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Pocket 294, Pocket 498, Pocket 398, Avon 567, Pocket 504 Book. Reading copies (Good or better). Paperbacks. Various editions.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Five titles presenting a variety of jokes, humourous stories and cartoons. In addition to Mencken, 'Ship Ahoy' contains work by Rudyard Kipling, O. Henry, W.W. Jacobs, Bret Harte, and Mark Kerr. All are intact with general wear, but it would be a really good idea to read them carefully to prevent spine cracks..
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An AFB 5-book humour (humor) multi-pack: The Pocket Book of Jokes, Mr. Adam, Laugh With Leacock, Ship Ahoy, Fun in Bed
by Cerf, Bennett A. (editor), Pat Frank, Stephen Leacock, H.L. Mencken et al, Frank Scully (editor)
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The Adventure of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons
by Thierry, James Francis
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New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1918. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. The famous detective Hemlock Holmes and his companion, Doc Watson, have just returned from a three-year stay in the United States when they are engaged to find 11 (of 12) diamond cuff buttons that have been stolen from the Earl of Puddingham. Generally considered to be the first novel to parody the illustrious Sherlock Holmes. Navy cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 190 pages. Impressions/light soil to covers, some slant, bumped/worn corners/spine ends, spine gilt sunned, sunned/moderately soiled edges, previous owner's named whited out on front end paper..
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The Americans Are Coming (signed)
by Curtis, Herb
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- 9780864921086 / 086492108X
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Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 1989. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Curtis's first novel, which was also the first title in his acclaimed Brennen Siding Trilogy. 263 pages. Mildly sunned spine, light surface wear, gently bumped corners, thin reading crease to spine, small soil mark to top right corner of half-title..
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As I Was Going to St. Ives
by Holloway, Liz
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London: Femina Books, 1969. Book. Illus. by Leonora Box (dust jacket illustration) . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. The true first edition of Holloway's first book, in which a distinguished 65-year-old man of considerable means decides to marry one of his seven mistresses (all of whom are, at the time he makes this boneheaded decision, happily co-existing under the same roof), but faces the problem of deciding which one. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering/decoration, 181 pages. Mildly cocked, gently bumped bottom spine, a hint of corner wear, in dust jacket with longish edge tears, scratches, chipping, two pieces (the first measuring approximately 1&1/2" long by 3/4" deep, the second measuring approximately 1" long by 1" deep) torn from top edge of front panel, general wear. Dust jacket now in protective mylar sleeve, which somewhat enhances its appearance..
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Ask Any Girl
by Wolfe, Winifred
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Montreal: Bantam A1983, 1959. Book. Good to Very Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Canadian paperback printing of a title first published in hardcover in 1958 by Random House. Basis for the MGM movie of the same name, which starred David Niven, Shirley MacLaine and Gig Young. "The outrageously sophisticated story of a young girl's campaign not to lose her innocence -- without a wedding ring" (so they all have a price?). 185 pages + one-page advertisement for another Bantam-published title. Spine cocked/rolled/creased, moderate wear to corners/spine ends, light edgewear, thin crease to top right corner of front cover..
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BEN & ME, From Temperance to Humility -- Stumbling Through Ben Franklin's Thirteen Virtues, One Unvirtuous Day at a Time (signed)
by Gunn, Cameron
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- 9780399536076 / 0399536078
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New York: Perigree / Penguin, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Small octavo. An admirer of Benjamin Franklin, Gunn records his "attempt to live by Franklin's thirteen virtues, a list of lofty ideals the Founding Father held dear," but which take "this ordinary man way outside his comfort zone and into a thicket of not-so-modern values." 250 pages (including notes, brief author biography). Internally tight and clean, with only light general wear..
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THE BORN LOSER, Hey Brutus, How Do You Want Your Goose Cooked?
by Sansom, Art
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- 9780441071357 / 044107135X
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Grosset & Dunlap/Ace/Tempo Books 07135, 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A collection of comic strips featuring Brutus Thornapple, comicdom's boneheaded born loser. Unpaginated. Light general wear..
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BRICKLEMANSHIP, The New Brunswick Grief Book
by Fredericks, H.A. (unattributed)
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- 9780969073215 / 0969073216
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Fredericton: Omega Publishing Division of Omega Management Services, 1978. Book. Good. Stapled Wraps . 1st Edition. Oblong duodecimo. A spoof taking aim at Malcolm Bricklin, New Brunswick premier Richard Hatfield, and Bricklin's ill-fated automotive project that ended up costing New Brunswick taxpayers a lot of money. Unpaginated, illustrated. Bottom left corner of front cover chipped, thin crosscracks, moderate handling wear..
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Back To B.C.
by Hart, Johnny
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- 1st Gold Medal edition.
