Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1962. First Canadian edition and first printing. Hardcover. 185 pages. A collection of humorous short works from this prolific Canadian writer. Includes illustrations by George Feyer. An about very good copy in orange cloth boards with what appears to be a new front free endpaper tipped in with a small former owner signature and in a near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Berton on the new front free endpaper. Item #212682 More

Price: $20.00

Wilmette, IL: Punchline Press, 1988. First edition. Oblong softcover. A collection of cartoons with text by Boxer and illutrations by Towns. A fine copy in wrappers. Signed and nicely inscribed by Boxer on the half title page and additionally inscribed and with a drawing by Towns. A very nice copy. Item #145555 More

Price: $25.00

New York: Douglas Books, 1970. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 243 pages. A posthumously released anthology of works by Lenny Bruce. Edited and compiled by John Cohen. Features works transcribed from numerous taped performances. A very good copy in cloth boards with some foxing to the top edge and in a very good price clipped dust jacket that is toned and has some light wear. Item #198420 More

Price: $35.00

Garden, City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 56 pages. A humorous book with text by Buchwald and illustrations by Julie Brinckloe. A near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket with some small tears and other minor wear. Item #212940 More

Price: $15.00

New York: Frederick Fell, Inc., Publishers, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Includes numerous illustrations. A tight near fine copy in a very good dust jacket that has some minor edge wear and a small spot to the top of the front panel. Uncommon. Item #147817 More

Price: $25.00

New York: American Child Health Association, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Text by Goldsmith (Professor Happy) and with illustrations by Clive Weed. Amusing book with an "introduction by Ty Cobb" that was likely written by Goldsmith. An about fair copy in paper covered boards with much of the spine missing but internally a nice copy. Scarce. Item #125764 More

Price: $100.00

New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons, 1990. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 315 pages. A memoir from Hope that includes some black and white images. A clean and tight very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Signed by Hope facing the the title page. Item #202302 More

Price: $30.00

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. First edition and first printing. Small hardcover. 124 pages. A posthumously released book compiled by Jack Lait. Includes 32 pages of illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket that is slight smaller than the book. A fresh copy. Item #190813 More

Price: $50.00

New York: The Viking Press, 1933. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 232 pages. A collection of eleven short works from this Parker who was a member of the Algonquin Roundtable. A tight near fine copy in cloth boards with some slight toning to and along the spine. No dust jacket. Internally a very clean copy. Item #192495 More

Price: $30.00

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection of 33 short pieces from this comic author. A near fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with a small chip to the top of the spine and a long tear at the top corner. Item #113310 More

Price: $15.00

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 244 pages. A collection of new and previously uncollected works by Perelman. A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with a few small edge tears and minor wear. A nicer than usual copy with a dust jacket that features art by E. McKnight Kauffer. Item #202227 More

Price: $65.00

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 212 pages. Another book of humorous short works by Perelman. Includes numerous illustrations by Al Hirschfeld. A near fine copy with a bookplate to the front pastedown and with some slight bumping to the top corners and in a very good dust jacket with a few tears, minor wear and some faint staining to the verso. A very presentable copy. Item #202231 More

Price: $25.00

New York: Delacorte Press, 1984. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 99 pages. A humorous book from Rivers. A clean and tight very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a few tiny tears. Signed and warmly inscribed by Rivers on the front free endpaper to an employee of Kroch's and Brentano's bookstore with laid in related ephemera. Item #184520 More

Price: $45.00