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CELEBEARTIES and OTHER BEARS.

Demong, Phyllis, · 1980

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

J. M. Dent, London, 1980, 1st edn. UK, unpaginated, 64 leaves, illustrated throughout in line, some 2 colour, by author, red paper covered boards gilt, an unexbeargated, combearhensive incompbearable book celebrating in drawings the bears hidden in our language, dustwrapper: ...

THIS DESIRABLE PLOT - A Dream-House Hunter's Nightmare.

Thelwell, Norman, · 1970

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Methuen, London, 1970, 2nd imp., 128pp, illustrated in line by author, dark green paper covered boards lettered and dec. in black, essential reding for any potential house buyer or seller and a guide to the real meaning of real estate manager-speak, sl. cocked, a little sunne...

UP THE GARDEN PATH - Thelwell's Guide to Gardening.

Thelwell, Norman, · 1967

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Methuen, London, 1967, 1st edn., 128pp, illustrated in line by author, gray paper covered boards lettered and dec. in green, the cartoonist's guide to the amateur gardener and interpretation of some gardening terms, sl. cocked and boards a little bowed, some light fox marks,...

THE GREAT CRIME OF GRAPPLEWICK.

Sykes, Eric, · 1984

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Macmillan, London, 1984, 1st edn., 176pp, blue cloth gilt, the first novel from the prolific script and gag writer, a humorous story set in northern England just afrter WW2, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., short nick at tail of spine, very good plus i...

FRANK MUIR ON CHILDREN.

Muir, Frank and Brett, Simon, · 1980

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Heinemann, London, 1980, 1st edn., 122pp, illustrations in line by Joseph Wright, laminated paper covered boards, a collection of amusing anecdotes and comments about all aspects of children and child-raising, sl. rubbing to tips, 3 line ink name ffep., no dustwrapper, very g...

THE BEAST IN ME AND OTHER ANIMALS.

Thurber, James, · 1949

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1949, 1st edn. UK, 340pp, in text line drawings by author, green cloth lettered and dec. in black, 'a new collection of drawings and pieces about human beings and less alarming creatures', edges of baords sunned, a little rubbed at extrems., top edge ...

MORE CAVIAR.

Buchwald, Art, · 1958

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Victor Gollancz, London, 1958, 1st edn. UK, 192pp, maroon cloth gilt, a sequel to 'I Chose Caviar', and described as 'the greatest living American humorist', the author's anecdotes of experiences in Russia, Britain, France, Italy, Germany and America, bumped and lightly rubbe...

UP MOUNT EVEREST WITHOUT A PADDLE.

Nimmo, Derek, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Robson Books, London, 1988, 2nd imp., 138pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., turquoise paper covered boards gilt, the author is a compulsive traveller and this is a collection of his and others amusing experiences from around the world, sl. blemish cnr of front free endpaper where...

THE GROWING PAINS OF ADRIAN MOLE.

Townsend, Sue, · 1984

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Methuen, London, 1984, 1st edn., 192pp, illustrations in line by Caroline Holden, green cloth gilt, the sequel to the best-selling Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4, described as 'the funniest book of the year...', essential reading for any parent of a male teenager, in...

JOGGING FROM MEMORY.

Buckman, Rob, · 1980

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Heinemann / Quixote Press, London, 1980, 1st edn., 139pp, illustrated in line bt Martin Honeysett, brown paper covered boards gilt, Dr. Buckman is a regular contributor to radio chat shows and entertainment, presents some more of his zany humour, v. sl. rubs and bumps to tips...

DOCTOR ON TOAST.

Gordon, Richard, · 1961

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Michael Joseph, London, 1961, 1st edn., 203pp, black cloth gilt, dec. in white, seventh title in the 'Doctor' series, the adventures of Dr. Gordon's colleague Dr. Grymsdyke as he ghost writes the memoirs iof St. Swithin's surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt, a little rubbed and bumpe...

DOCTOR IN LOVE.

Gordon, Richard, · 1957

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Michael Joseph, London, 1957, 1st edn., 188pp, black cloth gilt, dec. in white, fourth title in the 'Doctor' series, as Dr. Gordon tries his hand at general Practice, cloth colouring a little uneven, v. sl. cocked, a little rubbing to extrems., top edge dusty, edges and eps. ...

DOCTOR AT LARGE.

Gordon, Richard, · 1955

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Michael Joseph, London, 1955, 1st edn., 208pp, black cloth gilt, dec. in white, third title in the 'Doctor' series sees Dr. Gordon back at St. Swithin's as a Junior Assistant starting his fight up the medical ladder, cloth colouring a little uneven, upper board sl. bowed, rub...

DOCTOR AT LARGE.

Gordon, Richard, · 1955

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Michael Joseph, London, 1955, 1st edn., 208pp, black cloth gilt, dec. in white, third title in the 'Doctor' series sees Dr. Gordon back at St. Swithin's as a Junior Assistant starting his fight up the medical ladder, cloth colouring a little uneven, lightly rubbed and bumped ...

I'M NOT A FEMINIST...BUT....

Cusack, Helen, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow Books, London, 1985, 1st edn., paperback original, unpaginated, 40 leaves, illustrated in line by Helen Cusack, landscape format, pictorial comments on the lot of woman, very good plus,

THE LAW AND THE PROFITS.

Parkinson, C. Northcote, · 1960

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

John Murray, London, 1960, 1st edn., 185pp, illustrated in line by Osbert Lancaster, turquoise cloth gilt, the follow-up to Parkinson's law with his second law, that 'Expenditure rises to meet income', light rubbing to tips, slight patches of colour loss mainly to spine, half...

AND NOW ALL THIS Being Vol. 1 of the Hole Pocket Treasury of Absolutely General Knowledge.

Sellar, W. C. and Yeatman, R. J., · 1932

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Methuen, London, 1932, 2nd imp., 120pp, viii ads, illustrated in line by John Reynolds, maroon cloth gilt, a sequel to 1066 And All That giving the same treatment to General Knowledge including Geography, Knitting (Woolology), Psycho-Babycraft, etc., rubbed and bumped at extr...

HEARTS AND SHOWERS.

Pollard, Su, · 1988

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Headline, London, 1988, 1st edn., 212pp, half tone ills in text by Mike Williams, red cloth gilt, Su Pollard, British comedy actress of Hi De Hi and Oh Mr Porter, lightheartedly 'explores the worlds of romantic attraction, lust and true love..', over-opened at copyright page,...

BOOK OF WORRIES.

Morley, Robert, · 1979

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Weidenfield and Nicolson, London, 1979, 1st edn., 158pp, illustrated in line by Geoffrey Dickinson and Michael Heath, orange cloth gilt, the British actor Robert Morley's amusing guide to worrying with subjects listed from A-Z, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., fine in...

THE RINGER.

Wallace, Edgar, · 1920

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Hodder and Stoughton, London, ND (1920's), 28th imp., 320pp, col'd eps., red cloth blind stamped and lettered in black, smaller format, a little rubbed at tips, edges foxed, ink inscr. ffep., no dustwrapper, very good,