Humor from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

Philadelphia, PA: Drexel Biddle, 1899. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, yellow cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows quite a bit of soiling and scuffing, edges and corners show bumps/wear and the top of the exterior spine has some chipping present. The internal binding is good,… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1970. Hardcover. VG-/Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket that still has the original price of $5.00 on the front flap. DJ is scuffed with an area that is quite crimped and torn at the top of the spine. Bottom of jacket is… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Spine has some chips that the top and bottom edges. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some pulling… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James Montgomery Flagg. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light brown cloth boards show some spotting and toning, spine is darkened, edges and corners show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. The front pastedown contains original… Read more about this item

London: Downey and Co., Limited, 1901. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Phiz. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows scuffing and handling wear, edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The rear board has a few small dents along all three outside edges. The internal… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, OH: Jennings and Graham, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Marie Grace Clark. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Front cover is still bright though spine shows some fading along with very light edge toning. Internal binding is good, no… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: Southern University Press, 1968. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Harry Maddox. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket which still shows the original price of $4.95 on the front flap. DJ shows edge wear and bumps along with a few small tears - mainly along the top edges.… Read more about this item

New York: The Wormwood Press, 1945. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. VG+/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jefferson Machamer. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket that still has the original price of $2.50 on the front flap. DJ has some edge bumps and chipping but the lower condition grade is because the underside of the… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, inscribed and signed by the author to Charles Edward Crane and dated November, 1925. Green cloth boards show fading and sunning along the spine along with minor edge bumps/wear. The internal binding is good,… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. PhotoPlay Edition; First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards show spotting and spine shows a bit of fading along with a vertical crease. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues.… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Deconn. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is quite worn, with numerous edge chips and small tears tear that the edge for the front flap which measures about 50% of the length. Blue cloth boards… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards show scuffing and fading along spine and edges, mainly on the rear board. Cloth shows some spotting as well. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some minor… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Elizabeth Shippen Green. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, lilac (pale purple) cloth boards decorated in gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows spotting and scuffing, spine is mildly darkened. Edges and corners show bumps/wear. The internal binding is… Read more about this item

Fort Worth, TX: Branch-Smith, Inc., 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Harold Maples. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket, inscribed and signed by the author on the front end page. The price is clipped on the front flap. DJ shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and… Read more about this item

Phoenix, AZ: McGrew Printing & Lithographing Co., 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kearney Egerton. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front end page and also includes a second signature from what appears to be an associate of the author. Also… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931. 4th Printing. Hardcover. VG+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soglow. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, cloth boards with label on front and spine. Exterior has some very light scuffing and a few smudge marks, corners are are lightly bumped. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight.… Read more about this item

New York: Randon House, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Richard Tum Suden. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $5.95 is still present on the front flap. DJ shows toning and spotting with edge and corner bumps/wear chips/small tears. Paper and cloth boards… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: Price / Stern / Sloan, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Ed Powers. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The price is clipped on the front flap. DJ shows foxing, toning and spotting, mainly along the edges, which also shows bumps and small tears.… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James Montgomery Flagg, J. N. Darling, Rollin Kirby, and others. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, dark blue cloth boards shows some spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. There is a small dark spot on the… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: Thompson & Thomas, 1905. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards decorated in yellow and black. The title on the front board lists the title as "Uncle Josh Weathersby's Punkin Centre Stories". Exterior shows light scuffing and bumps with only minor toning. Edges and corners… Read more about this item