Humor from Lippincott Books

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931. First Edition . Hardcover. VG/VG. Otto Soglow. 99, [4] pp. Orange cloth, black and gold label on spine and front panel. Author's first book. With illustrations by Otto Soglow, best known for his comic strip creation, The Little King. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with publisher's… Read more about this item

Montclair, New Jersey: Pine Tree Publishing, 1932. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/GVG. Guy Rutter. 47 pp. Inscribed on ffep, " ...Hoping you both escape a Caw-Damnation. Wilson MacDonald..." The author was a popular Canadian satirist and poet.

Northampton, Massachusetts: Kitchen Sink Press, 1990. Stated First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 95 pp. Art Spiegelman contributed the forward for the book, and he wrote: " Visually, Polly and Her Pals is a happy pop synthesis of Art Deco, Futurism, Surrealism, Dada and Pure Cartoon. Polly is one great comic strip. Your eyes… Read more about this item

London: The Scholartis Press, 1929. Limited Edition . Hardcover. GVG. xvi, 192 pp. One of 700 copies. Reprint of the 1816 parody; includes facsimiles of the original title page and author's advertisement. Hogg's "victims" included Lord Byron, Coleridge, Walter Scott, Wordsworth and Southey. Corners bumped, faint stain on front panel, and wear to… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing, 1880. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 632 pp. 328 illustrations. BAL 3386. State B of frontispiece: "Titian's Moses", and cover stamping; numeral 7 blindstamped below publisher's device on back cover. State A of sheets: bulk of 1 5/8". Streaks of black ink on spine and covers, else VG.… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. First Thus . Hardcover. VG+/GVG. 264 pages, with cartoons by Edward Jump and numerous black and white illustrations. VG+ in GVG dust jacket.

Claremont, California: Saunders Press, 1950. First Edition, Limited . Paper Wrappers. Very Good. 64 pp. Anthology of poems written by residents of Pilgrim Place, a retirement community established by the Congregational Church. The irreverent humorist Richard Armour was a contributor. Mildly soiled with bumped corners.

London: John Roberts Press, 1970. 2nd Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Davies, Mike. Unpaginated. Second printing, the first was a limited edition of 250 copies. I can't say if these are essays, poems, or captions for the drawing. I can say that the words and drawings together constitute a wonderful example of how complex, … Read more about this item