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Gold Medal D1880, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. 1st Gold Medal edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Features B.C., the Fat Broad, Wiley, Clumsy Carp, the Cute Chick, Thor and all the rest of your favourite cavemen..
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Blondie
by Young, Dean, and Jim Raymond
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- 9780448125343 / 044812534X
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Grosset & Dunlap/Tempo Books 12534, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A collection of strips featuring the Bumsteads, quite possibly the most widely read comic strip in the world. Unpaginated. Only a hint of general wear. Internally tight and clean..
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Blondie #2
by Young, Dean, and Jim Raymond
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Grosset & Dunlap/Tempo Books 14144, 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The second collection of strips featuring the Bumsteads, quite possibly the most widely read comic strip in the world. Unpaginated. Rubbing, light general wear. Internally tight and clean..
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The Boy Who Kicked Pigs
by Baker, Tom
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London: Faber & Faber, 1999. Book. Illus. by David Roberts. About Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Baker is best known as one of television's many incarnations of Doctor Who. Here he gives us the grotesque and horrific story of an evil 13-year-old who despises the human race and enjoys kicking pigs. A grisly little tale with a ratty ending not for the faint-of-heart. Illustrated boards, 126 pages. Scuffed boards, impressions to covers, tanned edges, moderate general wear..
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The Bulls and the Bees
by Eddy, Roger
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New York: Pocket 1164, 1957. Book. Illus. by N.M. Bodecker. Good to Very Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First published in 1956 in hardcover by Crowell, being "The hilarious adventures of a young boy who learned the facts of love by trial and the facts of life mostly by error." 152 pages, cover illustration by Rosalind Welcher. Spine moderately cocked/rolled, light edgewear, bottom spine edges scraped, lightly tanned pages..
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THE CODE OF THE WOOSTERS b/w QUICK SERVICE
by Wodehouse, P.G.
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Ace Double D-25, 1953. Book. Illus. by Norman Saunders (cover illustrations). Very Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. One Jeeves, one not, both good. Mild spine cocking, light edge soil, crease to bottom right tip of 'Quick Service' side, previous owner's name on inside cover of 'The Code of the Woosters' side, tanning. Internally tight..
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CUFFER DOWN, Expressions from The Nashwaak & Over North, recalled by An Old Taymite (signed)
by Stewart, Murray
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- 9780968640104 / 0968640109
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Woodstock: Privately published, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Small octavo. A collection of expressions defined for those not lucky enough to live along the Nashwaak or the Upper Miramichi in New Brunswick. 66 pages. Light general wear..
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Carry On, Jeeves!
by Wodehouse, P.G.
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Pocket 495, 1948. Book. Illus. by Louis Glanzman (cover illustration). Good. Paperback. 1st Pocket edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A collection of ten stories featuring the world's best-known non-murdering butler. 258 pages + advertisements for other Pocket titles. Some rubbing, a hint of spine cocking, mild dampstaining, tanning. Internally tight. .
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A Cartoon Guide to the Battle of the Sexes
by Anonymous (ed.)
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Avon 617 Book. About Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A collection of cartoons from a variety of practitioners of the form, all dealing in one way or another with the on-going struggle of each sex to have its way with the other. 126 pages + 2 pages of advertisements for other Avon titles. Bottom corner torn from page 37/8, diagonal crease to bottom portion of back cover, slant, some edgewear. Like so many of these old Avons, this one probably wouldn't endure any but the most careful of readings..
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The Castles in Spain (signed)
by Ault, Orvill E.
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- 9780682484961 / 0682484962
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Hicksville: Exposition Press, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Small octavo. Ault's second novel, being "The hilarious adventures of a million-dollar lottery winner and the girls who help him spend it." Maroon leatherette w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 204 pages. Glue stains to pastedown edges at spine, light general wear, in rubbed dust jacket w/impressions/scratches, mild chipping to spine ends/corners, diagonal 1" tear to top right corner of rear panel..
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The Circus of P.T. Bimbo
by Schneider, Howie
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- 9780448122120 / 044812212X
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New York: Tempo 12212 / Grosset & Dunlap / G&D, 1976. Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The adventures of a bunch of circus misfits "under the guidance of that lovable charlatan, P.T. Bimbo and his left-hand man, Bromo." Schneider, who died in 2007, was the award-winning creator of, among others, the Eek and Meek comic strip. Unpaginated. Creases to back cover, tanning. Internally clean and fairly tight..
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DON CARLOS & other stories (signed)
by FitzGerald, James Arnold
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- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780939296002 / 0939296004
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Washington: Bond Publishing Company, 1981. Book. Illus. by Daniel R. Wynn (cover illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A collection of short stories taken from unusual occurrences in the field of medicine." Red cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 161 pages. Mildly cocked, previous owner's pencil notation to front end paper, moderately tanned edges, in rubbed dust jacket w/a bit of edgewear, impressions..
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