Search Results: Humor from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

New York: Random House Value Pub, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Handy collection of quotations organized by topic. Very nice clean copy, fine in a fine jacket.

New York: Riverhead, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of follow-up to High Fidelity. Clean, tight copy--lightest of wear to jacket extremeties.

Random House, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Amusing "adult" novel from well-regarded children's author and NPR commentator. Number line begins w/2, edition not stated. Nf/very good (jacket has light shelf wear).

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice copy of this book by Andy Kaufman's friend, confidant, and co-conspirator Bob Zmuda. Second printing, fine in a NF jacket with a touch of shelfwear. One page corner turned down.

New York: Picador USA, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Assorted tales of best laid plans gone wrong, a wonderful work of quirky history. First printing, Fine in a VG jacket--a small semi-circular scrape to top front, faint crease to rear panel.

Simon & Schuster, 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large collection of cartoons from the famed British humor magazine Punch. VG in pinkish boards, quite clean internally. BOMC edition, with laid in card indicating this was a premium sent as a thank you gift for prior orders. Jacket slightly soiled, spine toned, a little tearing, some minor chips to spine ends and bottom front.

New York: Harper Perennial, 2002. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by author on the title page. A nice copy of this paperback reprint that launched Moore's vampire series. Minimal wear to edges-a nice clean copy. Boldly signature with no inscription by Moore.

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A first (likely only) printing of this examination and anthology of Chicago newspaper humor, ranging from the 1840s to the 1980s. Included are pieces by Finley Peter Dunne, Ben Hecht, and Mike Royko. A very clean copy, fine in a fine jacket, in protective mylar

New York: Doubleday, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Solid reading copy of this biting corporate satire from Barry. VG in a like jacket, with a crease to the rear panel. A clean copy, but with a little general wear.

Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's first book, a very nice copy. Slight yellowing to bottom interior jacket. Short humorous pieces, many previously from the New Yorker

Little, Brown and Company, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Fine and unread copy of touching and funny memoir, from author dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This is an Advance Reader's Copy. Author is regular contributor to McSweeney's.

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton, 1989. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of a collection of columns from beloved Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko. Near fine (remainder mark) in a fine jacket, protected in Brodart. Very clean copy.

New York: Harmony Books, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Leyner's often hilarious, manic, breakneck novel as fictionalized memoir. Must be read to be believed. Audacious isn't the word for it. Fine in a nearly fine jacket, this is a first printing.

Harmony Books, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A great copy of this brilliant postmodern novel by noted weirdo Leyner. Totally undescribable meta novel staring the character of newly famous and in-demand author Mark Leyner, yet this is undeniably fiction (unless someone does offer a service whereby any actor in a film of your choosing can be replaced with Arnold Schwarzenegger). First printing, fine in a very nearly fine jacket.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. First Edition . Hard. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First English printing, near fine in a fine unclipped jacket. The tale of a globe-trotting trip made with the author's thirteen year old daughter and her small dog, full of the characteristic Bemelmans wit and charm. Pages a touch yellowed, jacket quite good with no tears, in protective plastic covering.

Wyrick & Co., 1988. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. From the author of Anguished English, this book on puns and punning is a minor classic in the "books about words" category. This is a second printing, near fine, trade paperback.

New York: Macmillan, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First printing, nice copy of this humorous book to help kids deal with the difficulties of everyday life. Near fine with no marking internally, in a VG jacket with some wear and a 1 inch tear at top front corner. Older Kroch's & Brentano's price sticker remains on lower front.

Workman, 1996. Hardcover. As New. Small format hardback in as-new condition. Stated first printing, Oct 1996, SIGNED and inscribed by the author("for Gayle") in February 1999. Book has a music cd in a plastic pocket bound into the front board. An uncommon, out-of-print title by this hilarious author.

London: Picador, 2000. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. UK First, first printing. Near fine book in a nf, unclipped jacket. book corners slightly bumped, jacket shows a bit of rubbing and minor creasing to top rear. Still a very nice copy.

Little, Brown and Company, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hilarious collection of Christmas essays from humorist and NPR favorite David Sedaris, including Santaland Diaries. Near fine in fine jacket. Stated first printing.