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 about A LONG RETROSPECT
Humour & Parody
THE BALLAD OF FOOTROT FLATS.
Pp. 94(last blank); super roy. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, with French folds; Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 1996. First edition. More about THE BALLAD OF FOOTROT FLATS
A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX:
Being some account of the divers doings of the associated shades. Pp. [viii]+172(last blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 7 plates; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial olive green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, red & black, lightly worn; inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper, the upper hinge starting, tiny ink... More about A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX:
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 about THE WOLF AT THE DOOR
TRIBULATIONS AND LAUGHTER.
A memoir. Pp. [viii]+338, 26 illustrations, mostly full page, index; med. 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper; inked initials on upper free endpaper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1972. First edition. *Includes memories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, W. Somerset Maugham, Arnold Bennett, Noel Coward, a.o. More about TRIBULATIONS AND LAUGHTER
PICTURES FROM PUNCH.
Eight volumes, totalling nearly 4,000 pages, profusely illustrated, the half-title and title pages printed in red & black, indices; med. 4to; half maroon morocco, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, maroon cloth boards, slightly marked and worn, with several small grazes to the leather, spines faded; marbled endpapers; hinges cracking... More about PICTURES FROM PUNCH
PIGS IS PIGS.
Pp. 60; f'cap. 16mo; limp green cloth wrappers, stabbed & tied, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; scattered foxing; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1958. Tenth impression thus. *First published as a short story in American Illustrated Magazine in 1905, issued in book form a year later, and reprinted... More about PIGS IS PIGS
MICROCOSMOGRAPHIA ACADEMICA:
being a guide for the young academic politician. Foreword by W. K. C. Guthrie. Pp. [iv]+24; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges rubbed and split, backstrip faded; a little light foxing; Bowes & Bowes, London, 1973. Ninth edition. *A satire on university politics, first published in 1908. Guthrie's preface... More about MICROCOSMOGRAPHIA ACADEMICA:
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 about ALBERT COMES BACK
A FLASK OF FIELDS.
Verbal and visual gems from the films of W. C. Fields. Pp. 272, numerous illustrations; demy 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn, short creased tear from bottom edge of back panel; inked initials on upper free endpaper; Studio Vista, London, 1973. First U.K. edition. More about A FLASK OF FIELDS
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 about THE HALF-NAKED KNIGHT
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THE BAVIAD AND MAEVIAD [and] PROCEEDINGS ON THE TRIAL OF ROBERT FAULDER,
Bookseller (one of forty against whom actions were brought for selling The Baviad) for publishing a libel on John Williams, alias Anthony Pasquin, Esq. Pp. xx+188; f'cap. 8vo; early nineteenth century calf boards with decorative blind border, new spine, decorated in gilt compartments, with gilt lettered red leather title label... More about THE BAVIAD AND MAEVIAD [and] PROCEEDINGS ON THE TRIAL OF ROBERT FAULDER
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 about DOCTOR AT LARGE
DOCTOR IN CLOVER.
Pp. 184, title page vignette; fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, with a couple of tiny chips, the backstrip faded; free endpapers offset, a little faint foxing; Michael Joseph, London, 1960. First edition. More about DOCTOR IN CLOVER
DOCTOR IN LOVE.
Pp. 188, title page vignette; boards a trifle canted, edges lightly worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled and foxed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, name in ink on upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; Joseph, London, 1957. First edition. More about DOCTOR IN LOVE
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 about DOCTOR ON THE BALL
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 about GOOD NEIGHBOURS
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 about NUTS IN MAY
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 & Murdoch 54340. More about GRAHAM'S GOLF CLUB
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 tiny snags to... More about CANDID CADDIES
THE HOUSE THAT NINO BUILT.
Translated by Frances Frenaye. Pp. 224(last blank), title page vignette, text illustrations; bottom fore-corner of boards bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, the backstrip lightly silverfished, edges a trifle rubbed and split; edges of leaves slightly foxed, Gollancz, London, 1953. First U.K. edition. *By the author of Don... More about THE HOUSE THAT NINO BUILT
MY GORGEOUS LIFE.
An adventure. With vignettes by John Richardson. Pp. xii+292, full page illustrations, printed endpapers; med. 8vo; boards a trifle marked, corners lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, edges slightly creased, with a couple of tiny chips; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1989. Australian edition, second printing. More about MY GORGEOUS LIFE
THREE MEN IN A BOAT.
(To say nothing of the dog). Illustrations by A. Frederics. 315+[4](advertisements, including endpapers), upper pastedown advertisement, text illustrations (a few full page), decorative initials; blue/grey cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & black, slightly soiled and with a couple of faint damp spots, edges a trifle rubbed, the fore-corners faintly..... More about THREE MEN IN A BOAT
A CENTURY OF PARODY AND IMITATION.
Pp. xvi+430(last blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, notes, indices; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges slightly rubbed; t.e.g.; ribbon marker; free endpapers offset, outer leaves and edges foxed; Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, London, 1913. First edition. 'A corpus of representative parodies and imitations of a century, beginning with..... More about A CENTURY OF PARODY AND IMITATION
LADY COTTINGTON'S PRESSED FAIRY BOOK.
Pp. [64], illustrated throughout in colour and occasional sepia; med. 4to; pictorial padded 'imitation leather' papered boards; marbled endpapers; Pavilion, London, 1994. Second printing. *With the loose 'squashed fairy' bookmark and unopened brown paper band around the last few pages, which were 'sealed by Lady Cottington for the protection of... More about LADY COTTINGTON'S PRESSED FAIRY BOOK