Marion Pitman

25 Years of Viz - Silver Plated Jubilee

WILLIAM COOK; FULCHESTER INDUSTRIES · 2004

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Boxtree Ltd (Pan Macmillan). 2004, First Edition, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0752225251) Hardcover. Book, Very slight spine lean. Very Good/Very Good.

The Bedside Guardian 6, a Selection from the Manchester Guardian 1956-57

IVOR BROWN (FOREWORD BY) · 1957

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Collins. 1957, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Low. Book, Dustwrapper badly stained; some foxing at ends. Good/Fair.

Roman Go Home

ADAM FERGUSSON · 1969

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Collins. 1969, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Satire set in Roman Britain. The dustwrapper is chewed at top of spine, binding there also a bit worn. Very Good/Good.

The Lure of the Limerick, an Uninhibited History

WILLIAM S. BARING-GOULD · 1970

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Panther. 1970, First Edition Thus. Soft cover. Book, Spine somewhat creased, slight wear to edges front cover, pages a little tanned. Very Good/No Jacket.

It Gives Me Great Pleasure

EMILY KIMBROUGH · 1960

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London, Heinemann. 1960, First UK Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Helen Hokinson. Ex-Library, Ex-library; labels and tape stains on endpapers, title page and last page; dustwrapper wrapped in plastic. Good reading copy. Fairly Good/Good.

Progress at Pelvis Bay

OSBERT LANCASTER · 1941

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, John Murray. 1941, Second Impression. Hardcover. Book, Some wear at top of spine. Reprinted five years after first edition. Illustrated. Good/No Jacket.

Larks in the Popcorn

H. ALLEN SMITH · 1948

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

New York, Doubleday. 1948, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Leo Hershfield. Book, Binding worn on corners and edges, spine faded, very slight lean, title page creased, name on half title. Pictorial endpapers. Good/No Jacket.

The Little World of Don Camillo

GIOVANNI GUARESCHI · 1953

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

London, Reprint Society. 1953, Reprint. Hardcover. Book, Spine slanted, foxing on edges; dustwrapper worn, especially on fold, rear flap detached, some loss at edges. Translated Una Vincenzo Troubridge. Good/Fairly Good.

William McGonagall, the Truth at Last, Shock Horror - a Fantasia

SPIKE MILLIGAN & JACK HOBBS · 1976

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London, M & J Hobbs / Michael Joseph. 1976, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Anybody & Peter Sellers. Book, Price inked on flyleaf; dustwrapper clipped and faded on spine. Very Good/Good.

Mrs. Brown on Spelling Bees

ARTHUR SKETCHLEY · 1876

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, George Routledge & Sons. 1876, First Edition ?. Hardcover. Book, Small octavo, some foxing, pictorial covers somewhat worn. Fairly Good/No Jacket.

A Man Without a Country: A Memoir of Life in George W. Bush's America

KURT VONNEGUT, EDITED BY DANIEL SIMON · 2006

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London, Bloomsbury Publishing. 2006, New Edition. (ISBN: 0747584060) Hardcover. Ill.: Kurt Vonnegut. Book, Dustwrapper rather rubbed on edges and folds. slightly creased at top. Very Good/Good.

A Book of Wit and Humour

MICHAEL BARSLEY (EDITOR) · 1960

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Pan. 1960, New Edition. Soft cover. Book, Edges very brown, covers worn on edges with few small tears. The Phoenix Book of Wit and Humour. Short pieces and extracts from such as Beachcomber, Marghanita Laski, Stephen Potter, Sellars & Yeatman, Brahms & Simon, Betjeman,...

The Rival Monster

COMPTON MACKENZIE · 1959

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥950)

Harmondsworth, Penguin. 1959, First Penguin Edition. Soft cover. Book, Covers partly darkened, worn on edges, slight split base of spine; slight spine lean, name on half title. Good/No Jacket.

How to Get Rich in TV Without Really Trying

SHEPHERD MEAD · 1958

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, T. V. Boardman. 1958, First UK Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Claude. Book, Dustwrapper has one small closed tear and small W.H.Smith price sticker. Humour about working in television. Near Fine/Very Good.

Dear Abby

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN · 1962

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London, Pan. 1962, New Edition. Soft cover. Book, Covers rather grubby and creased, page edges brown. Questions and answers from the advice column. Good.

Hypnotising the Cat (and other squibs)

MIKE HARDING · 1995

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

London, Robson Bks. 1995, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, Jacket creased at top with a tear. Jacket artwork Pete Beard. Jacket design Mike Harding. Collection of short funny pieces. Very Good/Good.

Stand by for Blasting

DEREK ROBINSON · 1973

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Abson, Wick, Bristol, Abson Books. 1973, First Edition. Soft cover. Ill.: Vic Wiltshire. Book, Covers stained, otherwise good. Collection of pieces from the Western Daily Press. Fairly Good.

Take it to Bed

D. B. WYNDHAM LEWIS · 0

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,794)

London, Hutchinson. 9999, Second Impression. Hardcover. Book, Red cloth binding, partly faded; name on flyleaf. Short pieces from Tatler and Bystander, selected and with preface;by James Agate. Good/No Jacket.

A Certain Monsieur Blot

PIERRE DANINOS · 1961

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1961, First UK Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Pierre Pages. Book, Slight spine lean; top edge bit spotted; flyleaf bit browned. Dustwrapper price clipped and has several tears, with some small pieces missing. Translated into English by Robin Chancello...

Mulligan's Pirates

DON STANFORD · 1967

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Andre Deutsch. 1967, First UK Edition. Hardcover. Book, A rusty staple has made a small hole in the flyleaf, and left a small mark on the first few pages; a stamp has been partially erased from the flyleaf leaving a thin patch; dustwrapper is price-clipped and bit grub...