… Read more about this item

W W Norton. NY. Stated First Edition., 1968 Book size about 6 by 8 1/2 inches with some 283 pages. Bound in blue paper covered boards with yellow cloth spine. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $4.95. Book with slight wear--clean and unmarked. Wrapper with book store label on rear cover; couple of small edge tears;… Read more about this item

Sun Dial Press. Garden City, NY. 1937 - First Printing of this reprint edition., 1937 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 297 pages. Bound in bright green cloth with black lettering and illustration. Top edge stained light green. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price code of 7979. Book with light corner bumping; sunned… Read more about this item

Paperweight Press. Santa Cruz, Ca. First of this special edition., 1986 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 188 pages. Bound in textured dark green paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $14.95. Book with slight wear--clean and unmarked. Wrapper with light overall wear. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD… Read more about this item

Herbert Jenkins. London. Stated fourth printing., 1926 Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 314 pages plus four pages of publisher ads at the rear. Bound in illustrated green cloth with black lettering. Hinge cracked at title page; covers a bit soiled--interior clean and unmarked. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng… Read more about this item