Dictionaire Encyclopedique d'Anecdotes: Modernes et Anciennes, Francaises et Etrangeres.
Paris: Dorbon-Aine, 1929. 2 vols. original orange printed wrappers. Paris: Dorbon-Arie, (1929). Very Good (+). Printed on wood pulp paper. More
Paris: Dorbon-Aine, 1929. 2 vols. original orange printed wrappers. Paris: Dorbon-Arie, (1929). Very Good (+). Printed on wood pulp paper. More
Paris: H. Simonis Empis. 20 charming color plates, 3 page preface by Edouard Detaille. Small folio, pictorial wrappers, (soiled, chipped and detached). Paris: H. Simonos Empis, N.d. ca 1900. Plates are in crisp clean condition. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1975. 245pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1975). Bookplate on front flyleaf, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
40pp. + 2pp. of ads. 16mo, original colored pictorial wrappers; light foxing, rubbed. (light foxing). N.Y.: Ornum, n.d., (ca. 1895). More
London: Educational Book, 1930. Tipped in color frontis, plus 283 black-and-white illustrations. 240 pages, 8vo, green and black cloth. London: Educational Book Company, (1930). A very good copy. The new "Punch" Library Volume XI. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, (1972). vg Presentation copy. More
Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1975. Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. (Cambridge): Harvard Lampoon, (1975). Fine. More
Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1926. Illus. 90pp. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, cloth lightly worn, corners of boards bumped, top of margins throughout are lightly dampstained. Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1926. More
Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1926. Illus. 90pp. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth with pictorial label on front board. Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1926. More
Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1940. Issues from volumes 119 and 120 (1940) bound together in one volume. Illustrated in black & white with some covers in color. 4to, lightly soiled red cloth, corners bumped, back cover scratched and significantly damp-stained at bottom. Cambridge: Harvard Lampoon, 1941. A very good(-) copy. More
Bloominton: Indiana University Press, 1971. 269 pages (dampstaining affecting the margins of corners of pages, penciling on about 6 pages), 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper (toned and tattered). Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1971). A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper. Signed presentation copy for Alfred Kazin. More
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1952. Illustrated with b/w cartoon drawings. 211 pages. 8vo, red boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Thomas Crowell, (1952). A very good copy with wear at foot; good dust wrapper -- tattered but largely intact. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1931. 87 b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. 12mo, decorative orange cloth. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1931. First Edition. Bumped at edge of rear board, still a very good clean copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
New York: Allen, 1893. Black & white illustrations throughout the text. Slim 12mo, grey cloth with red initial and author & title in black on front cover. New York: Geo. Allen, (1893). First Edition of the Author's first book. More
Brooklyn: Melville, 2011. Few illustrations. 252 pages, short 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Brooklyn: Melville House, (2011). Pages toned, still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. Numerous illustrations. x + 519pp., short, thick 8vo, patterned blue cloth with illustrated spine; bookplate inside front cover, lightly rubbed, spine faded, scattered light foxing, some pages unopened. London: Chatto & Windus, n.d. ca. 1880. Third edition. Very good. More
Barre: Imprint Society, 1971. A few Illus. 4to, 1/2 red cloth, publisher's slipcase, slipcase dampstained, top and bottom of page margins wrinkled but not dampstained. Barre: Imprint Society, (1971). One of 1950 copies. This copy was inscribed by Walter Muir Whitehill, who wrote the introduction, to Wendell Garrett. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his rubber stamp on the front flyleaf and his ink mark on one page margin of the introduction. More
New York: Abrams, 1970. Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. Profusely illustrated with 189 drawings, including 32 in color. 233 pages. Oblong 4to, white pictorial cloth, lightly edgeworn, slightly chipped and torn d.w. New York: Abrams, [1970]. First edition. Crease on title page from printing error, otherwise a near fine in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Atheneum, 1972. Illustrated. xiv + 360pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1972. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Macmillan, 1893. Preface by Alfred Ainger. With 130 line illustrations by Charles E. Brock. 236pp. Short 4to, rebound in 3/4 maroon morocco; gilt-decorated spine with raised bands, t.e.g. London: Macmillan, 1893. A near fine copy. One of 250 large paper copies. More
London: Henry Colburn, 1844. 2 volumes. With numerous illustrations from designs by Leech. 300, 312pp., 8vo, bound in 19th century 1/2 leather over marbled boards (well-rubbed overall, but still sound and attractive). London: Henry Colburn, 1844. First Edition. Scarce. Very good. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 271 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, lightly worn. Garden City, 1977. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Darling, 1850. 12 brightly-colored lithographic plates with tissue guards (frontispiece loose). 104 pages. Original pictorial boards, cover soiled and spine quite worn. London: Darling, 1850. Good (+). In the Punch tradition, with delightful illustrations. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1966. 8vo, dark red cloth, d.w. (price-clipped & worn at the edges). New York: Dodd Mead, (1966). First Edition. More
London: Foulis, 1912. Illustrated with 16 mounted color plates, reproduced from oil paintings by Frederick Gardner. ix, 300, plus ads. Thick 8vo, gilt- lettered red cloth; uncut edges, t.e.g. London & Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1912. First edition. Very good. Light scattered foxing, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good edgeworn dust wrapper. More
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