ADDAMS, CHARLES

Black Maria a New Cartoon Collection

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Addams. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized hardback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends, and the spine has some light toning / fading, especially to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, small bumps and several small chips missing, along with several edge tears. " Charles Addams joined the layout department of True Detective magazine in 1933, where he retouched photos of corpses to remove the blood for appearance alongside magazine stories. Addams complained: "A lot of those corpses were more interesting the way they were." His first drawing for The New Yorker, a sketch of a window washer, ran February 6, 1932, and his cartoons ran regularly in the magazine from 1937, when he drew the first in the series that came to be called The Addams Family, until his death. Addams remained a freelancer throughout that time. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 48196

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Charles Addams The Addams Family Black Humor Cartoons

ADLER, BILL & CHARLES M. SCHULZ

Dear President Johnson

New York, NY: William Morrow, 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Schulz. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small semi-closed tears to the edges of the book covers, along with a couple of nicks to the corners.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47306

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Young Adult Bill Adler Charles Schulz Presidents Children

ADLER, BILL

Love Letters to the Mets

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by George Price. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. This is a stated First Edition. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some very beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners, and edges of the book covers.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46694

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Bill Adler The Mets Baseball Correspondence George Price

DELL COMICS

Pogo Possum No. 8 (Jan-March ) 1952

New York: Dell Comics / Dell Publishing Co, 1952. Comic Book. Color Illustrations; This is a comic book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a light vertical crease to the center of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is an ink stamped date on the top rear corner of the book cover. "Pogo was a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist Walt Kelly and syndicated to American newspapers from 1948 until 1975. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp in the southeastern United States, Pogo followed the adventures of its funny animal characters, including the title character, an opossum. The strip was written for both children and adults, with layers of social and political satire targeted to the latter. Pogo was distributed by the Post-Hall Syndicate. The strip earned Kelly a Reuben Award in 1951. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 41078

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Dell Comics Pogo Possum Pogo Possum Walt Kelly Comic Books Humor

DELAPLANE, STANTON

The Little World of Stanton Delaplane

New York, NY: Coward - McCann, Inc, 1959. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light nicking, rubbing and edge wear. The spine and spine joints of the dust jacket has some light sunning / fading. "Delaplane's career as a journalist began as a writer for Apéritif Magazine from 1933 to 1936, when he joined the San Francisco Chronicle as a reporter He won the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting in 1942 for a depiction of the State of Jefferson, a state that residents of far northern California and southern Oregon proposed semi-seriously in order to publicize their grievances. He also won National Headliner Awards in 1946 and 1959. In 1944 and 1945 he served as a war correspondent in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 45614

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Stanton Delaplane Journalism Short Stories Fiction Signed Edition

ECKERT, ALLAN W.

Whattizzit? Nature Pun Quizzes

Dayton, OH: Landfall Press, Inc, 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. Illustrated by Robert Cyphers. B&W Illustrations; This is a small paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and a light wrinkle to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "There are those who contend that the pun is the lowest form of humor, while others consider it to be one of the highest. the opinion is often based upon whether the one making the assessment has just made the pun - or been the victim of it." This book, while a latecomer, is considered one of the author's scarcest books.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 30318

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Allan W. Eckert puns Joke books Youth Humor Nature Animals Humor

FEIFFER, JULES

Feiffer's Marriage Manual

New York, NY: Random House, 1967. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. "Jules Ralph Feiffer (born January 26, 1929) is an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for editorial cartooning, and in 2004 he was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame. He wrote the animated short Munro, which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1961. The Library of Congress has recognized his "remarkable legacy", from 1946 to the present, as a cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, adult and children's book author, illustrator, and art instructor." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48513

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Jules Feiffer Marriage Satire Cartoons

GETLEIN, FRANK

A Modern Demonology a Satire

New York: Clarkson N. Potter Inc, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Osborn. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have some light rubbing to the spine and flap joints, some light bumping to the spine ends, and a couple of tiny tears to the to spine end. "Robert Chesley Osborn (1904–1994) was an American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author...Osborn characterized himself as "a drawer" whose figures "seemed to come right out of my subconscious." Garry Trudeau called him "one of the very few masters of illustrative cartooning." Robert Motherwell wrote that his drawings were "so alive that they seemed to writhe on the page with an uninhibited energy .... Osborn's art is a call to responsible action." ; Motherwell was among those who compared Osborn's graphic work to that of Daumier, Goya, Saul Steinberg, as well as to the sculpture of Alexander Calder, who was a friend of Osborn's.". Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 34739

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Frank Getlein Robert Osborn Satire Demons Religion Humor

