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Ithaca, NY: American Agriculturist, 1945. Book. Very Good. Spiral_bound. First Edition.. Clean black vinyl covers with metal comb binding. No chipping, a little rubbing to top and bottom spine ends, soft creasing. All pages clean and bright - no names, writing or mark. Introduction by the author. Illustrated with drawings by the author. 121 pages. A collection of humorous stories, anecdotes, jokes, and cartoons. "I believe," said the fool optimist, "that for every single thing you give away, two come back to you." "That's my experience," the pessimist said. "Last February I gave away my daughter, and she and her husband both came back in August.".

New York : George H. Doran, 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean orange cloth boards with black decorative title box on cover, black lettering on spine. Tiny spots of wear to spine ends. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Decorated endpapers; previous owner custom bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Frontispiece illustration. No statement of edition. Pages and edges are clean and bright. 247 pages. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911. Book. Illus. by J. J. Gould and Martin Justice, Illustrators. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint.. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911. Reprint. Very Good+/Good+ . J. J. Gould and Martin Justice, Illustrators. Grosset & Dunlap edition in illustrated dustjacket. Decorated binding (black and white silhouette of two men in suits arguing), bright white lettering on cover, white lettering on spine (a few little chips to spine lettering). No bumping or wear to cloth boards. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean, with clean endpapers; small previous owner name neatly ink stamped on front free endpaper. A little dust-speckling to text block edges. Illustrated by J. J. Gould and Martin Justice. 381 pages. Dustjacket has a little foxing to white spine, tiny chips to corners and upper and lower spine edges, long narrow chip at center of rear panel (size of baby finger). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The laughable adventures of… Read More

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Hardcover first edition, no dust jacket. Clean orange cloth boards with man's face with icebag on top of it on cover, blue and brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings by R. Osborne. 126 pages..

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in clean bright unchipped dust jacket. As new condition. Very clean cream boards with red lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 341 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. North America's most provocative (and conservative) satirist at his best..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Scarce book, First Edition, with "A" on copyright page, in very presentable original dustjacket. Clean beige cloth boards with purple lettering and small illustration on cover, purple lettering on spine. Hint of soiling to very bottom of spine edge (1/8"), no bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with browning to gutters of endpapers only, small brown tape mark on front and rear fixed endpaper, no previous owner names or bookplates. 273 pgs. Dustjacket is bright, unfaded, not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), two tiny corner chips, 1/4" browning along top and bottom jacket edges from old style mylar cover. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Very scarce novel by an outstanding American writer, this her humorous… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton ( A John Curtis Book ), 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition hardcover book in clean dust jacket. Clean blue boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean. Small remainder dot on top page edges near spine. No names, writing or bookplates. 176 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, price clipped at lower corner of front inside flap; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A book about Morley's travels in the world, filled with his renown wit and perception..

New York: B. W. Dodge & Company, 1909. Book. Good. Hardcover. Decorated American trade binding. Beige-gray cloth boards with image of Methuselah on cover, black stamped lettering on cover and spine, small scroll image on spine. Moderate soiling to cover. No fraying or wear, small wrinkle at base of spine. Illustrated in one color by F. G. Cooper. Binding is tight and square, pages are mostly clean, with a little browning to title page, some pages have water stain at lower corner margin; previous owner name neatly penned on front pastedown. 185 pages..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in clean bright unclipped original dust jacket - as new conditiont. Very clean blue cloth boards with silver angel decoration on cover, silver lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with very small previous owner name and date in left corner of front paste-down. 186 pages. Dust jacket is clean and bright, no chips, no tears, no fading, not price clipped. As new condition. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1947. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Clean hardcover book in clean dust jacket that has some edge chipping and tears - now in clean archival quality removable mylar cover. Publisher's pamphlet about the book is laid in. Clean blue cloth boards with black cloth spine, crisp white lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with wonderful cartoons by Bill Mauldin. 315 pages..

