London: Duckworth, 1932. Bentley, Nicolas. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 53 pp. Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), a prolific writer and poet as well as an avid sailor; he composed many poems of both comic and serious nature, and he would often collaborate with the noted writer G. K. Chesterton..... More
London: Printed for Thomas Boys of Ludgate Hill [printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars], 1820. Cruikshank, Isaac Robert. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, 212 pp. (not matching pagination, see below), with 12 aquatints by Isaac Robert Cruikshank. A humorous collection of sketches exalting through parody the merits of the thrifty. The..... More
Eugene, Oregon: Printed by John Henry Nash, University of Oregon, 1939. First Edition. Wraps. Quarto size, 25 pp., inscribed by David Hadden. An uncommon book of verse by David Hadden, one printed late in the career of the eminent typographer and printer John Henry Nash (1871-1947); this volume contains humorous..... More
New York: Brewer and Warren Inc., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 224 pp. Numerous books have been written on the art of love and relationships, but few in the realm of parody have the biting wit contained in Emily Hahn's (1905-1997) "Seductio ad Absurdum", a satirical look..... More
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Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, 1990. Martin, Gillian. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Letter "P" of 26 special copies, quarto size, 67 pp., signed by Gillian Martin, with a separate insert. The two stories collected here are little-known works of prose by English artist and poet Edward Lear (1812-1888), best known for..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, 1925. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 40 pp. This humorous poem, by diplomat and lawyer Francis T. P. Plimpton (1900-1983), was printed for the Lincoln's Inn Society, the only social club at Harvard Law School; Plimpton lampoons various characters associated with Harvard University in high-spirited verse. Plimpton was..... More
New York: Wall Street Library Publishing Co., (1901). First Edition. Hardcover. Sixmo size, 129 pp, inscribed by Thomas D. Richardson. Filled with a humourous take on the Wall Street of over 100 years ago, this book includes chapters such as "Inside Information - Many Facts Not Generally Known" and "The..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., ca. 1939. Robinson, W. Heath. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 126 pp. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was an exemplary book illustrator and cartoonist, "the only British illustrator to become a 'household name'" (Houfe), a contemporary of acclaimed illustrators Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, best known for his cartoons..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1846. Leech, John. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Sixmo size, 71 pp., extra-illustrated, with a signed letter from the author. The second "new" edition of this comic look at mid-19th century "Evening Parties", which enabled the eligible young men and ladies to meet each other in a socially acceptable..... More
London: Harrap Limited, (1987). Steadman, Ralph. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, approx. [225] unnumbered pp., signed by Ralph Steadman in the year of publication. In "Scar Strangled Banger", Ralph Steadman focuses his attention on the United States of America in a grotesque and sharply witty collection of drawings in both..... More