The Clockmaker; or the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville

London , Richard Bentley , 1843. Cloth. A scarce, illustrated three volume set of the Nova Scotian writer's work The Clockmaker. This is a scarce three volume set of Thomas Chandler Haliburton's novel The Clockmaker; or The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville. The novel was originally published in The Nova Scotian Newspaper.Volume I has three plate illustrations. Volume II has a frontispiece and three plate illustrations. Volume III has a frontispiece and four plate illustrations. Collated, complete. Thomas Chandler Haliburton was a Nova Scotian politician, judge and author and was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with some wear to the original cloth. The spines are uniformly faded. There is a bookbinder sicker and previous owner inscriptions to the three front pastedowns. Internally, generally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: none. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 820B65

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: Thomas Chandler Haliburton The clockmaker samuel slick novel The clockmaker none

I-Deas or Intelligence Diversions

Not Stated, Naval Intelligence Division, 1919. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce anthology of humorous pieces written by and published for the members of the Naval Intelligence Division during the First World War. A vanishingly scarce work, with no record of this having sold previously at auction. Only one record of it being held institutionally, at the Greenwich National Maritime Museum, their copy having originally been owned by Naval officer Captain Tristan Dannreuther.An entertaining anthology of entertaining poems and stories written by members of the Naval Intelligence Division, published to commemorative their fellowship and memories of the First World War.Illustrated with five plates.Published by the Naval Intelligence Division in 1919.Compiled anonymously.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light edge wrar. Spine and extremities of the wraps are a little age-toned. Only a few light marks to the wraps. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 892P42

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: I-Deas or Intelligence Diversions tristan dannreuther nid naval intelligence division tristan dannreuther None

The Gossip: Or, Scraps of Manuscripts and Facetiae

Brighton and London, C. Verrall & Co.; M. and S. Higham, 1849 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition work of short sayings and witty humour from the Victorian era. First edition of The Gossip: Or, Scraps of Manuscripts and Facetiae, Laconia et Lyrica, Being the Gleanings of the Leisure Hours of a Gentleman. Published anonymously. Comprising of hints and scraps gathered on the rough and smooth roads of life. A humorous collection of witty stories and sayings from the Victorian era. A scarce work with only three copies held in libraries. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, fair. There is significant loss to the spine, with most of it missing. There is some bumping to the extremities. The hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 848W24

Catalogus: Humour

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The Humourist: A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Epigrams, &C.

London, John C. Nimmo, 1892. Cloth. A smart complete four volume set of this collection of humorous writings, with hand-coloured illustrations from George Cruikshank. Complete in four volumes. Limited edition of two hundred and sixty copies, of which this is number ninety-four. Illustrated with forty hand-coloured illustrations comprising a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eight plates with tissue guards to each volume. Collated complete. A charming collection of entertaining and humorous tales, anecdotes, epigrams, and more. With titles such as: Irish Dragoon, Aged Gallantry, An Awkward Mistake, The Philosopher Despised, Churchill's Wit, Prudent Simplicity, Taking Orders, A Turft Bull, A Cure for Ambition, and many others. Illustrated by George Cruikshank, a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life, best known for his book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens. Previously held in the library of William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, an English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the spine label of volume one, with further loss to the spine labels of volumes two and three. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Small tears to pages 30 and 31 of volume three where the text block has been clumsily opened. Very Good . Ill.: George Cruikshank. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 893T3

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: Humourist Entertaining Tales Anecdotes Entertaining Cruikshank George Cruikshank

Jestiana, or, Joke Upon Joke: Comprising Rich Gems of Humour and Smart Bon Mots Extracted from the Records of Momus Interspersed with Original and Eccentric Anecdotes

London, O. Hodgson, c1830. Cloth. A very scarce little book of humour, featuring a charming hand-coloured frontispiece. Pocket sized volume containing humorous anecdotes and witticisms. A very scarce little book of jokes dated from a copy catalogued at the British Library, St Pancras on WorldCat. Illustrated with a lovely hand-coloured frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding, gilt to edges. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Back strip laid down. Previous owner's neat inscription to verso front free endpaper, 'An Irish Sportsman Patrick, you fool, what makes you stale so softly after that Rabbit, when your gun has no lock on it. - Hush! Hush! my darling, the Rabbit don't know that.' Internally, firmly bound. Pages very clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 832A58

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: humour very scarce books hand-colour very scarce books Not Stated

Munchener Bilderbogen 20

Munchen , Verlag von Braun & Schneider, c1868. Hardback. A scarce volume of hand coloured illustrations from the German periodical Munchener Bilderbogen. This volume is volume twenty of a collection of plates from Munchener Bilderbogen which was a periodical established by Wilhelm Busch and published between 1859 and 1875. The periodical was known for its hand coloured satirical illustrations. This volume contains sheets from number 457 to 480, with twenty three folding hand coloured plates.Undated, dated 1868 from inscription and plates. In the publisher's original hardback binding. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards and spine. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1868. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 839B36

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: Munchener Bilderbogen 20 illustrated comics illustrated illustrated Not Stated

The Spirit of British Wit; Being a Collection of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, Epitaphs

Leith, W. Reid & Co, 1813. Cloth. A very scarce Georgian collection of funny pieces, such as anecdotes and satirical pieces, illustrated with a frontispiece. A very scarce work.An entertaining collection of anecdotes, bon mots, epitaphs, and other humorous pieces from Georgian England, a satirical work.Illustrated with a frontispiece. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light discolouration and a little rubbing. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Chips and discolouration to the spine label. A couple of light marks to the boards. Hinges are starting a little but remain firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Front endpaper and frontispiece detached but present. Small closed tear to the frontispiece. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 760P35

