Humor from Cyberaisle

Penguin: Middlesex, England. Some scratching and creasing to wraps, binding solid, no marks - a VG copy. 124 pp.

First Sphere Books edition. 1971. Tight unmarked copy, light staining to wraps, pages mildly toned. 187 pp.

NY: Benjamin Blom, 1964. 1st. Orange cloth with oval decoration on front and gilt lettering at spine. Foldout color frontispiece, black & white illustrations at rear. Short inscription and PO stamp to half-title else Fine. Very tiny stain outer edge, book has no other issues. Brodart covered, Price-clipped Jacket has small losses at corners and spine tips. NF/VG. Very attractive… Read more about this item

Presumed First, not stated. 1967. Hardcover in dust jacket. FINE/VERY GOOD. Unclipped ($2.95) jacket has couple of short closed tears, chipping at head of spine and tape repair of a closed tear inside at heel of spine. Small bookstore sticker rear pastedown. Includes a chapter on puns. Illustrations by Leo Glueckselig. 64 pp.

Doubleday, Page & Co, Garden City, NY. 1927. Hardcover in first state dust jacket. First Edition stated on copyright page, 1927 on title page. Black boards with orange paper labels at front and spine. A few light stains to boards. Faded topstain. Unclipped dust jacket ("two dollars net") has some losses along top, head and heel of spine and at… Read more about this item

Harper & Row, NY. 1962. First Edition, stated. 1162 on front DJ flap. FINE/VERY GOOD. Cartier-Bresson frontispiece photo of Thurber. Book is excellent, a few pencil notations (numbers and a date) rear fep, unmarked otherwise. Unclipped price intact ($3.95) jacket has tears/chips at spine ends, 1/2" closed tear rear edge, now in a Brodart protective cover. 180 pp.

Nice unmarked copy in a POOR unclipped ($2.00) mylar sleeved dust jacket. Head and heel of spine bumped otherwise Near Fine. Jacket has losses at spine, corners, and tape top of wraps. Illustrated by Carl Rose. 207 numbered pages plus a one page epilogue. Sixth printing.

Ninth printing July 1959. Previous owner's name and date on ffep otherwise flawless AS NEW copy in a lightly worn unclipped ($1.95) VG+ dust jacket. See pictures. Illustrated by Sidney A. Quinn. Introduction by Jack Parr. 64 pp.

Hardcover in dust jacket. Illustrated by Stanton Keeney. Previous owner name and date inked on ffep. Small corner crimps to several pages, slight spine lean otherwise an excellent copy. Unclipped ($3.50) dust jacket rubbed at extremities (see pictures), also a 3/4" closed tear rear wrap near heel of spine. "The hilarious adventures of a pair of not-too-innocents abroad." "Take a… Read more about this item

Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition, 1st printing stated. VG+/VG. Binding tight, short birthday inscription ffep, unmarked otherwise, small PO sticker title page, overall minor wear. Price clipped DJ, in new mylar sleeve, has a few chips and closed tears. Drawings by Ted Sally. 308 pp.

Presumed first edition, not stated. Hardcover in a price-clipped VG jacket. Cream colored boards with red lettering to front and spine. A little bumping at spine otherwise NO apparent issues. FINE/VG. 204 pp.

"Coming of Age Edition". "Copyright 1929, 1950, L-A on copyright page. Green cloth boards with gray at the spine and brown lettering and pictures. One page with a creased corner, otherwise an excellent copy in a mylar protected price-clipped DJ with tiny losses head of spine and creasing and a closed tear upper front somewhat affecting "Coming of Age Edition"… Read more about this item

Dodd, Mead & Co., 1942 -no other date given. Book of the Month Club (BMC) indicated on rear DJ flap. Salmon/pink cloth boards with gilt dancing couple on front, info to spine. Water stain lower page edges throughout including dust jacket. Binding solid. DJ, now in Brodart sleeve, has pieces out at extremities, heavy edge wear. G/FAIR. PO name/address front… Read more about this item

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1958. First American Edition, Stated 1st Printing. Excellent copy, clean tight and straight. DJ chipped at spine tips, 3/4" closed tear foot of spine, which is sunned and faded. Unclipped DJ in Brodart sleeve. "25 cents" and "B" marked front DJ flap. Jacket NOT price-clipped, $3.50. FINE/VG+. Please see PICTURE of this copy. 219 pp. Fast… Read more about this item