Humor from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983. 277 pages. Review copy with a review slip and a Publishers Weekly blurb laid in. Despite some glowing reviews (PW called it "a splendid farce"), the book did not sell well and it and the author almost faded into obscurity. But the comic genius would not be denied, and in the 21st century it… Ler mais sobre este item

Harrisonburg, Virginia: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1982. Unpaginated. Small 4to. First printing, April 1982. There is a 1989 2nd edition that turns up occasionally, but this 1st printing is quite scarce. Life at the Virginia Military Institute, as portrayed in caricatures by Cadet John Holloway. The book is in about very good condition: clean and tight, with some… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Punch, or The London Charivari, 1893. Signed by du Maurier in ink. On the verso, du Maurier has written the caption for the cartoon. It complements the cartoon and accentuates the satirical image of the uncouth American asking for free tickets: "Hostess--Er--allow me to introduce--er--Mr. Cornelius P. van Dunk, from Chicago. Mr. Kemble Macready Kean the… Ler mais sobre este item

Tokyo, Japan, and Berkeley, California: Paradox Press, 1962. Trade paperback. (69) pages. First publication in book form of a series of humorous science fiction (time travel) stories, most of which had been published previously in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Grendel Briarton is the pseudonym of Reginald Bretnor--note that the introduction to the book was… Ler mais sobre este item

Pentonville (London): George Cruikshank, 1837. 24mo. 2nd edition, with the 1836 date on the front cover and 1837 hiding in a background poster on the rear cover. Published as a paperback with black and white engraved covers and 24 hand-colored engraved plates on a single sheet folded accordion style. This example was rebound in full brown leather… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Warner Books, 2000. 242 pages. Following the trail blazed by NAKED CAME THE STRANGER and NAKED CAME THE MANATEE, nine major writers at the top of their game contribute chapters to this comic thriller based upon over-the-hill golfers in a charity pro-am combined with an FBI agent out to stop international terrorists. The book… Ler mais sobre este item