Search Results: Fiction, Humor from Quaker House Books

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition, First printing with all the points : Scribner's "A" on copyright page, no colophon, no staining of top edge, price of $2.50 in red on upper front flap of jacket. In green cloth covers with with embossed design boxed in silver on front cover and lettring in green boxed in silver on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked pictorial endpapers and text pages. Bumping of ends of spine and upper corner of front cover. Light to moderate shelf wear. Jacket: intact with chipping and closed tears on upper spine and rubbing on edges. In protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Edward Shenton/Robert Camp, Jr.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: M. Radermacher &Co. ca 1893. In sfot cardboard covers with picture of Scottish person on a rock overlooking a town and lettering on front cover with maroon spine. Price of one shilling on front cover. Intact binding. No writing anywhere. Thirty-one pages with many illustrations. Moderate shelf wear with corners on front cover snipped. Sunning on rear spine edge. Written name on front cover. In plastic sleeve. Photos upon request. . Original Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. Illustrated edition. Good copy. No jacket. In olive green cloth covers with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Gilt is lightly faded. Gilt top edge. Intact binding. No writing on text pages. Previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. Cracked hinge atverso of frontispiece. Moderate soiling to pages. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Moderate shlef wear. Pictures upon request . Thank you for your patronage.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by B. West Clinedinst. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Livermore & Rudd, 1856. In brown embossed cloth covers with gilt lettering and design on spine. Square and intact binding. No writing on text pages or endpapers. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Moderate foxing throughout but all pages are legible. Faded spine. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1859. In brown cloth blindstamped covers with gillt lettering on spine. Sqaure and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Small splits on upper and lower spine edges. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. First Edition. Good copy. No jacket. In tan ribbed cloth covers with pictorial design on front cover and faded gilt lettering. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Inatct biunding. Rear hinge cracked. Heavy shelf rubbing. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Reginald B. Birch. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1894. Arena Library Series No. 31. March, 1894. In brown paper covered boards with lettering in gilt on front cover and white buckram spine with gilt lettering. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked brown endpapers and text pages, except for previous owner's name of front free endpaper. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Very Good copy. Very Good jacket. In three-quarter blue paper overboards and salmon paper spine with gilt lettering. Square, clean, unmarked copy. Bumping of ends of spine. Very light shelf wear. Jacket: Price intact on upper front flap. Light bumping to ends of spine. Light shelf rubbing. In new protective jacket cover. Thank you for your patrtonage.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1988. First Edition. First Printing. Near Fine copy in Very Good dj. Signed by Breslin on front free endpaper. In a pinkish brown paper covered boards and tan cloth spine with gilt lettering. Square, tight, and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light bumping to ends of spine. Jacket: Intact and price clipped. Small closed tear on lower spine edge. Light rubbing. In mylar plastic cover. . Signed by Author. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1933. First American Edition. Gooc copy. Poor jacket. In tan cloth covers with pictorial on front cover vand lettering on spine. Unmarked endpapers and pages. Square copy. Bumping of ends of spine. Light soiling to edges. Jacket: Price intact. Open tears on lower spine and lower front panel and upper spine. Chpping of edges. Moderate soiling. In new protective jacket cover. Thank you for your patronage.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Pierre Lafitte & Cie Published collection under the direction of Franc-Nohain, In brown paper covered boards with pasteon illustration and lettering in white on front cover and tan paper covered spine with green lettering. Square and intact copy. Clean and unmarked text pages. All illustrations are bright and unmarked. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers. Moderate shelf wear to covers. Edges of top of spine are split. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by R. De La Neziere. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Viking Press, 1931. Good copy. First Edition, First Printing. In green cloth covers with lettering in black on front cover and spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Inscription on front pastedown. Bumping and rubbing of ends of spine. Page 81 is detached. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Dr. Seuss. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Chicago: Scroll Publishing Company, 1901. Fair copy. No DJ. No writing on pages or boards Front paste-down separated from free endpaper. Horizontal tear on spine edge. Heavy shelf rubbing but illustartion on front cover is still clear. Small piece missing on head od spien. Bumped corners.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Stated First Edition. Good copy. Fair jacket. In black cloth covers with moderately faded gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Yellow stained top edge. Square, intact binding. No cracked hinges. Clean endpapers and text pages. Very small book plate on lower front free endpaper. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Moderate shelf wear. Jacket: Intact. Price intact on lower front flap. Chipping on ends of spine. Moderate toning and shelf wear. In new protective jacket cover. Thank you for your patronage.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1921. First Edition. Second Impression. In green cloth covers with orange lettering on front cover and spine. Tight, square, intact binding. Clean, unmarked text pages. Previous owner's name on front pastedown and title page. Light bumping to ends of spine. Discolored line on front cover. Light to moderate shelf rubbing. Pictures upon request. Thank you for your patronage.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Punch, 1857. January, 1857 to June, 1857, inclusive. In faded maroon cloth covers with gilt rendition of Punch on front cover and lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Broken through ends of spine. Bumping of corners. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition. Stated Second Printing. In red cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Red stained top edge. Square, tight and intact binding. Unmarked, clean pages. Only mark is previous owner's name on front pastedown. Light bumping of head and tail of spine. Jacket: Price intact on upper front flap. Bumping and light chipping of head and tail of spine. Light shelf rubbing. In protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribners' Sons, 1891. First Edition. First printing. In green cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Square intact, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping to ends of spine. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, 1973. First Edition. Very Good copy. Good jacket. In blue cloth covers with black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Clean, unmarked, square, tight copy. Light foxing to top edge. Light bumping to ends of spine. Jacket: Price Intact. Chipping on head of spine and light rubbing on tail of spine. Light shelf rubbing. In new protective jacket cover. Thank you for your patronage.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1997. First Edition. First Printing. In maroon paper coevred boards with gilt illustration on front cover and maroon cloth spine with gilt lettering. Square, intact and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Jacket: Intact with price on upper front flap. In ptotective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.