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By: N/A
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Oxford, Clarendon Press: 1980
Edition: Eighth Edition. Second Printing
Seller ID: 22981
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. top edge foxed, marking in dark pink pen on bottom edge, price on dust jacket clipped, else tight, square, unmarked, and clean. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 910 pp View more info
By: A' Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
Price: $1,200.00
Publisher: London, Bradbury and Evans: 1852
Edition: First Edition. First Printing
Seller ID: 13131
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Expertly rebacked in half-leather over marbled boards, original spine laid down in six compartments, gilt lettering on red label in one compartment, intricate gilt tooling in remainder. Illustrated with 10 hand-colored steel engravings and 98 in-text woodcuts. . Edges and corners mildly shelf-worn, unmarked, tight and square, light foxing on a few preliminary pages only, other slightly browning but supple, else fine. All illustrations bright and clean. VERY GOOD. . Hand colored steel engravings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xii, (i), 308 pp View more info
By: A' Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
Price: $500.00
Publisher: London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co.: N.D.
Edition: Reprint. First Edition
Seller ID: 26957
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Expertly rebacked in half-leather over marbled boards, original spine laid down in six compartments, gilt lettering in two compartments, intricate gilt tooling in remainder. Illustrated with ten hand-colored steel engravings and 98 in-text woodcuts by John Leech. nd (c. 1870). "One of the wittiest writers of the day" (Allibone, 152), writer Becket worked with illustrator Leech on the staff of the poplar and influential humor magazine "Punch." Leech’s "humor is as keen, his sense of fun as marked [as George Cruikshank’s] [Leech’s pictures] are of the most graphic a... View more info
Price: $650.00
Publisher: London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.: N.D.
Edition: Reprint. 1
Seller ID: 16767
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Beautifully bound in burgundy half leather over marbled boards by Henry Young and Sons, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, elaborate gilt tooling in the remainder, gilt borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. nd (c. 1864). Profusely illustrated with 20 hand-colored etchings and 200 woodcuts by John Leech. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811 – 1856) was an English humorist, lawyer and writer. He was born in London, the son of a lawyer, and belonged to a family claiming descent from Thomas Becket. He was educated at Westmins... View more info
Price: $500.00
Publisher: London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.: N.D.
Edition: Reprint. 1
Seller ID: 26956
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Beautifully bound in burgundy half leather over marbled boards, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, elaborate gilt tooling in the remainder, blind-stamped borders on covers, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. nd (c. 1864). Profusely illustrated with 20 colored etchings and 200 woodcuts by John Leech. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811-1856) was an English humorist, lawyer and writer. He was born in London and belonged to a family claiming descent from Thomas Becket. He was educated at Westminster School and was called to the bar at Gray's... View more info
By: Adams, Scott
Price: $5.00
Publisher: NY, Harper Business: 1996
Edition: First Edition Thus. Later Printing
Seller ID: 7787
ISBN: 0887307884
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Publisher's laminated boards. Profusely illustrated in B&W. . FINE/FINE.. B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Unpaginated pp View more info
By: Addams, Charles; Wilford Sheed (Intro)
Price: $100.00
Publisher: NY, Alfred A. Knopf: 1993
Edition: First Paperback Edition. First Printing
Seller ID: 27029
ISBN: 067974813X
Condition: As New with No dust jacket as issued
Publisher's glossy illustrated wraps. Profusely illustrated with full-page Charles Addams cartoons in both color and B&W. Introduction by Wilfred Sheed. Charles Samuel "Chas" Addams (1912-1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. Some of the recurring characters, who became known as The Addams Family, have been the basis for spin-offs in several other forms of media. . This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. . Color and B&W Drawings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 305, (1) pp View more info
By: Addison, Joseph; Samuel Thurber (ed)
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Boston, Allyn and Bacon: 1892
Edition: First Edition. First Edition
Seller ID: 25567
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Publisher's full paper-covered boards, lettering on spine and cover. In the second number of Addison and Steele’s SPECTATOR papers eighteenth-century readers were introduced to the members of “The Club.” Heading the list of those characters who, among them, were intended to represent the entire range of public opinion and enlightened bias for the London of 1711 was “a gentleman of Worcestershire, of ancient descent, a baronet, his name Sir Roger de Coverley.” Sir Roger was initially conceived of as an aging Restoration rake. In the old days he. . . was what you call a fine gentlema... View more info
By: Allen, Fred
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown & Company: 1956
Edition: Fourth Printing
Seller ID: 19524
Condition: Good in Good dust jacket
Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt signature of author on lower front cover. Illustrated with 11 B&W photographs. . Hinge starting, spine very lightly faded, pages yellowed, else square and unmarked. Price clipped dust jacket has small tears to head and heel of spine, some shelf-wear, inside hinge is foxed, in protective mylar cover. GOOD/GOOD.. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 380 pp View more info
