Catalog Report

Humour : 26 Books

[011023] . Male Bag Vol 1 No 2. Auckland: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Good Cartoons, stories, articles ... Undated. Pre decimal. NZ humour, gals and gags. Some short sories ... I mean short stories. 68 pp. $30.00

[010674] . The Standard Comic Reciter. London: Ward, Lock and Co, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Including selections from the works of Jerome, Phillipotts, Gilbert, Pett Ridge, Twain, Adeler and others. 256 pp of prose and poetry. Worn vintage paperback mars on rear cover. Some damage to spine. Undated , 50s? $12.00

[011021] . Humour Bound Volume No 81. Sydney: New Century Press, 1948. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good Australian and world humour. Bound copy from October 15 1948 to November 12 1948. 5 issues in one. 750 jokes, 30 stories 250 cartoons. Around 180 pp. Good, square copy. Vintage humour. $35.00

[018655] . The Best of Private Eye One or the Anatomy of Neasden. London: Quartet Books, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Worn paperback. $10.00

[012504] . Humour August 29 1958. Sydney: New Century Press, 1958. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. Good The finest selection of the world's wit. Vintage humour. 28 pp. $20.00

[012506] . Humour July 11 1958. Sydney: New Century Press, 1958. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. Good The finest selection of the world's wit. Vintage humour. 28 pp. $20.00

[011020] . Humour Bound Volume No 103. Sydney: New Century Press, 1959. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good Australian and world humour. Bound copy of June 19 1959 , June 26 1959, July 3 1959, July 10 1959, July 17 1959, and July 24 1959. Around 180 pp. Spine rolled and slightly cracked. Vintage humour. $35.00

[012505] . Humour July 4 1958. Sydney: New Century Press, 1958. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. Good The finest selection of the world's wit. Vintage humour. 28 pp. $20.00

[010335] Culotta, Nino. Gone fishin'. ill. Wep. Sydney: Ure Smith, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Classic Australian humour. Scarce first edition with jacket. Jacket is chipped and worn. Good copy! $35.00

[011692] Francis, Maurice. The Snake Gully Mob. Australia: Horwitz, 1962. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good From the creator of the top-ranking radio serial Dad and Dave. Worn paperback. $15.00

[009733] Hope, Jane . The Thin Chalk Line. London: Evans Brothers, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Humorous look at teaching in the 60s. Clipped jacket is chipped and worn with some short tears. $10.00

[010013] Irwin, Ken. Laugh with the Comedians. London: Wolfe Publishing, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair ISBN: 723404895. The gags of the funny men from Granada's TV series. Worn copy. Light damage along spine edges. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00

[008744] James, Joe. So You're Taking Up Golf?. ill. James, Joe. New York: South Brunswick, 1969. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A comic look at golf. 90 pp. Numerous illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Clipped. A few marks inside. $12.00

[018161] Jolliffe. Jolliffe's Outback Cartoons and Australiana Number 114. ill. Jolliffe. Dee Why, New South Wales: Jolliffe Publications, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Cartoons and Australiana. Worn copy $9.90

[010753] Kramer, A Stanley. The Joke's on Them. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Jokes for friends and foes. Worn copy. Fold marks on covers. $12.00

[006049] Leahy, Sean. The Best of Leahy from the West Australian. Perth, Western Australia: Panorama Books, First Edition. Stapled. Good ISBN: 0949864129. 96 pp of cartoons form The West Australian. Undated. Circa 80s. Stapled. A few marks. $12.00

[011460] Leunig. Common Prayer Collection. Australia: Collins, 1993. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1863712313. Jacket has light wear. A few marks. Some pages have light fold marks. Good copy. $12.00

[011028] McCrae, Stewart. "We've Never Lost a father". Sydney: Shakespeare Head, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stapled. Fair Vintage humour book for the father to be. Worn and marked. Some small losses and tears around cover edges. A few marks inside. Interesting father to be humour. Card covers have creases. $15.00

[014664] Milligan, Spike. More Goon Show Scripts. London: Sphere, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: . Edgeworn paperback. $20.00

[013070] Nelson, Brian. What a Heap of Cocky Chaff. ill. Rod Waaller. Perth: Oak Productions, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0959172629. Jacket is worn and has a few marks and short tears. A few marks inside. Binding good. Australian humour. $25.00

[008993] Nelson, Brian. Major Mitchell's Cocky Chaff. ill. Rod Walker. East Perth: Velvet Product Promotions, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn and have a few marks. A few marks inside. Binding good. Australian humour. $12.00

[011247] Searle, Ronald. The Rake's Progress. London: Perpetua Books, 1955. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 120 pp of great Searle cartoos. No jacket. Covers worn. Previous owner's name inside. $25.00

[010970] Spitzer, E E. Once You Shave a Cactus. New York: Crown Publishers, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn, marked and has a few short tears. Old price label on front of jacket. Else good. $18.00

[009011] Swain, Mick. Revenge of the Cane Toad. Australia: Mick Swain and Don Geeves, 1988. First Edition. Stapled. Fair ISBN: 073162579x. Scarce cane toad humour. Covers worn and have a few marks. Previous owner's name inside. $23.00

[011254] Wanna, Bill. a Treasury of Australian Humour. Melbourne: Landsdowne, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket has losses but is worth preserving. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00

[009138] Willans, Geoffrey. Fasten Your Lapstraps!. ill. David Mathias. London: Max Parish, 1955. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped worn and marked with light silverfish damage around edges and some light losses. Binding good. Text clean. Airline humour! $10.00