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JWMah Books

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	ADAMS, SCOTT Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips Version 00 Kansas City, Andrews McMeel Pub. 2000, First Printing. (ISBN: 0740705318). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine. Wraps, 224pp. Colour and B&W comic strips lay bare trials and tribulations of working in the corporate world. (2.0 JM FO 43/5. Fine. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 03064 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR 1000 Jokes Magazine Sept-Nov [1957] USA, Dell. 195-. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Periodical, (USA) There is not date but I believe this is 1957, this is a large piece missing from the upper corner of page 23/24 affecting some text, the page edges are toned, thus acceptable used copy. Paper cover with cartoon of Bob Hope at golf, wraps, 48pp. Cartoons and humorous pieces. (0.9 WL MAG 10. Acceptable. USD 6.45 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 \| £UK 4 \| JP¥ 569] Book number: 21976 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BARRY, DAVE Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys: A Fairly Short Book NY, Random House. 1995, Edition Not Stated. (ISBN: 0679404864). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markigns, Near Fine. Wraps, 189pp, index. Barry takes a humorous look at "Men" (Vince Lombardi) as opposed to "Guys" (Joe Namath). (1.3 JM DDD 370. Near Fine. USD 6.95 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 613] Book number: 52386 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BENNETT, EDNA COLLECTED BY; PREFACE BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN The Best Cartoons from France NY, Simon & Schuster. 1953, First Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markigns, tiny nick to head of spne, very lsight fading to spine panel, about Very good; no Dust jacket. red and blue hardcover, unpaginated. B&W cartoons and satrirical drawings by the likes of Bil, SinÃ©, Andre Francois, Jacques Dropy, Barberousse, Bellus and others. (1.9 JM FO 1/3. Very Good. USD 8.90 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 785] Book number: 52207 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BLACK, ARTHUR That Old Black Magic: More Comic Sketches from the Author of Basic Black Toronto, Stoddard. 1989, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0773753958). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) SIGNED BY AUTHIR, owner's inscription to end paper, Very Good. Wraps, 256pp. This book is a collection of the most requested monologues and commentaries from Arthur Black's popular CBC radio program. (1.5 JM 15/2. Very Good. Signed by Author. USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 \| £UK 11.75 \| JP¥ 1721] Book number: 53948 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOND, SIMON Bizarre Sights and Odd Visions NY, Clarkson N Potter Inc. 1983, First Printing. (ISBN: 0517546051). Soft Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Near Fine. Wraps, unaginated. B&W humorous drawing by the author of 101 Uses for a Dead Cat. (0.8 JM FO 0/1. Near Fine. USD 2.90 [Appr.: EURO 2 \| £UK 1.75 \| JP¥ 256] Book number: 53952 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRODNER, STEVE Freedom Fries: The Political Art of Steve Brodner Seattle WA, Fantagraphics Books. 2004, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 1560975938). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, as New. Illus wraps with flaps, 240pp, index. Colour and B&W illus. This collection features Steve brodner's hand-picked selection of over 350 of his finest cartoons, illustrations,comic strips and visual journalism. I like the one of Clinton nailing himself to a cross. A heavy book. (3.0 JM FO 54/0. As New. USD 22.99 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2029] Book number: 54750 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRUNO, PASQUALE, JR. The Official Gourmet Handbook Chicago, Contemporary Books. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0809254751). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, skinned spot to cover from careless removal of price tag, tiny corner crease, Good. Wraps, 168pp. B&W illus. This is a tongue and cheek look at gastronomy and a satire of food publications. "Nobody knows the Truffles I;ve seen." (1.2 JM FO 32B/3. Good. USD 7.25 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 640] Book number: 50201 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CADER, MICHAEL; MARSH, FABIENNE Dave's World: The Unofficial Guide to the Late Show with David Letterman NY, Warner Books Inc. 1995, First Printing. (ISBN: 0446671290). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, tiny tear to lower edge of cover, Good. Wraps, 96pp. B&W photos. (0.9 WL FO 21b/1. Good. USD 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 3.25 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 397] Book number: 21736 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CHU, RONALD ; TRANSLATED BY ALAN CHANG The Sour Pack Singapore, Asiapac. 1993, First Printing. (ISBN: 9813029013). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (TAI) Owner' snamre, no other markings, Near Fine. Illus wraps, 110pp. B&W four-panel carttons with the dialogue in English from the Taiwanese cartoonist Ronald Chu, who takes a hard but humorous look at the Taiwanese and their lifestyles. (1.1 JM FO 12/4. Near Fine. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 54418 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CLARKE, STEPHEN Merde Happens Toronto, Penguin Books Canada, Limited. 2007, First Printing. (ISBN: 0143056093). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, crease to corner of back cover, solid Very Good. Illus wraps, 381pp. Paul West is in deep financial trouble so he goes to America with his French girl friend posing as a Brit to accept a job touring the USA in a Mini. (1.7 JM FO 42B/3. Very Good. USD 13.99 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1235] Book number: 52243 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CLARKE, STEPHEN Merde Happens Toronto, Penguin Books Canada, Limited. 2007, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0143056093). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, As New. Illus wraps, 381pp. Paul West is in deep financial trouble so he goes to America with his French girl friend posing as a Brit to accept a job touring the USA in a Mini. (1.7 JM FO 50/3. As New. USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1315] Book number: 53214 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	DEBRAY, REGIS A Modest Proposal a Plan for the Golden Years Hoboken NJ, Melville House. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 1933633034). Soft Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. (USA) No markigns, as New. Wraps with flaps, 92pp. One of France's leading philosophers makes a "modest proposal" on how to deal with the care of the aged in societies which will be overburdened with taking care of them. "A scathingly funny satire". (0.9 JM FO 55/1. As New. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 47752 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	DEGENERES, ELLEN The Funny Thing Is... NY, Simon & Schuster. 2003, 9th Printing. (ISBN: 0743247639). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine. Wraps, 177pp. This is Degeneres's second collection of wacky observations. (1.1 COR FO 21/3. Fine. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 54856 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	FARQUAHARSON, CHARLIE (DON HARRON) Charlie Farquaharson's Unyverse (Sic) Toronto, Macmillan. 1990, Presumed First Edition. (ISBN: 0771599854). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Near Fie. Wraps with charlie on a comet, 132pp. B&W photos and illus. More humour from Charlie Farquaharson. (1.3 JM FO 58/0. Near Fine. Inscribed By Author. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 53538 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	FINKLEMAN, KEN The Newsroom: The Complete Scripts Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1997, First Printing. (ISBN: 0771032242). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, VG. Photo wraps, 352pp. No illus. Anyone who has seen the provocative TV show will enjoy rereading these scripts--13 episodes of shining satire. (1.8 FO 11/0. Very Good. USD 9.20 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 812] Book number: 00487 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GOULD, ALLAN Canned Lit (Parodies Regained, Then Frozen and Thawed) Toronto, Stoddard. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0773754334). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: PILSWORTH, Graham. (CAD) No markigns, but 3" stain to edge of the rear ednpaper transferring to the recto of the back cover opposite, pages 215/16 is badly creased, corner crease to cover, corner tips rubbed Good (-) only used copy. Illus wraps, 227pp. Caricatures of the writers and poets discussed in this satirical and humorous look at the producers of Can Lit. (1.3 JM FO FO 6/6. Acceptable. USD 12.99 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1146] Book number: 52560 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GRIFFITHS, ANDY The Day My Bum Went Psycho Australia, Pan Books. 2001, 5th Printing. (ISBN: 0330363204). