Humour from Bosco Books

Adelaide: Oswald Pryor, 1950. A book of 60 cartoons first printed in the Sydney Bulletin.. Fifth Edition. Paper Wrappers. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Oswald Pryor. 5.5 X 8.5. Paperback.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1894. Red cloth covers decorated with black and gilt illustrations and titles. A crisp and clean book. 274 pages, illustrated.. First Edition. Decorated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 5" x 8". Hardback.

London: Scott and Webster Not dated but appears to be about 1840. Rebound in blue cloth with new endpapers. Otherwise book is complete. Engraved frontispiece and pictorial title page followed by formal title page. 500 pages of anecdotes, funny stories and jokes for telling.. Blue Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 3" x 5". Hardback.

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2010. Crisp and bright. Comes in a fine pictorial slip-case. Still has the wrap around title strip. Extra ostage will be needed.. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine. 10" x 14".

London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. Clean hardback with no inscriptions. Small repair to head of spine. 176 pages, well illustrated.. First Thus. Red Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8" x 11". Hard Back.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. Purple cloth faded in patches. 622 pages, well illustrated plus 32 pages of book adverts dated November 1875. Spine title states it is "Complete Works" and title page as "Select Works".. Purple Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 5" x 7.5". Hardback.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. Crisp and clean with small owner's name on front endpaper. Unclipped dustjacket which is bright and clean with light chipping on corners and patch of creasing at foot of back panel. 320 pages.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 5" x 8". Hardback.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1949. Spine a little darkened, tape marks on the endpapers plus previous owner's name. Otherwise contents clean and bright. 196 pages, illustrated.. Reprint. Turquoise Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 5" x 7.5". Hard Back.

London: Constable, 1946. 206 pages. Owner's name and date on front endpaper. Dustjacket not price-clipped but small pieces missing head and tail of spine.. Reprint. Light Blue Cloth. Good/Good. 5" x 7". Hardback.

London: Robert Hale Dustjacket lightly chipped at head of spine otherwise clean and crisp. Front endpaper lightly spotted and has patch where bookplate removed.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" x 12". hardback.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1917. Clean and crisp. Some tanning to pages. Edges untrimmed. 304 pages, well illustrated. Previous owner's name. Spoof diary of stay-at-homes. Superb illustrations.. Reprint. Brown Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Kettelwell. 5" x 7.5". Hardback.

London: Educational Book Company Crisp and clean with no inscriptions. 240 pages, superbly illustrated. Number 9 in uniform binding of The Punch Library with titles and Punch in gilt on spine.. First Thus. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 6" x 8". Hard Back.

London: Pavilion, 1993. Crisp and clean with no inscriptions.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. 5" x 8". Softback.