Gainsbourg, Serge

Evguenie Sokolov: a parabolic tale.

Tam Tam Books, 2012. First Edition. Softcover. Clean, tightly bound paperback, a little creased, card covers rubbed at corners, remains of bookseller label on the back cover, but generally appears little used, no inscriptions. 84 pages. Good.

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Book number: 66807

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: French Fiction

Lewis, Helen Prothero

Adventures of Armine de Lancy.

William Stevens Ltd. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback bound in silver leathercloth with black & red titles & decoration, loss to the bottom corner of two leaves (some text lost, now replaced by photocopies), cloth has minor rubbing at corners, no inscriptions. 100 page humorous novel, extremely funny, and surprisingly scarce - predates 'The young visiters' by 7 years. Fair with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 51194

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Humorous Fiction

Lewis, Helen Prothero

Adventures of Armine de Lancy.

William Stevens Ltd. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback bound in silver leathercloth with black & red titles & decoration, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, neat previous owner's gift inscription on front endpaper. 100 page humorous novel, extremely funny, and surprisingly scarce - predates 'The young visiters' by 7 years. Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 53966

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Humorous Fiction

Lupino, Stanley

Crazy days.

Herbert Jenkins, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in orange cloth with black titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, partially erased name on front pastedown otherwise no inscriptions. 192 page allegedly humorous novel by a poor P. G. Wodehouse impersonator. Good with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 53887

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Humorous Fiction

Manning, Mary

The last chronicles of Ballyfungus.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket on which the spine title has faded from orange to yellow. Appears little used. viii + 276 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 59054

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Anglo-Irish aristocracy Humorous Fiction

Milligan, Spike

Wuthering Heights according to Spike Milligan.

Michael Joseph, 1994. Reprint; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very clean, tightly bound book with a neat inscription signed by the author on the front endpaper ('To Jan, Spike Milligan), but no other marks or inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Appears little used ; Signed by Author. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 44888

Catalogue: Fiction:: humour

Keywords: Spike Milligan Signed book

Milton, Giles

Edward Trencom's nose: a novel of history, dark intrigue and cheese.

Macmillan, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. As new, appears unread. First novel, which has been favourably compared to those of P.G. Wodehouse and Tom Sharpe. Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 24939

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Giles Milton Humorous Fiction

Rush, Philip R.

Bess the Black Orpington Swaggie.

ABC Books, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound paperback original, no inscriptions, spine uncreased, has crease to bottom corner of back cover otherwise appears little used. 178 pages. Very Good.

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Book number: 66693

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Australia Outback Chickens Rural Life

Thirkell, Angela

Pomfret Towers.

Pan Books Ltd. 1949. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Clean, tightly bound paperback, spine creased, card covers rubbed at corners and chipped at the foot of the spine, pages age-toned, but a decent copy of one of her less common books, no inscriptions. 224 pages. Good.

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Book number: 52862

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Romantic Fiction Angela Thirkell

Thompson, Don & Lupoff, Dick (eds)

The comic-book book.

U.S.A: Arlington House, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is creased at the front foldover and a little chipped at the spine ends. Appears little used. 360 pages, illustrations in the text. Very Good in Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 63108

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Comic strips Graphic Art Superman Marvel Comics

Toner, Barbara

Brain Street.

Macdonald & Co, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. Pages are age-toned, but otherwise appears little used. 208 page humorous novel. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 65428

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Humorous Fiction First Edition

Truss, Lynne

With one lousy free packet of seed.

Profile Books, 2004. New Paperback Edition. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound paperback, signed dedication by the author on the title page, spine uncreased, appears to be unread. Fine.

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Book number: 60344

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Signed book Humorous Fiction

Wodehouse, P. G.

The adventures of Sally, with, The girl on the boat [2 volumes].

Herbert Jenkins, 1923. Reprint. Hardcover. Two decent hardback short story collections. Both are clean and tightly bound in orange pictorial cloth, and the boards are worn at the corners and edges. Both have a previous owners name on the endpaper. Both are reprints, from 1923 & c.1927/8 respectively. Fair with no dust jacket.

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Book number: 65235

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Humorous Fiction Golfing

Wodehouse, P. G.

Quick service.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which has faded from orange to yellow at the spine. Appears little used.. Very Good in Good dust jacket.

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Book number: 65237

Catalogue: Fiction:: Humour

Keywords: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Humorous Fiction