Humor from The Vintage Bookstore
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the Screwtape Letters
by Lewis, C.S.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£20.16
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Harper/San Francisco, 2001. Clean Tight Volume of this satire w/209 pgs. includes Screwtape Proposes a Toast. Priced DJ has rub to gloss. Cover has small ding. Fiction/Satire. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£20.16
The Best of Me
by Sedaris, David
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition.
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780316242400
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£7.66
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Back Bay Books, 1971. Stated No.1 Printing. Clean Tight Volume w/faint crease to top corners. no names. 390 pgs. First Paperback Edition.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£7.66
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The Life of Saint Nicholas
by Blechman, R. D.
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781556705069
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£20.16
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NYC: Stewart, Tabori & Chang,, , 1996. Clean Tight Volume > Gift Quality 1st Printing in like Dust Jacket. Wonderful 2-tone illustrated fantasy. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£20.16
A Confederacy of Dunces
by Toole, John Kennedy
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780802130204
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£8.07
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NY: Grove Press, 2002. Tight Clean Soft Cover w/faint crease to spine. 394 pages. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£8.07
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For Doctors Only
by Golden, Doctor Francis Leo
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£8.07
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New York: Frederick Fell, 1949. First printed in 1948, this is the 2nd printing/1949, Tight and Clean w/small tape shadow on fep. Humor vignettes for the Medical Profession.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Barye Phillips. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£8.07
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Puzzles and Oddities: Found Floating on the Surface of Our Current Lliterature
by M. A. A. D.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1876
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£100.82
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:NYC: Russell Brothers, 1876. Brown cloth on beveled boards w/blind stamped black deco and gilt title deco on cover/spine, 180 gilt pg edges. Strong Binding, Clean Pgs *NOTE*pgs 17-18 missing. Cover have heavey spine edge/corner wear, bottom edge rub, cloth split along spine. Riddles, Poetry, Quizs and more with answers on last pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
£100.82
A Dog's Life
by Mayle, Peter
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679441229
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£12.10
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Alfred a Knopf, 1995. Clean Tight Gift Quality Volume in Priced like DJ, 192 pgs illustrated with b&w drawings. Story of Boy and his human. Fiction/Humor. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Edward Koren. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
£12.10
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The Bishop's Jaegers
by Smith, Thorne
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£20.16
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NY: Sun Dial Press, 1939. Blue cloth w/black spine lettering/cover deco, 311 pgs w/previous owner name/date fep. Covers and interior pages Clean. Dust Jacket has top/btm spine edge chips now in protective sleeve.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
£20.16
Doing Nothing
by Lutz, Tom
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£8.07
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 1st printing. Clean Tight Volume in priced DJ w/tiny invisible ding near spine. 361 pgs including Index. Non Fiction/Humor . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£8.07
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
by Sedaris, David
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316038393
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£8.07
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Little Brown & Co, 2010. Clean Tight Volume, gift qualiry, 16 short stories in 159 pgs. stories include: The Migrating Warblers, The Mouse and the Snake, The Motherless Bear, etc.. Fiction/Humor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Ian Falconer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
£8.07
Travels with My Chicken
by Gurden, Martin
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£20.16
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CT: The Lyons Press, 2005. Tigtht Clean Volume No Marks or Dings Advanced Ucorrected Proof A man and his companion take to the road.. Uncorrected Proof . Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£20.16
Up Front
by Mauldin, Bill
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£36.30
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NYC: Henry Holt & Co, 1945. Brown cloth w/green spine lettering & cover deco, 228 pgs w/b&w illustrations.Clean and Sound w/previous owner bookplate inside cover else Fine. Priced Dust Jacket has light edge wear, in protective sleeve. Includes Book of the month Dividend Card and review.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Author. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
£36.30
Son of MAD
by Gaines, William
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£8.07
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Signet/New American Library , 1959. First Printing. Inside is Clean and TIght w/no names or dings. Covers have spine crease, faint spine edge/corner creases, 182 pgs.w/red pg edges.. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
£8.07
A Light in the Attic
by Silverstein, Shel
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Book Club
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£12.10
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Haprer Collins , 1981. Clean Tight Volume >no names or marks or dings. Dust Jacket has top edge/corner rub now in protective sleeve.169 pgs + Index. Book Club. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
£12.10
Ten Amazing Adventures of The Flying Yorkshireman
by Knight, Eric
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£12.10
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World Publishing Co, 1946. Green cloth w/yellow spine & over lettering, deco spine, 285 age toned pgs. Clean and Tight w/previous owner name fep. DJ has light shelf rub, spine edge wear, now in protective sleeve. Sam Small Flies Again in an immensely funny book, carrying the tall tale tradition to new heights.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
£12.10
All About Amos and Andy and Their Creators: Correll & Gosden
by Gosden, Freeman F and Correll, Charles J
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£20.16
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Rand Mc Nally, 1930. Orange cloth w/brown spine & cover lettering, deco endpapers, 126 pgs w/photos. Firm binding, covers worn, prev.owner name, finger wrinkles to pgs w/some finger smudges. Biopic of the radio show popular in 1920's including photos and some script dialogue. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair. Illus. by Photos. Item Price
£20.16
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Peck's Compendium of Fun
by Peck, George W
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1888
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£76.63
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Chicago/New York: Belford, Clarke & Co, 1888. Green Cloth w/black deco spine & cover, gilt lettering on spine, 539 pgs. 'Comprising the Immortal Deeds of Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, and all the Choice Gems of Wit, Humor, Sarcasm and Pathos. with 100 illustrations by Emeinent Artists' endpaper/feps missing, binding re-inforced. Clean age toned pgs have a few finger… Read more about this item Item Price
£76.63
The American Mother Goose
by Wood, Ray
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1940
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£76.63
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1940. Clean tight volume w/previous owner dedication fep. Priced DJ has top spine/corner chips, closed tear now in mylar sleeve. Forward by John A. Lomax '.these rhymes were made by the settlers and pioneers to amuse their children.' Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Ed… Read more about this item Item Price
£76.63
Nods and Becks
by Adams, Franklin P
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£20.16
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Whittlesley House -McGraw Hill Book Co, 1944. Third Printing. Clean Sound Volume >no names or marks, tpe has dust soil, light rub to btm edge. Dust Jacket has edge chips, now in mylar sleeve. "500 pages of cadenced capers to delight the mind and tickle the funnybone" Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item Item Price
£20.16
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
by Debbie Mumm
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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£8.03
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TX: Brownlow Corp, 2000. Clean and Sound >no names or marks or dings. Presentation page Clean. Gift Quality. Humorous how-to's to brighten the season. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Author. Item Price
£8.03