Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett. John Leech, illustrator. The Comic History of England. [London:] Punch Offices, 1847, 1848. First edition. Two octavo volumes. 320pp; 304pp. Illustrated with 20 hand-colored etchings and 240 woodcuts by John Leech. Rebound in contemporary half-leather over marbled paper boards, gilt-stamped title labels to spines, five raised bands, marbled edges.
[Martin Anderson]. The Satires of Cynicus. London: The Cynicus Publishing Co., 1892. First edition. Octavo. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated by Anderson. Publisher’s green pictorial cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, rear board in blind lyre device to rear board; all edges gilt; floral patterned endleaves. Spine and boards.....
Sheridan Anderson. Baron Von Mabel's Backpacking. San Francisco: Rip Off Press, Inc., 1980. First edition. Octavo. 96pp. Fully illustrated by Sheridan Anderson. Publisher's illustrated card wraps, news release laid-in.
J. M. Barrie. Hugh Thomson, illustrator. Quality Street: A Comedy in Four Acts. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [No date, circa 1913]. Early reprint edition. Octavo. [198]pp. Illustrated with color plates by Hugh Thomson. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt.
[Pierre-Augustin] de Beaumarchais. [Hubert-Francois Gravelot], illustrator. Eugenie, Drame En Cinq Actes en Prose, Enrichi de Figures en Taille-Douce; Avec Un Essai Sur le Drame Serieux. paris: Chez Merlin, 1767. First edition. Twelvemo. xliv, 188pp + 2pp ads. Illustrated with four engraved plates by Gravelot. Later marbled paper wraps, manuscript title label to spine. A......
![Item #2001 Original Signed Comic Gag Sketch, Undated, Circa 1950 [Signed]. Eric Ericson](https://inkqrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1759435528)
Eric Ericson, American cartoonist (1914 – 1959). Pencil on paper. Original comic gag sketch captioned: “As a Matter of Fact, We Just Book Travel Tours.” Undated, Circa 1950. Signed in pencil by Eric Ericson. Measures approx. 8.5 x 11 inches.
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Eric Ericson, American cartoonist (1914 – 1959). Pencil on paper. Original comic gag sketch captioned: “They Say This is a Great Sport in Minnesota.” Undated, Circa 1950. Signed in pencil by Eric Ericson. Measures approx. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (1900 – 1955). Original SIGNED drawing of comic strip character Joe Palooka. Original ink on paper drawing of beloved comic strip character Joe Palooka. SIGNED by Ham Fisher. Measures approx. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Davis Grubb. The Night of the Hunter. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. First edition. Octavo. 273pp. Publisher's quarter black cloth over blue paper boards, spine lettered in white, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $3.00
[H. G. Wells]. The Humours of Cycling. London: James Bowden, 1897. First edition. Quarto. 96pp. Illustrated by various artists. Publisher’s gray pictorial cloth, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered and decorated in red and black, edges stained yellow, in later cloth dust wrapper and titled leather and cloth slipcase.First edition.....
F. M. Hutchins (American artist, 1867 – 1896). Group of Four Original Cartoon Panels for Puck Magazine, circa 1894. Four panel comic depicting an oversized mosquito puncturing a bicycle tire and exploding. Ink on card. Each measuring approx. 7 x 6.5 inches. Signed by F. M. Hutchins to.....
![Item #2268 I Wanna Go Home! [Signed]. Hank Ketcham](https://inkqrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/2268.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1767307203)
Hank Ketcham. I Wanna Go Home! New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965. First edition. Signed by the author. Octavo. 213pp. Fully illustrated. Publisher's black quarter paper over tan cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt and red, original dust jacket.
Dean Koontz. Phil Parks, illustrator. Santa's Twin. New York: Harper Prism, 1996. First edition. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated. Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket.
Ronert C. Benchley. Of All Things. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1922. First British edition. Octavo. 238pp. Illustrated by Gluyas Williams in black and white. Publisher's brown cloth, spine and front board lettered and decorated in black. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book.....
