Humor from Berthoff Books

Neri Pozza Editore, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. THIS BOOK IS IN ITALIAN. 626 pagine, a cura di Claudio Gorlier. Introduzione (C.G.), Notizie generali sui testi e sugli autori, Nota bibliografica. Those introductory materials comprise 77 additional pages of front matter. Anthology of humoristic writings of the American "west" (Mark Twain, Artemus Ward, many others) and essays in Italian… Read more about this item

Simon and Schuster, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 96 pages. Second printing. Subtitle "Embalmed and Treasured up by" GP. 160 drawings, of which 142 were originally cartoons in The New Yorker. Imperial 8vo (8-5/8" x 11-1/2"), aqua paper over boards with black cloth quarter, gilt lettering on spine, aqua end papers and topstain, slight wear to crown/heel, vertical dust-stains… Read more about this item

The Heritage Press, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 764 pages, each book numbered separately, plus 31 pages of front-matter. Translated by Jacques LeClercq, who interpolated some explanations from Champion's Critical French edition; illustrated by Lynd Ward. 8vo, 2" thick, beige cloth with blue lettering on spine, end papers decorated with drawings - blemished patch on ffep, boards lightly… Read more about this item

Editions Gautier-Languereau, 1972. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH. 64 pages. Further adventures of Becassine, the housemaid from the French countryside. This collection of comics originally copyright 1927. Drawings by J.P. Pinchon, captions by Caumery. Quarto (~9" x 12-1/2"), printed cream-colored cloth with beige cloth quarter, colorful geometric design on end papers, comics printed in color… Read more about this item

Lear Publishers, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 90 unnumbered pages, with note from the publishers. Each engraving has Hogarth's commentaries, taken from an early edition of his complete works. Imperial 8vo (8-1/2" x 11"), tan paper over boards with rust-colored quarter, black lettering, wear at crown and heel, light foxing to end papers and the first couple of… Read more about this item

Elder and Shepard, 1902. Soft cover. Fair. 30 unnumbered pages plus end papers. With an introduction by Gelett Burgess. Twenty-three poems spiked with criminal slang (and racist remarks), with a (mock-scholarly) introduction by Gelett Burgess. Popular humor, in their day. Sewn booklet, 5-1/4" x 7", bound in flower-printed cloth with paper label affixed to front, wraps heavily worn,… Read more about this item

Gautier-Languereau, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH. 62 pages, with index. Reprint collection of French comics starring Becassine, the housemaid from the countryside, during World War I. Original copyright 1915. Drawings by J.P. Pinchon, captions by Caumery. Quarto (~9" x 12-1/2"), printed paper over boards with red cloth quarter, faint foxing to boards, water… Read more about this item

The Willoughby Institute, 1981. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. 60 unnumbered pages. A whimsical alphabet in reverse, with texts and b&w illustrations (drawings and reproductions) throughout. 5-5/8" x 8-1/2" pamphlet style, stapled in pale blue wraps without visible wear, faded along fold, staples rusted, end papers pink, pages printed on alternating pink and yellow paper,… Read more about this item

Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1960. Soft cover. Good. 340 pages, with suggestions for further reading. Essays by three and a half dozen authors, from Aristotle to Auden, arranged for use by college students: a section of Theory, a section of "Essays, Narratives and Verse", and a short section offering topics for discussion. Trade paperback, wraps shelf-worn, front cover split from… Read more about this item

The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1860. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 201 numbered pages, not including the plates, which are singled-sided. Date not stated, c. 1860s. 4to (9-1/2" x 11-7/8", 2-1/4" thick), full leather with decorative gilt border on front and back boards; five divisions on spine with raised separations and gilt "HOGARTH" against black in the second compartment,… Read more about this item

The Viking Press, 1946. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 756 pages. Edited and with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes. 18mo (4-1/4" x 6-3/4"), yellow cloth with green lettering, faded green stain to edges, light shelf wear, boards soiled, back hinge cracked but all pages attached. Underscoring and marginalia in ink by previous owner, Prof. Warner Berthoff, (and some possibly by… Read more about this item