COMEDY
Next Week East Lynne! Intro.
by H. Lindsay & R. Crouse. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1950. More
So Help Me: The Autobiography of...
Foreword by William Saroyan. Illustrated, 8vo, buckram. New York, (1943). First Edition. More
The Merry Partners: The Age and Stage of Harrigan & Hart.
Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Randon House, 1955. Very good. More
Cavalcade of Comedy: 21 Brilliant Comedies from Jonson and Wycherley to Thurber and Coward.
715pp., 4to. N.Y., (1953). More
The Thread of Laughter: Chapters on English Stage Comedy from Jonson to Maugham.
New York: Knopf, 1952. 298pp, 8vo, 1/2 cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. tattered. NY: Knopf, 1952. More
Comedy and Conscience after the Restoration
New York: Columbia University Press, 1957. 300 pages. 8vo, red boards. New York: Columbia University Press, (1957). A very good(+) copy. More
Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr.
New York: Knopf, 1969. Illustrated with 66 black-and-white photographs, 394pp., tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Very good. More
World of Laughter: The Motion Picture Comedy Short, 1910-1930.
Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1966. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1966). More
Kops and Custards: The Legend of Keystone Films.
University of Oklahoma, 1968. Illustrated. 177pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. University of Oklahoma Press, (1968). More
Dictionnaire Comique, Satyrique, Critique, Burlesque, Libre et Proverbial.
Lyon: Beringos, 1752. Title page printed in red & black, with engraved printers device. 2 volumes bound in one. xiv, [2], 328; [4], 292pp. 8vo, bound in old calf; faded gilt on spine with red leather label (joints neatly repaired; foxing throughout). Lyon: Beringos, 1752. Revised and corrected. Very good. New edition with revisions and additions. More
Dictionnaire Comique, Satyrique, Critique, Burlesque. Avec une Explication Tres-Fidele de toutes les manieres de parler Burlesques, Comiques, Libres, Satyriques, Critiques & Proverbiales, qui Peuyent se rencontrer dans les meilleurs Auteurs, tant Anciens que Modernes.
Amsterdam: Zacharie Chastelain, 1750. 336pp. 8vo, full mottled leather; minor foxing, covers worn, corners dented, front hinge cracked but mended and sound. Amsterdam: Zacharie Chastelain, 1750. A very good copy. More
Dictionnaire Comique, Satyrique, Critique, Burlesque, Libre et Proverbial.
Pampelune, 1786. Engraved vignettes, 2 volumes, thick 8vo, rebound in green cloth. Pampelune, 1786. Fine. New edition with revisions and additions. More
Remembered Laughter: The Life of Noel Coward.
New York: 1976. With many black-and-white photos. xx + 502 pages, 8vo green cloth, d.w. New York, 1976. First American Edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Moliere: The Comic Mask.
New York: 1959. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1959). More
Heath Robinson: Artist and Comic Genius
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1973. Illustrated with 119 line drawings, 33 half-tone drawings and 4 plates in color. 224 pages. Large 8vo, green cloth with gilt design, d.w. (lightly toned). New York: Barnes & Noble Books, (1973). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. With an introduction by Nicolas Bentley. More
The Social Mode of Restoration Comedy.
London: Macmillan, 1926. 242pp. 8vo, cloth. London: MacMillan, 1926. More
The Mirth of a Nation.
New York: 1953. Text illustrations. Thick 8vo. New York, (1953). More
The Divine Average: A View of Comedy.
231pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Clevland, 1971. More
W. C. Fields and Me.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1970. Illustrated. 8vo, yellow cloth, edgeworn d.w. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1971). Ownership signature, still a very good(+) copy in a very good price-clipped dust wrapper. More
Life on a Pogo Stick.
Philadelphia: 1960. Autobiography of a Comedian. Illustrated. Philadelphia, 1960. More
Jack Benny: The Radio and Television Work
New York: Harper, 1991. Black and white illustrations. 276 pages. 4to, 1/2 cloth, d.w. (tiny tear at rear) New York: Harper, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The World of Harlequin
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1963. Color frontispiece, black & white illustrations. xiv, 242 pages. 4to, green cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. (stained at front, price-clipped, worn at head of spine). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1963. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The World of Harlequin.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1963. Color frontispiece & black & white illustrations. 242pp, 4to, green cloth (a bit faded at edges), lightly worn dust wrapper. Cambridge University Press, (1963). First Edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Events Leading Up To The Comedy.
New York: Trident, 1965. Illustrated. 304 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, chipped d.w. New York Trident Press, 1965. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More