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Australian Bush Verse
Ure Smith 1976 Sydney, Australia 0725403446 / 9780725403447 Hard Cover Very Good Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Waters, Maynard
64 page, colour illustrated. Illustrated cover, minor edge-wear, spine slightly skewed at bottom. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, some edge-wear, small closed tears and slight chipping and stretching to edges, some discolouring and foxing to inside edges. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Although today relatively few Australians live the traditional 'Australian way of life' most of us continue to idealize it and identify with it . bush verse which celebrates the Australian ethos remains a living and vital tradition . paintings capture the spirit of the poems and highlight their charm." 000289
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Kids' Night In! - Signed
Adams, Jessica; Partridge, Juliet; Earls, Nick (eds) Puffin Books 2003 Victoria, Australia First Edition 014330058x / 9780143300588 Soft Cover Very Good Issued Without Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed By Contributers
779 pages. Illustrated card cover, minor curling to front, very light indenting, very minor edge-wear. All contributors have signed on front fly-leaf and half title page, neat ex-owner name to middle of cartoon on front fly-leaf, first and last few pages have small dog-eared creasing to top and bottom corners, otherwise pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "Bedtime stories, rainy-day jokes, holiday reads, funny cartoons, cool art, recipes, and tips from celebrities and sports stars.. There's something for everyone. There's no collection like it. It's a great kids' night in!" 001435
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Jewish American Literature; A Norton Anthology
Chametzky, Jules; et al W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated 2000 New York First Edition 0393048098 / 9780393048094 Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
This book is still in original publishers sealed plastic wrap. "The most comprehensive anthology of Jewish American literatue ever published, with the work of 145 writers, from 1654 to the present, writing in all genres - fiction, poetry, drama, essays, letters, editorials, journals, autobiography, cartoons, song lyrics, and jokes." 000410
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The Merchant of Marvels and the peddler of Dreams
Clement, Frederic Chronicle Books 1997 San Francisco First Edition 0811816648 / 9780811816649 Hard Cover Very Good Issued Without Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
61 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated cover, very minor edge-wear. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "Frederick Knick-Knack, the merchant of matches and peddler of dreams, has a dilemma. He must find the perfect gift. Will it be the pea, perhaps a little squashed, from the Princess and the Pea? Perhaps a small round bell,formerly owned by a ravishing cherub? Or will it be a troop of elephants, as small as specks of sand? Or the Mona Lisa's beauty spot?" 000938
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Goodbye Again The Definitive Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Cook, William (ed) Century Books 2004 London, England 1844134008 / 9781844134007 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
389 page. Black-board cover, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, small closed tear and rubbing to top front fold, minor edge-wear. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are still commonly regarded as the greatest comic double act that Great Britain has ever produced. This collection of their works is a comprehensive compilation of the finest sketches . ever wrote together . from the beginning of their partnership . to the notorious taboo-busting Derek and Clive LPs ." 000205
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But I Digress
David, Peter Krause Publications 1994 USA First Edition 0873412869 / 9780873412865 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
256 pages. Illustrated, card cover, minor edge-wear. Pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. ". has for three years bee comics fandom's most popular, most irreverent and - to some - most irritating weekly column. Collected here for the first time are the best and most outrageous entries, which have amused and infuriated everyone from John Byrne to entire comic-book companies." 001395
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A Touch of the Irish; Wit and Wisdom
Desmond, Sean Michael O'Mara Books Limited 1995 London, England 1854797247 / 9781854797247 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
191 page, b/w illustrated. Green-cloth cover, edge-wear mainly to spine ends. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, slight stretching to edges. Notes to ex-owner on title & 1/2 title, small mark to front edge of closed pages, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Irish traditions, sayings, proverbs, wit and wisdom have been collected from the north to the south of Ireland. Stories as old as time are embellished in each generation with new twists and new characters while retaining their ancient virtue . something for everyone and every occasion . a source of laughter." 000236
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More Pick of the Punch
Doran, Amanda Jane (selected by) The Folio Society 2001 London, England Hard Cover Fine Slip Case - Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
