Search Results: Humour from Attic Books

London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes et al, 1762. Fourth Edition. Leatherbound. Very good. Numb. 7I Tuesday, July 10, 1753 to Numb. 105 Tuesday, November 6, 1753. 298 p. 17 cm. Leather. Spine head chipped, corners worn. Ink signature from 1766 on front free endpaper, some dampstains.

London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes et al, 1762. Fourth Edition. Leatherbound. Very good. Numb. I Thursday, November 7, 1752 to Numb. 35. Tuesday, March 6, 1753. 308 p. 17 cm. Leather. Spine head chipped, corners worn. Front free endpaper missing, tiny ink notation on rear pastedown.

London, Ontario: Binea Press, 2009. Softcover. As new. 299 p. 23 cm. Paperback. Foreword by Victor Garber.

Charleston: Wyrick & Company, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. viii, 117 p. 22 cm. Yellow cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Some marks on jacket. Signed by author.

nd. ca. 1937. Very good. 6 one-sided pages. 26 cm. Typescript attached with metal fastener. Letterhead at top front for British & International Press Ltd., Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street, London. Spadoni C37.59. Published in Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1937.

London: E. Lahr, 1931. Soft cover. Very Good/Poor. Blue Moon Booklets No. 77. 13 p. 19 cm. Paper covers in tan dustjacket. Jacket separated from text block at spine. A bit of soiling and damp stain to front cover. Staples rusting.

[Toronto], 1932. April 1, 1932. Staplebound. Good +. 12 p. 37 cm. Small b&w illustrations in ads. Staplebound. Staples rusting, horizontal fold, light soiling, light pink stamps to upper front. Includes "Excerpt from the Top Floor--issue of April 1st, 1999" by I. Otto B. Kikt and much other nonsense, including silly advertising.

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1975. Galley proof. Very good. Approx. 112 leaves. 18 x 63 cm, unbound, folded once. Notation in ink: Extra Edwards galleys. Accompanied by typed publisher's information sheet. Outer leaf a bit darkened.

The Vanity Press, 1970. Softcover. Very good +. Unpaginated. 22 cm. Staplebound booklet. Light wear around spine. Signed by author on title page. Former owner's signature on first leaf. Two spots on title page. Mark on rear.

London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1914. Copyright Edition. Hardcover. Very good. LEAR, Edward. 22 cm x 26.5 cm. Green Cloth binding with Black impressing featuring illustrations, and a short poem by author. Some wearing on the extremes of the spine as well as the corners of the boards. Front and back endpapers torn at gutter position. Some staining on back endpapers. Edward Lear (1812-1888) was a British author, poet, and illustrator best known for his "nonsense" poetry collected with his original illustrations in this edition. Lear's poetry and illustrations are significant for their humour, social satire, and their influence on illustrated children's literature.

Ottawa, 1954. Staplebound. Good. Unpaginated. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Slight soiling to covers. Stain to first page marking inside cover.

London: William Heinemann, 1930. Second issue with p. 147, line 14 corrected to won't, instead of won.. Hardcover. Very good/Good +. [4], 270 p. 19 cm. Green cloth hardcover. Softened spine head. In mylar-covered dustjacket with small chips and tears and soiling on rear. Green cloth hardcover. Softened spine head. Maugham's satirical but humorous comments about writers still ring true today. The first chapter of this amusing novel might be used as a rough guide on how to make it to the top in the publishing world.

Simcoe, Ont.: Pottahawk Press, 1998. Softcover. Near fine. Book One of the MacSwale Experience. 152 p. 23 cm. Paperback. A few light marks. Inscribed by author on title page.

Montreal: Printed by John Lovell & Son, 1898. Soft cover. Fair. 182 p. 16 cm. Paper covers with soiling, chipped spine head, numerous chips to front cover. First few pages chipped at top. Small stains at bottoms of first pages. A Canuck is ordered south for the winter by his doctor and records what he sees through Kansas, New Mexico, etc. on his way to California.

Glace Bay, NS: Brodie Printing Service, December 1929. Booklet. Good. 64, [2] p. 18 cm. B&w photo of McCawley. Stapled paper covers. Ink stamp on front cover and title page. Paper browned.Some soiling to exterior. Some chips to edges. "A Book of Yarns and Stories with a Rhyme or two."

Paris: Editions Michele Trinckvel, 1971. Edition of 5000 of which this is no. 3078. . Hardcover. Very good +. 203 p. 28 cm book in 29 cm slipcase. Colour illustrations. Red faux leather with gold print in burgundy paper slipcase. Top edge gilt. A little wear to spine and hinges. Some wear and discolouration to slipcase. French text. Imprimerie Moderne du Lion à Paris. Photogravure étant de Robert Bosson.

Toronto: William Briggs, 1907. Hardcover. Fair. v, [1], 7-47 p. 19 cm. Tipped-in b&w frontispiece photo. 3 b&w line drawings. Green paper covers with white print. A few makrs and discolouration to outside. Ink stamp and small chips on front free endpaper. Wrinkled pages with a few spots.

Toronto: William Briggs, 1907. Hardcover. Good. 47 p. 19 cm. Tipped-in frontispiece portrait, 3 b&w line drawings. Grey paper with silver print. Chipped spine tail, corners worn, front hinge cracked. Hinges cracking internally, ink (?) on front pastedown, occasional foxing. Comical observations on life from an Irish cleaning lady.

Toronto: Norman Book Company, 1943?. Vol. 1, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. . Softcover. Fair. 92 p. 20 cm. B&w cartoons and pin-up photos. Softcover. Light wear to exterior. Pages browning. Some dampstains. P. 93-94 clipped and 95-96 removed.

Berlin & Stuttgart: Verlag von W. Spemann, 1886. Vols. 1 - 12. Hardcover. Good. vi, [4], 768, [2] p. 25 cm. Separate title pages for each volume. Half burgundy leather with marbled paper boards. Spine discoloured in patches, boards rubbed, light wear to extremities. Blind stamp on front free endpaper. Pages browning. German text.