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POTTER, STEPHEN:
Supermanship
London: Penguin, 1962 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 1829 multicoloured cartoon cover. 112pp. + illustrations by Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson. Good copy.
Bookseller reference : 7097
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POTTER, STEPHEN:
The Sense of Humour
London: Penguin, 1964 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 2210 multicoloured cartoon cover by Alan Aldridge. Index 277 pp. Copvers little soiled, o/w good copy.
Bookseller reference : 5421
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POTTER, STEPHEN:
The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship or The Art of Winning Games without actually Cheating.
New York, Henry Holt and Company, no date Fine pale green boards with black lettering to spine, 7.5 x 5.0 inches approx., very good to near fine dust jacket not price clipped, minor wear to extremities, clean bright and smart, no inscriptions, 128 pages.
Bookseller reference : 3287
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POTTLE, HERBERT LENCH
Fun on the Rock. Toward a Theory of Newfoundland Humour
St. John's, Newfoundland, Breakwater Books Ltd. 1983.Trade paperback, 8vo. 9 x 6 inches(23 x15cm). Edges worn. ISBN: 0919519067.
Bookseller reference : 12453
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POULTNEY, C.B.
Cold Noses. A Collection of Stories from the Dog Books of C.B.Poultney. (Illustrated by the author).
London: Methuen & Co.Ltd, 1943. !st compendium edition (Book Production War Economy Standard)selected from seven of C.B.Poultney's dog books, including adventures of both Pompey and Roderick Dhu as well as of Patrick the cat. pp.134, occasional line drawings throughout. Blue spine, white illustrated paper-covered boards, illustrated dustwrapper is price-clipped and has old tape repairs to top edges but is now in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G+.
Bookseller reference : 39775
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POUND, REGINALD
A.P. Herbert : A Biography
London England, Michael Joseph, 1976. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 071811390x Hadrback Harback Jacket has sun-fading to spine.and cover Michael Joseph, Bedford Square, London - 1976 hardcover, 5?" x 8?", with dust jacket 312 pages More than any other man of his time, Sir Alan Herbert ('A.P.H.' of 'Punch' ) added to the gaiety of Britain for fifty years. Wit and humour flowed from him in many forms - in verse and prose, in novels, musical plays, letter to 'The Times', even in House of Commons speeches. After his death, his executors nominated Reginald Pound (Herbert's lifelong friend) to assemble and write this biography, providing unrestricted access to all A.P.H's archives. Jacket has sun-fading to spine.and cover.
Bookseller reference : 084258
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POWEL, HARFORD
Good Jobs for Good Girls
NY, The Vanguard Press. 1949, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: John Groth. "Powel tells every Good Girl how to choose a wealthy, sober and generous bachelor for her boss and how to lead him gently but firmly along the gift-lined path to the alter.". Near Fine/Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 015270
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POWELL , DILYS:
Punch at the Cinema
Robson 1981 First VG/VG price clipped protective covered 192pp many b/w illus decorated endpapers 12 x 8.5 940g ¶ A look at the cinema through the eyes of the Punch team, including Barry Humphries, Carol Foreman, Barry Norman, Fenella Fielding and many more. Due to the weight of this book, there will be extra postage costs
Bookseller reference : 6512
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POWELL MARGARET
Margaret Powell in America
London, Michael Joseph, 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718111729) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A humourous account of the author's six week trip to America. A very good clean copy in an unclipped dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 002892 ISBN : 0718111729
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POWELL, MARGARET
Margaret Powell down Under
Sphere, London, 1977. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. VG- mass market paperback Cup ring on front vg-/-- .
Bookseller reference : 10786 ISBN : 0722104219
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POWER, JOHN S.
Wonder Map of Melbourne - in Fun and Fact.
Wonder Maps of Australia Co., Melbourne, 1934. 30" X 40" folding coloured, illustrated map, mint copy.. Published 1934, for Melbourne Centenary - Fabulous graphics, including a "mad" Napoleon on top of the Kew Lunatic Asylum, etc., etc. ( A worn, but complete copy is available for $40)
Bookseller reference : 190503
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POWERS, SAMUEL L.
Portraits of a Half Century - SIGNED
Boston, Little Brown and Co. 1925, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Autobiography of Samuel Leland Powers - graduate of Dartmouth College, member of the Boston Bar, US Congressman from the 13th district of Massachusetts, friend to Presidents Cleveland, McKinley and Roosevelt, and author. Illustrated. 285 pages. Dust jacket has light wear. Very Good +/Very Good. DATED, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
Bookseller reference : 011900
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POWNALL, DAVID
Stagg and His Mother
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-575-05032-2). Hard Cover. NON price-clipped DJ [ £ 13.99] in new mylar, minimal edgewear. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. Burgundy covers, gilt lettering on spine, slight shelf-wear to spine edges. An architect with three failed marriages invites his reclusive and uneducated mother to live with him. She suddenly thirsts for knowledge and opinions, and their hilarious travels throughout Europe become a journey of self-discovery for them both. Media Mail and US Priority shipping include free delivery confirmation. Near Fine/Very Good+.
Bookseller reference : 001445 ISBN : 0575050322
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PRATCETT, TERRY
Truckers
Doubleday, 1989. Book, Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 000988
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PRATCHETT (TERRY).
The Unadulterated Cat.
V Gollancz 1989. . 1st edition, softback, 240x170 mm, 96pp, VG, v sl rubbing to some edges of cover, cartoons by Gray Jolliffe..
Bookseller reference : 17463
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PRATCHETT TERRY
Johnny and the Dead
London, Corgi Books. 1994, 1st Paperback. (ISBN: 0552527408). Paperback, 7 x 4. Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies........ Postage 1.00pound UK on this book. Very Good/Not Aplicable.
Bookseller reference : 111607 ISBN : 0552527408
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PRATCHETT TERRY
The Unadulterated Cat
London, Gollancz. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0575046287) Pictorial Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Gray Jolliffe. Very nice copy of this one-off book of cat humour by Discworld author Pratchett. Only issued as a paperback original. Not inscribed, priced to rear cover. Fine/No Jacket.
Bookseller reference : 006709 ISBN : 0575046287
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PRATCHETT TERRY
The Unadulterated Cat
London, Gollancz. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0575046287) Pictorial Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Gray Jolliffe. A book about real cats from sci-fi writer Pratchett, 'Real cats never eat from bowls (at least, not the ones marked CAT)'. A paperback original which never appeared in hardcovers. a nice copy, not inscribed. Near Fine/No Jacket.
Bookseller reference : 014006 ISBN : 0575046287
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PRATCHETT, TERRY
Johnny and the Dead
Doubleday, 1993. Book, Cloth. Good/Very Good. 2nd. Ex-Library. fep removed.
Bookseller reference : 000717
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PRATCHETT, TERRY
The Unadulterated Cat
Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1989. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Gray Joliffe. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. no damage to describe. Clean and free of annotation, apart from previous owner's name on the first page. Real cats don't need names. But they often get called them. Size: Trade Format Paperback. 96 pages. Please refer to the accompanying picture(s). Illustrator: Gray Joliffe. Quantity Available: 1.
Bookseller reference : 0255804 ISBN : 0575046287
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PRATCHETT, TERRY
The Unadulterated Cat
Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1989. First Edition, Softcover, Illustrated by: Gray Joliffe. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. the very slightest of a crease at the bottom left of the rear panel, no other damage to describe. Clean and free of annotation. Real cats don't need names. But they often get called them. Size: Trade Format Paperback. 96 pages. Please refer to the accompanying picture(s). Illustrator: Gray Joliffe. Quantity Available: 1.
Bookseller reference : 0249092 ISBN : 0575046287
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PRATCHETT, TERRY & BRIGGS, STEPHEN.:
The Discworld Companion. The Definitive - and only - Guide.
London: Gollancz 1994. 1st edition, hardback, 288pp. B&w text illustrations by Stephen Briggs. Colour dustwrapper illustrated by Josh Kirby. Everything the Discworld traveller needs to know ... A FINE copy in similar dustwrapper.
Bookseller reference : 6007
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PRATCHETT, TERRY & STEWART, IAN & COHEN, JACK
the science of Discworld II the globe
Ebury Press, London, 2002. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Paul Kirby. Very Good Condition/Very Good. a very nice copy, the only damage being fading of the spine section of the dust jacket. I haven't read this book, but I am slightly frightened after all, the suitcase is on the rear cover which means trouble and it looks like William Shakespeare is somehow involved from the front illustration. oh did I mention that somehow versus pick up a parasitic life form – and no it's not humans – it's elves, you know the legless type – damned voice recognition -- that was supposed to be Legolas type. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to the accompanying picture(s). Illustrator: Paul Kirby. Quantity Available: 1.
Bookseller reference : 0255070 ISBN : 0091882737
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PRATCHETT, TERRY & STEWART, IAN & COHEN, JACK
the science of Discworld III Darwin's watch
Ebury Press, London, 2005. Reprint, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Paul Kirby. Very Good Condition/Very Good. top edge of the pages has darkened with age, no other damage of the book, or of the dustjacket. The wizards of the unseen University are learning something that the good Doctor could have told them, it's no easy task to change history. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to the accompanying picture(s). Illustrator: Paul Kirby. Quantity Available: 1.
Bookseller reference : 0255061 ISBN : 0091898234
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PRATCHETT, TERRY.:
Sourcery.
