The Guinness Doctor's book for 1956. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of notable vers [more...]
Pleasant quarter cloth binding of Hood's humourous poems with b/w illustrations. Marbled boards. rubbing and wear to extremities. Offsetting to endpapers. Contents clean and binding tight. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1920. From the little wonder books series. A tale of a a boy and his horse. Told in verse with 30 colour illustrations by G. E. Shepheard. Small 12mo. Mounted illustration to cover and illustrated end-papers. Rubbing to joints with loss to t [more...]
First Edition. A second collection of humourous articles about military life that first appeared in Punch magazine. Some rubbing and tearing to top and tail of DJ spine. Light marking and toning to covers. Mild foxing to top edge. But contents clean and [more...]
Leather edition of Thackery's book of snobs, a series of satirical pieces first published in Punch. RUbbing and cracking to hinge. But binding holding firm, contents clean. Fair condition. [more...]
Third Edition. Collection of humourous articles about military life that first appeared in Punch magazine. Some rubbing and tearing to top of DJ spine. Light marking and toning to covers. Mild foxing to top edge. Tanning to page edge but contents clean a [more...]
Collections of short stories of O. Henry, american master of the short story. With frontispiece. Faux leather blue cloth. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
With 136 plates featuring various examples of caricature through the ages, with an introductory essay by Randal Davies on the history and importance of caricature. 4to. Creasing to edges. Occasional light spotting within. Good overall. [more...]
Economic wartime edition of Edward Lear's nonsensical verse. With copious b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Bright and clean. Very good condition. A nice copy. [more...]
Unused diary for 1939, featuring humourous notes for each day and b/w illustrations. Toning to spine. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Charming take on 'Gentleman Prefer Blondes', told from the perspective of a dog called Remus. With b/w illustrations by Wilma Hickson. Dust jacket is torn with loss to edges. Booksellers label removed with loss. Red cloth boards are sunned to spine. But con [more...]
Handsome Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's letters, purportedly from an outsider, satirizing the manners of the English. Quarter cloth with marbled boards and decoration by Cecil Keeling. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some light toning and rubbing [more...]
The complete collection of Clerihews, an invention of the author, being a four line biographical poem. Illustrated here with drawings by G. K. Chesterton. DJ has tears to edges with minor loss. Contents clean and binding tight. Good+ [more...]
Early Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative edn-papers. No slipcase as issued. Some toning to spine and Some tanning to page edges but otherwise is clean, p [more...]
Redesigned Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Some very light sunning to spine. Mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edge [more...]
Fascinating philosophical, and frequently humourous, account of one man's nascent career with London Underground. Crisp and clean with light shelfwear. Very good/near fine condition. [more...]
Amusing volume of witty definitions from various scientific fields. The first book by Punch writer Ellis. With numerous b/w illustrations. No DJ but front cover tipped in to ffep (so the removed appendix joke is restored). Light foxing to page edge. Other [more...]
Amusing Folio Society volume featuring 61 culturally significant lists including what are the seven wonders of the world and what are the seven ages of man according to Shakespeare. Each list is supported with context and background information. With b/w dec [more...]
Selected pieces from Surtees' sporting novels. Decorated cloth with matching DJ. Toning to DJ, rubbing to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Very good overall. [more...]
A creamy selection chosen by Michael Cox from the writings of Noel Coward. Features extracts from his plays and his poems. Fun gold cloth binding. Illustrations by Helen Smithson. Complete with slipcase. Small nick to spine. Contents crisp and clean. V [more...]
