The Journal of Irreproducible Results: Selected Papers

By: N/A

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Dorset Press: 1986

Seller ID: 141990

ISBN: 0930376420

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Dark blue leatherette cover. 308 pages. 8 1/2"w x 11 1/4"h. "The Journal of Irreproducible Results is a magazine of science humor. JIR was founded in Israel in 1955 by virologist Alexander Kohn and physicist Harry J. Lipkin, who wanted a humor magazine about science, for scientists." [Wikipedia] View more info

Working Girl's Doodle Book with 40 Different Men

By: N/A

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Fresh Meadows, NY, Planet Books:

Seller ID: 145417

ISBN: 0880090510

Condition: Very Good

This is a book of line drawings of 40 men with a blank space for drawing in each man's private parts. The first page has been drawn on, but the rest are blank and ready for doodling. Spill mark to side of first few pages. 7 3/4"w x10 3/4"h in tablet format. No date shown, circa 1980's. Includes such classic types as fireman, the boss, lead guitar, clown, flasher, and muscle man. "Hard" to find. View more info

Coffee and Repartee

By: Bangs, John Kendrick

Price: $8.41

Publisher: N Y, Harper & Brothers: 1903

Seller ID: 133188

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 123 pages, plus publisher's advertising. Previous owner's name in pencil. A super cute tiny book: 4 7/8"w x 5 3/8"h. Blue cloth cover. Black and white illustrations. Coffee and repartee - who could ask for more? View more info

Shy Photographer, The

By: Carroll, Jock

Price: $45.00

Publisher: N Y, Stein and Day: 1964

Seller ID: 140353

Condition: Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 254 pages. 5 7/8"w x 8 1/2"h. Price-clipped dust jacket. The first volume in the Olympia Press Series, edited by Maurice Girodias. "Mr. Carroll thinks that The Shy Photographer will only be of interest to book lovers, drinkers, movie fans, intellectuals, the Beatles, Swampy Crees, shy photographers, pilots, lovers, married people, confidence men, confident women, Americans, brassiere salesladies, whores with hearts of gold, and the very young who see Life as a Great Voyage of Discovery Toward the Light." View more info

Whatever You Say the Talk of Islanders 1975 - 2005

By: David Weale

Price: $49.25

Publisher: Tangle Lane: 2005

Seller ID: 138675

ISBN: 0973379227

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, lower front corner has been bumped, otherwise exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. The Pithy, Profound, Poingnant, Preposterous and Propane Things [Prince Edward] Islanders Come Out With. 1300 quotes arragned by subject. View more info

Crazy Glasspecker or High Life in the Andes, The

By: Dodge, David

Price: $18.95

Publisher: N Y, Random House: 1949

Seller ID: 139338

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 249 pages. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Illustrated by Irv Koons. View more info

Gorey Festival: The Hapless Child / The Sinking Spell / The Fatal Lozenge / The Curious Sofa ( Four Volume Set in Slipcase), A

By: Gorey, Edward

Price: $120.00

Publisher: Astor Honor/Obolensky Publishers: 1964

Seller ID: 140470

Condition: Good

Boxes set of four books, all published in 1960-1964. Small format: 4 7/8"w x 6 1/8"h. The Fatal Lozenge has a stain at the bottom of the cover and the first few pages. The Hapless Child has a worn, creased spine and scuffed cover. Slight edge wear and creases to The Curious Sofa and The Sinking Spell. Slipcase is worn at corners with a color dragon illustration on one side. Hard to find in this format. View more info

Amphigorey Also

By: Gorey, Edward

Price: $18.95

Publisher: N Y, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1995

Seller ID: 145010

ISBN: 0156056720

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 7 7/8"w x 11"h. Contents: The Utter Zoo, The Blue Aspic, The Epiplectic Bicycle, The Sopping Thursday, The Grand Passion, Les Passementeries Horribles, The Eclectic Abecedarium, L'Heure Bleue, The Broken Spoke, The Awdrey-Gore Legacy, The Glorious Nosebleed, The Loathsome Couple, The Green Beads, Les Urnes Utiles, The Stupid Joke, The Prune People, The Tuning Fork. View more info

