Search Results: 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 crease at the top left corner - photo attached. Edges of the text block are clean. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Not a remainder, not a library discard. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.

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 pages. The cover boards are flat, and the corners are not bumped or creased. The edges of the text block are clean. This copy is not a remainder , not a library discard. Binding is tight and square. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

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 the top edge, chip wear to the head and heel of the spine of about 1/8 inch, 1/2 inch closed tear and crease mark to the bottom edge of the front panel, edge wear to the right side of the back panel and some rubbing wear marks on the spine. 'Fish out of water' satire about Irish born Ousley, who moves to England, hilarious shenanigans ensue. who 294 pages, rough edged text block, blue coarse textured cloth covered boards with the title and author name on both the spine and cover. A few dots of edge wear to the head and heel of the spine and to the tips of the corners. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. No writing on the text pages, no former ownership marks.… Read More

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 small closed tear at the back lower edge, about 1/4" long. 7-1/2" X 9-1/2", black boards with the author name and title imprinted in silver on the black cloth covered spine. Boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. There is a square of discoloration on the first flyleaf, where a newspaper clipping had been stored - about 6" X 6" light brown spot. Not a remainder, not a library copy. Sewn binding is tight and square. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

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. No dust jacket. Cover boards have smudges from use, some stain spots on the lower right front, and stain spots on the back cover as well. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are relatively clean. Pages 17 and 19 have a 2 inch tear a the bottom edge. Some spots of age tanning to the text pages, which would be common to this book considering the type of paper used. Not a library discard. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

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. Edges of the text block are clean. There is a crease mark to the top right corner of the first 16 pages of the text - top right corner, 1-1/2" diagonal crease at the top right corner. Dust jacket shows only minor rubbing wear to the back panel. Teal green boards with blue spine and the author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold. Boards are flat, and the corners are not bumped or creased. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory, not a stock photo.

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, no writing on the text pages. No creases to the cover or spine. Edges of the text block are clean. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

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 pages, 5" X 8-3/8", illustrations by Robert Schoellhorn and Nancy Dryfoos. No dust jacket. Bright red cloth covered boards, with the author name and title imprinted on the spine in black, all lettering on the spine is intact and not rubbed or worn. Boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. Only one of the puzzles has writing, on page 67, where there is some pencil marks, no further writing besides that. This is not a library discard. There are squares of age tanning on pages 96-97, 140-141, and 160-161, looks as though there was a piece of paper inserted between those pages which left the tanning spots.… Read More

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 and author name in black on the front cover and spine. The boards are flat and the corners are not bumped or creased. All lettering on the boards is crisp and not rubbed or worn. Just a few dots of edge wear to the head and heel of the spine and to the very tips of the corners. Former owner's name in very fine point fountain pen ink on the first blank flyleaf, dated 'Christmas 1928'. 372 pages, rough fore edged text block. Edges of the text are just age appropriate tanned. The binding is tight and square. The flyleaf pages have squares of age tanning marks. No further writing besides the signature, no writing on the text pages. This is not… Read More

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 is not a library discard, not a remainder. No writing on the text besides the signature. There is a pencil mark impression on the first blank flyleaf of the previous book store price in the upper right corner. The edges of the text are clean, the binding is tight and square. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. The attached photo is of the photo we have in our inventory.

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 former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. the sewn binding is tight and square. Off-white boards over blue spine with the author name and title imprinted on the spine in silver. Boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. The edges of the text block show a few dots of age tanning and there is a smudge mark on the bottom edge of the front board. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.