GURNEY, ERIC

The Calculating Cat Returns

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall / Stuart L. Daniels, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0131102133. Illustrated by Eric Gurney. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small semi-closed tears and associated wrinkling. The spine of the dust jacket has fading and there is some generalized ground-in dirt as well. "Eric Gurney (1910–1992) was a Canadian-American cartoonist and illustrator. He emigrated to the USA in 1938 to work with The Walt Disney Company, where he was a story writer and a collaborator on several classic Disney films. Turning freelance in 1948, he did cartoon illustrations for magazines and advertising campaigns. Gurney is well known for his humorous illustrations in books for children and adults. He received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1961 and 1971 for his work.". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 33823

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: 0131102133 Humor Eric Gurney Cats Animals Pets Humor

HARVARD LAMPOON, HENRY N. BEARD AND DOUGLAS C. KENNEY

Bored of the Rings

New York: Signet / New American Library, 1969. 8th Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. There is one small nick to the top front panel of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Bored of the Rings is a 1969 parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. This short novel was written by Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney, who later founded National Lampoon. It was published in 1969 by Signet for the Harvard Lampoon. In 2013, an audio version was produced by Orion Audiobooks, narrated by Rupert Degas. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 41944

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Science Fiction Harvard Lampoon Henry N. Beard Douglas C. Kenney Lord Of The Rings Parodies

HOLLOWOOD, BERNARD (EDITED BY)

Punch Vol. 253, No. 6624, 23 August 1967

London, England: Punch Publications Limited, 1967. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some generalized very light toning. Included are: Basil, Boothroyd, Any Complaints? , H. F. Ellis, Todays Resignations, Robert Robinson, Tory Shindig, Alan Coren, Ten Gree Diplomats Hanging on the Wall, Patrick Ryan, ROudn BRitain with Gun and Camera, Peter Dickinson, Mercenary's Song (verse) , and more.. Very Good .

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Book number: 44136

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Punch Magazine Satire England

HOOKER, RICHARD & WILLIAM E. BUTTERWORTH

M*a*S*H Goes to Hollywood

New York, NY: Pocket, 1976. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0671804081. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there is generalized toning.. Very Good .

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Book number: 47919

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: 0671804081 Humor Richard Hooker William E. Butterworth Hollywood TV Series MASH

JOHNSON, CROCKETT (DAVID JOHNSON LEISK)

Barnaby

Chicago, IL: Henry Holt and Co, 1943. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good second state dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a light slant to the spine of the book and some very beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. All edges of the text block have noticeable foxing. The dust jacket is clean and bright but does have a couple of small spots of discoloration and some light toning to the rear panel along with one small semi-closed tear to the bottom front spine joint. The dust jacket rear cover has five blurbs, with is the designation for the second states DJ. "By the late 1920s, Johnson was art editor at several McGraw-Hill trade publications. With the Great Depression, Johnson became politicized and turned leftward, joining the radical Book and Magazine Writers Union. In 1934, he began his cartooning career by contributing to the Communist Party publication New Masses and subsequently joined the publication's staff, becoming its art editor and redesigning the magazine's layout. He remained with the magazine until 1940 and embarked on a career drawing comic strips in a series in Collier's magazine named "The Little Man with the Eyes". In 1942, he developed the Barnaby strip which would make him famous for the left-wing daily newspaper PM." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 47240

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Crockett Johnson A Barnaby Book Comic book characters Comic strip characters Comic strips Humor Illustrated Editions

KELLY, WALT

Pogo Extra Election Special (Vol. XVIII. . . No. 1)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Walt Kelly. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The covers have areas of toning darkening, especially the spine and top edges. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though they have toned somewhat. "Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) , commonly known as Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941 Kelly transferred at the age of 28 to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 37802

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor Walt Kelly Pogo Illustrators Comics Cartoons Politics

NATIONAL LAMPOON

The Awdrey-Gore Legacy By Edward Gorey, As Found in National Lampoon Crime!

New York, NY: National Lampoon, 1971. Magazine. Illustrated by Dick Hess. Cover Art; This is a larger than trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a tiny nick to the bottom spine end of the magazine cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: The Case of the Loquacious Rapist by Tim Mayer and Michael Sullivan, Groin Larceny by Chris Miller, Riders of the Black Hand by Michel Choquette, The Big Recall by Henry Beard, The Awdrey-Gore Legacy by Edward Gorey, The Thoughts of Chairman Fu-Manchu by Henry Beard, Dick Tracy by H. B. Nichols, The Last sMile, 74 by Rodrigues, Angela and Rocky Take You on a Tour of the Big House by George W. S. Trow.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46469

Catalogue: Humor

Keywords: Humor National Lampoon Edward Gorey Satire Angela Davis