272 pages, b/w illustrations. Illustrated cover. Green-cloth slip case, very minor shelf rubbing, slight pushing on one corner. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "Punch was born out of the seedy, bohemian melting-pot that was Fleet Street during the 1830s and 1840s. Situated between the City and the Law Courts, and the brothels and theatres of the West End, Punch's flavour was redolent of its environment. At its best Punch writing has reflected quintessentially British preoccupations. The greatest Punch writers have a flavour of this. Behind the humour they were trying to change our perception of the world in the most effective way possible: by making us laugh." 000842
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The Seven Lady Godivas; The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family
Dr. Seuss Random House 1987 New Haven Commemorative Edition 0394562690 / 9780394562698 Hard Cover Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
'Re-Issued by Multitudinous Demand'. Unpaginated, colour line drawings thr/out. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, some edge-wear, two inch tear to top of rear edge. Illustrated boards, light edge-wear, small tear to rear bottom corner. Inscription to ex-owner to rear of half title page, otherwise pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Originally published in 1939, Dr. Seuss's first book for adults . sets the record straight about what really happened in eleventh-century Coventry: there was not one Lady Godiva but seven sisters, all equally bare, and not one Peeping Tom but seven. With unabashed good humor, Seuss romps through history and engages in a little horseplay along the way as he uncovers the origins of seven celebrated proverbs. Wonderfully wacky and satisfyingly scandalous, this is the perfect fillip for all those who thought they had out-grown Dr. Seuss." 001553
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Catch Me a Colobus
Durrell, Gerald William Collins Sons & Co Ltd 1972 London, England First Edition 0002111489 / 9780002111485 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Mortelmans, Edward
221 page. Mustard cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, clipped jacket, very minor edge-wear. Neat ex-owner name on front fly-leaf, bookshop sticker on end paper, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Small dent in binding causing top pages to push out, split in paper to binding on front end paper, otherwise binding strong and intact. "Looking after animals . is no job for a man of sedentary disposition or sluggish mind. What action should one take . when the chimpazees are having a pillow fight in the spare bedroom . tells of an expedition to Sierra Leone to catch himself a colobus . never written with greater zest about the wonderland which he knows and loves so well." 000203
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Travelling Light; Punch Goes Abroad
Foreword By Barry Humphries Grafton Books 1988 London, England 0246133244 / 9780246133243 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
191 page, b/w illustrated. Yellow-cloth cover, some edge-wear and pushing to corners. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, edge-wear, closed tears, creasing but intact. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Of all Englishmen abroad, 'Punch' is surely the most entertaining - and also the most exotic. Equally at ease on ski-slope or safari, the open road or the open sea, undergoing the China experience or sampling the hospitality of Arabia, Punch is an unfailing source of humour and intriguing advice." 000276
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The Pitt Street Prospector
Garland, Blue Wendy Rene 1969 NSW Australia First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
170 page. Orange-cloth cover, very slight edge wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, small tears, chipping and wear along edges, rubbing and fading to front & back from shelving, quite worn but still whole and intact. Ex-owners name and slight discolouration to front fly-leaf, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Intact binding. "Chow Chivers who lived in the city and by virtue of most extraordinary circumstances goes prospecting. His activities . take him through a series of blunders . adventures in which he comes in contact with a variety of characters . also includes some interesting travel and prospecting information." 000164
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Deadly! - All Six books in One
Gleitzman, Morris & Jennings, Paul Puffin Books 2002 Victoria, Australia First Thus 0143300245 / 9780143300243 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed by Author
437 pages, b/w line drawings Inscription from author on front fly-leaf - "G'day Kristian" & signature. Illlustrated, card cover, very minor edge-wear, light bending to front cover. Pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Sprocket's lost his memory. Amy's lost her dad. So now the two of them are on a quest that will take them to the weirdest nudist colony in the world. Uncovering deadly secret after deadly secret, Amy and Sprocket are lured deeper into a mystery that gets more exciting with every turn of the page." 001406
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Lost for Words The Mangling and Manipulating of the English Language
Humphrys, John Hodder & Stoughton Limited 2004 Great Britain 034083658X / 9780340836583 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
334 page. Red-cloth cover, minor edge-wear, some denting to corners, otherwise clean & straight. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, small rubbing on front fold, slight peeling on top edge. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "From tired old cliches to meaningless jargon, neglected rules of grammar to empty slogans, the English language is being abused in many quarters . pokes fun at the many ways people mangle our language. . raises serious issues about people in power who use words to manipulate us." 000206
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What Was the Commissioner Doing at the Pink Pussycat?
