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Last updated May 14, 2008


1. (Puck Magazine). PUCK MAGAZINE. Bound volume containing a run of 36 consecutive issues, from #495 through #531; with dates of Sept. 1, 1886 though May 11, 1887. New York, Keppler & Schwarzmann: 1886. This is a large bound volume of "Puck" magazine, containing 36 consecutive issues from issue #495 through issue #531. The dates are September 1, 1886 through May 11, 1887. Measures 13.5 inches tall by 10.5 inches wide. Bound in maroon half leather binding, with leather spine and corners. The corners are rubbed and bumped. There are some scuffs and rubbed spots to the leather spine and the cloth covers. The binding is tight. Overall in very nice condition. No breaks or cracks to the text block. Each issue has four full-page color lithograph illustrations, including a double-page centerpiece illustration in each issue. The issues also have dozens of black-and-white woodcut illustrations throughout. These early Puck issues are great pieces of Americana, with the biting political satire and political cartooning. A fabulous rarity in beautiful condition. $750.00

2. A'Beckett, Gilbert A. THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. 2 volume set. Illustrated with hand-colored plates by John Leech. London, Bradbury, Agnew: ca. 1880's. This is a ca. 1880's edition published by Bradbury and Agnew of London. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. Fading & scuffing to bindings. Front hinges cracked on both volumes, & back hinge cracked on volume I, but bindings are tight. With numerous black-and-white woodcut illustrations and 17 hand-colored steel engraved plates. Beautiful illustrations to this classic publication. $75.00

3. A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott. THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. With Reproductions of the 200 Engravings by John Leech and Twenty Page Illustrations. London, George Routledge & Sons: [n.d.,ca.1890]. Pictorial red cloth. Minimal shelf wear. Smudge stains to cloth. Color frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations throughout. $40.00

4. Barsis, Max. SKI WHIZ! BOTTOMS UP, OLD AND NEW. New York, Stephen Daye Press: 1945. . In scarce dust jacket! Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. Dust jacket has chipping and wear to edges and some browning and discoloration, but is very presentable and scarce on this title A book of whimsical cartoons and drawings dealing with skiing and skiing mishaps. $45.00

5. Barsley, Michael. RITZKRIEG: THE OLD GUARD'S PRIVATE WAR. London, K. G. Saur: 1940. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. $20.00

6. Blackbeard, Bill. THE SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPER COMICS. New York, Harry N. Abrams: 1987. 336 pages. Large oversized hardcover. VG in lightly worn dust jacket. $25.00

7. Blythe, Samuel G. CUTTING IT OUT: HOW TO GET ON THE WATERWAGON AND STAY THERE. Chicago, Forbes: 1912. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG. Slight soiling to covers. $15.00

8. Burgess, Robert Brettle. BOB TALES. Boston, Meador: 1931. Slight shelf wear, in edge-worn else near d. J. Slight browning to dust jacket. Scarce title. The dust jacket appears to be a spoof of the Thornton W. Burgess Bedtime Stories series. The author, in his preface, also makes reference to the Bedtime Stories series. This book is a little book of humor based on the author's experiences travelling. From the excerpts I read, it is an entertaining and humourous narrative. $50.00

9. Cobb, Irvin S. SPEAKING OF PRUSSIANS. New York, George H. Doran: 1917. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corner. $4.00

10. Cobb, Irvin S. SPEAKING OF OPERATIONS. New York, George H. Doran: 1915. Some shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket w/chips to edges. "This is the funniest book ever written about operations" (The Publishers). A most humorous book. $10.00

11. Cobb, Irvin S. EATING IN TWO OR THREE LANGUAGES. New York, George H. Doran: 1919. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips to edges. $10.00

12. Dahl, Francis W. WHAT! MORE DAHL? Boston, Ralph T. Hale & Company: 1944. Shelf wear to spine and corners. A few scuffed and soiled spots on covers. Tight and clean internally. $15.00

13. Depew, Arthur M. THE COKESBURY STUNT BOOK. New York, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press: 1934. Wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else near VG. $12.50

14. Edward J. Clod. JOKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers. New York, Edward J. Clod: 1922. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. $20.00

15. Field, Eugene. NONSENSE FOR YOUNG AND OLD. Boston, Henry A. Dickerman and Sons: 1901. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some soiling to binding. $12.50

16. George W. Jacobs & Company. WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICAN STATESMEN. Philadelphia, George W. Jacobs & Co.: 1902. Some shelf wear to spine edges and corners, else near VG. $30.00