Amphigorey

By: Gorey, Edward

Price: $18.95

Publisher: N Y, G.P. Putnam: 1975

Seller ID: 145904

ISBN: 0425028674

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. . A bit of wear to cover. 8"w x 10 7/8"h. Includes 15 book: The Unstrung Harp, The Listing Attic. The Doubtful Guest, The Object-Lesson, The Bug Book, The Fatal Lozenge, The Hapless Child, The Curious Sofa, The Willowdale Handcar, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Insect God, The West Wing, The Wuggly Ump, The Sinking Spell, The Remembered Visit. View more info

Outhouses of the East

By: Guy, Ray; Sherman Hines

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nimbus Pub Ltd: 1985

Seller ID: 142967

ISBN: 0920852033

Condition: Near Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear. 8 1/8"w x 10 1/4"h. 72 pages. Many color photos. View more info

Teapots and Quails: And Other New Nonsenses

By: Lear, Edward

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Cambrdige, MA, Harvard University Press: 1954

Seller ID: 145972

Condition: Good

Full brown cloth boards show edge wear, an ink mark, and some spots. 64 pages. 6 1/2"w x 9 3/4"h. View more info

Tom Lehrer's Second Song Book

By: Lehrer, Tom

Price: $50.00

Publisher: N Y, Crown Publishers, Inc.: 1968

Seller ID: 145923

Condition: Very Good

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Wear to price-clipped dust jacket. 7 1/8"w x 10 1/4"h. 64 pages. Piano transcriptions by Frank Metis. Illustrated by Ted Scheel. View more info

That Gunk on Your Car: A Unique Guide to Insects of the United States

By: Mark E. Hostetler; Meryl Klein; Rebekah McClean

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Brazen Cockroaches Inc: 1996

Seller ID: 144346

ISBN: 0965378802

Condition: Near Fine

Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 104 pages, heavily illustrated in both original and splattered forms, many "fun things to do with" sections. Includes illustrations and sections on : Ants, Antlions, Midges, Black Flies, Butterflies, Moths, Caddisflies, Cicadas, Cockroaches, Crane Flies, Cucmber Beetles, Dragonflies, Fireflies, Grasshoppers, Honey Bees, Horse flies, Deer flies, Jumping Plant Lice, Lacewings, Lovebugs, Muscid ,Soldier, Mosquitoes View more info

Archy and Mehitabel

By: Marquis, Don

Price: $7.46

Publisher: N Y, Dolphin:

Seller ID: 139023

Condition: Good

No date listed. Circa 1960. A Doubleday/Dolphin book, #C26. 193 pages. Black and white illustrations. Previous owner's name inside. "Archy and Mehitabel (styled as archy and mehitabel) is the title of a series of newspaper columns written by Don Marquis beginning in 1916. Written as fictional social commentary and intended as a space-filler to allow Marquis to meet the challenge of writing a daily newspaper column six days a week, archy and mehitabel is Marquis' most famous work. Collections of these stories are still sold in print today. The published editions of these stories were... View more info

Archy Does His Part

By: Marquis, Don

Price: $14.95

Publisher: N Y, Doubleday, Doran & Company: 1936

Seller ID: 142176

Condition: Good

Blue cloth boards with pasted down illustration on cover and label on spine. Edge wear to cover. Front endpaper has been torn out, 269 pages. 5 1/4"w x 7 3/4"h. View more info

Archy Does His Part

By: Marquis, Don

Price: $75.00

Publisher: N Y, Doubleday, Doran & Company: 1935

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 145573

Condition: Near Fine

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Black cloth boards with pasted down illustration on cover and label on spine. Orange illustrated endpapers. Very slight edge wear. Small ink spot on bottom page ends with a tiny amount showing on rear endpaper and last few pages. Previous owner's name inside. 269 pages. 5 3/8"w x 7 3/4"h. Stated First Edition. "Archy and Mehitabel (styled as archy and mehitabel) is the title of a series of newspaper columns written by Don Marquis beginning in 1916. Written as fictional social commentary and intended as a space-filler to allow Ma... View more info