Marie-Madeleine (Baroness Gertrud Von Puttkamer). Aphrodite's Maskenspiel und Anderes (Kleine Wizblatt-Bibliotek, bd, VIII). Berlin: Kleine Witzblatt, [No date, circa 1912]. First edition. Octavo. 64pp. Illustrated. Publisher's illusttated paper wraps, staplebound. Text in German. Marie-Madeleine was the pseudonym of Jewish German poet Gertrud von Puttkamer (1881-1944), who became infamous for her erotic works on.....
Mike Peters, American cartoonist (b. 1943). Felt-tip marker on paper. Original drawing depicting “Grimmy” the dog from Peters’ Mother Goose and Grimm comic strip. Undated. Signed by Mike Peters. Measures approx. 7 x 8.5 inches. Ink notations to verso.
[Terence] Publii Terentii Afri (Publius Terentius Afer). Comoediæ. Birmingham: Johannis Baskerville, 1772. First Baskerville edition. Twelvemo. 307pp. Bound in contemporary full leather, gilt-stamped title label to spine, yellow edges. Text in Latin. Collection of comedic plays by Roman playwright and poet Terence (Publius Terentius Afer), including: Andria; Eunuchus; Heautonimorumenos; Adelphi; Phormio;.....
[Miniature Book]. Robert E. Massmann, REM Miniatures. The Werm Turns. [at head of title, acrostic: 'W hen? - E qual R rights for M en.']. By Robert E. Massmann. [New Britain, Conn.]: REM Miniatures, [1983]. First edition, Limited to 300 copies printed at Art Press.Signed by Robert E. Massmann. Additionally inscribed to.....
[Miniature Book]. Robert E. Massmann, E. Helene Sherman. REM Miniatures. Ere e eme: pronunciamento miniaturo del importo profundíssimo para los MCMLXXXs. [New Britain, Conn.]: REM Miniatures, [1983]. First edition, Limited to 300 copies printed at Art Press. Signed by Robert E. Massmann. Folded sheet in pocket: "Ere, e, and eme are the Spanish.....
[Miniature Book]. Robert E. Massmann, E. Helene Sherman. REM Miniatures. Ere e eme: pronunciamento miniaturo del importo profundíssimo para los MCMLXXXs. [New Britain, Conn.]: REM Miniatures, [1983]. First edition, Limited to 300 copies printed at Art Press.Signed by Robert E. Massmann. Folded sheet in pocket: "Ere, e, and eme are the Spanish pronunciations.....
[Richard M. Nixon] Original AFL-CIO Anti-Nixon Political Poster. A. Lunsford, artist. Washington, D.C.: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO, 1972. Offset lithograph poster measuring approx. 22 x 17 inches. Blank to verso.
John Taylor. Robert Cruikshank, illustrator. Monsieur Tonson. London: Alfred Miller, 1830. Second edition. 16mo (approx. 6.25 x 4 inches). Publisher's illustrated paper wraps, stringbound. 19pp + 3pp ads. Illustrated with drawings by Robert Cruikshank.
Al Scaduto, American cartoonist (1928 – 2007). Felt-tip marker on paper. Original drawing depicting Scaduto spray painting a message on a wooden fence: “For Sandra With Best Wishes – Al Scaduto.” Caption reads: “How’s This Sandra?” Undated. Signed in marker and again in pencil by Al Scaduto. Measures approx. 8.....
Dick Humelbergius Secundus. Apician Morsels; or, Tals of the Table, Kitchen, and Larder... New York: printed by J. & J. Harper, 1829. First American edition of this unusual satire on food and eating. Octavo. 212pp + [8]pp catalogue. Illustrated with two woodcuts after designs by Cruikshank. Rebacked utilizing original hardcover paper boards, printed title.....
Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Edmund J. Sullivan. The School for Scandal and the Rivals. London: MacMillan and Co., 1896. First edition. Twelvemo. 365pp + 6pp ads. Illustrated with drawings by Edmund J. Sullivan. Publisher's green pictorial cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, endleaves in green.