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Again - The Vesta Jesta

Australia, Vesta Battery Company. 1940, First Edition Thus. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Not Dated mid 1940's. Book of cartoons, jokes and brain teasers. Orange card wraps are faded to edges, pp 48 with illus, clean internally. Very Good/N/A.

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Book number: 11618

Catalogue: Humour

ANONYMOUS

The Vesta Jesta

Australia, Vesta Battery Company. 1940, First Edition Thus. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Not Dated mid 1940's. Book of cartoons, jokes and brain teasers. Red card wraps are faded to edges, named with sl damp stain top front, pp 48 with illus, bright and clean internally. Very Good/N/A.

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Book number: 11617

Catalogue: Humour

CAMPBELL, PATRICK

An Irishman's Diary

London, Cassell & Co. 1950, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Ronald Searle. Patrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy (1913 - 1980), was an Irish journalist, humorist and television personality. CONDITION Blue bds are clean with faintest wear to spine ends, 141 pages with Searles nice illus, bright and crisp as new with name inside front. DJ not scuffed with some loss to spine head. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 15218

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Ronald Searle

GORDON, RICHARD

The Captain's Table

London, United Kingdom, Michael Joseph. 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black bds with bright Gilt title and White illus spine (fresh and unworn) pp 219 is bright and clean (named to ffep, eps have very faintest foxing) Original DJ is fresh with sl. rubbed spine head and one tiny tear bottom front. A nice tight copy. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 11561

Catalogue: Humour

A VAGABOND (HOWELL GWYNNE)

An Original Wager, Being a Veracious Account of a Genuine Bet

London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1895, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: G Michelet. Humorous observations of sportmanship in France. Not Dated [1895 BL] Author was a newspaper editor and close friend of Kiplings. CONDITION Green bds are clean, 318 pages with nice engraved illus through out. Copy is very bright and crisp. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 15228

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: G Michelet

HARGROVE, MARION

See Here, Private Hargrove

London, United Kingdom, Hodder & Stoughton. 1943, First British. Cloth with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pale Blue bds with Black title (fresh with faint shelf wear) pp 192 tight and clean with sl page browning due to war quality paper (gift inscipeion to ffep) Original DJ is fresh with chipped top front, spine ends and tips, not price clipped. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 9301

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Wwii Humour

HUBBARD, KIN; LUCAS; E V (SELECTED BY)

Abe Martins Wisecracks

London, United Kingdom, Methuen & Co. 1930, First Edition. Cloth, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Frank McKinney Hubbard (1868 - 1930) American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist better known by his pen name "Kin" Hubbard. For twenty-five years, from 1905-1930, "Abe Martin" was the mouthpiece for Kin Hubbard's daily quips in The Indianapolis News, which, accompanied by sketches of Abe and his friends in action. Abe Martin became one of the most popular cracker-barrel philosophers this country has ever known in the US. Very funny quips still relevent today. CONDITION Red bds with Black titles (fresh and unworn) pp 76 copy is nice and crisp with faint fox spotting, overview from original DJ is psted onto front pastedown, named and dated 1930 to ffep, clipping of Martin wiscrack pasted to blank opposing intoduction page. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 13001

Catalogue: Humour

JONES, BOB

Wimp Walloping

Wellington, New Zealand, Inprint. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0864641015) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Scott, Tom. First book of Bob Jones' syndicated newspaper columns. He comments about New Zealand wimps and the power of journalists. CONDITION Black bds with crisp Gold title (fresh and unworn though top cnrs very slightly bruised) signed Bob Jones to frist blank, pp 207. Copy is crisp and bright. Original DJ is unworn with faded spine. #Kiwiana#. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 12742

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: New Zealand Satire 0864641015 Scott, Tom

KIRST, HANS HELLMUT

Gunner Asch Goes to War

London, United Kingdom, Collins. 1965, Reprint. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue bds with fresh Gilt title (fresh and unworn) 287 pages tight and clean (faint foxed to end pages and fore edges, named to ffep) Original DJ has 4cm piece missing at spine foot, else very minor wear. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 9424

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Humour Wwii Rusian Front German

LAWLOR, PAT

Murphy's Moa and Other Christmas Sketches

Christchurch, New Zealand, Simpson & Williams. 1936, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander. Humorous New Zealand Christmas stories. 17 tales illustrated by Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander. Uncommon title. CONDITION Heavy Card covers with stiffed DJ that was originally pasted to spine with yapped edges. Nice clean copy with odd fox spot mostly to rear end pages, gift inscription inside front bd, original DJ has become unglued from spine causing some loss to spine heel and lower front, spine has been reinforced using spine tape. Good/Good.

