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
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
THE UNCOMMON READER.
Pp. [iv]+124, floral patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; red papered boards; spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; name in ink at head of half-title page; Faber & Faber/Profile Books, London, 2007. First trade edition. *Originally published in 2006 in the London Review of Books. More
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE.
The first ten epic years! [Cover title: The Best of Hagar the Horrible]. Foreword by Chris Browne. Pp. 240(including advertisements at end), profusely illustrated, mostly in comic strip format; square 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Titan Comics, London, 2017. More
THE COARSE OF EVENTS.
Pp. 180; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Anthony Blond, London, 1968. First edition. *Collection of essays originally published in The Sunday Times. More
A FEAST OF TRUE FANDANGLES.
Pp. 206, text illustrations; boards a trifle bowed, with a couple of tiny bruises to edges; dust wrapper, the flaps faintly foxed; text block browned, a couple of spots of foxing; W. H. Allen & Co., Limited, London, 1979. First edition. *Collection of articles originally published in The Sunday Times..... More
GULLIBLE TRAVELS.
Pp. 182(last blank); edges of boards a trifle bruised and slightly foxed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, edges slightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves foxed; Anthony Blond, London, 1969. First edition. More
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Pp. 190, half-title page vignettes; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in white; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, tiny surface graze to front panel above title; outer leaves offset, a little light foxing; Michael Joseph, London, 1959. First edition. *Henry Cecil was one..... More
THE BOOK OF NOODLES: Stories of simpletons; or, fools and their follies.
Pp. xx+228, title page printed in red & black, appendix, index; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly rubbed, spine a trifle faded; uncut; text block faintly browned, tiny inked number on verso of upper free endpaper, hinges starting at a couple of points..... 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
TISSUES FOR MEN.
Pp. 160, text illustrations; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the flaps slightly foxed at edges; top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Robson Books, London, 1980. First edition. More
MICROCOSMOGRAPHIA ACADEMIC:
being a guide for the young academic politician. Pp. 34(last blank); demy 8vo; cream papered boards, upper board lettered in black; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and browned; Bowes & Bowes, London, 1966. Sixth edition, reprinted. *A satire on university politics, originally published in 1908. Guthrie's preface was added to..... 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
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
LADY COTTINGTON'S FAIRY ALBUM.
Calligraphy by Hazel Brown. Pp. [64], illustrated throughout in colour and sepia; med. 4to; pictorial padded 'imitation qr. leather and cloth' papered boards; marbled endpapers; Pavilion, London, 2002. *With the 'note to Angelica' present in envelope on the lower free endpaper, plus loose publicity bookmark. A sequel to Lady Cottington's..... 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