Search Results: Humor from Ghost River Books

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 copy of this scarce edition. Overal cond: fine..

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 first page. Text is clean.. Soft Cover. V. Good. 8 x 8.

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 polite, his characters are essentially tranquil. Pearson's language is baroque, orna t e and colloquial. He is a master of his craft. Dj has one small chip, otherwise in near mint cond-bright, clean. Binding is beige cloth and dk blue paper on boards with gilt lettering - perfect con d . Endpapers are blue, mottled, and in pristine cond. Text is tight - as if never read. This is an exceptionally lovely first edition of Perason't fine work. Dj: v. good, Binding, endpapers and text: f in e-v. fine..

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 in Penguin Orange - superb cond. Entire book is bright, tight and clean. Near-new cond. One min. scratch on front, otherwise lovely. A superb copy of Anthony Burgess' brilliant work. Overall cond: v. good - n. fine..

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 new mylar cover. Great browned newspaper illustrated cloth on boards binding in excellent cond. Same browned newspaper motif illustrates the endpapers. Text is clean, secure, and unmarked. A nice copy of this little gem.. HC and DJ. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by John Trotta. 7 3/4 x 4 3/4.

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 and be happy!" Overall cond: v. good ++.

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. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4.