Search Results: Humour & Satire from Diversity Books, IOBA

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Text Publishing, 2006. x, + 175pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft reading crease to front panel. "The inimitable John Clarke is back with another hilarious collection of the highs and lows in the political career of our current government. Interviews with Australias leading citizens, drawn from John Clarke and Bryan Dawes weekly broadcasts on ABC-TVs 7.30 Report, from 2003 to 2006." Book weight approx. 265g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Macmillan, 2006. 272pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author's signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked, with a soft corner crease to several. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Direct from The Chaser, Charles Firth's explosive expose has enraged critics by smashing the American dream into a Million Little Pieces . . . part expose, part war on reality, mildly delusional and completely strange, 'American Hoax' is an utterly true account of America in the 21st century . . . " Book weight approx. 445g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Perth, Western Australia: Kara International, 1985. Unpaginated (80 pages). B/white, cartoon-style art illustrations throughout. Saddle-stitch, staple-bound, landscape (oblong) format. Staples clean and tight. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Max Sutch) limp wrapper lightly bumped only. A collection of newspaper cartoons from around the world (mostly Australian) all themed on the America's Cup yachting challenge of 1983, when, against many 'obstacles' a yacht with a radical keel, 'Australia II' from Down Under, won the series . . . The cartoons and captions in this collection reflect the machinations behind the racing . . . Book weight approx. 120g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Thus.. Staplebound Softcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Beckett, 1994. 192pp., b/white, sketch-illustrations throughout by Pat Trembeth. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves mildly acidic. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and creased. More humour from the 'Kiwi Bushman', Barry Crump, tells the tale of scammer Arty and his mate Joe, and of the 'fox', and over-zealous traffic cop who is determined to find out the truth behind their little scam, and, if possible put them behind bars.Barry Crump, MBE, was born in 1935, and died in 1996. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Orion Children's Books, 2011. 152pp. Colour art illustrated endpapers, colour map of Gaul, plus colour cartoon-style illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, with a slight lean. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated gloss boards negligibly bumped only. Book weight approx. 882g. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote).. Hardcover. Very Good+. Illus. by Albert Uderzo. 4to (approx. 29.5cm x 22.5cm).

Geelong, Victoria: Hendan Publications, 1983. 77pp., intext, b/white naive sketch illustrations throughout by Mellissa (Martin-Storey). Side staple-bound, double-column text, landscape (oblong) format. Book clean. Spine firm. Signed 'Gillian G.' in the author's hand on half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Mellissa) card wrapper lightly scuffed and edgeworn. The author, Gillian G. (Gubbins), a local Bellarine (Victoria) identity, had a weekly column in the 'Bellarine Echo', and this book is "a collection of fifty columns originally published there-in". It is a mixture of humour, hints, reflections and recipes. Book weight approx. 140g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Signed by Author. 1st Thus 1st Impression.. Softcover (Oblong). Very Good +. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1986. Unpaginated (102 pages), b/white illustrations by Victoria Roberts, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, mildly sunned. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards very good. "The art of biography is not dead. Victoria Roberts' hilarious book illuminates the fantastic exploits of such fulfilled lives as: The Escape Artiste, Howard P. Howard, and Lady O.M.G . . . Superbly illustrated in ink, watercolour and pencil, this book provides the antidote to a boring day." Book weight approx. 440g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Virgin Books, 1996. 139pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. 'Black Beauty according to Spike Milligan' is British humourist Spike Milligan's (b.1918-d.2002) take on the classic children's story by Anna Sewell. But be warned, this 'Black Beauty' version is not really for children . . . Contents include: Prelims., 49 chapters. Book weight approx. 310g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14cm).

London: Penguin Books, 1999. xv, + 454pp. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's personal gift inscription to ffep., else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper very good. From the rear cover: "Here, at last, are the complete scripts of Edmund Blackadder's adventures and misadventures. Every word, every lie, every cunning plan and cock-up. From medieval nastiness, through Elizabethan and Regency glory, to the mud and sauteed rats of the First World War, Blackadder and his despicable catamite Baldrick have most definitely ruined England's reputation as a country with a great history . . . as set down by Mr Richard Curtis, Mr Ben Elton, Mr Rowan Atkinson and Mr John Lloyd." Book weight approx. 725g. . 2nd Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.25cm x 15.25cm).

London: Stanley Paul, 1962. 126pp., b/w art-illustrations throughout, by author. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, Better known for his humorous golf addict books, and cartoon calendars, non-driver George Houghton turns his hand to motoring humour and anecdotes, to, he says, 'relieve the long tedium of traffic jams'. Contents include: Cri de Car, Jinx, Ad Nauseam, Starry-Eyed, Cars and Caviare, Cars in Court, Spare Parts, The Black Patch, Privileged People, Speed and Spain, Checkered Flag. Book weight approx. 320g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated By Author. Small 8vo.

London: Fourth Estate Limited, 2006. 253pp., b/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper undamaged. From the rear panel: "This wonderful and previously unseen anthology from the Spike Milligan archives uncovers an invaluable collection of unpublished material from one of Britain's best-loved comedians . . . " Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Pymble, N.S.W., Australia: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. xiii, + 155pp., b/white photographic and line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Inscription, signed by author Elliot Goblet on half-title page, else leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft corner crease to front and rear panel, otherwise very good. Foreword by Allan Pease. " . . . Elliot Goblet - veteran of over 500 specifically tailored live corporate presentations - shares his tips for business success . . . the ultimate fun corporate book." Contents include: Foreword, Introduction, 12 chapters, Elliot Goblet's Filing Cabinet, Acks. Book weight approx. 150g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Garrick Publishers, 1972. Unpaginated (56 pages). Saddle-stitched, staplebound format booklet. Staples tight. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, and has several splash-stains on front wrap. Minor abrading on title page (name removal?), else textblock unmarked. This humorous book of political satire features Victoria's Liberal Premier (1955 to 1972) Sir Henry Bolte, throughout. The compiler, Danny Hamilton, has cleverly married comments attributed to the (sometime) acerbic Bolte tongue with contemporary photographs. If you remember Victoria in the 1960's . . . Booklet weight approx. 50g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Good+. 24mo - (approx. 13cm x 10.5cm).

Welshpool, Western Australia: (Printed by) Crystal Instant Printing No publication date (1980s). Unpaginated (24 pages). Saddle-stitched, staplebound (oblong) landscape format. Staples clean and tight. B/white, captioned sketch-art throughout by Greg Warburton. Sketch-art illustrated card wrapper mildly creased, with several blind indentations. Similar indentations on six leaves, else textblock unmarked. Other than captioned humorous illustrations, there is one page of 'text'. Exceedingly rare. Booklet weight approx. 50g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover (Staple-bound). Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Text Publishing, 2008. 243pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. 21 years of satirical Australian political interviews from the brilliant duo of John Clarke and Bryan Dawe, commencing with "Mr Hawke, is it true interest rates will go up seventeen per cent ? . . . " and closing with "Thanks for your time." Book weight approx. 355g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Text Publishing, 2004. 130pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Two short, signed inscriptions to title page - 'Best wishes, Chris' (Chris Taylor) and 'No wishes', Craig Reucassel, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface indented, soft corner crease to rear panel. This 2004 Chaser Annual features 'Intelligence Failures', with a fake foreword by Norma Khouri. Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Two Members of The Chaser Team. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Text Publishing Company, 2005. 114pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft corner creases, mild indentations. Written and edited by Richard Cooke, Andrew Hansen, Dominic Knight, Chas Licciardello, Julian Morrow and additional contributors. Featuring the Vitruvian Man over the White House in a parody of 'The Da Vinci Code'. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Text Publishing, 2007. 105pp., b/white illustrations througout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed, soft corner crease to rear panel. The eighth annual satirical compilation from The Chaser team . . . Book weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Text Publishing, 2008. 116pp., b/white photographic, and cartoon, illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. The ninth instalment of political satire in the series from the team behind 'The Chaser's War on Everything' . . . Relive all the big news stories and issues for 2008. Book weight approx. 385g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Australia: Rigby, 1979. 72pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly surface scuffed. From the jacket flap: "This lively and entertaining excursion into a mock-heroic Australian past blends modern wit with fictionalised history. The familiar elements of exploration and colonisation have been reworked into the story of Boobyalla - a small town distinguished by a pageant of minor eccentrics and very little else . . . No pebble is left unturned in this tribute to Boobyalla's sons and daughters, warts and all . . . " Book weight approx. 385g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.