Humor
Format
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Title
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Author
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Publisher
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Date
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Condition
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Price
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HC/DJ/1st
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J. Power Buzzard: A Political Fable
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Benti, Joseph and Carol Henning
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Beverly Hills, Ca.: Wollstonecraft Inc.
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1973
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VG/VG DJ, price cut and minor frays. Illus w/Photos & illustrations of the turkey buzzard almost on every page. This is a must for vulture lovers. Political satire.
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12.00
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HC
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The Devil's Dictionary
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Bierce, Ambrose
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World Pub. Co., Cleveland
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1942
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Fair. Brittle and edge chipped, falling apart, The clearest of wits. Complete at the moment.
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10.00
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HC/1st
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The Pessimist's Journal of Very, Very Bad Days
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Brallier, Jess, Richard P. McDonough, Compilers
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Little, Brown,Boston
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1989
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Fine+/ not published wit DJ. Great day by day bad history.
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5.00
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hc/dj/1st
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Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh
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Day, Donald
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little, brown and company, boston
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1953
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Fine/Good frayed on edges DJ. or Josh Billings on Practically Everything Distilled From Josh's Rum-And-Tansy New England Wit.
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18.00
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PB
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Tales From the Crypt
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EC Comics
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Ballantine, Ny
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1965
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VG+, save for price cuts, yellowing but clean shinny unbent and supple. Scarce in this shape.
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15.00
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PB/1st
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The Mad Frontier
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FELDSTEIN, ALBERT B
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Signet, NY
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1962
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G, pages separating from cover, some scuffing on back. clean and supple. lightly browning. First Printing.
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5.00
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PB
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Sneaky Feats
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Ferrell, Tom and Lee Eisenberg
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Pocket, NY
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1976
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One-up-mansship tricks to impress the party.
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2.00
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PB/1st
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The Brothers Mad
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Gaines, William
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Ballantine, NY
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1955
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VG, yellowing. 1st edition. Wood, Elder, the crew. Great.
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35.00
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PB/2nd
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Utterly Mad
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Gaines, William
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1956
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VG. Some spine fold wear and one split at spine bottom on back. Pages yellowing. Original green cover.
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20.00
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PB
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The Bedside Mad
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Gaines, William
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Signet, NY
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1959
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G+ general wear split developing on spine front, spine chipped at top small. Fifth Printing.
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5.00
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PB/1st
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Son of Mad
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Gaines, William
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Signet, NY
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1959
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G, Been read spine a bit skewed, general wear pages clean and supple. lightly browning. First Printing.
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10.00
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PB/1st
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The Organization Mad
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Gaines, William
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Signet, NY
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1960
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VG, Very nice copy, very minor dings and wear, cover 1/32 miss-set. lightly browning. First Printing.
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15.00
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PB/1st
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Like, Mad
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Gaines, William
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Signet, NY
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1960
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VG, very nice copy, minor dings and wear. lightly browning. First Printing.
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20.00
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PB/1st
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The Ides of Mad
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Gaines, William
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Signet, NY
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1961
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G, general wear, still clean and supple. lightly browning. First Printing.
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10.00
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PB/1st
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Fighting Mad
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Gaines, William
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Signet, NY
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1961
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VG, a bit skewed, clean and supple, lightly browning. First Printing.
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10.00
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PB/2nd
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Utterly Mad
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Gaines, William
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1961
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VG+. Some spine fold wear cover inside written'10 c' w/crayon. Pages very light yellowing.
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10.00
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PB
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Inside Mad
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Gaines, William
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1962
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VG+ nice copy minor surface impressions 11th printing.
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10.00
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PB
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Utterly Mad
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Gaines, William ed.
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Ballantine, NY
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1954
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G, general wear. First edition (Green cover)
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15.00
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PB
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From the Back of the Bus
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Gregory, Dick
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Dutton, NY
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1963
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VG+, slightly soiled covers. Brilliant scathing indictment at America's most turbulent moment. A master of insightful analysis.
