Search Results: Humour from Black Sheep Books

Salt Spring Island, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Murphy, Lori. Merrick, the Rhymer, put together a collection of sayings with his own personal twist. White soft cover with black titling to front, illustrated with drawings by Lori Murphy, 87 pages. Minor shelf wear, otherwise appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good/-. O'Brien, Gregory. Colourful illustrated soft cover, black titling to front and spine, drawings by Gregory O'Brien throughout, unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Canada: Summit Studios. Soft cover. Very Good-. Duncan, Randy. A book of hockey humour. Colourfully illustrated white soft cover with dark blue titling, illustrated throughout with black and white as well as colour cartoons, 160 pages. Cover has negligible edge wear, minor shelf wear. Book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Chicago: Chicago Tribune, 1938. Card Cover. Good/-. A collection of anecdotes, sayings, little stories etc. White card cover, staple binding, blue titling and simple border on front, 64 pages. Cover has some edge wear, some age darkening and a few light stains. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2007. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/-. Herriman, George. Culling Together the Complete Full-Page Comic Strips, with Addenda. Edited by Bill Blackbeard with an Introduction by Jeet Heer. Beautiful graphic design to covers and and endpapers, 117 pages. A light crease to front cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2010. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/-. Herriman, George. Convening the Full-Page Comic Strips. Edited by Bill Blackbeard. Black and white graphic design to covers and endpapers, 175 pages. Faint soiling to exterior and a few tiny scratches. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1963. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. McNally, Ed. Author's inscription on front endpaper. Red and blue illustrated covers with red titling on spine, black and white illustration on title page190 pages. Upper text block edge slightly darkened, very light wear to lower edge - this is a very handsome book. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has light edge wear, is uniformly soiled/smudged and has a sunned spine. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good/-. A Little Red Book compiled and annotated by Mary Schendlinger. Introduction Stephen Osborne, series editor. Glossy soft cover, 91 pages. Minro edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall

London: William Miller, 1806. Fifth Edition. . Half-Leather. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 'The Miseries of Human Life, or the Groans of Samuel Sensitive, and Timothy Testy. With a few supplementary sighs from Mrs. Testy. In twelve dialogues.' This book was written as a series of discussions between Mr. Samuel Sensitive and Mr. Timothy Testy, in which they catalogue the daily "injuries, insults, disappointements and treacheries" of everyday life. Mrs. Testy offers the occasional female point of view. 1806 fifth edition. Boards with marbled paper, leather spine and corners, black label to spine with gilt titling, blindstamped and gilt decorations to spine, folded aquatint frontispiece, 334 pages plus pages of publisher's advertisement. Rubbing to boards, gutters split, small pieces missing at top of spine and along front gutter, front cover attached by cords only, previous owner's bookplate afixed inside front board, split to rear endpapers, some age… Read More

Forest, Ontaria: JG Publishing/Feather Fancier Resources, 1984. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-. Inscribed by author to humourist, Arthur Black, this book is a collection of seventy-six "witty, wise, and wonderful stories by Canada's master storyteller." Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, 152 pages. Lower text block edge has a few small, faint spots. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has edge wear to upper spine end, spine slightly sunned. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Montreal , Quebec: Harvest House Ltd., 1967. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Naeve, Lowell. Introduction by Harry J. Boyle. Book by the author of "A Time to Pass Over," "The Praying Mantis," "The Silver Dart," "Behind the Cheering," "A Countryman's Christmas," "The Faith of Our Father." Book is a collection of previously published essays written between 1953 and 1967. Blue hard cover with black titling on spine, black and white illustrations in text, 146 pages. Dust jacket has shelf wear, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Rome, Italy: No. 2 Canadian Public Relations Group, 1945. First Edition. . Card Cover. Another Maple Leaf Album. A portfolio of cartoons drawn on the Italian battle front especially for The Maple Leaf, Canadian Army newspaper. Cartoons reprinted from "The Maple Leaf". Used by original owner as a kind of autograph album - contains about 50 signatures followed by home towns. Illustrated card cover, red titling to front, 63 pages. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Pictorial Cover. Good/Fair. Salter, George. A satirical examination of the "follies and foibles" of twentieth-century U.S.A. Colourfully illustrated boards with white titling on blue, black and red spine, black and white illustrations throughout. Wear to corners and edges, light foxing on end papers, text block edges slightly darkened, owner's name in ink on end paper, occasional spots and light stains in text, binding is tight. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has edge wear with chipping and closed tears, fairly uniformly soiled with some light stains. 56 pages Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: T.C. Newby, 1847. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. de Freitas, Lima. Written by the author of "The Chronicles of the Bastile." Original blue cloth with blindstamped decoration to front and back, gilt titling with decoration to front and spine, gilted textblock edge, light yellow endpapers, illustrations by George Cruikshank: frontispiece, three plates and one in text, 190 pages. Inlaid is a handwritten letter by the author to Cruikshank concerning the engraved title page. The boards show age darkening, several areas of discoloration, corners and a small rub at bottom. Pictures are available upon request. Due to the value of this book, we might ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of insurance and tracking, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall