A LONG RETROSPECT.
Pp. viii+424, 9 plates, list of works, index; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn; Oxford University Press, London, 1936. First edition. *Autobiography of the nineteenth century humorist. More
Humour & Parody
THE WOLF AT THE DOOR.
Illustrated by the author. Pp. 208, title page vignette, text illustrations; bottom edge of boards slightly bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, back panel a trifle soiled; a little faint foxing; Michael Joseph , London, 1946. First edition. *Satirist's autobiography. More
THE UNCOMMON READER.
Pp. [iv]+124, floral patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; red papered boards; spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; Faber & Faber/Profile Books, London, 2007. First trade edition. *Originally published in 2006 in the London Review of Books. More
THE GIRLS OF RADCLIFF HALL.
Edited by John Byrne. Pp. [viii]+100, tinted frontispiece portrait, full page facsimile; demy 8vo; qr. dark green cloth, patterned papered boards; top edges green; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; Montcalm/The Cygnet Press, London, 2000. Edition limited to 750 copies (including 250 for America, published..... More
THE LADY FROM STALINGRAD MANSIONS.
Pp. 160; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Robson Books, London, 1977. First edition. More
THE RHINESTONE AS BIG AS THE RITZ.
Pp. 150, a few text illustrations; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Robson Books, London, 1979. First edition. More
ALBERT COMES BACK.
Pictures by Caroline Holden. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Methuen Children's Books, London, 1980. *Sequel to The Lion and Albert, Marriott Edgar's famous monologue, immortalised by Stanley Holloway. More
TRAVELLING LIGHT.
With drawings by Timothy. Pp. 64, title page vignette, plus numerous text illustrations; demy 8vo; pictorial red cloth, lettered and decorated in black; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Oliver & Boyd, London, 1962. First edition. *Humorous verse, including Mulga Bill's Bicycle. by A. B. Paterson, and Ninth Wicket..... More
THE HALF-NAKED KNIGHT.
Cartoons and drawings by Andre Francois. Pp. [vi]+154, numerous illustrations, some with brief captions; pictorial boards; top edges blue; dust wrapper, soiled, worn and lightly browned, lightly creased along top and bottom edges; free endpapers offset; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1958. First U.S. edition. More
DOCTOR AT LARGE.
Pp. 208, title page decoration; boards slightly sprung, the fore-corners bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled and foxed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inked gift inscription (dated 1955) on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset, a little light foxing;..... More
DOCTOR ON THE BALL.
Pp. 174(last blank); top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, the front flap slightly creased; Michael Joseph, London, 1985. First edition. More
GOOD NEIGHBOURS.
Suburbia Observed. Pp. [viii]+88(last blank), bibliography; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; small inked acquisition inscription on upper free endpaper; Heinemann, London, 1976. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. More
NUTS IN MAY.
Pp. 192, boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and split; a couple of spots of foxing; Heinemann, London, 1984. First edition. More
GRAHAM'S GOLF CLUB.
With Foreword by Henry Longhurst. Pp. 126, pictorial half-title page plus numerous text illustrations; boards a trifle canted; price-clipped dust wrapper, worn and slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a few small chips, the backstrip slightly faded; a little light foxing; Stanley Paul, London, 1965. First edition. Donovan &..... More
IT'S 'ARD TO BE GOOD IN THE BLACKOUT.
Illustrations by Anne Drew. Pp. [viii]+48, pictorial title page, text illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds, slightly soiled, edges rubbed; a little light foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1943. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on verso of half-title page. Kay Grant was the pseudonym of Nelle..... More
CANDID CADDIES.
Introduced by Bernard Darwin. Illustrated by Bert Thomas. Pp. 125(including recto of lower free endpaper), pictorial title page, text illustrations (mostly full page); f'cap. 4to; cloth backed pictorial cream papered boards, lettered and decorated in red & black, slightly soiled, corners a trifle worn, a couple of snags to head..... More
MR. PUNCH'S GOLF STORIES.
Told by his Merry Men and illustrated by Phil May, George Du Maurier, L. Raven-Hill, F. H. Townsend, Harry Furniss, E. T. Reed, Bernard Partridge, F. Pegram, A. S. Boyd, A. T. Smith, A.Wallis Mills, David Wilson, C. E. Brock, Gunning King, C. Harrison, G. L. Stampa, Tom Browne and..... More
BRING BACK THE BELLS.
Pp. 74; cr. 8vo; yellow cloth, spine lettered in blue, the boards a trifle foxed, top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, backstrip browned, edges lightly rubbed and split; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, issued without lower free endpaper, outer leaves..... More
'LESS NONSENSE!'
Pp. viii+72; cr. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in pale blue, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the top fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edge slightly rubbed, with a couple of tiny chips and splits, plus a long closed tear to lower flap fold; book label of David..... More
THE RUBAIYAT OF A PERSIAN KITTEN.
Pp. [80], printed in red, blue & black, with 35 full page tinted illustrations; small square 4to; blue glazed papered boars lettered in yellow, faintly scuffed; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Rizzoli, New York, 1993. *A parody of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, first published in 1904. 'Oliver Herford (1863-1935) was..... More
DOG STAR and COME BACK, SIRIUS.
Pp. [92], illustrated in cartoon strip format throughout; oblong 4to; black papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed; several pages near centre vertically creased, edges of leaves slightly foxed; David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1972. First edition thus. *Originally serialised in two parts in The..... More
THE WIT OF PUBLISHING.
Illustrations by Richard Smith. Pp. 160(last blank), title page vignette, text illustrations; narrow demy 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; fore-edges of leaves a trifle foxed; W. H. Allen, London, 1986. First edition. *'From anxious authors to parsimonious publishers, from the horrors..... More
A LOOK INSIDE . . . FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
The 10th Anniversary Collection. Pp. 256, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, mostly in comic strip format; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle soiled and rubbed, fore-corners slightly creased; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City, 1989. More
FOLLY CALLING.
Illustrated by P. M. Pp. viii+110(last colophon)+8(publisher's catalogue), text illustrations; f'cap. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board lettered and decorated in black, the boards slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, free endpapers faintly offset, hinge tender near centre..... More
FOR SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS.
Long single sheet, folded accordion-style to form 18 pages printed on rectos only, with brief text and numerous illustrations; oblong 8vo; pictorial papered boards, no spine (as issued), slightly soiled and foxed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper board, the lower pastedown slightly bubbled and with..... More