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TALES OF THE WEIRRD
Written by Ralph Steadman; et al.
Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831541
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1990.
Very good condition.
An exploration into the strange and the weird. Full of freaks and weirdos, this subject matter gives Ralph Steadman the ideal canvas for his particular brand of madness. Genuine weirdness is a rare quality. To be truly weird demands character and wanton disregard for the social mores of the day. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0224030299. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents have a wave probably created by the sheer size of the volume when attempting to read it. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- HUMOUR
- ART
MR. PUNCH WITH ROD AND GUN: THE HUMOURS OF FISHING AND SHOOTING
No author listed.
Illustrated by Charles Keene; John Leech; Cecil Aldin; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1831125
Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Punch Library of Humour. Red cloth boards, Pictorial spine with gilt title, black title to front board. Humourous b/w illustrations and snippets of prose. Top edge gilt. 192 pages. Spine browned and wornt at top & tail. Text block and endpapers browned.Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few foxspots and grubby marks to contents. Undated.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- SHOOTING
THE NEW YORKER: ON THE MONEY THE ECONOMY IN CARTOONS 1925-2009
Written by Robert Mankoff.
Stock no. 1830404
Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Cartoons about personal and national financial issues have been a feature of The New Yorker's humour throughout the magazine's history. Here is a collection that will keep readers laughing at over eighty years of classic cartoons on money, banking, investments, employment, and the economy. Edited by Robert Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker. Terracotta cloth spine with gilt title, speckled cream paper boards. B/w cartoons throughout. xii and 260 pages including index. ISBN: 9780740784903. A few minor spots to text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is lightly faded to spine.
THE CREAM OF NOEL COWARD
Written by Noel Coward; Michael Cox.
Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1830199
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Selected by Michael Cox. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HUMOUR
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
MR PUNCH'S ANIMAL LAND
Written by Edward Tennyson Reed.
Illustrated by Edward Tennyson Reed.
Stock no. 1830177
Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co..
1898.
Good condition.
'A captivating exploration of anthropomorphism through the lens of satirical humor.' Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations throughout. Not paginated. Glued binding. All edges gilt. Spine and title to spine is faded, spine and corners worn with a little fraying, Boards marked. Front joint starting to crack. Glue binding has dried out and therefore the pages are liable to come loose/detached. Preface page is detached at time of description. A few marks to contents. A good reading copy.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
- SATIRE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- VICTORIAN
A FEW QUICK ONES
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Stock no. 1329649
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. 207 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Some foxing to textblock and endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with a small tear to top corner of front panel and light damp stains to lower edges (not very visible).
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- HUMOUR
SOMETHING IN THE CELLAR: RONALD SEARLE'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF WINE
Written by Ronald Searle.
Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Stock no. 1829624
Published by Souvenir Press.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
In this international bestseller Ronald Searle enables vintners and wine imbibers throughout the world to experience these mysteries of wine and its production. In his own inimitable style he unveils the secrets of the world's wine ceremonies. Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine, orange endpapers. Humorous full page b/w and colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0285627651. Light foxing to text block. Very pale browning to page edges else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly browned and a little grubby. Overall a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- HUMOUR
- WINE
VILLAGE PEOPLE
Written by Paula Yates.
Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1829382
Published by Little, Brown and Company.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A typical year in the country, season by season - from rearing sheep to joining the Women's Institute, from entertaining house guests to a burgeoning relationship with the local vicar. A refreshingly witty view of the eccentrics and eccentricities of English country life. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations by Rex Whistler taken from Down the Garden Path and a Thatched Roof by Beverley Nichols. 230 pages. ISBN: 0316905895. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of minor marks to front board. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and is creased.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- COUNTRYSIDE
- BIOGRAPHY
- HUMOUR
ENGLAND
Written by John Burningham.
Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1329017
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Navy blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224031619. Slight bumping to spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and spine edges and is slightly edge crease. Small stain to edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
- ILLUSTRATED
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
THE CREAM OF ANDY CAPP
Written by Reg Smythe.
Illustrated by Reg Smythe.
Stock no. 1829014
Published by Daily Mirror.
Circa
1965.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth boards, white titles. Green pictorial endpapers. Cream of the crop of Andy Capp! Unpaginated. Title to spine rubbed with small pinhole to top 1/3 of spine, boards marked. Text block browned. Grubby marks to contents. A reasonable working copy,
MOTS D'HEURES: GOUSSES, RAMES
Written by Luis D'Antin Van Rooten.
Stock no. 1827119
Published by Angus & Robertson.
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The d'Antin Manuscript. The rhymes of your childhood in the accents of Moliere and De Gaulle! Edited and annotated by Luis d'Antin van Rooten. ISBN: 0207949913. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and scuffed to rear panel.
THE IRON TONIC
Written by Edward Gorey.
Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 1325817
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
1st thus
2001.
Nearly fine condition.
Or A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley. Oblong format, 5 x 8.5". Pictorial mustard boards with black titles. B/w illustrations. Minimal text. ISBN: 0747556458. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR