Humor from Cornish Books

New York: Crown Pub, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Good. Bramhall, William. Humorous Retelling of the Arthurian Tales. Illustrated in B&W by William Bramhall. 207 p.pages, 540g, 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffep. Jacket has a closed tear 4" long on left side, which also goes across spine, and another closed tear, 1… Read more about this item

Humorous retelling of the Arthurian Tales. Illustrated by William Bramhall. 207. p.pages, 540g, 8 1/2" tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price on ffep. Jacket has a closed tear 4" long on left side, which also goes across spine. Also another closed tear, 1 1/2" long, near fore corner. ( All repaired from inside with clear tape. ) Unclipped.

Humorous Verse. Published in assiciation with Wadham College. Edited by Henry Hardy and Jennifer Holmes. Introduction Julian Mitchell. 167 p.pages, 400g, 8" tall. Gift inscription and penciled bookseller note on ffep. No other inscriptions. Jacket unclipped. Protected in removable, clear plastic wrapper.

Searle's hilarious cartoons in Colour with witty Captions. White cover illustrated with library scene on front. 128 p.pages, 9" tall. No inscriptions. Nice clean copy.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1949. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 215 Pages, some foxing to some pages. Cover is sun faded at spine and around edges Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Punch Publications, 1977. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Diary Format Book. 2 0r 3 Days to a Page to the left hand pages and Cartoons on the right hand Pages. Unused, nothing written in by previous owner. Book has a decorative Red cloth cover with a comical figure and Punch Diary 1977 in Gold. Dustjeacket has a few… Read more about this item

London: Eyre Methuen, 1974. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Timothy Jaques. Jilly Cooper now turns her Forked Typewriter onto Her Own Sex." 96 Pages, illustrated with B&W Drawings. Slight tear to cover at top of spine otherwise in very nice condition. No Previous Owner's Name. Light volume so there will be a Postage discount. Size: 8vo - over… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. John Leech. Undated, 19th Century. Humerous Satire on Roman History in the PUNCH style. Illustrated with 10 Full Page Engraved, Hand Coloured Plates by John Leech + Many other B&W Humerous Drawings. 308 Pages. All Page edges Gilt.Red cloth with blind stamped border and Gilt Comic Illustrations to… Read more about this item

Granada, 2002. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. All 4 Series of the British Sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter as Rigsby. Illustrated with Colour Photos. Red cloth cover with large Gilt Lettering on spine. 543 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Very slight edgewear to Jacket. Not clipped, original price £20.00. Size: 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1889. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Doyle, Leech & Crowquill. Fifteenth Edition. Ballads Illustrated with many Humerous Drawings. Frontish is a Full Page Comic Illustration of a seated Writer wearing a Fez. 292 Pages + Publisher's adverts. Red cloth Cover with Bright Gilt Figure (as on Frontis) on Front with black… Read more about this item

The Office, Fleet Street, London: Punch, 1853. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Includes Punch's Almanac for 1854. 264 Pages. Illustrated with many B&W Drawings. Pages in nice, clean condition, only an occassional spot of browning. Brownish Green cloth cover with a rippling pattern. Some wear to corners and top & bottom of spine. Gilt Lettering & lines to… Read more about this item

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 2009. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Hilarious collection of Anecdotes, Keen Observation and the Author's experience. Many charming Sepia illustrations throughout. Green cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. 8 1/2" Tall, 247 Pages, 540g. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

The Office, Fleet Street, London: Punch, 1856. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. PUNCH Vol 30. Includes Punch's Almanac for 1856. 110 pages in very nice clean condition, only an occassional spot of browning. Illustrated with many B&W Drawings. Green cloth cover decorated with a fine floral design in relief all over cover. Gilt Lines & Lettering to… Read more about this item

London: The Educational Book Company Ltd. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Undated, circa 1930s. Frontis is a Tipped in piece with 5 comic illiustrations in colour. First Volume in "The New Punch Library" where "Mr Punch is concerned mainly with the graver things of life, the governance of nations, vital episodes of modern history, the passing of the… Read more about this item

London: Private Eye, 2007. Soft cover. Near Fine. Grizelda. Real Contestants, Real Quiz Shows, Real Answers, Real Dumb!" 95 Pages. No inscriptions Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

8,9,10 Bouveries St. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co, 1894. Half-Leather. Near Good/Near Good. Leech, John: Keene, Charles; Du Maurier, George; Tenniel, John & Others. Delightful collection of the hilarious Illustrations from PUNCH, in contemporary Dark Green 1/2 Leather Bindings, with Green Fishskin textured cloth, Leather Corners, 5 Raised Bands to Spines. Volumes I - III in the first… Read more about this item

London: Guild Publishing, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 176 pages, Illustrated with cartoons. Nice clean book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Preston: A Thomas & Co, 1967. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Black Cloth Cover with Gilt Lettering to Spine. 365 Pages. Previous owner's name on rear endpaper. Some creasing to spine and corners a little bumped. A stain on the Contents page has bled through in the a few preceeding and following pages but all the… Read more about this item

London: Sphere Books, 1970. Paperback. Good+. Hilarious letters written by Groucho Marx to everyone from the President of the United States to his Daughter's Boyfriend. e.g. "I eat like a Vulture. Unfortunately the resemblance doesn't end there." 251 Pages. No inscriptions. Spine creased. Pages a little age darkened. 7" Tall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall… Read more about this item

London: Daily Express, 1960. Soft cover. Good. Giles. Introduction by Bud Flanagan. Landscape Format Cartoon Book, 7 3/4" Tall x 10 1/4" wide. 2 creases to front cover. No inscriptions. Title page not price clipped, Original price 4/6. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall