HUMOUR (Satire, Cartoon)

Daniells, Red

(Book #ID 87586)

Published by Scorpion Press, 11 Rofant Road, Northwood, Middlesex First Edition 1962. 1962.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise illustrated glazed boards. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 69 printed pages of text with humorous monochrome cartoons throughout. Just a bit of wear to the foot of the front gutter and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Munro, Neil (3 June 1863 - 22 December 1930) was a Scottish journalist, newspaper editor, author and literary critic. He was basically a serious writer, but is now mainly known for his humorous short stories, originally written under the pen name as in this instance Hugh Foulis. [Front Cover Illustration by William Douglas Macleod (1892-1962) who between 1920 and 1930 worked as a cartoonist for the Glasgow Evening News].

(Book #ID 109509)

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1923. 1923.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back] by William Douglas Macleod. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. The best known of these stories are about the fictional Clyde puffer the Vital Spark and her captain Para Handy, they also include stories about the waiter and kirk beadle Erchie MacPherson and the travelling drapery salesman Jimmy Swan and were originally published in the Glasgow Evening News. Contains 142 pp. Dusty covers and end papers, spine concave, else in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued in this scarce early paperback edition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jennings, Paul [Illustrated by Haro Hodson]

(Book #ID 68638)

Published by Max Reinhardt, London First Edition 1956. London 1956.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 155 printed pages of text with monochrome cartoon illustrations throughout. Very light fox spotting to the end papers and page edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with two small chips to the top front cover, slight age darkening of the paper to the lower panel, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Walsh, Gez

(Book #ID 71965)

Published by The King's England Press 2002. 2002.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 80 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED by the author 'Best wishes, Gez Walsh.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1872438385

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Siddall, J. E. [Drawings by Leslie Starke]

(Book #ID 45020)

Published by George Bell and Sons, Ltd., York House, Portugal Street, London First Edition 1961. London 1961.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original banana yellow cloth covers, scarlet title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 160 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Faint spotting to the closed page edges, without any ownership markings. Near Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 13s 6d, spine not faded, super copy. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hilton, Audrey [Selected by] Illustrated by Anton

(Book #ID 86595)

Published by Turnstile Press, 10 Great Turnstile, London First Edition 1952. 1952.

First edition in publisher's original stapled colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 79 printed pages of text with humorous monochrome illustrations throughout. Upper spine end rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Harris, Leon

(Book #ID 107244)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 35 Red Lion Square, London First UK Edition 1965. 1965.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 243 pp. Age spotting to the text block edges, ink name to the front free end paper 'C. R. Purnell'. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light spotting to the rear cover, not price clipped 30/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hall, N. John [Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (24 August 1872 - 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max].

(Book #ID 102217)

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London First Edition 1997. 1997.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original stone grey cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine, colour illustrated end sheets. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains 240 printed pages of text with Beerbohm's monochrome and colour illustrations and cartoons throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Heavy volume weighing 2 kg, extra postage and insurance will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0300072171

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Muir, Frank and Brett, Simon

(Book #ID 14623)

Published by Robson Books Ltd., 28 Poland Street, London First Edition 1979. 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated laminated covers. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 144 pp. ISBN 0860510735. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Lower corners bumped and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mallett, Richard [Dust Wrapper and Frontispiece by Roland Emett 1906-1990]

(Book #ID 77358)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1948. London 1948.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine, silver vignette to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 112 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with minor rubs, not price clipped 5s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Armstrong, Anthony [1897-1976] ''A. A.'' and Raff

(Book #ID 51489)

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition 1943. London 1943.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, navy title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 84 printed pages of text with monochrome cartoon illustrations throughout. Faint crease line to the front cover, cloth still clean and bright, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Smythe, Reg [1917-1998]

(Book #ID 111252)

Published by Daily Mirror Group, London 1959. 1959.

Publisher's original bottle shaped book. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 96 pp captioned strip cartoons. Tanning to the pages, chips to the spine ends, front cover curled up. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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d'Egville, Alan (1891-1951)

(Book #ID 106169)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1946. 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original banana yellow cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in black. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 102 pp with humorous monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the extremities, not price clipped, 5/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Harris, Leon

(Book #ID 71542)

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd., 35 Red Lion Square, London First UK Edition 1965. 1965.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 243 printed pages of text. Age spotting to the top and fore edge. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped 30/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Fawcett, Rupert

(Book #ID 17231)

Statics Books Ltd., 41 Standard Road, London First edition 1991. 1991.

First edition publisher's original laminated card covers covers. 8vo 9½" x 8¼" unpaginated. ISBN 1873922019. Monochrome illustrations to every page with caption below. 'Fred was Horrified to Discover a Rice Crispy in His Cornflake Collection.' In Very Good condition with corners turned-up, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Lancaster, Osbert [1908-1986]

(Book #ID 90276)

Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London Reprinted Edition 1954. 1954.

Hard back binding in publisher's original lemon yellow cloth covers, white title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, blue and brown Greek lettered end leaves. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 224 printed pages of text with 8 full-page colour plates and 6 full-page monochrome illustrations, many smaller illustrations throughout, map. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Thomas, David [Edited by]

(Book #ID 18146)

Published by Grafton Books, 8 Grafton Street, London First Edition 1989. 1989.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covers, gilt lettering to spine. Folio 11½" x 8¼" 189 page ISBN 0246135832. Near Fine in near Fine price clipped dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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O'Connor, Tom [Illustrated by Jim Hutchings]

(Book #ID 98620)

Published by Robson Books Ltd., 5-6 Clipstone Street London First Edition 1995. 1995.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 188 printed pages of text with monochrome cartoons throughout. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'Love to Shirley, Tom O'Connor'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0860519937

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Hopton, Dr. Ralph and Anne Balliol [Illustrated by Evelyn Cockayne]

(Book #ID 108512)

Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 3 Henrietta Street, London First Edition 1936. 1936.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in navy. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 132 pp with humorous monochrome illustrations throughout. Reference condition with old stains to the covers, top front cover rubbed, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Poultney, C. B. [C. B. Poultney was born on May 3, 1891 in Birmingham, England as Clifford Blake Poultney. He was an actor and writer and died in 1972 in Cuckfield, Sussex].