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3.00
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PB
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Limericks: Lewd and Lusty
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Hart, Harold
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Hart, NY
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1970
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VG minor wear. Funny collection.
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4.00
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PB
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Jules Feiffer's America
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Heller, Steven Ed
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Alfred A. Knopf New York
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1982
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VG some cover wear
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30.00
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HC/DJ
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Lake Wobegon Days
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Keillor, Garrison
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viking, ny
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1985
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G/G cover affixed. water mark on bottom front cover.
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5.00
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PB
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P.S. Your Cat is Dead
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Kirkwood, James
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Warner, NY
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1973
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light water damage
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5.00
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PB/1st
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1001 Ways to Make Love
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Kupferberg, Tuli
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Grove, NY
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nd
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VG, couple of cover folds
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65.00
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PB
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Mad Strikes Back!
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Kurtzman, Harvey
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1955
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VG+ Great copy of original yellow edition. 4th printing. Some minor impressions, shiny and supple
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20.00
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PB
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The Mad Reader
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Kurtzman, Harvey
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1955
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Fair copy because it is coming apart but original red cover pretty scarce and it's all here, minor tears and two corner fold marks, pages yellowing. 5th Printing
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20.00
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PB/1st
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The Humbug Digest
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Kurtzman, Harvey
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Ballantine, Ny
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1957
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VF. Like new but for paper age. Very scarce in this condition.
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65.00
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PB
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The Mad Reader
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Kurtzman, Harvey
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1958
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Vg some light edge and corner wear , pages yellowing still totally supple and readable. Ninth printing.
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15.00
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PB
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Mad Strikes Back!
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Kurtzman, Harvey
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Ballantine Books, NY
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1958
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VG, upper spine split 1'2, other wise square and nice. Light green cover.
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10.00
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PB
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Mad Reader
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Kurtzman, Harvey ed.
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Ballantine, NY
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1954
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G save missing forepage, First (red cover)
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5.00
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PB
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Encyclopedia of Howard Hughes Jokes
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Leighton, Frances Helga And Atkins, Jim Irving
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Acropolis Books Ltd, Washington, D. C.
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1972
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G+ 4to-over 9¾-12 tall. illus.
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35.00
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PB/1st
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Don Martin Steps Out!
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Martin, Don
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Signet, NY
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1962
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VG+, very nice copy, lightly browning. First Printing.
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10.00
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PB
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The Comic Spirit in America: An Anthology
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Massey, John K. (Ed.)
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Charles Scribners
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1969
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Trade Paperback Ex Library Good, spine top bumped
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10.00
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HC/DJ
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Charlie Brown and Charlie Schultz in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Peanuts
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Mendelson, Lee and Schultz, Charles M.
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World, NY
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1970
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VG/VG, p.c. Oddly scarce Charlie Brown.
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20.00
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PB
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The Katzenjammer Kids
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Musial, Joe
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Pocket Books New York
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1970
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G+ Nice copy. The Strip Relates In A Frenzied Style The War-To-The-Death Carried In By Hans And Fritz Against Any Form Of Authority, Whether Parental, Educational, Or Governmental. Scarce Fine in Illustrated Wraps Unpaginated.
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45.00
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PB
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Comic Faith: The Great Tradition from Austen to Joyce
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Polhemus, Robert M.
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University of Chicago Press
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1982
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Fine.
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7.50
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PB
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In One Head and Out the Other
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Price, Roger
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SIMON AND SCHUSTER, NEW YORK
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1951
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G+ save for price cut outs, center fold wrinkle and soiling..
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10.00
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PB/1st
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Mad Libs: The New Party Game
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Price, Roger
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Pocket, NY
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1958
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VG, slightly soiled, minor edge and corner wear. First edition, not written in, scarce original.
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20.00
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HC
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NONSENSEORSHIP
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Ralph Barton (ed.)