Hundloe, Tor Boolarong Press 2000 Brisbane, Australia First Edition 064633252X / 9780646332529 Soft Cover Very Good Issued Without Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed by Author
154 pages. Card cover, very minor edge-wear. Note to ex-owner from author on title page. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "An informal quirky book combining low-key Australian humour, social commentary and bits and peices of travel information. If you are about to visit Australia, it might help you to understand everyday culture in that country. Whoever you are, if you believe that travel is a force for good, a means of improving the world, this book is for you." 001118
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Kochie's Best Jokes 2
Koch, David Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd 2007 Melbourne, Australia First Edition 1921332069 / 9781921332067 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
245 pages. Illustrated card cover, minor edge-wear, crease to bottom corner. Pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "David Koch is co-host of Channel 7's Sunrise breakfast show. Kochie's cheeky and personable presence coupled with his in-depth knowledge and interest in current affairs and finance continues to make Sunrise Australia's No. 1 breakfast show with more than a million views each week. Kochie says, 'One joke a day, every day, is all it takes to keep the blues away! It's not only good for the soul, it's good for evryone around you. A seriously good laugh is seriously contagious." 001391
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Sea Jargon; a Dictionary of the Unwritten language of the Sea
Lind, Lew Kangaroo Press 1982 NSW Australia First Edition 0949924229 / 9780949924223 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
160 pages, b/w photos thr/out. Green cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, light discolouring to inside edges. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". is the first dictionary of the language of the sea in all its glory, vulgarity and humour . has collected the words and phrases used by seamen both past and present: ditties sung for pleasure and the sea shanty work songs, songs written around the paddle wheel steamers of the freshwater rivers and ribald songs for off duty relaxation. This book shows how much the language of the sea has influenced our everyday speech, and how difficult it often is to tell which came first." 001129
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The Footy Show Screamers
Main, Jim & McGuire, Eddie Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd 1994 Victoria, Australia First Edition 1863501819 / 9781863501811 Soft Cover Good Issued Without Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
120 pages. Illustrated, card cover, some very minor edge-wear. light wear to corners. Note to ex-owner to front end page, light browning to closed page edges, otherwise pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". the best of footy screamers - one liners and tangled words making football so much fun . bring you the best from this season and seasons gone . special sections for The Players, The Coaches, The Commentators, And the Rest.." 002163
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The New Yorker Book of Money Cartoons, The Influence, Power, and Occasional Insanity of Money in All of Our Lives
Mankoff, Robert (ed) Nicholas Brealey Publishing Limited 1999 London, England First Thus 1857882369 / 9781857882360 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
110 page. White-board cover, maroon cloth to spine. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor handling wear, rubbing on top and bottom of spine edges. Pages clean, straight and unmarked. "This delightful collection, selected by Robert Mankoff, cartoonist and cartoon editor for The New yorker, features 110 classics from the magazine's artists - cartoonist from A to Z including George Booth, William Hamilton, Edward Koren, Robert Weber and more." BUC001
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Room Service; Comic Writings of Frank Moorhouse
Moorhouse, Frank Viking 1985 Victoria, Australia 067080858X / 9780670808588 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
174 page, b/w illustrated. Purple-cloth cover, edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, edge-wear, slight chipping on folds and spine. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Introspection, bravado, exotica and irreverence - Frank Moorhouse's comic writings are wonderfully diverse. Like all good comic writing . stories are about mistakes, unfairness and the vulnerability which we share as well as laugh at." 000358
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