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Humor

1. Adams, Franklin P. NODS AND PECKS. NY. Whittlesey House. (1944). Early printing. Cloth. Large 12mo. Nicked dj. Near fine. 246pp. Journalist and original member of Information Please panel. 3rd printing. Clear plastic cover for dust jacket.
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2. Allen, Fred. MUCH ADO ABOUT ME.. Atlantic Monthly Press/ Little Brown. (1956)(3rd printing. Photo illustrations. Cloth. 8vo. Good. No dust jacket. Ex Library with usual markings. Allen (1894-1956). famous American comedian of the first half of the twentieth century. Had radio shows from the 1930s through the 1940s.
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3. Bierce, Ambrose. THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY.. Dover Thrift Edition. (1993). Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Fine. Unabridged replication of Volume VII of author's 1911 collected works. 139pp plus ads.
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4. Byrom, Thomas. NONSENSE AND WONDER. The Poems and Cartoons of Edward Lear.. Brandywine Press/ Dutton. (1977). 1st edition. Cloth. 8vo. Chipped dj. Very good. Light bump to lower outside corner. Edward Lear (1812-1888) British humorist, poet, artist. 244pp.
Our price $14.00

5. Collombey, Jean. QUI VOUS SAVEZ. Paris. Julliard. (1963). Illustrated. Paperback. 12mo. worn cover and spine. reading copy only C6. Humorous statements appended to photos of political figures. In French.
Our price $5.00

6. Coren, Alan. THE CRICKLEWOOD DIET.. Robson Books. (1982). Hardback. Large 12mo. Very good. 176pp. A few small label marks on free endpaper. By editor of Punch.
Our price $20.00

