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Benson's Antiquarian Books

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	Private Eyeballs: A Golden Treasury of Bad Taste London, Macdonald & Co, 1969. (ISBN: 0356030024) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Soft cover in good+ condition. Some rubbing to covers, internally clean, binding is tight. A great selection of items from Private Eye. Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 005597 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	Yes, Prime Minister Diary 1989 London, Two-can Design, 1988. (ISBN: 0-563-20692-6) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Hardback in very good+ condition; bright and clean throughout, binding is very good. Presented as a typical 2 page/week diary, with comments and notes on the pages, for example, Saturday 18th February, 'Politicians make their decisions in terms of expediency and explain them in terms of morality', and November 6th 'If a politician wants to get into the cabinet he should learn how to speak. If he wants to stay in the cabinet he should learn how to keep his mouth shut'. Full of funny and very astute observations and comments. Very Good. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.46 \| JP¥ 1101] Book number: 002881 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	BUTLER, ANTHONY The Book of the Bull Ireland, Malton Press, 1974. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Paper back in good condition. Some creasing and marking to covers, previous owner's signature on inside of cover, internally clean otherwise. Binding is very good. 64 pages. Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 006835 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	CAGNEY, PETER Peter Cagney's Second Treasury of Wit and Humour Great Britain, A. Thomas & Co. 1967. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Bound in dark cloth with gilt titling. In very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, internally clean, binding is very good. 365 pages. Very Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 005354 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	HOLLOWOOD, BERNARD (EDITOR) The Women of Punch London, Arthur Barker, 1961. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Michael Ffolkes. Hard back in near very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, slight browning and marking to end papers, otherwise clean internally, binding is good and secure. 166 pages. In good dust jacket with markings and wear to edges. Good/Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 008024 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	JARDINE, ALLEN Robinson Crusoe's Inselcartoons Germany, Tomus, 2000. (ISBN: 3823108417) Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. Hard back in very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, otherwise clean throughout, binding is very good. Cartoons, with captions in German. 62 pages. Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 012127 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	O'BRIEN, PHIL Memories of the Irish Israeli War London, New Futurist Books, 1995. (ISBN: 1-899690-00-X) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Soft cover in very good condition. Very minor rubbing to edges, otherwise bright and clean throughout. 'A love satire for the post Gulf War era. Synthesized conflicts rapidly followed by surreal peace and accelerated solutions'. Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 003723 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	GIRALDUS (GERALD O'DRISCOLL) Metty Matloe Again : a Book of Naval Humour with a Complete and Up-To-date Dictionary to Lower Deck Lingo Plymouth, Marlboro' Publishing Co. 1938. Cloth, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Leading Signalman G. James and Frank Hutchcroft. Bound in bright blue cloth with black titling. In good+ condition. Minor markings and rubbing to covers, slight sunning to spine. Page tops are dusty. Browning and light foxing to first and last couple of pages, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. 270 pages with 6 illustrations. Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 008922 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	PARSONS, DENYS True to Type London, Macdonald, 1955. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Haro. Hard back in good+ condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, inscription on front end paper, slight browning to end papers and page edges, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. In good dust jacket, a bit grubby with minor wear to edges. 55 pages of misprints and others funny excerpts from newspapers. Good/Good. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 \| JP¥ 514] Book number: 010011 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	RABINOWITZ, RABBI H. R. Kosher Humor Jerusalem, Rubin Mass Ltd, 1986. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Soft cover in good+ condition. Light rubbing and creasing to covers. Internally clean, binding is very good. 224 pages. Good. GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 US$ 7.47 \| JP¥ 660] Book number: 012621 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SCHULZ, CHARLES M. La Maison De Snoopy Paris, Dargaud Editeur, 1982. (ISBN: 2-205-02151-6) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Bound in card covers. In good+ condition. Covers are slightly marked, with minor rubbing to edges. Internally very clean. 78 pages of snoopy cartoons in french. Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 002593 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SERRE, CLAUDE La Bouffe Grenoble, Glenat, 1982. (ISBN: 2723403262) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Hard back in near very good condition. Light marking to covers, internally clean, binding is very good. Good. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 \| JP¥ 514] Book number: 012323 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SHELTON, GILBERT A Year Passes Like Nothing with the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers London, Knockabout Comics, 1976. (ISBN: 0-86166-021-8) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Comic in very good+ condition with barely noticable wear. Presumed later reprint , Very Good. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 \| JP¥ 1027] Book number: 000817 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SIMPSON, JAMES A. All about Christmas : The Traditions and Meaning of the Festive Season with a Good Helping of Humour Edinburgh, Gordon Wright Publishing, 1994. (ISBN: 0903065819) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Noel Watson. Paperback in good condition, a decent reading copy. Some creasing and rubbing to covers, internally clean, binding is very good. 110 pages. Good. GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 US$ 7.47 \| JP¥ 660] Book number: 012331 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.

