Humor from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. A solid copy of the 1945 signed/limited edition. #374 OF 400 COPIES SIGNED BY LUDWIG BEMELMANS at the limitation. Clean, tight and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with mounted Bemelmans illustration to the front panel and 4 additional Bemelmans illustrations in color especially for the limited edition.… Read more about this item

London: Hamilton Hamish, 1955. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. James Thurber. A handsome copy of the 1955 1st edition, housed in the publisher's uncommon pictorial box. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. Oblong 12mo. 28 drawings by Thurber which orginally appeared in The New Yorker, here collected with a Foreword by Thurber and issued as a keepsake… Read more about this item

New York: Workman Publishing, 1980. Original wraps. Very Good. A handsome copy of this 1980 reprint. Tight and VG in its plaid wrappers, with foxing along the fore-edge. Octavo, edited by Lisa Birnbach.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. Edward Gorey. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY on a decorative bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1953 stated 1st edition of the maestro's 1st published book. Tight and VG+ (handsome former owner bookplate at the front… Read more about this item

New York: The Fantod Press, 1966. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Edward Gorey. The uncommon 1966 1st edition in book form, having first appeared a year earlier in an issue of Evergreen Review. A very sharp copy of this Edward Gorey miniature. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Wonderfully illustrated along each recto by the… Read more about this item

New York: Manufacturers Service Co, 1949. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1949 1st edition of this charming, cheeky guide to modern romance. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and a tiny bit of chipping at the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, nicely illustrated in line-drawing throughout. Part One: Prologue; Part Two: Catching;… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Gluyus Williams. The 1936 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light creasing at the spine crown, very mild offsetting along the fore-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the tips and the spine crown, and mild chipping and creasing to the panel edges.… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst and Company, 1905. Pictorial cloth. Good +. Marshall D. Smith. Uncommon 1905 1st edition of this wonderful, rakish guide on tipping. Good+ only in its pictorial cloth, with pronounced wear and spotting to the boards and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets. Still though, charming and presentable. 16mo, nicely illustrated by Marshall D. Smith.

Hall Brothers Inc, 1937. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Charming 1937 collection of homespun country observations on wanderlust. Solid and VG in its pictorial, spiral-bound wrappers, with just a bit of light staining to the rear panel and several witty inscriptions at the rear pastedown and rear endpaper. 64mo (miniature), wonderful, uncredited illustrations along each recto, the country… Read more about this item

Kingston: Palm Tree Production, 1978. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The uncommon maiden issue of this scarce late 70s/early 80s Jamaican humor magazine. Tight and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Octavo, high-quality cartoons firmly rooted in the Jamaican social and political issues of the day.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good -. Gelett Burgess. The October 1901 1st edition of this "collection of the humorous masterpieces of Gelett Burgess", IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (mild offsetting along the front panel's lower-edge) in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges… Read more about this item

Aux Editions de la Mappemonde, 1947. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Joseph Hemard. A clean, bright copy of the 1947 1st edition. #1,639 of 2,400 copies issued. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting to the rear panel. Octavo, full-page illustrations in rich color by Joseph Hemard.

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. James Stevenson. A WARM, HALF-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM THE ILLUSTRATOR JAMES STEVENSON (WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY HIM BELOW THE INSCRIPTION) on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1963 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1984. Original wraps. Near Fine. Drew Friedman. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MOE FEINBERG, "LARRY'S" BROTHER. on the front pastedown. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1984 1st paperback edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. Foreword by Steve Allen, Appendix by JACK KEROUAC (!!). Also includes a laid-in, contemporary-to-the-period… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ED FISHER on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light spotting to the panels.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1972 signed/limited edition, #32 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY at the limitation. This edition calls for "an original ink and water colour drawing by the author", which this copy lacks. Still though, very scarce as such and a lovely copy to boot. Tight and Near… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1939. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY OTTO SOGLOW AND ALSO INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE "LITTLE KING" JUST ABOVE HIS SIGNATURE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition. Tight and VG (light scuffing to the boards, small, neat former owner inscription at… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1948. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. James Thurber. A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM JAMES THURBER on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1948 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (with mild sunning at the spine ends) in a bright, price-clipped, slightly-cropped dustjacket, with very light soiling to the panels.… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY BOB HOPE on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of this 1963 collection of jokes and barbs. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and very light creasing along its top-edge.… Read more about this item

Milan: Rizzoli, 1955. The November 1955 stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MASSIMO SIMILI on the half-title. Solid and VG in its original wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the panel edges. Octavo, text in Italian.