Crabtree's Collection Old Books

How to Become a Bishop without Being Religious.

Smith, Charles Merrill, · 1965

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Doubleday, 1965. VG in G DJ. Genuine lowdown on practical aspects of running a standard brand parish. Owner inscription fep, DJ price clipped, soil &. chipped.

Pet Peeves or whatever happened to Doctor Rawff?.

Plimpton, George, · 2000

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Atlantic Monthly, (2000). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Pet problem advice columnist Dr. Rawff is missing & has left behind an office in disarray. Has he run off with the boa. constrictor's owner? Back endpaper creased.

"How Were Things at the Office?" (Coffee Break Edition).

Everett, Wright, · 1963

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1963). 1st PB ptg. VG lg sz PB. Office humor using funny stills of early movies. Scrape back cover, sl cover browning.

Lion Winter Games: a picture book for childish adults.

Waddington, Margaret M., · 1987

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Rutland, VT, Academy Books, (1987). 1st ed. VG PB. Blue cover with gilt & red decorations. Corner creases.

Chips off the Old Benchley.

Benchley, Robert, introduction by Frank Sullivan, · 1949

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Harper, (1949). VG. Black binding, gilt letter & drawing spine (rubbed), owner blind stamp, spot bottom fore-edge, binding light spotting.

The Far Side Observer.

Larson, Gary, · 1995

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Kansas City, Andrews & McMeel, (1995). 14th ptg. VG lg sz PB. In an age when black humor is a lost art, Larson's cartoon is an island of insanity. .

Close to Home.

McPherson, John, · 1994

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Kansas City, Andrews & McMeel, (1994). VG lg sz PB.

Low Man on a Totem Pole.

Smith, H. Allen, introduction by Fred Allen, · 1945

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Philadelphia, Blakiston, (1945). G. Illustrated cover. Edge wear, some browning eps, wrinkle on cover.

The Doonesbury Chronicles.

Trudeau, G. B., introduction by Garry Wills, · 1975

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Holt, (1975). 10th ptg. VG lg sz PB. Owner inscription, cover curled at edges, wrinkle & hinge cracked fep.

Frost on My Moustache: the Arctic exploits of a lord and a loafer.

Moore, Tim, · 2001

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, St. Martins, (2001). 1st ptg thus. VG PB. Guided by an eminent Victorian adventurer, Moore armed only with his wit sets off to prove his mettle in the Arctic.

The Cat Who Covered the World: the adventures of Henrietta and her foreign correspondent.

Wren, Christopher S., · 2000

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (2000). 3rd ptg. VG in VG DJ.

The Importance of Being a Wit: the insults of Oscar Wilde.

Leach, Maria, compiled by, · 1997

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Oxford, England, Past Times, (1997). 1st ptg. VG. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Lady Windermere's Fan. Damage at top of spine.

Family - the ties that bind...and gag!.

Bombeck, Erma, · 1987

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, McGraw-Hill, (1987). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. A grown family comes home to spend the weekend & discusses what kind of children would bring parents into this crazy world.

The Missing Piece.

Silverstein, Shel, · 1976

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Harper Row, (1976). VG in G DJ. Price sticker back cover, scrape & few damp stains DJ edge.

Do What He Says! He's Crazy!!!.

Callahn, John, · 1992

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Quill/Morrow, (1992). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. "A quadriplegic former bum who draws rollickly funny stuff about the old, the disabled, and the terminally pompous.".

Digesting the Child Within and other cartoons to live by.

Callahn, John, · 1991

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Quill/Morrow, (1991). 6th ptg. VG lg sz PB. "A quadriplegic former bum who draws rollickly funny stuff about the old, the disabled, and the terminally pompous.". Owner name fep.

Laughter in Appalachia: a festival of southern mountain humor.

Jones, Loval & Billy Edd Wheeler, · 1989

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Little Rock, August House, (1989). 5th ptg. G PB. Cover crease.

In Our Humble Opinion: Car Talk's Click and Clack Rant and Rave.

Magliozzi, Tom & Ray, Car Talk's Click and Clack, · 2000

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Perigee, (2000). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. DJ price clipped, ft DJ flap creased.

Family Piles.

Colborn, Nigel, · 1990

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

London, Cassell, (1990). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Planning to abndon the city for a life of peace & quiet deep in a remote country cottage then beware, you need advice.

The Original Preppy Jokebook.

Arneson, D. J., · 1981

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Dell, (1981). 1st ptg. G PB. Binding rubbed, ft cover creased, owner inscription fep.