Humor from LostLoves Books

Nice clean copy. No marks on text. Lovely pictorial endpapers. Corners bumped on pictorial hardcover but wear minimal. Lists copyright date of 1968 on copyright page, but also lists ISBN so this is a later printing. Classic humorous fairy tale by Stockton enhanced by Sendak's charming full color pictures.

Blue checkered cloth hardcover, charming drawing of a lady with beer stein at center of the cover, illustrated throughout by various artists. A series of essays about theater memories and other adventures of the authors. Has former owner's bookplate on inside front cover dated 1956.

Charming reprint of Aldrich's romantic tale of a gentleman stuck in bed and falling in love with the lady described in his friend's letters: Marjorie Daw! Beautifully illustrated in color throughout, red cloth cover, gilt design on cover faded. This was the first illustrated edition of the story published.

Green cloth hardcover with illustration of three cyclists printed on front. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white by American artist Harrison Fisher. Sequel to Jerome's beloved Three Men and A Boat takes the gentlemen on a cycling tour of Germany...and disasters ensue. Later gift inscription (1948) written in pencil on front flyleaf, otherwise a nice clean copy of a charming novel.… Ler mais sobre este item

First American edition, second printing, so marked on copyright page. An exceptionally clean copy with bright unclipped dust jacket protected by Brodart. Charming send-up of the 1960s space race featuring the Grand Duchy of Fenwick.

If you can't remember which cunning plan appeared in which episode, this is the book for you! All the Blackadder scripts collected in one volume. Impossible to read without laughing! With full color endpapers showing the Blackadder cast, black-and-white interior photos and charming period woodcut illustrations (which change as the Blackadder family continues down the social ladder through the… Ler mais sobre este item

Light blue cover with gilt lettering front and spine; oval color paste-down on front cover showing woman in large hat; glossy color plates and frontis with tissue guard. Lists decorations by Franklin Booth. American writer Harold MacGrath (1871-1932) was a popular screenwriter for silent films as well as novelist and magazine writer. Will Grefe (1875-1957) is best known for his… Ler mais sobre este item

Humorous retelling of WWI service. Heavily illustrated in cartoon style by Martin. Best known as an American cartoonist and golf writer, Martin did such the strips It Happened In Birdland for the New York Evening, Inbad The Tailor, and sports cartoons. This edition is clean but previous owner's name is stamped in ink on several pages (photos available if needed).… Ler mais sobre este item

Includes Illustrations. Very clean hardcover, lovely picture of woman in white dress pasted on front blue cloth cover, title and author name in white, somewhat faded on spine.

Black and white frontispeace by Horace Taylor. Blue cloth cover, image of man rowing stamped on color in red and white, overall bright and clean. Previous owner's name neatly written on front endpaper, otherwise no marks. Eleventh printing 1911 so noted on copyright page.

The fictional Duchy of Grand Fenwick takes on Wall Street in the comedic series by Leonard Wibberly which spoofed 1960s Cold War politics. When their bubblegum stock goes up, the Grand Duchess tries to lose the money (it's complicated, roll with it) and ends up making billions on the stock market. Can the Grand Duchy maintain their cheerful lifestyle and… Ler mais sobre este item

Very good in good dust jacket. Inspiration for movies but the novel came first! Who among us can honestly blame our hero when he sinks so low as to offer his daughter $1500 to elope? The classic American humor novel about a father trying to launch his daughter into wedded bliss, charmingly illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist Gluyas Williams.

New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 1993. Mass-market paperback. Good.. Clean paperback copy of early Mitford novel. Great holiday read from the author of Love in a Cold Climate and Pursuit of Love

New York: Harper, 1961. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket.. By the author of "Father of the Bride" and "Mr. Hobbs' Vacation" on how a suddenly retired boss redefines his life.

Minton, Balch, & Company, 1927. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket.. Machamer, Jefferson. Illustrated comic verses about flappers in short skirts and other 1920s jokes that originally appeared in The New York Herald Tribune, The Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, and more. Front panel of dust jacket intact, spine very torn, but protected in Brodart.… Ler mais sobre este item

Hamish Hamilton, 1962. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Lancaster, Osbert. Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster in charming b/w full page illustrations printed on darker brown paper. A collection of essays by the author of Pursuit of Love about her famous childhood, a trip to Russia in 1950s, and more. Gift inscription on front flyleaf dated… Ler mais sobre este item

Pan, 1972. Mass-market paperback. Good.. Clean reading copy, splitting on bottom edge of spine, Ads in back list Fraser's books through Flashman at the Charge.

Reading copy only, corner wear and wear on spine of paperback. Collection of humorous stories by the author of Flashman.