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Lot 361:
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20 Books on Humor – The Best of Modern Humor edited by Mordecai Richler c. 1983; The Folio Book of Humorous Anecdotes introduction by Edward Leeson published by the Folio Society London c. 2005 in slip cover (NF); The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck c. 1976; The Treasury of American Humor by Gene Shalit c. 1987; The Folio Anthology of Humor preface by P.G. Wodehouse published by the Folio Society London c. 1992; Edward Lear’s Complete Nonsense published by the Folio Society c. 1996 in slip cover; The Best After-Dinner Stories introduction by Tim Heald published by The Folio Society c. 2003 in slip cover (NF); The Anatomy of Dirty Words by Edward Sagarin c. 1962; La Fontaine’s Bawdy of Libertines, Louts and Lechers translations by Norman R. Shapiro c. 1992 in original dust jacket; Swearing by Geoffrey Hughes c. 1991; 4800 Wisecracks, Witty Remarks, and Epigrams for All Occasions edited by Edmund Fuller c. 1980; The Worlds Best Dirty Jokes by Mr. "J" c. 1976 in original dust jacket; We Are Still Married – Stories and Letters by Garrison Keillor c. 1989; What’s in a Word? by Rosalie Moscovitch c. 1985; Spice of Love – Wisdom and Wit About Love Through the Ages selected by Robert Meyers c. 1968; Viva La Repartee – Clever Comebacks & Witty Retorts from History’s Great Wits and Wordsmiths by Dr. Mardy Grothe c. 2005 1st edition in original dust jacket; Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris c. 2008 2nd edition signed by author; and Complete Poems and Selected Letters by John Keats edited by Clarence DeWitt Thorpe c. 1935; Angeline Steppin Out by Cordia Greer-Petrie c. 1923 (paperback); The Specialist by Charles (Chic) Sale c. 1929 4th printing. Combined lot measures approximately 10"x14"x10.5".
Condition: Condition – Good to Near Fine – Some volumes have light soiling and wear to covers. Some volumes have soiling to edges. Some volumes may have light toning and/or foxing. Some dust jackets have small tears and wear to edges. Please see photos.
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