Leather edition of Thackery's book of snobs, a series of satirical pieces first published in Punch. RUbbing and cracking to hinge. But binding holding firm, contents clean. Fair condition. [more...]
Handsomely bound and printed second edition of this satirical diary of world war one. Quarter cloth with leather label. fore edge rough cut. With b/w illustrations by M. Watson Williams. Decorated initials and devices throughout. Small tear to top corner [more...]
Third Edition. Collection of humourous articles about military life that first appeared in Punch magazine. Some rubbing and tearing to top of DJ spine. Light marking and toning to covers. Mild foxing to top edge. Tanning to page edge but contents clean a [more...]
Generously illustrated edition of Dobson's biography of Hogarth. With dozens of b/w images of his art plus a thorough bibliography and catalogue of his output. Rubbing to top and tail of spine with some fraying. Previous owner's name to ffep. Tanning to pa [more...]
Pleasant modern edition. Black cloth with red metallic gilt titling to spine. Glossy DJ with 42 and DON'T PANIC embossed in black. Contents bright and clean. Very good. [more...]
Economic wartime edition of Edward Lear's nonsensical verse. With copious b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Bright and clean. Very good condition. A nice copy. [more...]
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Wodehouse's final Psmith novel of 1923. With black and white illustrations by Paul Cox and with pictorial cloth covers with drawings by the artist. Complete with slipcase. Some very light shelf-wear to slipcase. Volume cri [more...]
Selected stories of the comedic lawyer, chosen by John Mortimer. With grey cloth covers and silver design. Sketches by Paul Cox. Slipcase has some marking and shelfwear. Spine slightly sunned. But contents crisp and clean. Very good overall. [more...]
Charming take on 'Gentleman Prefer Blondes', told from the perspective of a dog called Remus. With b/w illustrations by Wilma Hickson. Dust jacket is torn with loss to edges. Booksellers label removed with loss. Red cloth boards are sunned to spine. But con [more...]
Handsome Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's letters, purportedly from an outsider, satirizing the manners of the English. Quarter cloth with marbled boards and decoration by Cecil Keeling. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some light toning and rubbing [more...]
The complete collection of Clerihews, an invention of the author, being a four line biographical poem. Illustrated here with drawings by G. K. Chesterton. DJ has tears to edges with minor loss. Contents clean and binding tight. Good+ [more...]
Early Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative edn-papers. No slipcase as issued. Some toning to spine and Some tanning to page edges but otherwise is clean, p [more...]
Redesigned Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Some very light sunning to spine. Mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edge [more...]
Fascinating philosophical, and frequently humourous, account of one man's nascent career with London Underground. Crisp and clean with light shelfwear. Very good/near fine condition. [more...]
Amusing volume of witty definitions from various scientific fields. The first book by Punch writer Ellis. With numerous b/w illustrations. No DJ but front cover tipped in to ffep (so the removed appendix joke is restored). Light foxing to page edge. Other [more...]
Amusing Folio Society volume featuring 61 culturally significant lists including what are the seven wonders of the world and what are the seven ages of man according to Shakespeare. Each list is supported with context and background information. With b/w dec [more...]
A creamy selection chosen by Michael Cox from the writings of Noel Coward. Features extracts from his plays and his poems. Fun gold cloth binding. Illustrations by Helen Smithson. Complete with slipcase. Small nick to spine. Contents crisp and clean. V [more...]
Kipling's collection of humorous tales including Pig and The Legend of Mirth. With 23 full page b/w illustrations by Reginald Cleaver. 8vo. 512pp. With ads to rear. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Sunning/toning to covers. Rubbing to joints with te [more...]
Called his most ambitious novel since Fight Club, Pygmy is cult author Palahniuk's tale of a diminutive secret agent who leaves his totalitarian homeland to inflitrate the US as a foreign exchange student. Written in the stunted english of the agent nicknamed [more...]
First edition of Townsend's follow up to the Secret Diary. DJ is price clipped. Page edges slighted tanned, else crisp and clean. Very good/near fine. [more...]