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Book number: 14830

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander

LAWLOR, PAT

Murphy's Moa and Other Christmas Sketches SIGNED

Christchurch, New Zealand, Simpson & Williams. 1936, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander. Humorous New Zealand Christmas stories. 17 tales illustrated by Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander. Uncommon title signed with Christmas greetings from Pat Lawlor. CONDITION Heavy Card covers with stiffed DJ that was originally pasted to spine with yapped edges. Nice clean copy very crisp and bright, original DJ is a little faded with mild wear to ends and tips. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 14878

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Gordon Minhinnick and Fred Alexander

MORTON, J B (JOHN)

The Misadventures of Dr. Strabismus

London, Sheed & Ward. 1949, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. written by noted comedic author. About a gentle Mad Scientist specializing in ludicrous Inventions laer played by Spike Milligan in BBC series. CONDITION Red bds, 253 pages. Spine faded with light wear at heel, crisp copy with name inside front, residue of paper taper to rear pastedown, toned near ends. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 15722

Catalogue: Humour

PEPYS, SAMUEL JNR

Second Diary of the Great Warr

London, United Kingdom, John Lane at the Bodley Head. 1917, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Further titled. Sometime of Magdalene College in Cambridge and of His Majesty's Navy Office, Esquire MA. With effigies by John Kettelwell newly engraven at large upon copper..A humorous account of the Great War from the Jan 1916 to June 1917 written in the style of Pepys. CONDITION Brown bds with Tan buckram spine (light shelf wear, bottom rear cnr bumped) 304 pages with 16 humorous b/w illus plates, pages are untrimmed, copy is bright and crisp with light foxed end pages. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 13708

Catalogue: Humour

SLICK, SAM PSUED. (HALIBURTON, THOMAS CHANDLER)

Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern Instances; or, What he Said, Did, or Invented

London, United Kingdom, Hurst & Blackett. 1859, Re-Issue. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Revised and updates. Satirical humour written by Canadia Author, Judge and Politician. CONDITION Blue blind embossed cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration, lemon eps, engraved frontis by John Leech, pp vi 329, plus 16 page publishers cat bound in to rear. Copy is bright and clean internally, cloth is toned to spine with frayed spine head and heel, cnrs rubbed, gutter split to eps at hinges, mull intact. Atmospheric toning to frontis/title pages. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 14723

Catalogue: Humour

VARIOUS

The Diorama, or, Amusing Sketches of Life and Manners

London, Henry Fisher, Son and Co. 1826, First Edition. Half-Leather, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: M Craig. Not Dated [1826 BL] Title page 'In this volume, our performance has exceeded our engagement. We promised a diorama but we have exhibited a panoramic view of men and things. It is however, such a view as will furnish amusement, without contaminating the minds of whom its varieties entertain. In the diversities of this work, moroseness may learn to be vivacious, on beholding cheerfulness indulged with enjoyments, at which even seriousness cannot take offence.' Interesting content with a mix of customs and habits from around the world including from Australia, Feegee, the Shetalnds, adventure shipwrecks and whaling, as well as humous incidents, history and science. CONDITION Brown leather spine and cnrs (some loss to spine leather, split at front joint though solid) ppiv, text is in double column layout with each column numbered to 1520 (760 pages) with frontis illsu and 23 nice wood block illus internally. Mostly bright and crisp internally there is a tear to one page with no loss, name stamp x 2 to front eps, name in pencil to title pages, frontis stained, old repair to first few pages which had come adrift from top of spine, otherwise odd finger mark or stain internally. OVERWEIGHT. Good/N/A.

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Book number: 14727

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: M Craig