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	Private Eyeballs: A Golden Treasury of Bad Taste London, Macdonald & Co, 1969. (ISBN: 0356030024) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Soft cover in good+ condition. Some rubbing to covers, internally clean, binding is tight. A great selection of items from Private Eye. Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 005597 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	Yes, Prime Minister Diary 1989 London, Two-can Design, 1988. (ISBN: 0-563-20692-6) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Hardback in very good+ condition; bright and clean throughout, binding is very good. Presented as a typical 2 page/week diary, with comments and notes on the pages, for example, Saturday 18th February, 'Politicians make their decisions in terms of expediency and explain them in terms of morality', and November 6th 'If a politician wants to get into the cabinet he should learn how to speak. If he wants to stay in the cabinet he should learn how to keep his mouth shut'. Full of funny and very astute observations and comments. Very Good. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 US$ 12.46 \| JP¥ 1101] Book number: 002881 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	BUTLER, ANTHONY The Book of the Bull Ireland, Malton Press, 1974. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Paper back in good condition. Some creasing and marking to covers, previous owner's signature on inside of cover, internally clean otherwise. Binding is very good. 64 pages. Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 006835 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	CAGNEY, PETER Peter Cagney's Second Treasury of Wit and Humour Great Britain, A. Thomas & Co. 1967. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Bound in dark cloth with gilt titling. In very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, internally clean, binding is very good. 365 pages. Very Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 005354 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	HOLLOWOOD, BERNARD (EDITOR) The Women of Punch London, Arthur Barker, 1961. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Michael Ffolkes. Hard back in near very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, slight browning and marking to end papers, otherwise clean internally, binding is good and secure. 166 pages. In good dust jacket with markings and wear to edges. Good/Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 008024 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	JARDINE, ALLEN Robinson Crusoe's Inselcartoons Germany, Tomus, 2000. (ISBN: 3823108417) Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. Hard back in very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, otherwise clean throughout, binding is very good. Cartoons, with captions in German. 62 pages. Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 012127 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	O'BRIEN, PHIL Memories of the Irish Israeli War London, New Futurist Books, 1995. (ISBN: 1-899690-00-X) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Soft cover in very good condition. Very minor rubbing to edges, otherwise bright and clean throughout. 'A love satire for the post Gulf War era. Synthesized conflicts rapidly followed by surreal peace and accelerated solutions'. Very Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 003723 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	GIRALDUS (GERALD O'DRISCOLL) Metty Matloe Again : a Book of Naval Humour with a Complete and Up-To-date Dictionary to Lower Deck Lingo Plymouth, Marlboro' Publishing Co. 1938. Cloth, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Leading Signalman G. James and Frank Hutchcroft. Bound in bright blue cloth with black titling. In good+ condition. Minor markings and rubbing to covers, slight sunning to spine. Page tops are dusty. Browning and light foxing to first and last couple of pages, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. 270 pages with 6 illustrations. Good. GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 US$ 4.98 \| JP¥ 440] Book number: 008922 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	PARSONS, DENYS True to Type London, Macdonald, 1955. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Haro. Hard back in good+ condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, inscription on front end paper, slight browning to end papers and page edges, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. In good dust jacket, a bit grubby with minor wear to edges. 55 pages of misprints and others funny excerpts from newspapers. Good/Good. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 \| JP¥ 514] Book number: 010011 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	RABINOWITZ, RABBI H. R. Kosher Humor Jerusalem, Rubin Mass Ltd, 1986. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Soft cover in good+ condition. Light rubbing and creasing to covers. Internally clean, binding is very good. 224 pages. Good. GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 US$ 7.47 \| JP¥ 660] Book number: 012621 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SCHULZ, CHARLES M. La Maison De Snoopy Paris, Dargaud Editeur, 1982. (ISBN: 2-205-02151-6) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Bound in card covers. In good+ condition. Covers are slightly marked, with minor rubbing to edges. Internally very clean. 78 pages of snoopy cartoons in french. Good. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.64 \| JP¥ 587] Book number: 002593 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SERRE, CLAUDE La Bouffe Grenoble, Glenat, 1982. (ISBN: 2723403262) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Hard back in near very good condition. Light marking to covers, internally clean, binding is very good. Good. GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4 US$ 5.81 \| JP¥ 514] Book number: 012323 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SHELTON, GILBERT A Year Passes Like Nothing with the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers London, Knockabout Comics, 1976. (ISBN: 0-86166-021-8) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Comic in very good+ condition with barely noticable wear. Presumed later reprint , Very Good. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.63 \| JP¥ 1027] Book number: 000817 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.
	SIMPSON, JAMES A. All about Christmas : The Traditions and Meaning of the Festive Season with a Good Helping of Humour Edinburgh, Gordon Wright Publishing, 1994. (ISBN: 0903065819) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Noel Watson. Paperback in good condition, a decent reading copy. Some creasing and rubbing to covers, internally clean, binding is very good. 110 pages. Good. GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 US$ 7.47 \| JP¥ 660] Book number: 012331 Click here to order or inquire at Benson's Antiquarian Books.