Humor from MLC Books

New York: Dell, 1950. Dell 469, mapback. Uncle Fred is determined to help his nephew Pongo get in the good graces of Pongo's fiancee's family, but things do not go as planned. Lightly rubbed at the edges with a short crease to the lower front corner. Binding appears to have been reglued, pages a bit tanned.. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1993. An examination of comedic crime plays, with a selected chronology dating to 1863, 212 pages. Lightly bumped and rubbed, spine sunned.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1961. Limited edition, number 123 of 400, with ten illustrations by Coypel reproduced from the 1727 edition. Bumped with a damp stain to the lower 1" of the boards. Inscribed to the previous owner and signed by the translator Reginald Bretnor on the limitation page.. Inscribed by Translator. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1968. Through varied and amusing examples, Kenner explores the evolution of the idea that man is "so proficient at producing synthetic objects that we may soon be unable to distinguish between a being truly human and an infinitely clever machine." Spine heel very gently bumped with a few faint spots to the upper edge… Read more about this item

New York: George H. Doran, 1912. Ruminations on "Tummies, Teeth, Hair, Hands and Feet." Bumped and rubbed with light wear at the edges, binding square and solid. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Newell, Peter.

New York: Viking Press, 1931. 99 Pages of humorous excerpts, plus 7 pages of ads in the back. Yellow boards bumped and rubbed with light wear at the edges. Front hinge cracking, upper 1" of the front end paper cut off. Previous owner's name in pencil on the rear pastedown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus.… Read more about this item

New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1948. Told from the perspective of a boy who idolizes his uncle, a gregarious Chechoslovakian immigrant who settles in a small Wisconsin town, and the humorous predicaments in which he finds himself. Fourth printing. Lightly bumped and rubbed with the previous owner's bookplate on the front end paper and their gift inscription… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956. Allen offers commentary on TV humor in general and on 16 of the top comedians of the day, 279 pages. Gently bumped, spine head slightly sunned. Previous owner's gift inscription on the front end paper, as well as Allen's signature. Jacket lightly rubbed with small chips and tears, in Brodart.. Signed… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944. Fifteen short stories featuring Alexander Botts of the Earthworm Tractor Company. First edition with the "FR" symbol on the copyright page, "Limited Gift Edition" on the front board. Bumped and rubbed, tan board lightly soiled. Binding square and solid.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Samuel French, 1929. The play first produced and directed by Arthur Hopkins at Plymouth Theatre in New York on November 26, 1928. Filmed twice, first in 1930 starring Ann Harding, Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton, and Hedda Hopper. Remade by George Cukor in 1938 starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Lew Ayres, and Horton reprising his role.… Read more about this item

St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Borealis Books, 2009. Humorous holiday stories. First printing. Upper corners of the jacket lightly crimped, in Brodart. Inscribed to the previous owner and signed by Kling on the title page.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1959. A hilarious tale of what happens when you take the nation's most efficient business business and unleash their corporate policies on a bad baseball team. Lightly bumped and rubbed, edges of the text block a bit tanned. Jacket rubbed and tanned with small chips and tears, in Brodart. Signed by… Read more about this item

iUniverse, 2003. Deeck's humorous comments on mystery author James Corbett, one of the great bad writers, 48 pages. Fine, as new condition. Inscribed by Deeck on the title page to his friend, fellow mystery critic Charles Shibuk "For Charlie, Despite his disdain for Corbett, Bill 6/1/03.". Inscribed By the Author. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

Albany, GA: Bearmanor Media, 2014. "The entire history of the radio program, the 1945 motion-picture, the short-lived television program, the lawsuits, Ed Gardner's personal life, contract negotiations, and much more, 768 pages. 1/2" crease to the lower rear corner.. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Albany, GA: Bearmanor Media, 2018. The lives and careers of five couples: Phil Harris and Alice Faye, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, Goodman and Jane Ace (Easy Aces), Jim and Marian Jordan (Fibber McGee and Molly), and George Burns and Gracie Allen. Fine, as new condition.. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

Albany, GA: Bearmanor Media, 2008. A guide to over 900 episodes. Shelf rubbing to the lower edge of the text block.. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2007. A detailed look at 20 sitcoms that aired between the mid-1920s and the early 1950s, including biographical profiles of the stars. Appendices include an abbreviated summary of thirteen additional shows, and a comprehensive list of 170 radio sitcoms. Spine heel bumped.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over… Read more about this item

Boalsburg, PA: Bear Manor Media, 2002. A history of the spin-off from Fibber McGee and Molly, with in-depth biographies of the cast members. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a 1/4" tear to the lower front spine fold.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Batsford, 1997. Three short stories combine bridge, parody and pastiche. First printing. Bumped, upper front corner creased with a pressure indent to the rear cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket.

Albany, GA: Bearmanor Media, 2015. This edition adds over 300 episodes to the original, bringing the total to over 1200, with more appendices and a new selection of photographs. Fine, as new condition.. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.