17. Harbin, E. O. PHUNOLOGY: A COLLECTION OF TRIED AND PROVED PLANS FOR PLAY, FELLOWSHIP, AND PROFIT. New York, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press: 1923. Shelf wear to spine and corners and some fading. $10.00

18. Harbin, E. O. PARODOLOGY: SONGS FOR FUN AND FELLOWSHIP. A COLLECTION OF STUNT AND PEP SONGS FOR CAMPS, PARTIES, WORSHIP, AND PEP OCCASIONS. Nashville, Tennessee, Cokesbury: 1927. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. $10.00

19. Harvey, William. IRISH LIFE AND HUMOUR IN ANECDOTE AND STORY. Philadelphia, Eneas Mackay: 488 pages. No date of publication listed, but appears to be ca. 1910's. Quite a bit of shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners bumped. Covers show fading and slight soiling. Binding tight and contents clean. $15.00

20. Hayward, E. F. TWO BITS. FULL OF LIVE ONES, NEW AND ORIGINAL. Very scarce American humor book. Chicago, Thomas W. Jackson Publishing: 1904. . Softbound covers with pictorial covers. Wear & some soiling. This is the 1904 edition published by Thomas W. Jackson. Pages browned. Binding tight. Front cover has small spots where the paper is scarred from something sticky being removed. The sub-title mentions that the book contains "Funny Railroad Stories", Old Time Darky Sayings", "Minstrel Jokes", "All the Late and Funny Sayings of the Day". $55.00

21. Huot, Leland. HOMER DAVENPORT OF SILVERTON: LIFE OF A GREAT CARTOONIST. Book 1: Narrative Biography, Book 2: Picture Biography Bingen, Washington, West Shore Press: 1973. 260 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $60.00

22. Johnson, Clifton-editor. ARTEMUS WARD'S BEST STORIES. New York, Harper and Brothers: 1912. 274 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $35.00

23. Kearney, Paul W. RIDDLES AND CONUNDRUMS: INCLUDING CHARADES, ENIGMAS, PARADOXES, ANAGRAMS, MISSING WORD PUZZLES, MAGIC SQUARES. New York, Edward J. Clode: 1924. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Dust jacket has chipping and wear to edges, also some soiling. $12.00

24. Macauley, Ward. CHEAP TURKEY. New York, Duffield: 1915. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips & tears to edges. D.j. also has some soiling. $20.00

25. Morton, Charles W. DAHL'S BOSTON. With illustrated cartoons by Francis W. Dahl. Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1946. 157 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some soiling to the covers. $12.50

26. Mumford, Ethel Watts. THE LIMERICK UP TO DATE BOOK. San Francisco, Paul Elder: 1903. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else G+. $12.50

27. Nast, Thomas. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JOSH BILLINGS. New York, M.A.Donohue: 1876. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped, else G+. $15.00

28. Newton, Harry L. LAUGHLAND: A MERRY MINSTREL BOOK, GRINS, GIGGLES, TICKLES, BITS OF FUN, NIFTY RHYMES, CROSS-FIRE CONVERSATIONS, RAPID REPARTEES. Chicago, T. S. Denison: 1909. Some wear, else near VG. Softbound covers. $15.00

29. Punch Office. HUMORISTS OF THE PENCIL. Charles Keene; Phil May, L. Raven-Hill. London, Punch Office: 1890. No date of publication is listed, but this appears to be 1890's. Bound in red cloth boards with red leather label and red paste-down and endpapers. This is a complete set of the three publications detailing the illustrating and art careers of Charles Keene; Phil May and L. Raven-Hill. With numerous reproductions of their cartoon art. $35.00

30. Rosie, P. & H. Ludwig. 150 JAHRE BERLINER HUMOR: EIN QUERSCHNITT DURCH ANDERTHALB JAHRHUNDERTE. Berlin, Das Neu Berlin: 1952. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges. $20.00

31. Ward, Artemus. BETSEY JANE WARD, ( BETTER-HALF TO ARTEMUS) HUR BOOK OF GOAKS WITH A HILL AKKOWNT OF THE COARTSHIP AND MARIDGE TO A4SAID ARTEMUS, AND MISTER WARD'S CUTTING-UP WITH THE MORMON FARE SECKS. New York, James O'Kane: 1866. 312 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners Covers faded and rubbed. Binding tight. $25.00

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