ANDREAE, GILES.

What is Love? (Illustrated by Janet Cronin.)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. 1st ed. "From finding love, to making it last forever, this little book explains what love is, why we need it and, most importantly, how to love and how to be loved." Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

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Book number: 23721

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BRAYTON, HOWARD.

Parish Notices.

Witney; The Alden Press, 1991. 0951688103. A booklet of humorous parish notices, with quiet chuckles coming from mistakes, unintended words slipping in, or double meanings. Pp.61. Paperback, minor light marks to covers. VG.

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Book number: 41014

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Keywords: Howard Brayton Parish Notices Church Humour 42145 Humour

BROWN, RONALD.

Bishop's Brew - An Anthology of Clerical Humour.

Worthing: Churchman Publishing, 1989. 1850931674. "New and old stories and jokes collected over many years." Pp.141, sketched pictures, gift message to front free endpaper. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

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Book number: 14196

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Keywords: Brown Humour Anthology Clerical Jesus Religious Jokes 44659 Humour

CORTEZ, LEON SHAKESPEARE.

Hamlet. (With illustrations by Anthony Masters).

London: The Lochend Printing Co.Ltd, nd. (c.1946). One of a series of humourous cockney parodies. 16.5cms x 12.5cms. Pp.47, inscribed by the author to inside front cover (To Peter Marshall with best wishes & good luck. Leon Cortez), accompanying cartoon illustrations by Anthony Masters, rusting to staples causing some brown spots to inner margins. Paperback, spine worn and small worn spot to front cover, vertical creasing to front. Good.** "Leon Cortez (1898–1970) was a British musician and actor who appeared regularly on stage and in films and television in a career that spanned five decades. He became well known as a Cockney comedian and variety actor and he was regularly heard in his Cockney Coster Band (the act was top of the bill at the Adelphi in Slough in 1936 and appeared in the 1937 film [[Calling All Stars (1937 musical) Calling All Stars]and The 'Appy 'Alf 'Our on BBC Radio during the late 1930s and early 40s. Cortez also became known for his Shakespearean comedy parodies." (wiki).

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Book number: 47540

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Keywords: Leon Shakespeare Cortez Signed Hamlet Cockney Humour Illustrated Anthony Masters 49032 Humour

COURTAULD, GEORGE.

The Last Travels of a Fat Bulldog.

London: Constable, 2000. 1st ed. "His sharp ear for tricks of speech and acute eye for the absurd are always in evidence, making this one of the funniest travel series around today." Pp. 206, inscribed by author to fep and signed to title page. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 20978

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COURTIE, BRENDA.

Jenny's Year. The Calendar of a Vicar's Wife.

London: SPCK. 1986. 1st ed. "Takes us through a full twelve months at St. Cuthbert's vicarage, and gives a candid portrayal of the time-honoured role of the vicar's wife". Pp 117, slight toning to pages. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 24256

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Keywords: Courtie Jenny Year Calendar Vicar Wife Humour 20809 Humour

DURRELL, LAWRENCE.

Esprit de Corps. Sketches from Diplomatic Life.

London: Faber and Faber, 1958. 3rd impression. Contents: 1.The Ghost Train; 2.Case History; 3.Frying the Flag; 4.Jots and Tittles; 5.For Immediate Release; 6.White Man's Milk; 7.Drage's Divine Discontent; 8."Noblesse Oblige"; 9.Call of the Sea. Pp.89, occasional illustrations by V.H.Drummond, minor spotting to endpapers. Turquoise cloth, dustwrapper toned woth edge tears. G+/G..

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Book number: 47942

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Keywords: Lawrence Durrell Esprit de Corps Sketches from Diplomatic Life Fiction Humour Humor Drummond 49433 Humour

ESQUIRE.

The Pocket Book of Esquire Cartoons.

New York:Cardinal/Pocket Books,1959. "..The sometimes nostalgic, often daring, provocative,brash and always funny product of 37 different cartoonists..a rare and complete picture of American humor ..from Prohibition to Depression to postwar properity." 16cms x 11cms. Unpaginated cartoons in b/w + some in colour. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 10978

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Keywords: Esquire Pocket Cartoons American Humour Illustrated A4099 Humour

PRIVATE EYE.

Colemanballs 3.

London: Private Eye, 1986. 1st ed. "A selection of quotes most of which originally appeared in PRIVATE EYE'S 'Colemanballs' column including Ron Greenwood, Steve Race, Zola Budd, John Motson, David Coleman Ted Lowe Murray Walker". B/w illustrations throughout. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 17408

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Keywords: Private Eye Colemanballs 3 Greenwood Race Budd Motson Coleman Lowe Murray Walker Humour A11536 Humour

FOX, CATHERINE.

The Little Book of Vicarage Wisdom. (Illustrated by Bridget Gillespie).

London: Monarch Books. 2002. 1st ed. "Hard-won tips for living well, if not admirably, wrung from the authors years on the vicarage front lines". Pp 157. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. 13 cms x 13 cms. Illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 18794

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FOX, CATHERINE.

Scenes from Vicarage Life Or: The Joy of Sexagesima.

London: Monarch Books, 2001. 1854245481. 1st ed. "Based on Catherine's weekly column in the Church of England Newspaper, the book features the bizarre, daft and moving incidents which befall a vicar and his family". 23.5cms x 17cms. Pp.192, with cartoon illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 11736

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Keywords: Fox Humour Vicarage Life Sexagesima Church England A5142 Humour

FREEMAN, ROGER ANTHONY.

As I was A-Saying. Country goings-on.

Ipswich, England: Malthouse Press, 1993. 1st ed. "A companion to the joyous 'I Mind the Time' the author catches the essence of true East Anglian village humour in the characters encountered by him during half a century of farming in the Eastern Counties." Pp.144 with b/w drawings by Mark Guthrie. P/b with illustrated cover by Norman Ottaway. G+.

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Book number: 19134

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Keywords: Freeman As I Was Asaying Country Goings on East Anglia Farming Eastern Counties Humour Drawings Guthrie Cover Ottaway A13504 Humour

GAMMONS, PETER.

All Preachers Great & Small.

Eastbourne: Minstrel, 1989. 1st ed. "This book is a hysterical clerical collection of strange facts, stranger anecdotes and shaggy dog-collar stories." Pp. 96, pages slightly toned, b/w illustrations throughout book, owners name to fep. P/b. G+.

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Book number: 12436

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Keywords: Gammons Preachers Great Small Clerical Facts Religion Anecdotes Stories A5945 Humour

GAMMONS, PETER.

All Preachers Great and Small. (Cartoons by Drew Northcott).

Eastbourne: Minstrel, 1989. 1st.ed. "Hilarious true stories with a religious flavour." Pp. 96. Few b/w illustrations. Page edges slightly toned. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 12964

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Keywords: Gammons Preachers Humour True Stories Religious A14567 Humour

GATWARD, DAVID.

Some Churches do 'ave 'em! An A-Z of Church Life (Illustrated by Darren).

Bury St. Edmunds: Kevin Mayhew. 1997. 1st ed. "The author shares his experiences of the funny side of church life - from the characters who pop up in every church, to the absolute certainty that it will rain at outside services, to dodgy drama, quiche and tea. What is clear from this whacky look at the Church is that God loves to laugh". 255cms x 17.5cms. Pp 94, many b/w illustrations, gift inscription to fep. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 24971

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Keywords: Gatward Churches Do Ave Em Darren Humour God 21593 Humour