Search Results: Humor from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Scrapbook. Good. No Binding. 1946 from Milwaulee, 14 pg. magazine illustrated, hand typed texts.  Delightful, poetical roast for 'Freddy the Plug'- known formally as Fred M. Snodgrass, The Hoosier Hotshot! A true roast: sharp, insightful and funny. A deep-dive look at a guy named Freddy- his travels, friendships, career choices, and proclivities- created with great affection by someone who knew him well- his wife, Mariam.  Nice condition. Domestic s/h $10..

Boston, MA: Luce & Company, 1908. Book. Illus. by Theo Aulmann (American, Alton, Illinois 1882-1960 Los Angeles, California). Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1908 Hardcover --'CUPID'S PACK OF CARDS'-- Presentation Copy, Inscribed by WALTER PULITZER. Walter Pulitzer was a master of the epigram-- as well as an author, magazine publisher, lyricist & composer of light opera. His uncle was publisher Joseph Pulitzer. Walter Pulitzer's work is uncommon, his autograph especially so. "Cupid's Pack of Cards' is illustrated with a color lithograph on every page.-- in cream, orange & black designs. In excellent condition, 8"x 4"-- 'The Five of Hearts' has a suggestive erasure made to part of the epigram, and a tipped-in correction slip..

Boston : Sheldon & Co., 1964. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. Al Capp - Inscribed 1st Edition FROM DOGPATCH TO SLOBBOVIA THE GASP!! WORLD OF LI'L ABNER' 'To Sam my native guide' - inscribed by Al Capp. 1964. 1st Edition. BOOK SIGNED & INSCRIBED by AL CAPP - 'FROM DOGPATCH TO SLOBBOVIA - THE GASP!! WORLD OF LI'L ABNER'. Beacon Press, Boston. An uncommon, early collection of Al Capp's 'Li'l Abner' - in very nice condition. In 1934, Al Capp used his considerable talents to create a comic strip he… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1938. Book. Illus. by Helen Kirby. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1938, 1st edition. A story, in verse, about a horse. Wonderfully illustrated. A witty satire of the great depression, and a rebuke of capitalism from a socialist viewpoint. Approx. 8x11 inches, in very good condition..

NY: Doubleday & Company, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Rube Goldberg inscription tipped in..