(Book #ID 18792)

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First edition 1943. 1943.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue and white paper covers, navy lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 134 pages. War Economy Production. Monochrome illustrations by the author throughout featuring 'Pompey' and 'Roderick Dhu' and 'Patrick' the cat. Small marginal damp line to foot of lower panel. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with clear tape repair to spine, shallow rubs to spine chips and corners, not price clipped 5s. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Armstrong, Anthony [1897-1976] Illustrated by G. L. Stampa

(Book #ID 18902)

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London Second Edition 1937 [First edition 1932]. 1937.

Hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, black lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 148 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Small neat name to front end paper. Near Fine in near Fine dust wrapper without any tears or chips. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wigg, T. I. G.

(Book #ID 19175)

Published by Dennis Dobson Limited, 80 Kensington Church Street, London First Edition 1961. 1961.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 192 pp. Near Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with shallow rubs to spine tips and upper corners, not price clipped 13s 6d, spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Negri [Illustrations by W. G. D. Hill]

(Book #ID 19203)

Gulliver Books Ltd, Lower Chelston, Devon First edition 1945. 1945.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 112 pp. Monochrome illustration to the top third of each page with limerick below. Fine in Very Good price clipped dust wrapper with shallow chips across spine tips, small rubs to corners, spine not faded, scarce in dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Reed, Langford

(Book #ID 19326)

G. Delgado Ltd., London 1926. 1926.

Publisher's original ivory paper covers, black and red lettering to upper panel, secured with scarlet ribbon through two holes to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼". Seven days per page with three limericks per page. A lively young lady of Cheltenham, Donned tights, just to see how she felt in 'em; But she said, with a shout, "If you don't pull me out, I'm sure I shall jolly soon melt in 'em." Small tears to outer cover near the securing holes and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Giles, Carl [1916-1995] Foreword by Joan Collins

(Book #ID 19386)

Express Newspapers Fleet Street, London 1987. 1987.

Oblong 8vo 7½" x 10" ISBN 0850791693. In Fine condition, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Giles, Carl [1916-1995] Foreword by Bobby Robson

(Book #ID 19387)

Express Newspapers Fleet Street, London 1986. 1986.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated covers. ISBN 0850791626. Oblong 8vo 7½" x 10". In Fine condition, not price clipped, £2.10. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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[Carl Giles 1916-1995]

(Book #ID 19388)

Express Newspapers Fleet Street, London 1981. 1981.

Oblong 8vo 7½" x 10" ISBN 0850791154. In near Fine condition, price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Giles, Carl [1916-1995] Introduction by Mike Yarwood

(Book #ID 19389)

Express Newspapers Fleet Street, London 1974. 1974.

Oblong 8vo 7½" x 10". Price crossed-out. In near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Story and Drawings by F. Godin [Director of Publication M. Boyer]

(Book #ID 92565)

Published by Pierre Belon, 4 rue d'Hauteville, Le Mans First Edition 1952. 1952.

First edition in publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. Landscape 3½'' x 7¼''. Contains printed pages of French text with illustrated single colour strip cartoon throughout, also with some period French advertisements. The covers were detached and have been professionally replaced with 'invisible' Japanese tape. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. We currently hold in stock 5 other issues of Le Petit Furet l'ami des Jeunes. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Joynson, Cecile

(Book #ID 52019)

Published by Hammond, Hammond & Co. Ltd., 87 Gower Street, London First Edition 1960. London 1960.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covers, bright blue title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 141 [ii] printed pages of text. A little foxing to the page edges, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a short closed tear to the top front cover, shallow rubs and small chips to the corners and edges, not price clipped 10s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Graham, Alex

(Book #ID 20000)

Published by Geoffrey Bles Limited, 52 Doughty Street, London First Edition 1969. 1969.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers, gilt lettering to spine and upper panel, cornflower blue end papers. 8vo 8½'' x 6¼'' 64 pages. ISBN 713802472. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 15 mm closed tear to top of upper panel, fading to edges of lower panel, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 713802472

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Perry, George

(Book #ID 20661)

Published by Pavilion and Michael Joseph Ltd. London First edition 1983. 1983.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, metallic green lettering to spine. 4to 10" x 7" 192 page ISBN 090751622X. Monochrome photographic illustrations throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small stain to top of spine [not visible from the outside of the dust wrapper], not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Burnett, Hugh

(Book #ID 65260)

Published by The Merlin Press Ltd., 112 Whitfield Street, London First Edition 1962. London 1962.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front panel with cartoon illustration. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 60 printed pages of cartoons with humorous captions. Ownership name and label to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition cartoon illustrated dust wrapper with small rubs to the edges, not price clipped 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ayre, Leslie [Introduction by Sir John Barbirolli]

(Book #ID 20749)

Published by Leslie Frewin Ltd., 15 Hay's Mews, London First Edition 1966. 1966.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 95 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 5 mm chip to top of upper panel, shallow rubs to spine tip, not price clipped 16s. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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