26. The Miracles of Clara Van Haag. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1922.
First Edition. Humorous novel of Danish life. Near Fine in Very Good-Near Fine printed dustjacket. Item #7380
First Edition. Humorous novel of Danish life. Near Fine in Very Good-Near Fine printed dustjacket. Item #7380
First Edition. Humorous short novel of a man who made it big making toilets. "It all started when Bull S. Abner fell in a privy used exclusively by the buxom 'Peewee' Fatima - a former Fat Lady of the Circus. With this historic fall began Abner's rise as the great privy magnate". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, foxing to edges and verso, few small chips. Item #22321
Second Printing. Jeff Spark dustjacket art and illustrations. Collection of contemporary humor and extremely 'politically incorrect' stories. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket that has been rather expertly (and likely contemporarily) backed with brown paper, showing none of the usual creases and uneven appearance that this practice often produce. Item #39634
First Edition. Rea Irvin cover art and illustrations. Original red boards, illustrated by Irvin. Very scarce collection of humorous adventures. Very Good, small dent at lower rear cover, foxing to top page edge. Item #40855
First Edition. "Refreshing humor of Cape Cod Yankees, whose sea-faring heritage has produced a yarn spinning style loaded with sly wit and keen philosophy. In his yarn of The Iron Cat, the author has developed a thrilling mystery story that begins in a Cape Cod antique shop, takes the reader back to ancient Egypt, continues through stirring adventures at sea, and returns to present day Cape Cod with exciting chases by automobile and airplane. Part Two, The Lunch With a Punch, relates the business venture of the skipper and his partner in the manufacture and sale of a sandwich-spread which they call Baked Bean Butter". Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips, some scotch tape mends at verso. Item #22193
First Edition. Kleber Hall dustjacket art and illustrations. Collection of short stories by this popular American humorist. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, spine modestly darkened, small chip at mid spine, few shallow chips a spine ends. Item #24365
First Edition. Henry Vallely illustrations. Sixteenmo, original illustrated stiff wrappers. Comedian's humorous fictional account of travels in a mystical land. Very Good, some wear at lower spine end. Item #22336
Third Printing. "This book insures safety for the American in England, when he wants to order a cracker, a pair of suspenders or a derby hat and vice-versa. A humorous little book showing that the English and American peoples do not speak a common language". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #23749
First Edition. E. M. B. dustjacket art. "The humorous of hotel life at the new health resort on the shores of the Mediterranean. A young Italian nobleman, on whose property this is built, falls in love with a charming English girl who, with her mother , has come to stay there, and very warm, ardent and Italian love making it is. But his family disapprove, and all sorts of hindrances are put in the course of true love. A tragic adventure brings the affair to a crisis. We recommend those who are going to the Riviera, this winter, to invest in a copy of this novel; while those who cannot go may travel with it at second hand, while they sit by the fire amidst our fogs and rains at home. 7/6 is a small price to pay for a ticket to the Italian Riviera!". Very scarce. Near Fine but for foxing to page edges, in Very Good dustjacket, nicked at spine ends and flap corners. Item #29625
First Edition. Rare Cobb title. Novel of Judge Priest, “the benign despot of the Southern Community in which he lives,” affording humor, pathos, romance and tragedy. Near Fine with discreet ownership stamp to front pastedown, in an edge chipped dustjacket with staining to spine and flap edges, inch plus closed tear to lower front edge, Nearly Very Good. Item #19448
First Edition. Peter Newell illustrations. Cobb's humorous book on human body parts. This copy warmly inscribed and signed by Cobb at front free endpaper. Includes a great additional inscription by Cobb under a Newell illustration of a fat man- "Your likeness as above was used inadvertently- but God, what a likeness". Very Good, mild shelf wear. Item #8894
First Edition. Tony Sarg dustjacket art, endpapers and illustrations. "Cobb at his funniest in a dry, ridiculously sober set of letters from a young curate". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few chips at top spine end, small stain at lower spine end. Item #13630