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. (AUST) No markings, crease down length of front cover, VG(-). Wraps, 221pp. A humorous fiction (? the cover says thast this is based on a true story) of the B-Team, a lengendary Bum Hunter and his formidable daughter. (1.1 JM FO 30/0. Very Good -. USD 4.90 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 432] Book number: 00267 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GUBBINS, NATHANIEL Laugh at and with Your Fellow Citizens London, Burke Publishing. 1951, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) Spine edge quite worn with split to foot of spine, upper corner of the front cover has been cut away (possibly to remove a name), two owner's names to first page, pages, clean, serviceable used copy. Wraps in yellow and black with baby's photo, 76pp. The book consists of cute baby pictures with humorous captions. (0.9 JM FO 14/3. Serviceable. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 51561 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GUISEWITE, CATHY Reflections a Cathy Collection (Fifteeth Anniversary) Kansas City MO, Andrews and McMeel. 1991. (ISBN: 0836218779). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, some rubbing to cover gloss, VG. Wraps, 286pp. Mostly B&W Cathy cartoon strips with some material in colour. This anniversary edition of the popular Cathy comic strip contians colour Sundays and highlights from the strip's early years through the newest cartoons. (2,4 FO 52/0. Very Good. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 47478 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HAY, PETER The Book of Business Anecdotes NY, Wings Books. 1993, First Printing. (ISBN: 0517093766). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine in Near fine Dj. Bds, 296pp, index. This is a volume of anecdotes about business and businessmen to be dipped into again and again. Joseph Kennedy once told a business school class: "Almost anybody can lose his shirt on Wall street if he's got enough capital to start with and the proper inside information". (1.8 JM FO 14/5. Fine/Near Fine. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 00453 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HEGLEY, JOHN These Were Your Father's London, Methuen. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0413687309). Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. (UK) No markings, page edges yellowed, VG in unclipped VG(-) with 1" tear to lower edge of Dj. Blk bds, 103pp. With humorous drawings by the author. A collection of humorous verse and short pieces: "She heaved her dry white wine over his head/ it wasn't very dry...". (1.1 JM FO 42/7. Very Good/Very Good -. USD 5.95 [Appr.: EURO 4 \| £UK 3.75 \| JP¥ 525] Book number: 00463 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HODGMAN, JOHN The Areas of My Expertise an Almanac of Complete World Knowledge NY, E.P. Dutton. 2005, First Printing. (ISBN: 0525949089). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, as New in unclipped as New Dj. 228pp. Small B&W illus and photos. This is a humorous compilation of miscellanea by the author who looks like PC on the TV commercials for Apple Computers. (1.5 JM SI 81/4. As New/As New. USD 11.99 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1058] Book number: 54557 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	JACOBS, A.J. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible NY, Simon & Schuster. 2007, First Printing. (ISBN: 0743291476). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder, (USA) Remaidner mark to top edge of pages, no other marking, but there is a faint spot to the front end paper, thus Near Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Blue boards, 388pp, index. Frontis illus. ; a few small B&W photos. Jacobs decides to obey the Bible as literally as possible to see how it affects his life, he embeds himself in a cross-section of communities that take the Bible literally (the Amish, Hasidic jews, Jehovah's Witnesses). (2.0 JM FO 4/0. Near Fine/Fine. USD 11.99 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1058] Book number: 55469 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	JEROME, JEROME K. Three Men in a Boat (3 Men in a Boat to Say Nothing of the Dog) Toronto, Reginald Saunders. 1945, First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: FLOETHE, Richard. (CAD) No markings, missing the front endpaper, spine darkened, faint stains to coffe splash to top edge of pages, Good; no Dj. Grey cloth with illus of three men and a dog, 230pp. A few line drawings. This book was first published in 1889 and is a good-natured account of a boating trip taken on the Thames with two friends. This first Canadian edition was published in February,1945. (1.4 WL Fo 21B/0. Good. USD 16.99 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1499] Book number: 21365 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.

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	ADAMS, SCOTT Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips Version 00 Kansas City, Andrews McMeel Pub. 2000, First Printing. (ISBN: 0740705318). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine. Wraps, 224pp. Colour and B&W comic strips lay bare trials and tribulations of working in the corporate world. (2.0 JM FO 43/5. Fine. USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 794] Book number: 03064 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	NO STATED AUTHOR 1000 Jokes Magazine Sept-Nov [1957] USA, Dell. 195-. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Periodical, (USA) There is not date but I believe this is 1957, this is a large piece missing from the upper corner of page 23/24 affecting some text, the page edges are toned, thus acceptable used copy. Paper cover with cartoon of Bob Hope at golf, wraps, 48pp. Cartoons and humorous pieces. (0.9 WL MAG 10. Acceptable. USD 6.45 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 \| £UK 4 \| JP¥ 569] Book number: 21976 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BARRY, DAVE Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys: A Fairly Short Book NY, Random House. 1995, Edition Not Stated. (ISBN: 0679404864). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markigns, Near Fine. Wraps, 189pp, index. Barry takes a humorous look at "Men" (Vince Lombardi) as opposed to "Guys" (Joe Namath). (1.3 JM DDD 370. Near Fine. USD 6.95 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 613] Book number: 52386 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BENNETT, EDNA COLLECTED BY; PREFACE BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN The Best Cartoons from France NY, Simon & Schuster. 1953, First Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markigns, tiny nick to head of spne, very lsight fading to spine panel, about Very good; no Dust jacket. red and blue hardcover, unpaginated. B&W cartoons and satrirical drawings by the likes of Bil, SinÃ©, Andre Francois, Jacques Dropy, Barberousse, Bellus and others. (1.9 JM FO 1/3. Very Good. USD 8.90 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 785] Book number: 52207 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BLACK, ARTHUR That Old Black Magic: More Comic Sketches from the Author of Basic Black Toronto, Stoddard. 1989, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 0773753958). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) SIGNED BY AUTHIR, owner's inscription to end paper, Very Good. Wraps, 256pp. This book is a collection of the most requested monologues and commentaries from Arthur Black's popular CBC radio program. (1.5 JM 15/2. Very Good. Signed by Author. USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 \| £UK 11.75 \| JP¥ 1721] Book number: 53948 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BOND, SIMON Bizarre Sights and Odd Visions NY, Clarkson N Potter Inc. 1983, First Printing. (ISBN: 0517546051). Soft Cover, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Near Fine. Wraps, unaginated. B&W humorous drawing by the author of 101 Uses for a Dead Cat. (0.8 JM FO 0/1. Near Fine. USD 2.90 [Appr.: EURO 2 \| £UK 1.75 \| JP¥ 256] Book number: 53952 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRODNER, STEVE Freedom Fries: The Political Art of Steve Brodner Seattle WA, Fantagraphics Books. 2004, First Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 1560975938). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, as New. Illus wraps with flaps, 240pp, index. Colour and B&W illus. This collection features Steve brodner's hand-picked selection of over 350 of his finest cartoons, illustrations,comic strips and visual journalism. I like the one of Clinton nailing himself to a cross. A heavy book. (3.0 JM FO 54/0. As New. USD 22.99 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2029] Book number: 54750 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	BRUNO, PASQUALE, JR. The Official Gourmet Handbook Chicago, Contemporary Books. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0809254751). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, skinned spot to cover from careless removal of price tag, tiny corner crease, Good. Wraps, 168pp. B&W illus. This is a tongue and cheek look at gastronomy and a satire of food publications. "Nobody knows the Truffles I;ve seen." (1.2 JM FO 32B/3. Good. USD 7.25 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 640] Book number: 50201 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CADER, MICHAEL; MARSH, FABIENNE Dave's World: The Unofficial Guide to the Late Show with David Letterman NY, Warner Books Inc. 1995, First Printing. (ISBN: 0446671290). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, tiny tear to lower edge of cover, Good. Wraps, 96pp. B&W photos. (0.9 WL FO 21b/1. Good. USD 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 3.25 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 397] Book number: 21736 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CHU, RONALD ; TRANSLATED BY ALAN CHANG The Sour Pack Singapore, Asiapac. 1993, First Printing. (ISBN: 9813029013). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (TAI) Owner' snamre, no other markings, Near Fine. Illus wraps, 110pp. B&W four-panel carttons with the dialogue in English from the Taiwanese cartoonist Ronald Chu, who takes a hard but humorous look at the Taiwanese and their lifestyles. (1.1 JM FO 12/4. Near Fine. USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 882] Book number: 54418 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CLARKE, STEPHEN Merde Happens Toronto, Penguin Books Canada, Limited. 2007, First Printing. (ISBN: 0143056093). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, crease to corner of back cover, solid Very Good. Illus wraps, 381pp. Paul West is in deep financial trouble so he goes to America with his French girl friend posing as a Brit to accept a job touring the USA in a Mini. (1.7 JM FO 42B/3. Very Good. USD 13.99 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1235] Book number: 52243 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	CLARKE, STEPHEN Merde Happens Toronto, Penguin Books Canada, Limited. 2007, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0143056093). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, As New. Illus wraps, 381pp. Paul West is in deep financial trouble so he goes to America with his French girl friend posing as a Brit to accept a job touring the USA in a Mini. (1.7 JM FO 50/3. As New. USD 14.90 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1315] Book number: 53214 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	DEBRAY, REGIS A Modest Proposal a Plan for the Golden Years Hoboken NJ, Melville House. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 1933633034). Soft Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. (USA) No markigns, as New. Wraps with flaps, 92pp. One of France's leading philosophers makes a "modest proposal" on how to deal with the care of the aged in societies which will be overburdened with taking care of them. "A scathingly funny satire". (0.9 JM FO 55/1. As New. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 47752 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	DEGENERES, ELLEN The Funny Thing Is... NY, Simon & Schuster. 2003, 9th Printing. (ISBN: 0743247639). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine. Wraps, 177pp. This is Degeneres's second collection of wacky observations. (1.1 COR FO 21/3. Fine. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 54856 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	FARQUAHARSON, CHARLIE (DON HARRON) Charlie Farquaharson's Unyverse (Sic) Toronto, Macmillan. 1990, Presumed First Edition. (ISBN: 0771599854). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, Near Fie. Wraps with charlie on a comet, 132pp. B&W photos and illus. More humour from Charlie Farquaharson. (1.3 JM FO 58/0. Near Fine. Inscribed By Author. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 53538 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	FINKLEMAN, KEN The Newsroom: The Complete Scripts Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1997, First Printing. (ISBN: 0771032242). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, VG. Photo wraps, 352pp. No illus. Anyone who has seen the provocative TV show will enjoy rereading these scripts--13 episodes of shining satire. (1.8 FO 11/0. Very Good. USD 9.20 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 812] Book number: 00487 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GOULD, ALLAN Canned Lit (Parodies Regained, Then Frozen and Thawed) Toronto, Stoddard. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0773754334). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: PILSWORTH, Graham. (CAD) No markigns, but 3" stain to edge of the rear ednpaper transferring to the recto of the back cover opposite, pages 215/16 is badly creased, corner crease to cover, corner tips rubbed Good (-) only used copy. Illus wraps, 227pp. Caricatures of the writers and poets discussed in this satirical and humorous look at the producers of Can Lit. (1.3 JM FO FO 6/6. Acceptable. USD 12.99 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1146] Book number: 52560 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GRIFFITHS, ANDY The Day My Bum Went Psycho Australia, Pan Books. 2001, 5th Printing. (ISBN: 0330363204). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. (AUST) No markings, crease down length of front cover, VG(-). Wraps, 221pp. A humorous fiction (? the cover says thast this is based on a true story) of the B-Team, a lengendary Bum Hunter and his formidable daughter. (1.1 JM FO 30/0. Very Good -. USD 4.90 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3 \| JP¥ 432] Book number: 00267 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GUBBINS, NATHANIEL Laugh at and with Your Fellow Citizens London, Burke Publishing. 1951, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (UK) Spine edge quite worn with split to foot of spine, upper corner of the front cover has been cut away (possibly to remove a name), two owner's names to first page, pages, clean, serviceable used copy. Wraps in yellow and black with baby's photo, 76pp. The book consists of cute baby pictures with humorous captions. (0.9 JM FO 14/3. Serviceable. USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 793] Book number: 51561 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	GUISEWITE, CATHY Reflections a Cathy Collection (Fifteeth Anniversary) Kansas City MO, Andrews and McMeel. 1991. (ISBN: 0836218779). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, some rubbing to cover gloss, VG. Wraps, 286pp. Mostly B&W Cathy cartoon strips with some material in colour. This anniversary edition of the popular Cathy comic strip contians colour Sundays and highlights from the strip's early years through the newest cartoons. (2,4 FO 52/0. Very Good. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 47478 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HAY, PETER The Book of Business Anecdotes NY, Wings Books. 1993, First Printing. (ISBN: 0517093766). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, Fine in Near fine Dj. Bds, 296pp, index. This is a volume of anecdotes about business and businessmen to be dipped into again and again. Joseph Kennedy once told a business school class: "Almost anybody can lose his shirt on Wall street if he's got enough capital to start with and the proper inside information". (1.8 JM FO 14/5. Fine/Near Fine. USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 617] Book number: 00453 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HEGLEY, JOHN These Were Your Father's London, Methuen. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0413687309). Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. (UK) No markings, page edges yellowed, VG in unclipped VG(-) with 1" tear to lower edge of Dj. Blk bds, 103pp. With humorous drawings by the author. A collection of humorous verse and short pieces: "She heaved her dry white wine over his head/ it wasn't very dry...". (1.1 JM FO 42/7. Very Good/Very Good -. USD 5.95 [Appr.: EURO 4 \| £UK 3.75 \| JP¥ 525] Book number: 00463 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	HODGMAN, JOHN The Areas of My Expertise an Almanac of Complete World Knowledge NY, E.P. Dutton. 2005, First Printing. (ISBN: 0525949089). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (USA) No markings, as New in unclipped as New Dj. 228pp. Small B&W illus and photos. This is a humorous compilation of miscellanea by the author who looks like PC on the TV commercials for Apple Computers. (1.5 JM SI 81/4. As New/As New. USD 11.99 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1058] Book number: 54557 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	JACOBS, A.J. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible NY, Simon & Schuster. 2007, First Printing. (ISBN: 0743291476). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder, (USA) Remaidner mark to top edge of pages, no other marking, but there is a faint spot to the front end paper, thus Near Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Blue boards, 388pp, index. Frontis illus. ; a few small B&W photos. Jacobs decides to obey the Bible as literally as possible to see how it affects his life, he embeds himself in a cross-section of communities that take the Bible literally (the Amish, Hasidic jews, Jehovah's Witnesses). (2.0 JM FO 4/0. Near Fine/Fine. USD 11.99 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1058] Book number: 55469 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.
	JEROME, JEROME K. Three Men in a Boat (3 Men in a Boat to Say Nothing of the Dog) Toronto, Reginald Saunders. 1945, First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: FLOETHE, Richard. (CAD) No markings, missing the front endpaper, spine darkened, faint stains to coffe splash to top edge of pages, Good; no Dj. Grey cloth with illus of three men and a dog, 230pp. A few line drawings. This book was first published in 1889 and is a good-natured account of a boating trip taken on the Thames with two friends. This first Canadian edition was published in February,1945. (1.4 WL Fo 21B/0. Good. USD 16.99 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1499] Book number: 21365 Click here to order or inquire at JWMah Books.