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New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962. INSCRIBED to comedian Marty Allen and SIGNED by CO-AUTHOR Arnold Forster directly on the front free endpaper. The inscription reads: "To Marty Allen with profound respect for a great talent and a greater human being. Warmest regards, (signed) Arnold Forster June 1962." Near Fine condition in bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket.… Read more about this item

Pocket Books, 1969. Good condition. Moderate cover wear. A solid reading copy. 95 cents cover price. Pocket Books #77081. Bound in the original pictorial wraps.. 1st Pocket Books Edition (so stated). Mass Market Paperback. Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 316 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Titan Books, 2009. SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a black sharpie directly on the half title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Appears seldom, if ever read. Near Fine condition. Flat uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. First printing… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum, 1973. A gorgeous copy of the 1973 first edition. RARE in this condition. New and unread in a Very Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket is bright and shiny with only very mild edgewear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($7.95). … Read more about this item

New York: Vantage Press, 1991. A beautiful copy. INSCRIBED / BOLDLY SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. NOT price clipped ($10.95). Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never… Read more about this item

New York: Regan Books / Harper Collins, 2003. SIGNED by Mancow Muller as "Mancow" directly on the front free endpaper, with a drawing of a face and "LIVE LOUD!" NOT personalized to anyone. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. The book and jacket show only light shelfwear. NOT price clipped ($24.95). NO chips,… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1989. SIGNED by Louie Anderson with a black sharpie directly on the half title page. Very minor bleed through from the sharpie to the back side of that page. His signature only, NOT personalized to anyone. Fine condition in a bright, shiny Very Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears… Read more about this item

Privately Published, 2013. INSCRIBED / SIGNED TWICE by the AUTHOR with a black sharpie on both the front and rear inside covers. Very Good condition. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with photos of the author with celebrities including Kevin Nealon, Dolly Parton,… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2006. Still sealed in the publisher's clear-plastic shrinkwrap. PERFECT CONDITION. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. NOT price clipped ($50.00). Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Oversize Hardcover. 10.75" wide… Read more about this item

New York: Urizen Books, 1977. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($8.95). The jacket is lightly soiled with a few short closed tears. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 1977. First Printing of the First… Read more about this item

New York: Harper, 2009. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Craig Ferguson with a black sharpie directly on the title page. NEW and unread in a NEW dust jacket. Only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear. NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price clipped ($25.99). Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin Press, 2015. SIGNED by Aziz Ansari on a "Penguin Press" imprinted bookplate (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). NEW and unread in a NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. NO tears, chips, rubbing or fading. NOT price clipped ($28.95). Sharp corners. Bright, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1989. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Louie Anderson with a red sharpie directly on the half title page. Very minor bleed through to the following pages from the sharpie. Laid in is a ticket stub from a Louie Anderson performance at Bally's Las Vegas -- likely where he signed the book. Fine condition in a bright,… Read more about this item

Las Vegas, Nevada: LifeStories, 2012. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the front inside cover. SIGNED copies are fairly SCARCE. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently seldom, if ever read. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1989. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the late comic Louie Anderson directly on the half-title page. Fine condition in a bright, shiny Fine dust jacket. Not price clipped ($16.95). NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1962. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NO fading. The jacket has one tiny chip and a few short closed edge tears that have been reinforced on the blank side with high quality clear tape. NOT price clipped ($3.50). Sharp corners. Square and… Read more about this item

New York: Dey Street, 2021. SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a black sharpie on a "Jo Koy Just Kidding World Tour" bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. NEW and unread in a NEW, near PERFECT dust jacket. The jacket has only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books, 2010. BOLDLY INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Lewis Black with a black sharpie directly on the title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($19.95). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Square… Read more about this item

Privately Published, 2014. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Marty Allen directly on the front inside cover. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Near Fine condition (only light shelfwear to the cover). Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or… Read more about this item

Ashley, North Dakota: Redhead Publishing, 2001. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). "Local Author" gold seal on the front. Near Fine condition (only light shelfwear). Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, or fading. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. … Read more about this item