B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The cover and spine is illustrated with gilt, black, white and brown. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing and fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "Nearly all of Clark's writing was published under the pseudonym of "Max Adeler". His best known work was Out of the Hurly Burly, extremely popular in its time and almost fo... View More...
B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light nicking, rubbing and edge wear. The spine and spine joints of the dust jacket has some light sunning / fading. "Delaplane's career as a journalist began as a writer for Apéritif Magazine from 1933 to 1936, when he joined the San Francisco Chronicle as a reporter He won the Pul... View More...
Color Illustrations; This is a comic book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a light vertical crease to the center of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is an ink stamped date on the top rear corner of the book cover. "Pogo was a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist Walt Kelly and syndicated to American newspapers from 1948 until 1975. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp in the southeastern United States, Pogo followed the adventures of its... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is a small paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and a light wrinkle to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "There are those who contend that the pun is the lowest form of humor, while others consider it to be one of the highest. the opinion is often based upon whether the one making the assessment has just made the pun - or been the victim of it." This book, ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have some light rubbing to the spine and flap joints, some light bumping to the spine ends, and a couple of tiny tears to the to spine end. "Robert Chesley Osborn (1904?1994) was an American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author...Osborn characterized himself as "a drawer" whose f... View More...
Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The book covers have some spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Asterix series is one of the most popular Franco-Belgian comics in the world, with the series being translated into 111 languages and dialects. The success of the series has led to the adaptation of its books into 13 films: nine animated, and four live action (one of which, Aster... View More...
Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean bright condition. There is a tear to both of the top spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "The series follows the adventures of a village of Gauls as they resist Roman occupation in 50 BC. They do so by means of a magic potion, brewed by their druid Panoramix (named Getafix in the English translations) , which temporarily gives the recipient superhuman strength. The protagonists, the title character Asterix and his friend Obelix, have various adventures. ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of spots of discoloration to the front cover, along with some ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "Starting in 1931, Gross worked for the Hearst chain, doing various syndicated comic strips and Sunday topper strips, including Dave's Delicatessen, Banana Oil, Pete the Pooch, Count Screwloose from Tooloose, Babbling Brooks, Otto... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small semi-closed tears and associated wrinkling. The spine of the dust jacket has fading and there is some generalized ground-in dirt as well. "Eric Gurney (1910?1992) was a Canadian-American cartoonist and illustrator. He emigrated to the USA in 1938 to work with The Walt Disney Compan... View More...
This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. There is one small nick to the top front panel of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Bored of the Rings is a 1969 parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. This short novel was written by Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney, who later founded National Lampoon. It was published in 1969 by Signet for the Harvard Lampoon. In 2013, an audio version was produced by Orion Audiobook... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some generalized very light toning. Included are: Basil, Boothroyd, Any Complaints? , H. F. Ellis, Todays Resignations, Robert Robinson, Tory Shindig, Alan Coren, Ten Gree Diplomats Hanging on the Wall, Patrick Ryan, ROudn BRitain with Gun and Camera, Peter Dickinson, Mercenary's Song (verse) , and more. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The covers have areas of toning darkening, especially the spine and top edges. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though they have toned somewhat. "Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. (August 25, 1913 ? October 18, 1973) , commonly known as Walt Kelly, was an American animator... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is some loss of paper to the bottom corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "One evening a couple of years ago Hank Ketcham's wife, Alice, said with the resignation only a parent can have, Hank, our son Dennis is a menace. That was the beginning. Hank and Alice laughed together, realizing they had... View More...
Color Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, bumping and rubbing, along with spots of fraying. The front cover has a full page pastedown illustration with edge wear, rubbing and creasing. The spine and spine joints have weawr and rubbing as well. The text pages are generally clean and bright, , though starting to tone a bit. Both inner hinges have been reglued and show it. "Frank Oscar King (April 9, 1883 ? June 24, 1969) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Gasoline ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; First printing thus, with full number line on the copyright page. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners.. The book covers have some generalized toning, especially to the edges. There is a small chip to the bottom front corner of the book cover. There are spots of rubbing and wear to the covers as well. The text pages are clean and bright. "Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as Life of Brian, is a 1979 British comedy ... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This booklet is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy is a staplebound booklet with cardstock covers. The booklet covers have some generalized ground-in dirt and finger markings. The spine of the booklet has tearing, starting from both ends of the spine. The text pages are clean and bright with some beginning toning to the edges of the text pages. There is a very small tear to the foredge of the title page and a previous owner's inked name and address at the top corner of the title page (this copy possibly owned by recognized Hawaiian archit... View More...
ALL of the pages are intact. This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book covers have some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. This is a book of iron-ons (for tee shirts) "National Lampoon was an American humor magazine that ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine started out as a spinoff from the Harvard Lampoon. National Lampoon magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned films... View More...
B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The author, Grace Q. Parks takes a humorous look at how to request a bathroom when travelling through foreign lands. ; Signed by Author View More...
B&W Illustrations; New Edition - First Edition Thus. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and scuffing. The covers of the book have generalized ground-in dirt. The front cover has an indented partial coffee ring and some beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate (F. E. Perham) on the front pastedown page. "George Horatio Derby (April 3, 1823 ? May 15, 1861) was an early... View More...
Color Illustrations; This is a small format book with heavy cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Piraro describes himself as "liberal and progressive politically" and identifies as an atheist. This being apparent in his work has garnered occasional complaints, as in 2005 when he offered newspapers a politics-free version of a comic supporting gay rights. A glitch however meant that papers printing in color received the political... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable edge wear, rubbing and fraying. The front spine hinge cloth has cracked completely, though the hinge itself is solid. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has a shadow of a previous owner's name and there is another previous owner's name penciled on the first free page. This book contains a series of essays about society, social life and other oddities, including: Bookcraft, The Modern Moluch, The Toilet and Its Devotees, The Mysteries of Medicine, The Cycl... View More...
First Edition with price of $2.95 on front flap, and includes the Rienehart logo on the copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned. There is a mostly rubbed out previous owner's inked name on the top edge of the front endpaper. The white dust jacket has some light ground-in dirt and generalized toning, along with light edge wear , nicking and bumping to th... View More...
Color and B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but again has some light rubbing and beginning wear to the spine ends and the corners. View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The covers have several patches of rubbing / bioprediation leaving some of the color on the cloth missing. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations. The book is written in epistolary fashion and relates the story of a trio of dogs and their humorous adventures. : "Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 ? January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine ... View More...
