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Bayle, S.
BOOK OF ANECDOTES, AND JOKER'S KNAPSACK. Including Witticisms of the Late President Lincoln, and Humors, Incidents, and Absurdities of the War.
350p. Very slightly stained 8vo. Attractive original full brown cloth binding, embossed in black. Gilt decorated spine. Though slightly worn, still a very nice copy. An important example of American humor in the wake of the Civil War. HUMOR 6
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Bierce, Ambrose.
DIABOLICAL DEFINITIONS. A Selection From the Devil's Dictionary. Edited and With an Introduction by C. Merton Babcock.
61p. Color illustrations by Stanley Wyatt. Small 8vo. Original full color pictorial paper binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn and faded; price clipped. HUMOR 8
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Breslin, Jimmy.
THE GANG THAT COULDN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT.
254p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. First Edition. HUMOR 1
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Buchwald, Art.
MORE CAVIAR.
192p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition? HUMOR 6
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Burdette, Robert J.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MUSTACHE AND OTHER "HAWK-EYETEMS."
328p. + Plus frontis and full page plates illustrated by R. W. Wallis. Inked ownership of George H. Hazzard on title page. 8vo. Original full brown gold stamped cloth binding. First Edition. Robert Jones Burdette (18441914) was an American humorist and clergyman, who became famous through his paragraphs in the Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye. For information on the early owner of this book, George H. Hazzard, see Fifty years in the Northwest : "(He)is one of St. Paul's wide awake, energetic young men. He is a native of the state of New York. He came to the West when a youth and located in St. Paul in 1859. He has been engaged in general agencies and real estate, and has served as county commissioner of Ramsey county and filled other city positions in St. Paul." Nice copy. BAL 1954; Wright III, 790. HUMOR 6
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Byrn, M. Lafayette (Selected by).
THE REPOSITORY OF WIT AND HUMOR; Comprising More Than One Thousand Anecdotes, Odd Scraps, Off-Hand Hits, and Humorous Sketches.
392p. Foxed. Slight dampstain. 12mo. Original full embossed blue publisher's cloth binding. Gilt decorated spine. Slightly worn. HUMOR 5
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Byrn, M. Lafayette (Selected by).
THE REPOSITORY OF WIT AND HUMOR; Comprising More Than One Thousand Anecdotes, Odd Scraps, Off-Hand Hits, and Humorous Sketches.
392p. Very worn and stained. Lacks first and last end papers. Ownership in mirror writing: John Strearig, April, 2, 1865 (a couple of weeks before Lincoln's assasination). Isn't it likely that this copy entertained many a Civil War Soldier? Blue inked rubbing of a 1859 seated liberty half dollar. 12mo. Original full brown publisher's cloth binding, very worn. Rather scarce. HUMOR 1
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Cahn, William.
THE LAUGH MAKERS. A Pictorial History of American Comedians. With an Introduction by Harold Lloyd.
192p. Profusely illustrated with photographs and illustrations. Inked ownership of Harry E. Seyler. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket has a few minor chips. Nice copy. HUMOR 6
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Chappell, George S.
THE YOUNGER MARRIED SET.
155p. + Plus charming frontis and text illustrations by Gluyas Williams. Pictorial title page. Lacks first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full blue cloth backed binding, checker board covers in black, gold and blue. Corners slightly worn. Paper label on cover. Nice copy. First Edition. HUMOR 1
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Clark, Fred G. and Rimanoczy, Richard Stanton.
HOW TO BE POPULAR THOUGH CONSERVATIVE.
pp. v, 101. Illustrated with numerous full page cartoons. 4to. Original full cloth binding. HUMOR 5
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Click's Cartoon Annual.
CLICK'S CARTOON ANNUAL. 1940 Issue.
128p. Over 350 cartoons, more than 100 in color. Folio. Original full cartoon decorated wraps. Fairly nice copy of a very scarce cartoon book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 1
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Cobb, Irvin S.
