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Verse and Verse

BOWLES, WALTER · 1965

$19.00 (€17.24 | £14.38 | ¥3,033)

Toronto, Ryerson Press. 1965, 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Jack McLaren. Book, "These odds and ends of light verse were written to be read over the air"[CBC] now published with suitable illustrations by Jack McLaren. 566p. Fine/Fine.

For Our Bureau [F.O.B.]

BEEMAN, HERBERT · 1924

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Vancouver BC, Cowan Borrkhouse Limired. 1924, 1st Thus. Hardcover. Book, "For our Bureau : being the Bureau Ballads contributed to volumes one and two of "Via Vancouver" : the journal of the Foreign Trade Bureau of the Vancouver Board of Trade"' A light hearted view of busines...

Barbed Lyres: Canadian Venomous Verse

1990

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Toronto, Key Porter Books. 1990, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 1550132520) Hardcover. Ill.: Aislin [Terry Mosher]. Book, Barbed Lyres is the result of a contest sponsored by "This Magazine" and both well known and ordinary Canadians from across the country reviled in verse the ...

The Blasted Pine. An anthology of satire, invective and disrespectful verse chiefly by Canadian Writers. Revised And Enlarged

SOTT, F.R & SMITH, A,J.M. [EDS]. · 1967

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Toronto, Macmillan of Canada. 1967, Revised Edition. Soft cover. Book, Selected and arranged an with an introduction by F.R.Scott & A.J.M.Smith. Here's a bomb to blast complacency, a wind to scatter the cobwebs of old conformities; a whip for knaves-in-office and a purge for h...

The Blasted Pine. An anthology of satire, invective and disrespectful verse chiefly by Canadian Writers

SOTT, F.R & SMITH, A,J.M. [EDS]. · 1957

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Toronto, Macmillan of Canada. 1957, 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Book, Selected and arranged an with an introduction by F.R.Scott & A.J.M.SmithHere's a bomb to blast complacency, a wind to scatter the cobwebs of old conformities; a whip for knaves-in-office and a purge for...

Visitor's Guide to Greek Driving and Other Paradoxa and Oxymora

ELLIOTT, VERNON VAS · 1992

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Athens, Eftstathiadis. 1992, 1st Greek Ed.. (ISBN: 9602263318) Soft cover. Book, Hilarious survey of the habits and behaviour of modern Greeks - 1001 things a visitor needs to know, or just to laugh. New.

Dead Funny: A Second Book of Grave Humour

SPIEGL, FRITZ · 1982

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Londin, Pan. 1982, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0330268287) Original Wraps. Book, This delightful little book, designed in the shape of a gravestone by Jane Knights, contains a new assembly of epitaphs by Fritz Spiegl (flautist, humourist and linguist) some probably fictional, but o...

Old Sox on Trumpeting

GUNDLACH, E.T. · 1928

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Chicago IL, Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc. 1928, 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Book, Old Sox On Trumpeting - 300 Socratean Questions Analyzing Advertising - A Plea In Burlesque Form For Sane Simple Selling. " A Satire, attacking the alleged 'bunk' in advertising."In which a cast...

More of the World's Best Irish Jokes (World's Best Jokes)

MACHALE, DES · 1985

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Australia, Angus & Robertson. 1985, 1st Australian Ed. (ISBN: 0207150699) Soft cover. Ill.: Louis Sylvestro. Book, Affectionate humorous stories best read in an Irish accent. 96p. illus.Cover slightly cuffed. else fine. Near Fine.

Shakespeare's Insults : Educating Your Wit

HILL, WAYNE & OTTCHEN, CYNTHIA, SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM · 1995

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

London, Vermilion. 1995, Reprint. (ISBN: 0091809916) Soft cover. Book, A collection of over 5000 Shakespearean insults designed to supply a witty line for every occasion. Taken from 38 of Shakespeare's plays.. the wit ranges from simple name-calling to ready insults for partic...

Dickens and the Rhetoric of Laughter

KINCAID, JAMES R · 1972

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1972, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0198120168) Hardcover. Book, Kincaid argues that the funny Dickens and the "dark" Dickens are one, and that our response to his humour is no less important in Little Dorrit than in Pickwick.264p, bibliography, Index...

The English Gentleman

SUTHERLAND,DOUGLAS · 1980

$7.50 (€6.80 | £5.68 | ¥1,197)

London, Penguin. 1980, Reprint. (ISBN: 014005782X) Pbk. Ill.: Timothy Jaques. Book, A gentle send up of the inherited habits and style of the British upper classes 97p.illus. Fine.

The English Gentleman's Child

SUTHERLAND,DOUGLAS · 1981

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,117)

London, Penguin. 1981, Reprint. (ISBN: 014005782X) Pbk. Ill.: Illus.Timothy Jacques. Book, A gentle send up of the inherited habits and style of the offspring of the British upper classes 84p.illus. Very Good.

The English Gentleman's Child

SUTHERLAND,DOUGLAS · 1980

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York, Viking Press. 1980, 1st US Ed.. (ISBN: 067029683X) Hardcover. Ill.: Illus.Timothy Jacques. Book, A gentle send up of the inherited habits and style of the offspring of the British upper classes 84p.illus. As New/Near Fine - Price Clipped.

The English Gentleman's Mistress

SUTHERLAND,DOUGLAS · 1980

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

London, Debrett. 1980, 1st.UK Ed.. (ISBN: 0905649451) Hardcover. Ill.: Illus.Timothy Jacques. Book, Hilarious send up of the hidden habits and lifestyle of British aristocracy. 75p. illus. As New/As New.

Why Booksellers Die Broke.The Collected Aphorisms of Earle M. Mason, Banker.

MASON, EARLE M.& MASON, DAVID [ED] · 2014

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Toronto, David Mason Books. 2014, 1st Can Ed. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: McHugh, Hugh. Book, 'My father, the banker, despised the book business, considering it operated contrary to all the principles on which businesses need to be conducted. He took great pleasure in voicing his vie...

The Hair of the Dogma : A further selection from "Cruiskeen lawn"

GOPALEEN, MYLES NA (FLANN O'BRIEN, BRIAN O'NOLAN) · 1977

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

London, Hart Davis, Macgibbon. 1977, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0246108754) Hardcover. Book, Dublin and its native idiosynchracies as observed through the Irish Eyes of "Myles Na Gopaleen" the progenitor of 'Cruiskeen Lawn" the popular column written by Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nola...

386063 - - Asterix : He Katoikia Ton Theon = The Mansions of the Gods

GOSCINNY, RENE & UDERZO, ALBERT · 2014

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Athens, Mamouth Komix. 2014, 1st Greek Edition. (ISBN: 9789605770068) Laminated Hardcover. Book, Julius Caesar conceives a diabolical plan to conquer the rebellious Gauls who still dare to resist the Roman Empire. He will want to transform their small village into a degraded s...

To Alphabetari tou Diavolou = The Devil's Dictionary

BIERCE, AMBROSE · 2015

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

Athens, To Vima. 2015, Reissue. (ISBN: 9789605036249) Decorative Hardcover. Ill.: Ralph Steadman. Book, [ Reprint of a Greek edition originally issued by Minoas in 2013 ]The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. ...

Ladies and Gentlemen The Bible!

GOLDSTEIN, JONATHAN · 2009

$21.00 (€19.05 | £15.90 | ¥3,352)

Toronto, Penguin Canada. 2009, 1st Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0143056549) Trade Paperback. Book, Yes, it's the greatest story ever told, but let's face it: It always could have used a little punching up. In Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!, Jonathan Goldstein brings human depth,...