Glen Baxter

Blizzards of Tweed [Signed]

London, Bloomsbury, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Baxter to title page and scarce thus. In near fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. No d/j as issued. 4to. 96pp . Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010231M

Catalogue: Humour

Max Beerbohm

Fifty Caricatures

London, William Heinemann, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Excellent volume of Beerbohm drawings, mostly tipped on to card leaves (bar the final two printed directly to the page) and in VG internal order. Gilt decoration and titling to green boards is dulled. 8vo. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008013

Catalogue: Humour

Max Beerbohm

Mainly on the Air

London, William Heinemann, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Six broadcasts and six further essays by the humourist and literary with Beerbohm. Opening piece on London repays reading by any resident of visitor to the city. All in VG internal order. Smart red boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Clipped d/j a little worn to edges, with closed tears and minor loss. 8vo. 132pp . Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 007596

Catalogue: Humour

H Belloc

More Peers

London, Duckworth & Co, 1926. Hardcover. ND. [1926 - WorldCat]. Belloc's amusing rhymes have not weathered well, but BTB's (Lord Ian Basil Gawaine Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood) illustrations are sprightly. All in VG internal order bar toning to endpapers. Smart paper-covered boards with black and red titling in VG order with just a little bumping to spine. 8vo. 48pp . Ill.: B.T.B. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008909

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: B.T.B.

Anon. [James Beresford]

Comic Miseries of Human Life an Old Friend in a New Dress

New York, Dewitt & Davenport, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Some marking and occasional signatures in coloured pencil in text render this close to a reading copy, though none the less interesting for that. Signed in pencil to fep by V Gilmer, Nelson County Virginia. Gilt and blind embossed brown cloth boards very heavily worn. 12mo. 182pp + publisher's ads. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004213

Catalogue: Humour

Humphry Berkeley

The Life and Death of Rochester Sneath a Youthful Frivolity

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1980. Hardcover. In which a young Humphrey Berkeley employs the fake letter writing approach effectively deployed by William Donaldson (Henry Root) and others to produce a book of amusing correspondence. All greatly enhanced by Bentley's illustrations. In VG+, crisp, clean and bright order throughout bar a little dust spotting to top of block and former owner's name in pencil to fep. Smart black boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly toned to edges and a little faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 95pp . Ill.: Nicolas Bentley. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 106125

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Nicolas Bentley

William Combe

Doctor Syntax's Three Tours in Search of the Picturesque, of Consolation, and of a Wife

London, Chatto & Windus, 1895. Hardcover. Combe's tales in comic verse, greatly enhanced by 80 coloured Rowlandson plates in this 'new' edition from 1895. Includes biography of the author by John Camden Hotton. One plate is loose. A few pages are uncut at head and some have been opened roughly along leading edge but bar light toning all in generally good internal order. Binding lightly shaken but all holding well. Green cloth with bright gilt decoration to front and titling to spine has small puncture to spine, but more significantly, damp damage to rear. This has not affected pages, but is unsightly. Probably best regarded therefore as an attractive reading copy. 8vo. xlviii, 354pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue . Ill.: T Rowlandson. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 106339

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: T Rowlandson

George Cruikshank

The Bachelor's Own Book; or, the Progress of Mr. Lambkin, [Gent. ], in the Pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement, and Also in Search of Health and Happiness

Glasgow, David Bryce & Son, 1883. Hardcover. ND. c.1883 - WorldCat. A reprint from the original 1844 plates of Cruikshank's illustrations telling the tale of Mr Lambkin. Finger-marking throughout but otherwise all in good internal order. Elaborately embossed and decorated boards a little marked, worn and rather dulled. 12mo. Ill.: George Cruikshank. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 105487

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George Cruikshank

Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations with Portrait and Biographical Sketch

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1900. Hardcover. ND.c.1900. Surely at least one of them will raise a smile? Maybe not. stock toned and a little marked to block edge, but in general all in good internal order. Clip from book catalogue for this title, tipped in to fep. Red cloth well worn, dulled and marked, hence 'fair' rating. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 416pp . Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 106749

Catalogue: Humour

Fougasse

... And the Gatepost

London, Chatto & Windus, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Splendid collection of Fougasse's 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' illustrations, included with the broadcast talk 'Strictly Between These Four Walls'. 'Reminder' stamp in place as called for. All in VG internal order, clean and bright. Illustrated boards show light wear to edges and top and bottom of spine.D/j also shows some wear especially to spine. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000635

Catalogue: Humour

Frank Muir; Denis Norden, et al

Take It from Here

London, Insignia Books, 1952. Soft cover. The first authentic book of radio's foremost laughter-makers. Biographies, actual scripts, a thousand chuckles!" claims the cover of this unusual tribute to the popular radio show, published beyond the BBC, but featuring scripts by Muir and Nordern. Much too on the production of the show and its performers. Stock toned but otherwise all in VG internal order bar a little rust marking from staples. Illustrated card covers lightly worn and a little dulled to rear. 12mo. 92pp + ads. Ill.: Meryl Andrews. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 105740

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Radio BBC Meryl Andrews

Michael Frayn

The Day of the Dog

London, Collins, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. A little toning and very occasional spotting, but in general good order throughout for this entertaining compilation of Frayn's Guardian columns. Smart green boards a little dulled to spine. Good clipped d/j, toned, marked to rear and worn to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 190pp . Ill.: Timothy Birdsall. Good/Good.

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Book number: 008715

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Keywords: Timothy Birdsall

Samuel Pepys Junior [R M Freeman and R A Bennett]

A Last Diary of the Great Warr

London, John Lane At The Bodley Head, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. The third volume of Freeman and Bennett's humourous Pepysian First World War diary, greatly enhanced by Kettlewell's illustrations, including colour frontispiece. A few spots to the block edge, but internally all is clean and bright. Brown paper-covered boards with lighter brown cloth and bright gilt titling to spine. All showing light shelfwear only. Good unclipped d/j well worn to edges and possibly trimmed at foot. 12mo. [12], 308pp + 4pp publisher's ads. Ill.: John Kettlewell. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 105454

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: John Kettlewell

Samuel Pepys Junior [R M Freeman and R A Bennett]

A Second Diary of the Great Warr

London, John Lane At The Bodley Head, 1917. 1st Edition . Hardcover. The second volume of Freeman and Bennett's humourous Pepysian First World War diary, greatly enhanced by Kettlewell's illustrations. A few spots to the block edge, but internally all is clean and bright. Brown paper-covered boards with lighter brown cloth and dulled gilt titling to spine. Fair unclipped d/j well worn, esp to edges and with loss to spine. Marginally enhanced by being in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. [12], 304pp + 4pp publisher's ads. Ill.: John Kettlewell. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 105455

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Keywords: John Kettlewell

Chris Garratt; Mick Kidd; David Stafford

How to Be a Genius

London, Methuen, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Surprisingly scarce comic guide to genius in the arts. In VG clean crisp and bright internal order. Light wear to pictorial card covers. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 128pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006133

Catalogue: Humour