First Edition, but with Second Printing statement at lower dustjacket panel. Early and scarce Nathan title. "An application of the slapstick to satire". Very Good plus copy in Good dustjacket, top front panel with shallow but jagged chipping, chips at spine ends. Item #10688

First Edition. Robert E. Johnston dustjacket art. Humorous narrative of a Canadian visiting England. "Together we brave the terrors of a first visit to a London tailor, we go week-ending to the Englishman's country home and exhibit our skill at riding, shooting, beagling and other bally English sports." Uncommon title. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends, edges with short closed tears mended at verso with scotch tape. Item #23358

First Edition. Very humorous collection of bogus letters, stories, and cartoons all instructing New Yorkers on how to deal with potential out of town visitors and never heard from relatives who will be trying to angle a free meal and place to stay for the New York World's Fair. Very Good-Near Fine, modest shelf wear in Very Good plus dustjacket, small chips at top spine end and top flap corners, small chip at mid front flap edge. Item #7166

First Canadian Edition. Sals dustjacket art. Humorous novel of two rich, middle aged London business men instructed by their father to spend their income. 'Their ill fated endeavors to lose money by promoting a musical comedy and backing an open air theatre, a new golf club, and many other risky enterprises cannot fail to amuse'. Near Fine, small bookplate at front pastedown in Very Good dustjacket, modest soiling, some shallow edge chipping. Item #39649

First Edition. Collection of humorous short stories by this classic American author. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at top spine end, spine modestly darkened. Item #19087

First Edition. Original spiral bound wrappers. 'Dee' cover art and illustrations. Humorous collection of cartoons, "the life and loves of dogs and gals". Uncommon. Very Good. Item #24838

First Edition. Sugar dustjacket art. Humorous novel of how a woman became the downfall of a great Chinese general. Author Carl Van Vechten bookplate. Near Fine, with paper at lower front hinge split, in Good-Very Good dustjacket, tiny chip at mid-spine, top front panel chipped. Item #8003

Presumed First Edition, no statement at copyright page. An English prep school teacher moves to London, "meets the kind of Bohemians he has visualized, moves into a Chelsea flat, gaudily and theatrically decorated in ultramodern style. He grows a picturesque mustache and beard, buys a cape, a broad brimmed hat, a velvet jacket, green shirts and flowing ties. He becomes a member of the Y to the Nths, a weird, arty, frantically advanced group whose ideas he doesn't in the least understand". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends. Item #34848

First Edition. W. Bertsch dustjacket art. Novel of Harvery J. Buck, created by a group of men in the Cave Club in Boston for their own personal gain. "He is to be the Great Buck, the American superman, the enlightened statesman, economist, painter, composer..." Powel was past president of the Harvard Lampoon and served as a captain in 192nd Aero Squadron during the First World War. Wonderful dustjacket art by Betsch. Very Good-Near Fine, in Near Fine bright dustjacket, with purple and yellow spine colors faded. Item #8008

First Edition. Vincentini dustjacket art and illustrations. Rare short novel of card playing, a burlesque of the game of contract bridge, with "ludicrous examples of psychic bids and catastrophic penalties". "Bruno Kniblick, twenty-seven year old globe-trotter and contract bridge tactician, challenges Professor Crispus Liliofarth to a marathon bridge duel to determine once and for all whether a two club bid at contract should indicate prevailing heart of spade strength". John Held Jr. writes in his preface: "The Bridge Battle of the Century is the most amusing book about a serious subject that I've ever read. I hope the readers will find as much originality and enjoyable buffoonery in it as I did. I recommend it equally to contract players, reformed contractors and bridge celibates." This copy inscribed and signed in pencil at front free endpaper by the illustrator, Vincentini, who was responsible for a number of fantastic dustjackets from the period. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket chipped along top edge. Item #21467

First Edition. Paul Stahr dustjacket art. Humorous novel about a young chemist from Pittsburgh with hopes of making his city the cleanest in the world. Basis for the 1926 silent black and white film starring Harrison Ford and Phyllis Haver. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, with modestly darkened spine, shallow edge chips, few scotch tape mends at verso. Item #20046

First Edition. Two humorous essays concerning the opposite sex published by these prolific authors of the time. Formatted so that the book is flipped over to read one or the other essay. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, three inch closed tear to Rinehart panel. Item #27042