Adams, Douglas and John Lloyd The Meaning of Liff 1984 Harmony Books NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.

Allen, Steve Hi-Ho Steverino 1992 Barricade NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Fine in DW.

Allen, Steve How To Be Funny 1992 Prometheus NY. Reprint. Inscribed 'to Mike' and dated 1992. Fine in DW.

Allen, Woody Without Feathers 1975 Random House NY. First edition. A collection of comic writings by Woody Allen, including selected New Yorker articles and previously unpublished one-act plays. Fine in DW.

Amsterdam, Morey Keep Laughing 1959 The Citadel Press NY. First edition. $1 stamped on ffep, else very good missing the DW.

Argus, M. K. Moscow-On-The-Hudson 1951 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Basis for the Robin Williams movie. Slight fading along top edge of cloth covers, else fine in very good DW with a small damp spot on rear cover, and slight scrapes along the edges.

Barry, Dave Big Trouble 1999 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.

Barry, Dave Big Trouble 1999 Putnam NY. First edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.

Bramah, Ernest English Farming and Why I Turned It Up 1894 The Leadenhall Press UK. First edition. Author's first book. Near fine.

Bramah, Ernest English Farming and Why I Turned It Up 1894 The Leadenhall Press UK. First edition. Author's first book. Very good.

Bramah, Ernest A Little Flutter 1932 Cassell UK. Second printing ("Popular Edition") of the first (and only) edition. Scarce Sherlockiana. Gift inscription "Gerald Killar / from / St Peters Sunday School / for / ten year regular attendance / Sept 24 1933" in ink on first free endpaper, dirt spots on top of the page block, and slight staining on corner of rear free endpaper only, else fine. The very rare DW is stained on the upper-right corner on front and back, and has a half-inch chip missing from the upper-left front cover, else very good.

Briarton, Grendel (pseudonym of Reginald Bretnor) The Collected Feghoot 1992 Pulphouse OR. First edition. One of 300 unnumbered hardcover copies. Signed as both on the title page. Rare. Fine in DW.

Buchwald, Art The Brave Coward 1957 Harper and Brothers NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW. Slight discoloration on ffep from included Buchwald newspaper column from 1960.

Buchwald, Art A Gift From the Boys 1958 Harper and Brothers NY. First edition. Author's third book. Fine in price-clipped DW.

Buchwald, Art How Much Is That In Dollars? 1961 World Publishing NY. First edition. Fine with slight dampstaining to upper-left corner, in very good DW with small chips missing.

Buchwald, Art Lighten Up, George 1991 (July 1) Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.

Burnett, Carol This Time Together 2010 Harmony Books NY. First edition. Fine in DW.

Cannon, Peter (ill by Jason Eckhardt) Scream for Jeeves: A Parody 1994 Wodecraft Press NY. First edition. One of 200 hardbound copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Lovecraftian horror and the English humor of PG Wodehouse in "Cats, Rats & Bertie Wooster" (The Rats in the Walls), "Something Foetid" (Cool Air) & "The Rummy Affair of Young Charlie" (Charles Dexter Ward). Includes an essay on H.P. Lovecraft, P.G. Wodehouse & Arthur Conan Doyle. Fine in DW.

Carlin, George Last Words 2009 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Bottom right corner slightly bent, else fine in DW.

Effinger, George Alec The Old Funny Stuff 1989 (October) Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 1. Cloth bound, #248 of 300. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.

Effinger, George Alec The Old Funny Stuff 1989 (October) Pulphouse OR. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 1. Near fine in printed wrappers.

Goldman, William The Princess Bride 1973 Harcourt Brace Javonovich NY. First edition. Fine in fine DJ that has been bumped on the top rear cover and has a 1-inch closed tear at the top of the fold between the spine and the rear cover.

Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1971 (December) Ballantine NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed to Christopher Lehmann-Haupt ("So take a look already") on the first page, with a large self-portrait by the author on the inside cover, with the author's name in cursive Hebrew below. Laid in is a handwritten letter to Lehmann-Haupt, written along the margins of a xerox copy of a review of the book by Harold Flender, exhorting Christopher to read and review the book. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.

Henry, Gabe Eating Salad Drunk 2021 (September) St. Martin's Griffin NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, Haikus by Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Aubrey Plaza, Margaret Cho, Maria Bamford, Bob Odenkirk, and many other famous comedians. Fine in pictorial wrappers.

Idle, Eric The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book 1976 Methuen NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wraps with near fine oversized DW.

Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 (September) Pantheon NY. First edition. Review copy, with promotional materials laid in. A comic novel by ex-Python and comedian Eric Idle, set in the 22nd century. It tells the story of two comedians on a vaudeville circuit of the solar system, with a robot who is writing a thesis on the nature of comedy. They find themselves caught up in a murder mystery and a terrorist plot. A romantic love story also features. Fine in DW.

Idle, Eric The Greedy Bastard Diary 2005 (March) Harper Entertainment NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Slight corner bumps, else very good in pictorial wrappers.

Karig, Walter Zotz! 1947 Rinehart & Co NY. First edition. Basis for movie of same name starring Tom Poston. Fine in fair DW with pieces missing from spine.

Langford, David The Dragonhiker's Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune's Edge: Odyssey Two 1988 Drunken Dragon Press UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in DW.

Maron, Marc Attempting Normal 2013 Random House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.

Martin, Demetri This is a Book by Demetri Martin 2011 Grand Central NY. First edition. Fine in DW.

Marx, Groucho Groucho and Me 1959 Bernard Geis NY. First edition. Very good in dust jacket with several closed tears.

Marx, Groucho Groucho and Me 1959 Bernard Geis NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.

Marx, Groucho The Marx Brothers Scrapbook 1973 Darien House NY. First edition. Oversize book profusely illustrated. Inscribed '7.23.74, To ----, I felt my way groping back through the chords, for the passion that slept there in the harp. Love Kim & Harpo.'. Fine except for small stain on front cover.

Python, Monty Monty Python's Flying Circus (All the Words) 1989 (October) Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in red printed wrappers.

Sales, Soupy with Charles Salzberg Soupy Sez: My Life and Zany Times 2001 M. Evans NY. First edition. Signed by Soupy on the half-title page. Fine in DW.

Smith, H. Allen Life in a Putty Factory 1943 Doubleday NY. First edition. Very good.

Smith, H. Allen Low Man on a Totem Pole 1943 Doubleday NY. Later printing (copyright 1941, date on title page 1943.) Hard to find with a dust jacket. Slight yellowing to pages, else fine in very good DW with chips missing from edges of spine panel.

Smith, H. Allen Rhubarb 1946 Doubleday NY. First edition. Near fine in green cloth covers, sans DW.

Smith, H. Allen Lo, The Former Egyptian! 1947 (November 6) Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with a few ragged edges, and a half-inch closed tear.

Smith, H. Allen Lo, The Former Egyptian! 1947 (November 6) Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Tall format, pages printed on one side only. Proofs this old are rare. Near fine in plain blue wrappers, with the Doubleday proof information label pasted to the front cover.

Smith, H. Allen Waikiki Beachnik 1960 Little, Brown and Company NY. First edition. Ink inscription dated 1960 on ffep, else near fine.

Smith, Thorne Biltmore Oswald 1918 Frederick A. Stokes NY. First edition of the author's first book. With 31 illustrations in black-and-white by Richard Dorgan. Corners damaged, else near fine in pictorial boards. DW is in good condition, with both front and rear panels nearly detached from spine panel, which is missing the bottom half.

Smith, Thorne Biltmore Oswald 1918 Frederick A. Stokes NY. First edition of the author's first book. With 31 illustrations in black-and-white by Richard Dorgan. Corners damaged, substantial foxing, spine slant, else very good in pictorial boards.

Stephenson, Neal The Big U 1984 Vintage NY. First edition. Author's first book. Remainder stripe at top, else very good in pictorial wrappers.

Stephenson, Neal The Big U 1984 Vintage NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Two-inch tear at the bottom of the rear cover, a crease on the front cover along the spine, and a dog-ear crease in the upper-right corner, publication information sheet pasted inside the front cover, else very good in yellow printed wrappers.

Trudeau, Garry Rap Master Ronnie 1986 Lord John Press CA. First edition. Signed by the author. Number 46 of 250 copies. Fine in pictorial cloth boards sans DW as issued.

Twain, Mark The American Claimant 1892 Charles L. Webster NY. First edition. BAL 3434. Near fine.

Twain, Mark Following the Equator 1897 American Publishing Company Hartford. First edition. First issue, with signature mark "11" on page 161. Fine sans DW.

Wakem, Hugh (pseudonym), The Diary of a Smut Hound 1930 William Hodgson PA. First edition. "A crusader for morality in literature supplies the world with a valuable insight into his life and habits." A very funny satire on erotica, censorship, bookmen, and book dealers. 63 pages. Believed to be written by Samuel Roth. Near fine in very good DW.

Wilson, Snoo Spaceache 1984 Chatto & Windus UK. First edition. Playwright and author's first book. Campy humor. Corners bumped, else fine in DW.

Winters, Jonathan Mouse Breath, Conformity and Other Social Ills 1965 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Includes an additional dust jacket is a promotional one from Hefty trash bags. This one has a chair on the front with the words "Hefty Star" on it, and the back features the Hefty and Mobil logos. Inside flaps of promotional dust cover advertise/promote Jonathan Winters' ad campaign for Hefty and list programs that carry the commercials. Inside flap also accordion folds out to 6 panels featuring stills from Hefty commercials. This dust cover is from 1970, and just placed over the 1965 book and dust cover. Near fine in DW.

Wodehouse, P. G. The Intrusion of Jimmy 1910 (May) W. J. Watt NY. First edition. Precedes the English first, Man of Leisure, by six months. Near fine in pictorial boards.

Wodehouse, P. G. Jeeves 1923 George H. Doran Co. NY. First American edition, published earlier by Jenkins in the UK as "The Inimitable Jeeves.". Very good.

Wodehouse, P. G. Hot Water 1932 Herbert & Jenkins UK. First edition. Rebound in half-leather with marbled boards, raised bands with gilt lettering and designs. Matching slipcase. Moderate foxing, else very good.

Wodehouse, P. G. Summer Moonshine 1937 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Very good in slightly spine-sunned DW.

Number of items: 56
Number of authors: 33

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