Humour from KALAMOS BOOKS
New Arrivals
Me Talk Pretty One Day
by Sedaris, David
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st.US Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780316777216
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$13.00
Show Details
Description:
Boston: Back Bay/Little, Brown & Co., 2000 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 1st.US Edition. An hilarious collection of essays from 'the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses,'A move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious pieces, including 'Me Talk Pretty One Day', about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that 'every day spent… Read more about this item Item Price
$13.00
Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book
by Oddie, Bill
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780860519591
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$17.50
Show Details
Description:
London: Robson Books, 1995 Book. As New. Soft cover. Reprint. In this book, comedian Bill Oddie writes about the glory of birdwatching, offering both serious advice as well as hilarious anecdotes. He dissects the proper uniform for birdwatching, debates whether he'd liked to be called an "ornithologist" or a "bird spotter," and tells tales of the birdwatching trips he has… Read more about this item Item Price
$17.50
The Lure of the Limerick : An Uninhibited History
by Baring-Gould, William S.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st US Edition.
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$17.50
Show Details
Description:
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1967 Book. Very Good. Pbk. 1st US Edition.. Hilarious survey and collection of funny and witty and naughty limericks."The Lore of the Limerick", "The Limerick from A to Z" and "The Literature of the Limerick". Includes nearly 500 examples, plus a bibliography of 19th and 20th century sources, as well as illustrative material drawn by the… Read more about this item Item Price
$17.50
The Lure of the Limerick : An Uninhibited History
by Baring-Gould, William S.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780586033807
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$9.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Panther, 1970 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. Reprint. Hilarious survey and collection of funny and witty and naughty limericks."The Lore of the Limerick", "The Limerick from A to Z" and "The Literature of the Limerick". Including nearly 500 examples and a bibliography of 19th and 20th centur sources. 204p.bibliography. Crisp, tight, vintage paperback. Paper age-toned .else near fine.… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
The Pick of Punch : selected and introduced by Miles Kington
by Kington, Miles [ed]
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Box Sleeve
- Edition
- First Folio Society Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$30.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Folio Society, 1998 Book. As New. Boxed. First Folio Society Edition. A handsome collection of humorous cartoons and stories and cartoons originally printed in the fabled Punch magazine Set in Garamond at The Folio Society. Finely printed on Balmoral Wove paper by Butler & Tanner Ltd, Frome and bound by them in material printed with a black on gold… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Hoffnung's Little Ones
by Hoffnung, Gerard
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition.
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$17.50
Show Details
Description:
London: Dennis Dobson Putnam, 1961 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition.. "Every parent, would-be parent and even those adults who once were children will rejoice in the collection of images from the pen of from the incomparable Hoffnung' Unpaginated Very slight foxing,. Item Price
$17.50
Politically Correct Holiday Stories for an Enlightened Yuletide Season
by Garner,James Finn
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st.US Edition.
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780028604206
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$21.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Macmillan, 1995 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Edition.. Holiday tales have long delighted and entertained us, but until now they've always been burdened with society's skewed values and mores....now James Finn Garner has stepped in to revise and improve these familiar tales to free our social consciousness from the ghosts of prejudices past. 99p. A nice Gift Book. Item Price
$21.00
Bah, Humbug! Grumping Through the Season
by Cole, William E. (editor)
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st.US Ed..
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312082796
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$20.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: St Martins Press, 1992 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... " Quotes, Verses, and Stories for the Spiritual Heirs of Ebenezer Scrooge" 144p. index A humourous Gift Book. Item Price
$20.00
The Long and Glorious Weekend of Raymond and Bingo Oblongh
by Dyba, Kenneth
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780920156087
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$20.00
Show Details
Description:
Vancouver BC: November House, 1983 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Canadian Edition. "A decidedly flamboyant, fast, flashy and funny extravaganza" 183p. Author inscription on ffep. Item Price
$20.00
Frenzied Fiction
by Leacock, Stephen
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780771091483
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$5.00
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1971 Book. Near Fine. Pbk. First Thus. New Canadian Library # 48. Introduction by David Dooley.Frenzied Fiction is another winner from humorist and political scientist Stephen Leacock. Brief and brimful with laugh after laugh, these short stories and vignettes are the perfect antidote to a foul mood, a nasty day at the office, or just a… Read more about this item Item Price
$5.00
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
by Leacock, Stephen
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780771099847
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$6.00
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989 Book. Fine. Pbk. Reprint.. Set in fictional Mariposa, an Ontario town on the shore of Lake Wissanotti, these sketches present a remarkable range of characters. Painted with the skilful brushstrokes of a great comic artist, the delightful inhabitants of Mariposa represent the people of small towns everywhere.[His home was in Orillia on Lake Simcoe]. Afterwords… Read more about this item Item Price
$6.00
The Best of Leacock
by Leacock, Stephen [Priestley, J.B. (Ed.]
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine - Slight Chips
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$17.50
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1969 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. A selection his hilarious stories introduced and edited by J.B.Priestley. 464p.. Item Price
$17.50
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog!) Illustrated Edition
by Jerome, Jerome K.
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Pbk Edition
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781851453573
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$20.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Pavilion / Michael Joseph, 1989 Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. 1st Pbk Edition. This perennially delightful and entertaining account of boating adventures on the River Thames was reissued on the centennial of the original. Introduced by Christopher Matthew and Benny Green and handsomely supplemented with detailed maps, valuable explanations, annotations and nostalgic illustrations of the period.. 192p. illus. maps bibliography… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction
by Raabe, Tom
- Condition
- As New
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781555910808
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$15.00
Show Details
Description:
Golden CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1991 Book. As New. Soft cover. Have you ever ... Awakened, the morning after a book-buying spree, unable to remember how many books you bought or how much you spent? Been reprimanded or fired for reading on the job? Had to sit down with your family to discuss your book-buying and reading habits? You are not… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
Live From Golgotha
by Vidal, Gore
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679416111
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$25.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, 1992 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. 'The Gospel according to Gore Vidal" A satirical take on the Crucifixion " Thanks to a breakthrough in computer software, an NBC crew is racing into the past to capture -- live from the suburb of Golgotha -- the Crucifixion, for a TV special guaranteed to boost the network's… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
Sarah Binks
by Hiebert, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$30.00
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1947 Book. Illus. by J.W.McLlaren. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Humorous novel published in 1947 by University of Manitoba professor Paul Hiebert in the form of a faux biography of "Sarah Binks", the "Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan".It satirizes literary pretensions - both of the critic and of the poet - by presenting a… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Me Bandy, You Cissie . The Journals of Bartholomew Bandy
by Jack, Donald Lamont
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine - Slight Chips
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385143967
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$25.00
Show Details
Description:
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1979 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Canadian Edition. [The Bandy Papers, Vol. 4) It's 1920 and Ottawa's own Bartholomew Bandy is back from the War To End All Wars. Now he's off to New York to turn his experience as a flying ace into commercial success. While starting an airline with one giant Vickers Vimy bomber, our… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
Comrade Don Camillo
by Guareschi, Giovanni
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$20.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1964 Book. Illus. by Trans : Frances Frenaye. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. Classic, delightful and humourous stories of Don Camillo . Nice clean tight copy, no dj.. Item Price
$20.00
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear. Edited by Holbrook Jackson
by Lear,Edward (Ed. Holbrook Jackson)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Laminated DJ
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780571064403
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$12.50
Show Details
Description:
London: Faber & Faber, 1979 Ex-Library. Illus. by Edward Lear. Very Good +. Hardcover. Reprint. Reprint of the version first published in 1947. 189p. illus. Crisp clean, tight text. Ffep missing, Library stamp, label, laminated DJ.. Item Price
$12.50
The General Danced at Dawn
by Fraser,George MacDonald
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780006176817
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
STREETSVILLE, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$15.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Fontana/Collins, 1988 Book. Very Good +. Trade Paperback. First Thus. In North Africa and Scotland that walking disaster Private McAuslan, the dirtiest soldier in the world, appears in various roles as football supporter in Malta, Highland dancer, guard at Edinburgh Castle, defendant at a Court martial, and participant in Highland Games. 188p. Neat tight text, spine crease, else near… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