By: Allen, Tim
Price: $5.00
Publisher: New York, Hyperion: 1994
Edition: 1
Seller ID: 16171
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
8vo 8" - 9" tall. X,210 pp View more info
By: Allen, Woody
Price: $120.00
Publisher: NY, Random House: 1967
Edition: Stated First Edition. First Printing
Seller ID: 19751
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Quarter bound in publisher's light gold cloth over blue boards, publisher's medallion blind-stamped on the front cover, dark pink lettering on spine, pink topstain. Illustrated with b&w photographs from the play on Broadway.. Head of spine has very slight shelf-wear, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Price clipped dust jacket is lightly creased at the head of the spine and the upper tip of the front cover and has light rubbing to the rear panel. NEAR FINE/ VERY GOOD+.. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 112 pp View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Waukesah, Wisconsin, Maledicta Press: 1986
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 22187
ISBN: 0916500292
Condition: Fine with no dust jacket
Clean, unmarked, square, and tight. FINE.. Maledicta Series. Vol. 9. B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 320 pp View more info
By: Arno, Peter
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, Simon and Schuster: 1956
Edition: First Edition Thus. First Printing
Seller ID: 9694
Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
Quarter bound in beige cloth over pink boards, white and blue lettering on cover, blue lettering on spine. Illustrated with author's full-page B&W cartoons throughout. . Spine and boards lightly soiled, endpapers browning. Price-clipped dust jacket shows moderate chipping and wear including inch-long tear to front panel near heel of spine. VERY GOOD+/GOOD+ . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 128 pp View more info
By: Association Internationale des Humoristes
Price: $11.00
Publisher: NY, Viking: 1958
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 15642
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Quarter bound in publisher's yellow cloth over brick red boards, cartoon embossed on the front cover in black, black lettering on spine. Illustrated with B&W cartoons by members of the Association Internationale des Humoristes. . Spine is lightly cocked, slight shelf-wear to heel of spine, lower tip of front cover is slightly bumped, else unmarked, tight and clean. VERY GOOD. . B&W drawings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 96 pp View more info
By: Bangs, John Kendrick; H. W. McVickar (Illus)
Price: $100.00
Publisher: NY, Harper & Brothers: 1895
Edition: First Edition Thus. First Printing
Seller ID: 7581
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Publisher's full gold cloth, gilt, black and red lettering and decoration on spine and cover, publisher's red medallion embossed on rear cover. Illustrated with 19 full-page and hundreds of in-text B&W drawings by Harry Whitney McVickar (1860-1905). . Former owner's name and date (Dec. 2, 1896) on ffep, slightly cocked, else fine. NEAR FINE. . B&W Drawings. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xii, 265, (6) pp View more info
By: Barnet, Sylvan; Morton Berman; and William Burto (eds)
Price: $5.00
Publisher: NY, New American Library / A Mentor Book: 1958
Edition: 1
Seller ID: 5116
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Publisher's glossy wraps. 12mo. 469, (3) pp. Includes The Clouds by Aristophanes; Manfragola by Niccolo Machiavelli; Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare; The Miser by Moliere; The Beggar's Opera by John Gay; The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov; and Amrs and the Man by George Bernard Shaw; as well as several essays on Comedy. This is a new, unopened copy, with a former owner's name written on the fep, else fine. NEAR FINE.. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View more info
By: Barry, Dave
Price: $9.95
Publisher: NY, Ballantine Books: 2002
Edition: First Paperback Edition. 1
Seller ID: 5648
ISBN: 0345432487
Condition: As New with no dust jacket
Publisher's glossy wraps.. This is a new, unopened copy in perfect, pristine condition. AS NEW.. Trade Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 180, (1) pp View more info
By: Barry, Dave
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Random House: 1992
Edition: First Edition. 1
Seller ID: 14866
ISBN: 0679404856
Condition: As New in As New dust jacket
Quarter bound in blue cloth over white boards, copper lettering on spine . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, unmarked condition. AS NEW/AS NEW.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 210, (3) pp View more info
By: Barry, Dave
Price: $8.00
Publisher: New York, Random House: 1992
Edition: 1
Seller ID: 23553
ISBN: 0679404856
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Quarter bound in blue cloth over white boards, copper lettering on spine. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in excellent, unmarked condition. FINE/FINE.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 210, (3) pp View more info
By: Barry, Dave
Price: $50.00
Publisher: NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 2002
Edition: First Printing
Seller ID: 21806
ISBN: 0399149244
Condition: As New in As New dust jacket
Quarter bound in publisher's blue cloth over light blue boards, red lettering on spine and cover, red endpapers. Humorist Barry (Big Trouble) brings together a motley group of South Florida eccentrics on an ill-fated casino boat voyage in his second full-length comic mystery novel. A tropical storm is bearing down on the Florida coast, but the Extravaganza of the Seas, a luxury gambling ship, sets sail on its nightly excursion in spite of the weather. Aboard are Fay Benton, an attractive cocktail waitress trying to make ends meet for her kid; a collection of pot-smoking would-be rockers (at l... View more info