First Edition. Collection of nine short stories by Cobb. A scarce early title in dustjacket and one of only four Bleiler titles by Cobb. The author was Kentucky born but moved to New York City for a job with the Evening Sun. During the First World War Cobb represented the Saturday Evening Post as a war correspondent and received the Chevalier Legion of Honor from the French government at the conclusion of the war. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, two small chips at lower spine end. Item #14482
First Edition. "From the dramatic moment when Abner subscribes $1.000 to the Orphanage Fund and explodes a financial bomb in the closefisted meeting of the folks of Glucom, Mr. Cody unfolds a sprightly tale of much amusement". Near Fine in Good only dustjacket, quarter sized chip at lower spine end, top rear panel heavily chipped, front panel possibly faded. Item #26524
First Edition. 'In most of these tales that beau ideal of Darktown, Florian Slappey, appears.' Very Good, previous owner's contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Good dustjacket, lacks lower 2 1/2 inches of spine, few edge chips. Item #600042
Early or First Edition, with Doran symbol at title page. Collection of humorous short stories of such characters as a automobile dealer, an actor, aspiring police officer, etc. Near Fine in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #10200
First Edition. Alfred J. Frueh dustjacket art and illustrations. "When a great Chicago packing house awoke to the need of selling canned meats to the toiling millions of Asia, it selected Phineas Quigley Stack of Calais, Maine, as its emissary... the humorous narrative of the irrepressible conflict between an Oriental Despot and a Yankee trader". Scarce. Very Good, top half of front endpaper removed, in dustjacket lacking spine material and lower inch of front panel, shallow edge chips. Item #25476
Second Printing. Racially insensitive biography of the comic duo that performed in black face. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket with wraparound dustjacket art, with shallow chipping to spine ends, flap corners and edges, modest surface wear, few short closed tears. Item #18361
First Edition. The famous comedic radio and film duo's first appearance in book form, presented as a dialogue play. The authors portrayed Amos and Andy in three films from the 1930's. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few small chips at top spine end. Item #6451
First Edition. The famous comedic radio and film duo's first appearance in book form, presented as a dialogue play. The authors portrayed Amos and Andy in three films from the 1930's. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with foxing to front panel and light chipping to top spine end. Item #14821
First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by author. Duodecimo, original tan wraps, printed with green and black decorative lettering to front and green and black illustration to rear. Book of quotes by author well-known for witty one-liners, usually for employers or directed at sales. Very Good, with some spotting to wraps at front edges, modest wear to edges and corners bumped. Item #18297
First Edition. No printed date. Original illustrated orange boards by Carroll Mayne. Collection of jokes by celebrities and their photographs including Eddie Cantor, Guy Lombardo, Maurice Chevalier, Helen Hayes, Lou Holtz, Ed Wynn, Fifi D'Orsay, Leslie Howard, Tony Wons, Bing Crosby, Marie Dressler, Bert Lytell, Clarence Chamberlin, Lilyan Tashman, Ben Lyon, Jimmy Durante, Edmund Lowe, Lowell Thomas, Rudy Valee, Sophie Tucker, Beatrice Lillie, Bebe Daniels, James J. Corbett, Claudette Colbert and others. Very Good. Item #21557
First Edition. Rose dustjacket art. Satirical novel of European political intrigue and wars between "not so mythical kingdoms". Author's first novel and a scarcely found in dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #8715
First Edition. Vincent Lynch dustjacket art. Humorous contemporary novel of a "modern knight errant who did not set out to redress human wrongs, but who did good almost against his will." Basis for the 1918 black and white silent film directed by George Irving and starring Harold Lockwood and Pauline Curley. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, light soiling to panels, shallow chips at spine ends, small chip at mid-spine. Item #23344
First Edition. Vincent Lynch dustjacket art. Humorous contemporary novel of a "modern knight errant who did not set out to redress human wrongs, but who did good almost against his will." Basis for the 1918 black and white silent film directed by George Irving and starring Harold Lockwood and Pauline Curley. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, nicked at lower front flap edge, unnecessary scotch tape applied to spine ends and corners at verso. Item #29554