IRVIN COBB AT HIS BEST. Including: The Young Nuts of America; One Third Off; A Plea for Old Cap Collier; Life of the Party; Eating in Two or Three Languages; and Speaking of Operations.
341p. Six books in one volume. Title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Dampstain. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, soiled at bottom edge. Original dust jacket, chipped. HUMOR 5
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Cobb, Irvin S.
MANY LAUGHS FOR MANY DAYS. Another Year's Supply (365) of His Favorite Stories.
243p. Uncut. Lacks first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding, spine slightly faded. HUMOR 6
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Cobb, Irvin S.
PROSE AND CONS.
360p. 8vo. Original full olive green cloth binding. Spine darkened, otherwise a nice copy. First Edition. HUMOR 6
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Cobb, Irvin S.
"SPEAKING OF OPERATIONS".
pp. 64 + Plus frontis and full page drawings by Tony Sarg. Pictorial paste downs and end papers. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. First Edition. Nice Copy. HUMOR 8
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Cobb, Irvin S.
"SPEAKING OF OPERATIONS".
pp. 64 + Plus frontis and full page drawings by Tony Sarg. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. Original dust jacket designed by Paul Galdone, slightly worn with a small tear. 303rd Thousand. HUMOR 8 **
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Darrow, Whitney Jr.
PLEASE PASS THE HOSTESS.
n.p. Illustrated with cartoons of Whitney Darrow, Jr. from the New Yorker. Foxed. Folio. Original full pictorial decorated paper binding, top slightly faded. Original dust jacket, faded with slightly chipping. First Edition. HUMOR 4
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Darrow, Whitney Jr.
"YOU'RE SITTING ON MY EYELASHES".
n.p. Numerous cartoons by Whitney Darrow, Jr. Paste downs and end papers browned. First few signatures slightly foxed. Folio. Original full cloth backed binding, small loss at bottom of spine. Original dust jacket, very worn and chipped. HUMOR 5
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Davis, M. J.
SORE IN THE SADDLE.
n.p. Cartoon illustrations. 8vo. Original pictorial wraps. Compliments of First National Bank. Rear wrapper with postage stamp. From Col. Lee E. Roeder to Pumpernickle Bill, Allentown Morning Call. HUMOR 8
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De Witt, Clinton T.
YANKEE DROLLERIES; Or, Sketches of Down Easters. Full of those rare old Stories that "beat all Creation" as Rib Ticklers and Wrinkle Smoothers.
pp. 48, (8)[Publisher's catalogue]. Slightly brown. 12mo. Original printed wraps, some chipping with loss at spine. Some soiling. De Witt's "Good Books" Series. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 6
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Derrickson, Marione R. (Editor).
LAUGH IT OFF. Cartoons from the Saturday Evening Post.
n.p. Profusely illustrated with cartoons from the Saturday Evening Post. 4to. Original full blue cloth binding. HUMOR 4
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(Doyle, Richard).
THE AMERICAN TOUR OF MESSRS BROWN, JONES & ROBINSON. Being the History of What They Saw & Did in the U.S. and Cuba. By "Toby".
74p. Decorated title page. Each leaf protected with a blank. All edges gold. Comic caricature illustrations throughout. Paper beginning to brown. Very slight dampstain. Some old staining. 4to. Original full gold pictorial red cloth binding. Extremities worn. Rebacked. Richard Doyle (1824-1883) was the son of a noted British cartoonist and the uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A very charming set of cartoons, illustrating a "Grand Tour" in America [New York; Canada; and Cuba]. Fascinating Victorian humor and satire. HUMOR 8
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY IN PEACE AND IN WAR.
pp. xviii, 260. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full green gold stamped cloth binding. Spine slightly darkened. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. HUMOR 3 x
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY IN PEACE AND IN WAR.
pp. xviii, 260. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full green gold stamped cloth binding. Penciled ownership. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. HUMOR 3 = 8c.
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
OBSERVATIONS BY MR. DOOLEY.
pp. vi, 279. Decorated title page. Uncut and partially unopened. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold stamped spine. Slight dust spotting. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. HUMOR 3
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY'S OPINIONS.
pp. vi, 212. Decorated title page. 8vo. Original full green gold stamped cloth binding, some dust spotting. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 3
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY'S OPINIONS.
pp. vi, 212. Decorated title page. Uncut. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Gilt stamped spine. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 3
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Dunne, Finley Peter.
MR. DOOLEY'S PHILOSOPHY.
257, + Plus frontis. Text drawings. Decorated title page. Uncut. 8vo. Original full green gold stamped cloth binding, slightly spotted at edges. Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. His fictional 'Mr. Dooley' expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen even won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at cabinet meetings in Roosevelt's White House. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 3
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Farrar & Rinehart.
STAG AT EVE.
n.p. Illustrated with full page cartoons by many artists. Pictorial title page. Folio. Original full orange cloth binding, some soiling with spine faded. Second Printing. A collection of 1930's cartoons by various well known cartoonists. HUMOR 6
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Farrington, Frank.
TALKS BY THE OLD STOREKEEPER.
pp. 141 + Plus frontis and full page plates. 8vo. Original full pink cloth binding with pictorial label on front cover. Spine slightly faded. Nice copy. HUMOR 8
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Field, Eugene (1850-1895).
THE COMPLETE TRIBUNE PRIMER.
143p. Illustrated with 75 original drawings by F. Obber. Pictorial title page. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full white stamped green cloth binding. HUMOR 5 / HUMOR 8 = XLib. red worn cloth, decorated title page.
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Field, Eugene (1850-1895).
NONSENSE FOR OLD AND YOUNG.
pp. 58, (6)[Field catalogue] + Frontis and numerous yellow and black illustrations by John C. Frohn. Numerous small text vignettes. Top edge gold. 12mo. Original full pictorial yellow cloth binding. Spine slightly darkened. First Edition. Nice copy. Bindings NW59 Far Rt/F
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Fitch, George.
SIZING UP UNCLE SAM. Vestpocket Essays (Not Especially Serious) On the United States.
pp. x, 238. Paste downs and end papers decorated with map of the U.S. Front paste down torn. Pages beginning to brown at edges. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, spine faded. Color pictorial paper cover pasted on front board, worn with slight chipping. September, 1914 printing. HUMOR 8
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Fleckenstein, Ninon Traver.
WIDOW'S WISDOM.
pp. 87 + Plus frontis. Large illustrations and marginal decorations by Dwig. Pages slightly brown. All edges gold. Uncut. Small 8vo. Original full light green cloth binding decorated with owls sitting on black branches with gold moon raising. Black frame on front cover with some loss of color. First Edition.Pithy quotes about women and love, with late art nouveau line illustrations.The illustrator, Clare Victor Dwiggins (1874-1958) was an Ohio born cartoonist. He signed his work Dwig. He created a number of comic strips and single-panel cartoons for various American newspapers and newspaper syndicates from 1897 until 1945, including his best-known strip, the long-run School Days. HUMOR 2 DC14
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Garrett & Co.
ONE HUNDRED CHOICE SELECTIONS NO. 19, A Rare Collection of Oratory, Sentiment, Eloquence and Humor, for Public Readings, Winter Gatherings. Temperance Societies.
pp. 200, (14)[Publisher's catalogue]. 8vo. Lacks original wraps. Very worn. Inked script copying publisher's name. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 1
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Goldsmith, Wallace.
THE FOOLISH DICTIONARY. An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures by Wallace Goldsmith. Executed by Gideon Wurdz.
n.p. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, white cover decoration very faded. Second Edition. Twain was most likely a contributor to this unusual dictionary. BAL 3663. HUMOR 6
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Hokinson, Helen E.