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
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1922
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VG+/no DJ Slight sunning to spine. Gilt embossed sword on cove 1st Edition Cloth Bds 8vo none 181pp. Book includes 'Sundry observations concerning prohibitions inhibitions and illegalities. Includes such authors as Heywood Broun, Ben Hecht, Dorothy Parker
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35.00
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SM PB
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Breezy Puns and Humor
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Shomer, Louis
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Padell, NY
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1948
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small format racy joke book.
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10.00
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SM PB
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Saucy Puns and Wit
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Shumer, Louis
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Padell, NY
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1948
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small format racy joke book
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10.00
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SM PB
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Twink
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Shure, Robert
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City Lights. SF
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1958
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1st edition. Good, slightly soiled
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25.00
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SM PB
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Big Book of Twink
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Shure, Robert
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Jeremy& Robin, SF
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1959
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2nd edition
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45.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Hundreds of Things to do on a Rainy Day
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Staff of Stanyan Books
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Stanyan Random House
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1970
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Fine book/G DJ one 1 tear and corner and edges frayed.
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10.00
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HC/DJ
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THE ART OF FOLLY
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Tabori, Paul
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Chilton Company Philadelphia
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1961
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Fine/Fair, large chip, Tall 8vo.
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30.00
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PB
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My Life and Hard Times
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Thurber, James
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Armed Services, New York
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1944
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G+ Paperback. 5 3/4 x 5. Good plus. Clean, tight, Folded in center front cover creased, some fading. Illus.
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20.00
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PB
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The Seal in the Bedroom
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Thurber, James
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Grossett Universal Library, NY
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1950
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G+, light scuffs and soil.
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15.00
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PB
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The Middle Aged Man on the Flying Trapeze
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Thurber, James
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Editions for the Armed Services, Inc.
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194?
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Fine example. Scarce edition. Illus.
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25.00
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HC/DJ
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A Treasury of Laughter
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Untermeyer, Louis (Editor)
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Simon & Schuster, NY
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1946
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Fine/VG+ DJ, very minor edge wear
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3.00
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HC/DJ/1st
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Bird Thou Never Wert + 124 Equally Profound Observations
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Vaughan, Bill
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Simon And Schuster, NY
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1962
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VG+ (browning)/G, chipped DJ. Some soiling. Solid, clean. Delightful collection - 124 pieces - (newspaper columns ) of truth , nonsense and wisdom . 8vo; 283 pp.
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18.00
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PB/1st
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The Ernie Kovacs Phile
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Walley, David G.
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BOLDER BOOKS, NEW YORK
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1975
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VG, one fold mark, minor spine scuffs store stamp on bottom edge of pages. Illus, even references his work for Mad. 1st edition
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15.00
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PB
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Graveside Manner
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Wilson, Gahan
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Ace, NY
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1965
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G+, some edge bump.
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12.00
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HC
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What's Funny and Why
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Wright, Milton
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Harvest House, NY
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1939
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illus. Very Good copy. No DJ
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20.00
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PER
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Fads and Fancies: Utopia #2
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Written by Readers
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Utopia, London
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ND
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Interesting frivolity not likely written by readers. Voyeurism periodical, likely early fifties
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10.00
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PER
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Cracked #11
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1959
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Fair. October 1959
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10.00
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Help! #22
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1965
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Beatles bald cover. Crumb and Shelton early work
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45.00
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PER
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National Lampoon's Sunday Newspaper Parody
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1979
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G+ Complete original wraps
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120.00
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PB
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Lucky Luke: La Corde du Pendu
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Dargaud, Paris
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1982
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G+ Large PB laminated boards
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5.00
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SC
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The Masterpiece of Humor
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50s
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Fair 50's baudy humor
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3.00
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SC
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Lastest Hollywood Jokes of Stage, Screen & Radio
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Alexander Singer
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ND
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A good photocover pamphlet. Over 900 jokes. The joke book that is all jokes. Cover: photograph collage of 9 comedians including Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye. All very youung so would say this is from the 1940's (no date). 36 pages.
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20.00
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