Humor from Ghost River Books

Kansas City, Missouri: Hallmark Editions, 1968. 61 pp. Subtitled: Funniest Stories from Country Papers. Introduction by Harry Golden. ".sage quips and lively anecdotes." from the editorial pages of country newspapers. From a West Virginia editor: "One of the mos astute analysts of the human race was the chap who invented the eraser." Dj has little noticeable wear. Looks good in… Read more about this item

Mount Pleasant, SC, U.S.A.: Spectacle Lane Press, Incorporated, 1992. 95 pp. A cross-section of Lo Linkert's golf humour. Lo's cartoons appear in hundreds of magazines around the world and two of his golf books have won awards at the World Cartoon Festival in Belgium. Softcover has very minimal wear, no creases, bright and clean. Gift inscription to former owner on… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Books, 1973, 1973. Paperback. Unknown. 7 4/10 x 5. ISBN:0-14-003551-6. 236 pp. This is a very funny and inventive comedy about an English couple from Sussex, who arrive in Leningrad on a rather nefarious mission. cover front and back is bright pink with red and white lettering and illust of 2 suitcases with women's dresses spilling forth. Spine… Read more about this item

N. Y.: William Morrow & Co. 1991, 1991. HC and DJ. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2. ISBN:0-688-09480-5. Jacket design and illust by Linda Kosarin. 360 pp. The setting for this novel is the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia; the characters are from the south a nd Pearson's storytelling, like Faulkner's is rooted in Southern tradition. Pearson's humour is gentle, infinitely… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1994, 1994. Paperback. First UK Paperback Edition. 4 7/16 x 7. ISBN:0-571-17733-6. 216 pp. A very funny writer, comparable to Wodehouse. This edition was distributed for promotional purposes only - not for resale . A Tatler special edition. Witty and satirical. This copy in excellent cond - as new. Bright and tight and clean. An outstanding… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Doubleday & Company,, 1990. 134 pp Subitled: And other half-breasted accounts of the animal world.The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Aimed at.anyone who enjoys laughing at the absurd relations between us and our animal friends, fine-feathered or otherwise."Softcover has some wee bumps to corners. no creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good.… Read more about this item

Merriment Publishing Co. 1989 Soft Cover. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. 48 pp. A wee book of merriment. A description of the benefits of laughter to one's health and well-being, the steps for laugh therapy, a checklist for laughter. A section fo llows with jokes and cartoons by Gary Poole. A fun little book. As the author says:"Live, love, LAUGH… Read more about this item