NY: Ballantine Books, 2005. Paperback. Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out..... More
New South Wales: Eclipse Books, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. More
See annotation, 1969. Hardcover. Appears to be a Taiwanese pirated edition. Sold for its collectible value only since cannot guarantee accuracy of contents. More
Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company, 1963. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. With an introduction by Roscoe Pound A collection of writings by journalist Finley Peter Dunne's Mr. Dooley column. Dooley was a fictional Irish immigrant bartender created by Dunne. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987. First Edition, Book Club Edition. Hardcover. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. Ever since she was a child, Erma Bombeck has been an expert worrier, and married life has only honed that skill. She gets anxious about running out of ball bearings; about snakes sneaking in through the pipes; about making meaningful conversation on..... More
London: Coronet Books, 1983. Paperback. A humurous guide to baths and bathing through the ages. More
Hong Kong: Asia 2000 Ltd, 1992. Larry Feign (illustrations). First Edition (presumed), First Printing. Softcover. More
Kentucky: Purple House Press, 2001. Marian Parry (illustrations). Softcover. Only a few years ago (1950s) we walked on solid earth. Today we whirl through space. Space is big. It is not cozy. But with these verses and drawings… cheerfulness breaks in. Suddenly, science seems merry. And space begins, with the..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1973. Paperback. More
New York: New York Review Comics, 2018. Gébé (illustrations). First Printing. Trade Paperback. A new translation from the French by Edward Gauvin Amid the blasted rubble of a once-perfect suburb, a hazmat-suited postman delivers the mail, aloud. He shouts his letters down a vent to the bunker-bound family below..... More
London: Pavilion, 1992. Ronald Searle (illustrations). Special 40th Anniversary Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback. Nigel Molesworth is the eponymous character in a series of four 1950s humour books written by Geoffrey Willans and illustrated by Ronald Searle. Molesworth is the self-styled "curse of st. custards" School, in form 3B, forever..... More
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1965. Giovanni Guareschi (illustrations). Sixth Printing. Paperback. From Kirkus (Aug. 25, 1952): More about The Little World at Don Camillo, written with the same exuberance, understanding, imaginative insight. The friendly feud between the stalwart priest and the Communist Mayor Peppone continues with vim and..... More
Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1966. Brian Haynes (cover design). Paperback. More
New York: Abrams Comicarts, 2020. Grant Snider (illustrations). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. It’s no secret, but we are judged by our bookshelves. We learn to read at an early age, and as we grow older we shed our beloved books for new ones. But some of us surround ourselves..... More
Montreal: Optimum Publishing Company Limited, 1976. Jack Tremblay (jacket illustration). First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. With a foreword by Hugh Shaw. This collection contains: Things That Go Squeak in the Night; After Many a Long Sweet Summer; Airedale Eyes; Distress Signals; Compact; Strained; Gun Play; Meeting; How Trouble Starts; Who's..... More
Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2014. Helge Dascher (tr.), Rob Aspinall (tr.). First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Laugh-out-loud anecdotes from the front lines of parenting. Ever wanted to know how to be awarded the Best Dad in the Whole World? Guy Delisle has all the answers for you in these lighthearted..... More
Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2019. Helge Dascher (tr.), Rob Aspinall (tr.). First Edition. First Printing. Paperback. And the award for worst dad ever still goes to . . . The Handbook to Lazy Parenting is the bestselling cartoonist Guy Delisle’s final tribute to the frequently hilarious and absurd situations..... More
New York: Jonathan David Publishers, Inc., 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. More
New York: Permabooks, 1959. First Permabook Edition. First Printing. Paperback. Permabooks no. M 4151. More
London: Private Eye Productions Ltd, 2005. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover (Outsized). More
London: Private Eye Productions Ltd, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover (Outsized). Presents the best of "Private Eye" magazine's blend of humour and wit. More
New York: Ace Books, Inc, 1956. Paperback. Ace Books no. D-175. More
London: Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. More
Faber and Faber, 2005. Paperback. More
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