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 YOUNG VISITERS.
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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
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
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
POET FOR A LARK.
Humorous Poems by Australia's funniest Poet [cover title]. Pp. 24, text illustrations; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled; bottom fore-corners of leaves faintly creased; the author, Melbourne, 1997. More
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
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
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
PISTACHE RETURNS.
Pp. [vi]+120, text illustrations; white papered boards, spine lettered and decorated in red, edges of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; Hutchinson, London, 2016. First edition. *'A further essential collection of satirical and surprising parodies, squibs and pastiches' [wrapper blurb]. The illustrations are by George Papadakis. More
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
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
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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
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 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
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
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 & Murdoch 54340. 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 tiny snags to... More
THE DIARY OF A NOBODY.
Drawings by John Lawrence. Pp. 166(last blank), frontispiece, plus text illustrations; narrow 8vo; pictorial yellow cloth, decorated in purple, spine lettered in gilt; top edges lilac; within grey card slipcase, edges slightly worn; endpapers lightly foxed; The Folio Society, London, 1969. Folio 270. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David... More
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
THE COMPLETE BARRY McKENZIE.
With drawings by Nicholas Garland. with a Preface by Sir Les Patterson. Pp. 144, illustrated in comic strip format; tall demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges rubbed; corners of a few leaves faintly creased; Allen & Unwin Australia, Sydney, 1988. First Australian edition. More
THE SOUND OF EDNA. Dame Edna's Family Songbook.
Pp. 96, illustrated, musical scores; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, corners a trifle rubbed, bookseller's sticker on verso of lower wrapper; Chappell Music, London, 1979. Australian printing. *Words and music for The Night We Burnt My Mother's Things, Niceness, My Bridesmaid and I, Highett Waltz, etc., with Introduction and... More