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Lunenburg, N.S.: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing, Inc., 2015 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8 x 9 1 in. Oblong. Light brown card covers with cartoon of a man at the Hopewell Rocks. Vertical fold full length of back cover. "Staff Pick" and "Signed by Author" stickers on front cover. Colourful… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Limited, 1931 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards with black lettering. Only dustjacket flaps survive (laid into book). Previous owner's name. An article about Honor Schools in Strathroy, ON (and including Leacock's name) glued to first free endpaper. This book is considered to… Read more about this item

Fredericton: Non Entity Press, 1989 Book. Illus. by Josh Beutel. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. First. 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 Oblong. Orange pictorial softcover. Foreword "may" have been written by Salman Rushdie. Josh Beutel is known locally for his work as editorial cartoonist for the Saint John Telegraph-Journal, which employment ceased several years ago. Beutel survived… Read more about this item

Washington, D. C.: Souvenir Publishing Company, 1919 Book. Illus. by B & W Illustrations. Good. Card Covers. Third Edition. 4 x 6 Inches. Tan card covers with black lettering and Art Deco floral decoration. Cover of "Naughty Poems" missing. Stapled binding. This is two books in one - 32 pp in each book. Most of the contributions… Read more about this item

Toronto: S.B. Gundy, 1922 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright red cloth with embossed titles on boards. Previous owner's name. Sunned spine. Tanning inside front and rear covers. Humourous essays comparing England to North America. Untrimmed edges. 264 pp..

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1943 Book. Illus. by Cartoons By Author. Good. Hardcover. Signed By 11 Cartoonists and Other Celebrities. 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original red, white and blue paper covered boards with cartoon of a soldier and his lady on the front. Paper on spine has come away from spine at front gutter, but is still… Read more about this item

Toronto: Bell and Cockburn, 1914 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Previous owners' names. Light foxing to edges and endpapers. The Rival Churches of St. Asaph and St. Osoph (Chapter 6) is good for a dozen laughs, and that's only one chapter ! 310 pp..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1955 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Printing Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth boards. DJ chipped along top and grubby on back. Said to be the author's first novel, it's "a humorous farcical romp" in the words of an online reviewer. 224… Read more about this item

Toronto: Prospero Books/ Key Porter, 1999 Book. Very Good. Hard Cover.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Here are 528 pp. of good, clean fun ! Literary Lapses, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, and Winnowed Wisdom under one cover ! No writing or damage. Excellent gift !.

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1968 Book. Illus. by Sid Barron. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "I arrived in New York as a nobody, but I left it as a complete nonentity."- Prologue. Among several other things, the budding playwright learns to be careful with his stage directions in the script. For example: HARRY: Yes. (NODS HIS… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1948 Book. Illus. by H.T. Webster Cartoons. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards showing edge wear. Descriptions on verso, full-page drawings on recto. Cartoons were previously published in the New York Tribune, 1940-1947. There are a lot of uncomfortable truths in these cartoons… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1990 Book. Illus. by Daniel Macnee. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. These letters first appeared in the Acadian Recorder of Halifax in 1821. They are credited to a local clergyman, Rev. Dr.Thomas McCulloch, a Presbyterian. 437 pp..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Limited, 1955 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name and gift note. Will bring pictures of Fawlty Towers to your mind. 224 pp..

Fredericton: Non Entity Press, 1985 Book. Illus. by Josh Beutel. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Initialled By Beutel. First. 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 Oblong. Josh Beutel's third book portrays former premier Richard Hatfield of New Brunswick. Beutel is known locally for his work as editorial cartoonist for the Saint John Telegraph-Journal, which employment ceased several years ago. … Read more about this item

London: Caxton Editions, 2002 Book. Illus. by Numerous Uncredited Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photo cover on boards. A clean, sound copy full of fun, including a few questionable remedies for various ills. Sadly, the creator of the several b/w drawings is not identified. 192 pp..

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1923 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tan cloth on boards. Brief meditations on Motoring, Politics, Boarding-Houses, Hotels, Golf, Ruminating, Dancing, Liars, and Army Life. 63 pp..

Toronto: Longmans, Green & Co., 1940 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Light orange cloth on boards. Initials inside back cover the only marks. Vintage Wodehouse. Stories are: All's Well with Bingo, Bingo and the Peke Crisis, The Editor Regrets, Sonny Boy, Anselm Gets His Chance, Romance at Droitgate Spa, A Bit… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Limited, 1993 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. DJ shows loss of upper right section and small piece missing base of spine. Positive reaction from the old faithful crowd, with some complaints regarding the absence of the beloved Jeeves. 311 pp..… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1962 Book. Illus. by George Feyer. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bright orange cloth on boards. Tiny chips head and foot of DJ. Chapter titles include: All My Own Work, Five Dilemmas of Our Time, The Canadian Way of Life, The Writing Game,… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. Book. Illus. by John Leech. Very Good Minus. 3/4 Leather on Marbled Board. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue leather in 3/4 style on marbled boards. No writing. Top edges gilt. Suggestion of shelf wear on bottom corners. Minor waterstaining to the edges of the first few pages of… Read more about this item