Humor & Satire from E Ridge fine Books

Chicago: Extension Magazine. Good. 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Original paper wraps with saddle staple binding. First pringing. Unpaginated. No loose pages light general edge wear only. “More Little Nuns” was actually the first of the collections of Joe Lane nun cartoons, launching a series of books about nuns (and others about men of the cloth) … Read more about this item

Chicago: EXtension Magazine. Good. 1951. Softcover. Original paper wraps with saddle staple binding. Fifth printing. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Bill O'Malley "Two Little Nuns" were a humorous feature in the Catholic "Extension" magazine from the 1940'2-1960's. The cartoons featured Sister Maureen and Sister Colleen in comic adventures. No loose pages light general edge wear only. … Read more about this item

New York: Beginner Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. 9" X 6.5" 65pp. About good with heavily worn ends and tips; pen marks on the end papers. Lacking the dust jacket. B-11 on the spine tail. Illustrations by Carl Rose; 8vo .

Akron, OH: Werner Company. Very Good. 1899. Hardcover. xi, 305pp. Frontis portrait. Beautiful copy of this anthology of humorous vignettes with ex-libris name plate inside the cover of John L. Bretz. Bretz was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1891-1895. Cloth bound in mustard with a… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. War time publication in original tan cloth. Lacking the dust jacket. Illustrations by Carl Rose. Light blue endpages with toned edges. Pp 378. Ex-libris bookplate inside the cover with corresponding tone on ffep. Cerf, (1898 – 1971) was an American publisher, one of… Read more about this item

Sterling Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2007. First Printing. Hardcover. 1402746830 . Condition: Fine First. Used book that is in excellent condition. ; 8vo ; 160 pp pages .

New York & London: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Missing the dust jacket 361 pages. Illustrated (by Gluyas Williams.) Solid binding and hinges. Foxing and toned inside the covers and along the the edges; not involoving the text block. Sunned spine, modestly worn and bumped ends and corners. … Read more about this item

Harry N. Abrams. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Printing. Hardcover. 0810942399 . First Printing. Hardcover in red boards in Fine unmarked in Fine jacket with Protective cover. " A collection of Mother Goose rhymes and original nursery rhymes based on familiar tales illustrated with cartoons from the New Yorker magazine. " ; 10.46… Read more about this item

Free Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0743230655 . Hardcover in yellow boards w red cloth spine, in Fine unmarked condition in Fine jacket. " You May Not Tie an Alligator to a Fire Hydrant is a collection of the 101 dumbest real federal, city, and state laws in America. " ; 7.10… Read more about this item

Dutton Adult. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0525946233 . Slight lean else fine in fine jacket. "A new volume commemorating individuals who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion."; 7.40 X 5.30 X 0.60 inches; 240 pages .

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. Fine. 2002. Softcover. 76882112254 . Very slight flair of cover else in "As New" condition. Introduction by Richard Pryor. Covers: How to get started; find your voice & style; craft, rehearse, and refine material; conquer the business of comedy, from small clubs to late night T.V. and more. ; 8vo … Read more about this item

Andrews McMeel Publishing. As New. 1993. Softcover. 0836217241 . Nice copy. Light edge wear else without blemish. Larson was awarded the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist from the National Cartoonists Society in 1991 and 1994. His books have been translated into more than 17 languages. This is great stuff. ; 10.71 X 8.43 X 0.47… Read more about this item

Smithsonian Institution Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0874741726 . Beautiful copy. Some stains on the text block edges. ; 14.40 X 10.50 X 1.40 inches; 336 pages .

[New York]: Sterling Pub. Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0806969083 . Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in VG condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped.; 9.20 X 6.20 X 0.80 … Read more about this item

New York: William Sloane Associates. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. 0891908560 . Exceptional early BCE with original dust jacket art, 4 page insert laid in. Rough cut, 315 pp., illustrated. Blue gray cloth with black spine & white lettering. Dust jacket has edge wear and a 3/4 inch tear at the … Read more about this item

American Heritage Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 082810056X . "A good many of the offerings indicate practical possibilities for the want-to-be-wooed." ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 51 pp pages .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Exceptionally nice copy with minimal edge wear. 27 pp. Illustrated. Translated by Max Knight. Illustrated by Ladislav Svatos. Morgenstern (1871-1914). In the tradition of Lewis Carroll, and Edward Lear, Morgenstern's works satirized scholarly writing through intense wordplay and nonsense.… Read more about this item

Wiley. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 0470406771 . Price Clipped, crease on the spine. Ffep has a crinkled top. Xix, 1-260, [2] pp., over 250 full page cartoon illustrations. Each cartoon is accompanied by an introduction to the images which feature his "captivating drawing style (along with) ...an encyclopedic knowledge… Read more about this item

Radnor, PA: Chilton. Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. 0801959535 . Red board with some edge wear and a wonderful, full page, dated (13 Dec 78) inscription and cartoon on fly leaf. Attributed quotes: "When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder"; and "bureaucracy is the epoxy that greases the wheels of government." Jim… Read more about this item

Berkeley,: University of California / Iowa Center for Textual. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0520036220 . Rust red cloth over boards, straight w/sharp corners. Some light foxing to all edges, and endpages, text block clean. DJ worn, large closed (repaired) tear, foxing on back flap, not price clipped. Twain's first historical novel is… Read more about this item