Humor from Hopkins Books

A first trade paperback edition, published by Penguin, 2000. The complete scrips from all of the Blackadder shows - Blackadder - Blackadder II - Blackadder The Third - Blackadder Goes Forth. 455 pages, 6" X 9-1/4". No creases to the spine - there is a crease mark to the top left corner of the back cover - a 2" diagonal… Read more about this item

Hardcover first edition, published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1949. A collection of cartoons and short humorous stories about dogs. Almost all of the cartoons are single panel, with one being a strip from Webster's 'The Timid Soul'. 151 pages, 6-1/4" X 9-1/2". Tan cloth covered cover boards, with illustrated cover and the title imprinted on the cover and spine in dark brown.… Read more about this item

First US edition, with dust jacket, published by Viking, 1997. The witty and imaginative story of the ancient Greek Gods dealing with modern life. Translated from the German by Breon Mitchell. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. The dust jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. No former ownership marks,no writing on the text… Read more about this item

Hardcover first edition, published by Harper, 1944. Julien Proskauer was a magician, friend of Houndini, and author of the classic cocktail guide 'What'll You Have?'. This is collection of puzzles using a variety of objects; paper, matches, coins, wire, string, and words. There are also chapters on optical illusions, and 'Mental Puzzles, which would probably qualify as magic tricks. 176… Read more about this item

Trade paperback edition, published by Furrowed Middlebrow, 2020. First published in 1938, this is the recent reprint edition. Jocelyn Renshawe, a young widow, is 'encouraged' to marry dull Colonel Tidmarsh. Will the exciting Gervase Blythe, who might actually be a jewel thief, save her from this fate? This is not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks,… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Crown, 2003. Travel with Buckley as he tells stories of the well known and not so well known places of Washington DC. Part of a series of travel books from Crown under the series title 'Crown Journeys'. 159 pages. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. No… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Pantheon, 1987. 224 pages of his distinctive single panel political and social cartoons from the three time Pulitzer Prize winner. Each chapter also includes a brief essay from the author. The dust jacket has been price clipped, though it has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Jacket only has one… Read more about this item

Hardcover with dust packet, published by Little, Brown, 2000. A later edition. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. A collection of 28 short essays that had originally appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire and other publications. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages.… Read more about this item

First American edition, published by Dodd, Mead, 1928. No dust jacket. Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock, wrote many satirical novels, there is also an award name in his honor given annually to encourage Canadian humor writing. This is one of his collections of short humorous stories and anecdotes, each just a few pages long. Red cloth covered boards, with the title… Read more about this item

Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Duell, Sloane & Pearce, 1940. This is a second printing copy from 1940. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped, original price of $3.00 is printed on the top corner of the front flap. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Jacket has edge wear and light creases to… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover, published by Viking, 2004. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Signed by the author, on the first blank fly leaf, first name only 'Jasper'. There is a 'Signed Copy' sticker on the lower right corner of the dust jacket. A 1" round gold sticker. Part of the "Thursday Next' series. This… Read more about this item