THE LADIES, GOD BLESS 'EM!. With a Memoir by James Reid Parker and an Appreciation by John Mason Brown.
pp. (16), n.p. Illustrated with numerous cartoons by Helen E. Hokinson. Paste downs and end papers stained. 4to. Original full cloth binding, stained and worn. Original dust jacket, worn. First Edition. HUMOR 4
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Jackson, Thos. W.
THROUGH MISSOURI ON A MULE. "Worse Than Arkansaw". All New. Funny Railroad Stories, Old Time Darky Sayings, Minstrel Jokes. All the Late and Funny Sayings of the Day.
96p. Comic illustrations by M. A. Bowles. 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps, slightly soiled. Nice copy. Puns, etc. from the era of the St. Louis World's Fair. HUMOR 8
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John, J. H., et.al. (Editors).
THE LAUGHTER LIBRARY.
280p. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, slightly worn. With an index to find a story for every occasion. Ninth Printing. HUMOR 5
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Kerr, Jean.
PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES.
187p. Full page drawings by Carl Rose. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. HUMOR 1. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Kitman, Marvin.
THE MARVIN KITMAN TV SHOW. Encyclopedia Televisiana. Edited by Carol Kitman.
pp. v, 166. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. Second Printing. HUMOR 1
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Kitman, Marvin.
THE NUMBER ONE BEST SELLER. The True Adventures of Marvin Kitman.
134p. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. HUMOR 1
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Kleiser, Grenville.
HUMOROUS HITS AND HOW TO HOLD AN AUDIENCE. A Collection of Short Selections, Stories and Sketches for All Occasions. Twelfth Edition.
pp. xiii, 334, (4)[Publisher's catalogue]. Original full cloth decorated grey binding. Nice copy. HUMOR 6
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Browne, Wm. H.
WITTY SAYINGS BY WITTY PEOPLE. Seventh Thousand.
pp. 304, (2)[Publisher's catalogue]. First fly leaf torn. Inked signature of Elizabeth Samuels. Pencilled signatures of D. G. Samuels and Wm. Troxell. Text block loose. 8vo. Original full gold and black decorated cloth binding, worn and faded. HUMOR 6
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Davis, Jean Reynolds.
A HAT ON THE HALL TABLE.
pp. vi, 152. Drawings by Susan Perl. 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket. Signed by the author. Nice copy. HUMOR 8
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Knox, D. B.
CHILDREN'S FUNNY SAYINGS. An Amusing Book For Everybody. Collected by D. B. Knox.
206p. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, worn with slight spotting. HUMOR 6
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Landon, Melville D. ("Eli Perkins").
LIBRARY OF WIT AND HUMOR. From the Writings of the World's Greatest Humorists. With "Philosophy of Wit and Humor" by Melville D. Landon, ("Eli Perkins").
pp. 438 + Plus portrait frontis. Numerous drawings. Paper browned. Front inner hinge cracked. Tall 8vo. Original full pictorial green cloth binding embossed in dark green and red. A nice copy in spite of the browning. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 7
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Landon, Melville D. ("Eli Perkins").
WIT AND HUMOR OF THE AGE COMPRISING WIT, HUMOR, PATHOS, RIDICULE, SATIRES, DIALECTS, PUNS, CONUNDRUMS, RIDDLES, CHARADES, JOKES AND MAGIC. By Mark Twain, Robt. J. Burdette, Josh Billings, Alex Sweet, Eli Perkins, With the Philosophy of Wit and Humor by Me
pp. 754 + Plus Index and portrait photo frontis of contemporary humorists. Illustrated with full page drawings. Text beginning to brown. Tall 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, slightly soiled. HUMOR 7
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Lariar, Lawrence.
EXIT AND BE DAMNED.
127p. Illustrated. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn and stained. Ownership label. Scarce. HUMOR 1
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Larner, Jeremy.
DRIVE, HE SAID.
158p. 8vo. Dell paperback. HUMOR 3
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