7. Ford, Corey. CORY FORD'S GUIDE TO THINKING. A Handbook for the Home Cybernetician. Garden City. Doubleday. 1961. Illuistrations. Hardback. 8vo. near fine wqith nicked dj. 95pp. Over 40 cartoons included. Decorated covers. '.riotous tour into the bewildering world of Googolplex, APT, Binary Mathematics, In-puts and Out-puts.'.
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8. Freedman, Matt and Paul Hoffman. HOW MANY ZEN BUDDHISTS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB?.. St Martin's. (1980). Cartoons. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Very good. Faint finger print smudge (probably from a dusty light bulb) on rear cover.
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9. Friel, James. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO REAGAN. NY. Justin Books. (1984). Comic drawings. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Near fine. Tiny nick in face of front cover. Reagan's iconic status questioned.
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10. Geng, Veronica (Editor). IN A FIT OF LAUGHTER. An Anthology of Modern Humor. New York. Platt & Munk. (1969). Jacket illustration by Richard Smith. Hardback. Small 8vo. Worn dj. Very good. Introduction by Steve Allen. xiv & 296pp. Selections from the humor masters of the mid-20th century: Nichols & May, S.J. Perelman, Don Marquis, Stephen Leacock. Ring Lardner, Jamesw Thurber among others.
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11. Getlein, Frank. A MODERN DEMONOLOGY. NY. Clarkson N. Potter. (1961). 1st edition. Illus. by Robert Osborn. Cloth. 8vo. Very good with torn dust jacket. 236pp. minor fading outside. , owner's stamp on fl;yleaf. Satire. 'Being social critisism in the form of a scholarly dissertation, complete with sociological finding collected by the latest approved methods, on the need for a rehabilitation of the ancient science of demonology, the discovery and destruction of demons inhabiting various individuals and groups in the social order, the body polkitic and the edonomic milieu.'.
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12. Goldman, Albert (from the journalism of Lawrence Schiller). LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LENNY BRUCE!!.. Random House. (1974). Photo illustrations. Hardback. 8vo. Good. No dj. (from the journalism of Lawrence Schiller) 1st edition, 2nd printing. Decorated endpapers. One cover corner rubbed. Lettering on spine fading. Darkening outside. 565pp.
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13. Gurney, Nancy. GURNEY'S GUIDE TO FEATHERED FRIENDS.. Morrow. 1968. Illustrated by Eric Gurney. Cloth. Large 8vo. Very good. No dj. Cartoons. Few small marks on rear cover.
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14. Hollowwood, Bernard (Editor). PICK OF PUNCH. London. Arthur Barker Ltd. (1960). Illustrated. Hardback. 4to. No dj. good copy. No dj. 1/2 inch tears in head of spine. Cover with few minor indents. Cover dull. (Approx. size. 11' x 8') 192pp. Name and address written on free endpaper' 'James L. Sturm,.Peoria, Illinois'
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15. Levin, Martin (editor). THE BEDSIDE PHOENIX NEST. 21 Nights with America's Humorists. NY. Ives Washburn. (1965). Cloth. dull covers and spine. very good+. no dj. Pieces by Ben Hecht, Ogden Nash, Anita Loos, H. Allen Smith, John Updike among others.
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16. Linkletter, Art. KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS!.. Prentice-Hall. (4th printing. Dec. 1957). Illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. Cloth. Small 8vo. Very good. No dj. Few soil marks outside. Very light bump to upper outside cover corner. Introduction by Walt Disney. By radio and television host and personality. Long note written in pencil on rear blank page. xvii & 198pp
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17. Mahony, Patrick. BARBED WIT & MALICIOUS HUMOR. Washington, D.C. The Institute for the Study of Man. (1983). Reprint. Cloth. 12mo. Fine. Issued without dust jacket. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover. 183pp. Initially published in 1956.
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18. Osgood, Charles (Edited with Introduction). KILROY WAS HERE. The Best American Humor from World War II.. Hyperion. (2001). 1st paperback ed. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Very good. Slightly aging paper.
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19. Parkinson, C. Northcote. PARKINSON'S LAW and other studies in administration.. Houghton Mifflin. (1957). Illustrated by Robert C. Osborn. Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Fine. 8th printing. Sentry Edition. xi & 112+pp. Name written on verso of front cover. (Sentry Editions are printed on good quality paper in a 'binding that has the durability of cloth but the price and compactness of paper.') A list of titles available in Sentry editions is appended in book. Heavy paper book marker from Dial Book Shop, NYC. laid-in.
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20. Passell, Peter. HOW TO.. Farrar Straus & Giroux. (1976). Illustrations by Charles Bragg. Cloth. Large 12mo. Nicked dj. Very good. Gilt lettering on spine. 171pp. Good humor, good advise, unusual information.
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21. Perelman, S.J. CHICKEN INSPECTOR No. 23.. Simon & Schuster. (1966). 1st printing. Hardback. 8vo. Very good dj. Fine. 255pp. Price clipped dj. Photo portrait of author on rawer panel of dust jacket.
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22. Perelman, S.J. CRAZY LIKE A FOX.. Random House. (1944). Cloth. Large 12mo. Good. No dj. Darkened spine. 269pp. Two inscriptions on front endpapers: 'Yeovil, England, April '45.' 'A very merry christmas! Howie, From Lu-'
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23. Perret, Gene. HOW TO WRITE & SELL (YOUR SENSE OF) HUMOR. Cincinnati. Writer's Digest Books. (1982). Cloth. fine with vg dj.
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24. Rogers, Will. THE ILLITERATE DIGEST. NY. Albert & Charles Boni. 1924. Illustrations. Cloth. Small 8vo. Better than good copy. 351pp. Boards recovered. by non-pro. slight darkening of pages.
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25. The Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Institute. Uncle John's BATHROOM READER, PLUNGES INTO HISTORY. Ashland, OR & San Diego, CA. Portable Press. (2001). Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Very good. First printing of this edition. xii & 490pp. Lightly humorous treatment of historical events, important and otherwise. For example: The Real Braceheart, A Short History of Ubderwear, Odd Deaths of Famous Figures, Abe Lincoln, Fashion Icon, The Olympics Exposed, and so on.
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