New York: G. W. Dillingham, 1903. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, published January, 1903. Decorated American Trade Binding (decorated on both front and rear cover). Signed binding, with "B" appearing on rear cover for Thomas Watson Ball. Clean beige cloth boards with black and white image of man wearing suit and top hat and carrying a suitcase, rail tracks in background on front cover. Image of Tree, clouds, and dog chasing rabbit on rear board. No rubbing to decoration or cloth. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner name and date on front free endpaper. Black and white full page illustrations. 116 pages + 9 pages of publisher's advertising at rear of book. Size approx. 7" x 4-1/4"..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Book. Illus. by Gluyas Williams, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Good+. Gluyas Williams, Illustrator. "First Edition" stated on copyright page, in unclipped original jacket. Orange cloth boards are bright, faintest hint of soiling to front board, crisp black lettering on cover with small illustration of "Benchley", gray title box with black lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 273 pages, with drawings by Gluyas Williams. Clean dustjacket has a few edge chips, short closed edge tears, fading to blue background on spine; not price clipped (2.75 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

London: Folio Society, 2010. Book. Illus. by Paul Cox, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. Tenth Printing.. Fine, gift quality hardcover book in a clean unworn slipcase. White cloth boards with burgundy illustration on front and rear cover and spine, silver title box on spine with burgundy lettering. No soiling, no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean burgundy endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Wonderful illustrations throughout by Paul Cox. 268 pages. Burgundy paper-covered slipcase is clean, unfaded, no chipping or wear..

London: The Folio Society, 2000. Book. Illus. by John Lawrence, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus.. First Folio edition in fine condition in a fine slipcase. Sparkly brown cloth boards with wonderful black wrap-around illustration of people wining and dining. Very clean, no wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean golden yellow endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Selected by Sheridan Morley and Tim Heald. 288 pages. Brown paper-covered slipcase is very clean, no fading, cracking or chipping..

New York: Paradox Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Paperback. Stated First printing.. New York: Paradox Press , 1995. Stated First printing. Fine. Stated First Printing. Very clean book with no creasing or chipping. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. With an Introduction by Gahan Wilson. Illustrated by 67 of the world's top comic artists. 224 pages with index. Size approximately 8-1/2" x 11". "True tales ofthe world's kookiest crackpots and visionaries.".

New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1959. Book. Illus. by Ronald Searle, Illustrator. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1959. First Edition . Fine/Near Fine. Ronald Searle, Illustrator. First Edition in clean original dust jacket. Clean blue paper covered boards with black lettering on cover, clean unfaded black cloth spine with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Wonderful illustrations by Ronald Searle. 111 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, a few very tiny closed edge tears, small price clip on front inside flap at lower corner. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. What REALLY goes on in the big city..

Black Dog & Leventhal, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Clean hardcover book in clean dust jacket. Glossy color illustrated boards. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Small previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper - no other marks. All pages and edges are clean. 366 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A beguiling blend of whimsy and wisdom, sharp-edged satire and comforting common sense, capturing the spirit of the Emerald Isle. .

Doubleday Page & Co, 1909. Book. Illus. by Frank Crerie and May Wilston Preston. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small clean hardcover book with illustrated cover. Clean brown cloth boards with spots of fraying at spine ends. Illustration is clean with one very small rub. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean endpapers. Three full page illustrations (Frank Crerie and May Wilston Preston, illustrators) with nice frontispiece and clean tissue guard. 56 pages. First Doubleday Page edition, published September, 1909. .

New York: Samuel Curl, Inc., 1946. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Samuel Curl, Inc., 1946. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean gray cloth boards with blue-black lettering on cover and spine. Slight surface wear to top and bottom spine edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean; clean endpapers -- no names, writing or marks. 267 pgs. Color illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight edge wear and short closed edge tears, slightest hint of light soiling. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. First book appearance of "Boysi" the African American cook and self-elected manager of the Oates family; Glenn Allan's widely loved stories about Boysi first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second printing before publication.. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. Second printing before publication. Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean unfaded orange pebble cloth boards with crisp black lettering and decoration on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean top-stained page edges. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 297 pgs. Copyright statement "Published, January 16, 1930 - Second printing, before publication, January 6, 1930". Original silver dustjacket with black & orange lettering is clean, not price clipped ($2.50 on front inside flap), has very slight edge wear and a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A lovely satirical novel set in Florence, Italy with an intricate mingling of American and Italian personalities. A scarce book, found here in clean and… Read More