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: The Spirit of British Wit; Being a Collection of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, Epitaphs spirit of british wit humour anecdotes spirit of british wit epitaphs briain Not Stated

The Wormesliad with an English Version

Oxford, John Henry Parker , 1841. First edition. Disbound. A first edition of this scarce mock heroic poem in English and Greek. A first edition copy. This is a mock-heroic poem in the style of the Iliad.In the original Greek but with an English version with notes. Disbound with some of the spine remaining. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 860B47

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: The Wormesliad with an English Version Greek illiad humour Greek None

Edmond About

Trente Et Quarante Sans Dot Les Parents de Bernard

Paris , Librarie Hachette, 1872. Leather. A farcical novel by author Edmond Francois Valentin About. In original French. About was a French novelist, publicist and journalist. He made his career as an entertaining anti-clerical writer. He wrote several satirical works and is best remembered for his farcical writings including Trente et Quarante. Trente et Quarante has been adapted into a 1945 film directed by Gilles Grangier. In a half morocco binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the head of the spine and the paper covered boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned due to paper used. Spotting to the endpapers and occasional scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: FGN10-E-14

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: Edmond Francois Valentin About French Novel Humou French None

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

London, William Heinemann, 1992 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the fifth Douglas Adams 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' novel, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, flat signed by Adams to the title page.In the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.This was the final book in the series to be published in his lifetime.In this novel, Arthur Dent has settled on the remote planet of Lamuella, where he makes sandwiches. Dent's peace is shattered by the unexpected arrival of his daughter, Random. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Minor shelf wear to back strip tail. Dust wrapper in exceptional condition. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, as is common with this work. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 891F54

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Comic science fiction The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams None

Charles Addams

Monster Rally

London, W. H. Allen, 1977. Cloth. Lovely copy of this book by the creator of the characters of the Addams Family, Charles Addams. Originally published in 1950. A later edition of this series of cartoons of irresistible dark humour by Charles Addams, featuring some of the beloved characters known as the Addams Family among others. Charles Addams is an American cartoonist known for his macabre characters and dark humour. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean with a touch of age toning, as usual with the type of paper used. Fine . Ill.: Charles Addams. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 831A5

Catalogus: Humour

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Joseph Addison

Days with Sir Roger de Coverley

London, Macmillan, 1886. Cloth. An illustrated edition of this collection of stories about the character, Roger de Coverley. An English squire of Queen Anne's reign, Sir Roger exemplified the values of an old country gentleman, and was portrayed as lovable but somewhat ridiculous ('rather beloved than esteemed') (Spectator no. 2), making his Tory politics seem harmless but silly. He was said to be the grandson of the man who invented the dance. Reprinted from the Spectator. In a blue cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, sound. Some marks to the boards and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Ink signatures to half-titles. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright, though with some scattered instances of foxing throughout. Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN15-E-18

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: roger de coverley queen anne squire spectator queen anne hugh thomson Hugh Thomson Hugh Thomson

Publius Terentius Afer

Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae

Birmingham, Johannis Baskerville, 1772. Leather. A charming Latin edition of the comedies of Roman playwright Terence, this edition in Baskerville typeface, revolutionary in type design. ESTC Citation No. T137489.Active during the Roman Republic, Publius Terentius Afer was a Roman African playwright best known for his comedies. His works were influential on the likes of William Shakespeare, Moliere and Montaigne, and were used to learn Latin in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.Containing his six plays, 'Andria', 'Hecyra', 'Heauton Timorumenos', 'Phormio' 'Eunuchus' and 'Adelphoe&apos.In the original Latin.Printed in Baskerville typeface. John Baskerville (1707-1775) was an English businessman best known for designing this serif type, which was cut into metal by John Handy.A wonderful copy of this work. In a full calf binding. Externally generally smart; one of the gilt embellishments is lost. A little bumping to the extremities, and some slight rubbing to the spine. Gift inscription to the front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 775R45

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: Terence Latin Literature Plays Publius Terentius Afer Latin Literature None

Richard Aldington

Stepping Heavenward a Record

London, Chatto & Windus, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this satirical novel by Richard Aldington in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Stepping Heavenward A Record by Richard Aldington in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. An uncommon work, with only twenty copies held in libraries. A satirical novel aimed at T. S. Eliot, after becoming close friends with his wife, Vivienne Eliot, who Aldington supported during the couple's troubled marriage. Richard Aldington was a prolific English writer and poet, and was the recipient of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1946 for his biography of Wellington.With four pages of advertisements to the rear.Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown. From the library of Phyllis Hamilton. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper, with some creases and age toning. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 855W13

Catalogus: Humour

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Joan Butler [Robert William Alexander]

Full House

London, Stanley Paul and Co, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. 'Full of sparkling humour', this is a smart copy of the first edition of scarce farce from Joan Butler, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this humorous 1940s novel from Robert William Alexander, published under his frequently used pen-name 'Joan Butler&apos.In the delightfully illustrated publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.Set in the fictional McCorkle Castle, Butler's novel follows a cast of characters from two Scottish clans embroiled in a four-hundred year feud, as they all gather under one roof in a farcical tale reminiscent of the work of P. G. Wodehouse. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with significant loss to back strip head and tail, and three small holes to back strip. Chipping to head and tail of front wrap, with further edge wear to wrap perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting to title page, with the odd further spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 823F6

Catalogus: Humour

Trefwoorden: p g wodehouse farce Robert William Alexander joan butler farce None