London; Corgi, 1989.. ISBN 0552131075. Paperback, first ptg, 270 pages, cover illustration by Josh Kirby. VG copy, no previous owner inscription.
Bookseller reference : 2069
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PREBBLE, STUART
"Grumpy Old Men, the Secret Diary
London, United Kingdom, BBC Books, 2005. Reprint. hardcover. 12mo. Very Good/very good.
Bookseller reference : 500003309
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PREBBLE, STUART
Grumpy Old Men
BBC, 2005. BBC, 2005. paperback. 214pp. b&w ills. small 8vo. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾"" tall. Soft Cover. 056349316x. Fine.
Bookseller reference : 123297 ISBN : 056349316x
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PREBBLE, STUART
Grumpy Old Men, the Official Handbook
London, United Kingdom, BBC Books. 2004. (ISBN: 0563522097). Hard Cover, 7.5" x 5". Reprint of the first edition in the first year of publication. Illustrated by line cartoons. Based on the TV series. Appears to be an unread copy. Fine/Fine.
Bookseller reference : 001843 ISBN : 0563522097
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PREP BY: THE ASSOCIATION OF CARTOONISTS.
9. International Aksehir Nasreddin Hodja cartoon contest.= 9. International concours de caricature d'Akshir Nasreddin Hodja.= 9. Uluslararasi Aksehir Nasreddin Hoca karikatür yarismasi.
Istanbul, Türkiye Karikatürcüler Dernegi, 1989. Paperback. Pbo. Oblong 8vo. 120 p. Texts in Turkish, English and French. B/w caricatures. 0, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 002984
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PREP BY: THE ASSOCIATION OF CARTOONISTS.
[24. International Nasreddin Hodja cartoon contest.]= 24. Uluslararasi Nasreddin Hoca karikatür yarismasi.
Istanbul, Türkiye Karikatürcüler Dernegi, 2004. Paperback. Pbo. Oblong 8vo. 187, [5] p. Texts in Turkish and English. Color caricatures. 0, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Fine.
Bookseller reference : 003050
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PREP. BY NIHAT YALÇIN.
Caricatures from the Ottomans.
Istanbul, Rumuz Yayinevi, 2014. Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Oblong large 8vo. (20 x 23 cm). In English. 117 p. Color and b/w caricatures. "Caricature is the exaggerated illustration of a person, a character or an action. They are the sources reflecting the period in the purest way and shed light on the many fields of the socila, economical and cultural life. You will set out a journey through the time while reading the caricatures that we have chosen from Otoman newspapers and magazines and you will find the understanding and actions of our ancestors in these deep jokes. Some of these caricatures date from The Otoman Empire Era (before 1923) and some date from Rebuplic period (after 1923). They are gegarded as the accumulation of the same culture; therefore are not separated". 0. Soft cover. 9786055112028. As New.
Bookseller reference : 007296 ISBN : 9786055112028
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PREP. BY TUNÇ TAYANÇ.
A long and winding road. Turkey-EU relations through cartoons.= Une route longue et sinueuse. Les relations entre la Turquie et l'EU a travers les dessins de presse.= Uzun, ince bir yol. Karikatürlerle Türkiye-AB iliskileri.
Istanbul, CFCU, Tarih Vakfi, Cartooning for Peace, Dessins pour la Prix, 2012. Paperback. Pbo. Small 4to. (26 x 19 cm). Color and b/w caricatures. 223, [1] p. In English, French and Turkish. A long and winding road. Turkey-EU relations through cartoons.= Une route longue et sinueuse. Les relations entre la Turquie et l'EU a travers les dessins de presse.= Uzun, ince bir yol. Karikatürlerle Türkiye-AB iliskileri. 0, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Soft cover. 9789758813636. New.
Bookseller reference : 006131 ISBN : 9789758813636
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PRESCOT, JULIAN
Both Sides of the Case
Pan, London, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. paperback tight and square, Unmarked and uncreased pages tanned, vg+/--, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .
Bookseller reference : 77209
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PRESCOT, JULIAN
Case Proceeding
Arthur Barker. A fine, red hardcover in a near fine dust jacket. First edition, 1960.
Bookseller reference : HA0224
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PRESCOT, JULIAN
Case Proceeding
United Kingdom: Barker, 1960. Hardcover. A good hardcover in a good unclipped dustwrapper. The book is in clean red boards, lightly bumped spine ends, sharp corners, previous owner's stamp on the front endpaper, toned pages tanned/lightly foxed to the text-block edges and somewhat soiled to the top edge. The bright rubbed dustwrapper is creased to the edges - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee real bookshop in Scotland.. Good in Good dust jacket .
Bookseller reference : 10111
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PRESTON, JACK
Funny Business
London, Rober Hale & Company, 1980. (ISBN: 0709181582) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard back in very good+ condition. Binding is tight, clean throughout. In very good dust jacket with very minor creasing to edges. 191 pages. 'His insider stories, ranging from hilarious to off-beat, are centred on a management consultancy whose boss has the ethics of a basking shark' , Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 005382 ISBN : 0709181582
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PRESTON, MATT
Cravat - a - Licious : The Selected Works of the Masterchef Critic
North Sydney, N.S.W. Australia, Ebury Press. 2009, First Edition, First Impression. (ISBN: 9781741669671) Softcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, + 404pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft creases to front and rear panels, minimal scuffing and edgewear. "From Himalayan salt to horse carpaccio, via toffee-covered grasshoppers and prize-winning fruitcake, Matt Preston has eaten it and written about it. This collection of his best stories and columns will pique your appetite and leave you in no doubt as to why he's been named World's Best Food Journalist by Le Cordon Bleu . " Book weight approx. 555g. Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 008209 ISBN : 9781741669671
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PRICE, EVADNE,
Just Jane
John Hamilton. Book, Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First edition in red boards with black lettering and Hamilton sundial at base of spine & on title. The 1st of the "Jane" books. Light foxing and some wear to boards.
Bookseller reference : 007176
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PRICE, R. G. G.
A HISTORY OF PUNCH
London, Collins 1957, 1st edition, hb. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations. Bound in red cloth and encased in publisher's dust jacket. 8vo, pp. 384. Very light shelf wear, else in very good cond. The dust jacket is a bit chipped at the edgs, with light overall wear, else good
Bookseller reference : 040715
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PRICE, R.G.G.
A History of Punch
Collins, 1st 1957. Hardback, with dustjacket. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Some light staining to boards. Wrapper is foxed and edge worn with 1 inch loss across bottom of the front panel. [S]
Bookseller reference : 1604095
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PRICE, R.G.G.
A History Of Punch (1st ed)
Collins, 1957. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Humour; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24257.
Bookseller reference : 24257
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PRICE, R.G.G.
A History of Punch (2nd ed)
Collins, 1957. Second Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Humour; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6999.
Bookseller reference : 6999
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PRICE, R.G.G.
A History of Punch.
London. Collins. 1st edition. 1957. Hardcovers. Tall 8vo.384 pages. Illustrated with drawings from the famous magazine; (humorous, cartoons and caricatures).Publishers red cloth, gilt. Pages clean and bright. Gift inscription. Light edge tanning to the text block, with some spots on fore-edge. Tight and clean binding, with no rub. Book in VG condition. Price clipped D.w. is with some browning and edge fray, but Good
Bookseller reference : 10742
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PRICE, R.G.G.:
A HISTORY OF PUNCH.
London, Collins, (1957). Reprint. Cloth, edges and endpapers foxed, lacks a fly else v.g. in sl. torn d/w, illust., pp. 384.
Bookseller reference : 64049
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PRICHARD MARI:
Guests and Hosts: Small Oxford Books. A humorous look at the rituals of hospitality.
Oxford University Press 1981 Hardback ISBN 0192141155 First edition Very minor nick to front cover. Price clipped dustwrapper faded on spine and front with slight wear to top edge. 92pp 4.5" x 8" Wt 0.3 Kg Very Good (Very Good)
Bookseller reference : 6080
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PRIESTLAND, GERALD, INTRO.
Hoffnung
Edinburgh Festival society Edinburgh 1968 PB. Soft cover. The catalogue of an exhibition of original drawings and paintings, with a list of contents, and three cartoons, one double-page. Stapled booklet, covers a little grubby, good. 6pp. Good.
Bookseller reference : BYB6510
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PRIESTLEY, J B
Low Notes on a High Level A Frolic.
Popular Book Club, 1955. Hard Cover, 216pp, the edges browning a little with age, yellow boards with title in red. B + w illustrations. Internally very clean. A humourous story of a strange musical instrument and a radio company... Very Good /No Jacket.
Bookseller reference : 14852
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PRIESTLEY, J B
The English Comic Characters
London, Bodley Head. 1963, New Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New edition, 12mo, 242pp, VG Copy in VG DJ. Very Good/Very Good.
Bookseller reference : 10810
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PRIESTLEY, J. B (EDITOR) LEACOCK, STEVEN
The Bodley Head Leacock
London, Bodley Head, 1958.(1957) 2nd Impression. Hardcover, 8vo., red cloth in good condition, dustjacket intact with some marks & price-clipped, 464pp.
Bookseller reference : 96641
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PRIESTLEY, J. B.
FOOLS AND PHILOSOPHERS / A Gallery of Comic Figures from English Literature
New York, Dodd, Mead and Company 1925, hb. Minor shelfwear; else very good condition. 12mo, pp. xii, 299. "the reader has here a gallery of comic figures from our literature that he is able, as it were, to carry about with him"
Bookseller reference : 029287
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