Search Results: Humor / Satire from Bookmarc's

New York: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2006. CH6 - Book has label on the back and light shelf wear otherwise fine. A far more civilized, beautiful life now lies within the grasp of your trembling fingertips.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1986. H2 - Book has red mark on the top, bottom and right page edges, light crease on the bottom right corner of the last few pages, discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. He was funny then, and he is funny now. And he is.... First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

Austin, TX, U.S.A.: University of Texas Press, 1986. F5 - Book has light red mark on the bottom, light crease on the front left side, old price written and erased with black pen on the top right corner of the front loose end paper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. With sparkling wit and refined humor, Alex Sweet takes a look at the lighter side of Texas history.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. AT2 - DJ is mylar protected. Signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner on the title page. . Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ecco, 2008. BT3 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has some light discoloration. From the acclaimed author of Lapham Rising comes an uproarious satire of the American college campus. 8.25"x5.5", 225 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: St. Martin's Press, 2001. BZ2 - A hard cover first American edition book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first American edition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in blue paper covered boards with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a remainder mark on the top and bottom outside paper edges. A satirical novel about the New York art wold. The main characters are an odd mix of artists and dealers and the book leads up to a fantastical opening show. This is the author's first novel. 254p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75"x8.5".

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 1990. BZ6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus some light creasing on the front cover at the extreme bottom right corner. A funny, irreverent novel about an Arkansas valley full of cockroaches. Theirs is a world filled with sexual intrigue, machinations for power, grave dangers, breathless escapes and grand philosophical speculations. 337p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6"x9".

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. AN4 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chpping on the edges and corners, crease on the flaps, some scattered stains, tanning, and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some stains and foxing on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. When it comes to the President we ought to have, no telling how long citizens as various as Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe and William Buckley would debate the matter. But when it comes to a book about the President we have, Messrs. Mailer & Wolfe & Buckley appear to be in glorious and uproarious agreement. 8.75"x 6". 291 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Roy Alton Blount Jr. is an American writer, speaker, reporter, and humorist. He appeared as himself in Treme. He performs with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. He is… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980. B3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in a very good condition dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered stains, moderate tanning, and light shelf wear. Book has light blue stains on the top page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. When it comes to the President we ought to have, no telling how long citizens as various as Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe and William Buckley would debate the matter. But when it comes to a book about the President we have, Messrs. Mailer & Wolfe & Buckley appear to be in glorious and uproarious agreement. 8.75"x 6". 291 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Roy Alton Blount Jr. is an American writer, speaker, reporter, and humorist. He appeared as himself in Treme. He performs with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. He is also a… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Plume Books/Penguin Group, 2004. CB5 - A trade paperback book in very good conditioin. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. The third volume in a series of books that present collections of hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. Indexed, 252p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x7.25".

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. CC6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear, some very light soiling on the outside paper edges, usual library stamps on the half-title page and top outside paper edges, front endpaper cutout/removed, and light shelf wear. Dust jacket still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine wrapping around onto the back and inside flaps are adhered to the fixed endpapers. Signed by the author on the title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Tor/Tom Doherty Associates, 1992. CE2 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library labels, stamps, and pocket on the spine, right outside paper edges, title page, and back endpaper plus there is some surface scratching on the front cover plus there is plastic tape reinforcing the right covers' edges. A novel that is a combination of satire, adventure, and science fiction/speculative fiction in which a couple voyage across time to kidnap the young Elvis Presley in order to make him a demigod in a decadent urban future. By the author of "Ambient," "Terraplane," and "Heathern." 319p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8". Ex-Library.

Tomball, Texas: John Randolph, 1954. B6 - Book has library markings, wear on the spine, some wrinkling and crease on the sides near the spine, foxing on the page edges, discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise good. Texas humor at its peak.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Tomball, Texas: John Randolph, 1954. B6 - Book has library markings, wear on the spine, some wrinkling and crease on the sides near the spine, foxing on the page edges, discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise good. Texas humor at its peak.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1958. CA2 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in illustrated blue and white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. Introduction by Mary Ellen Chase. A comic epic that is one of the noted early English novels. By the author of "Tom Jones." 320p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Ecco, 2006. AN1 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, label on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear. From award-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt comes a satirical, comic novel about life in the Hamptons. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: Hyperion, 1996. BC3 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated black wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus a library label on the back and spine plus the cover is laminated in clear plastic plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the front and back endpapers. A humorous and poignant memoir of the small girl immortalized by Lily Tomlin on "Laugh-In." Illustrated by the author. By the author of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." 191p.. First Trade Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Wagner, Jane (illustrator). 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 1996. BC3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated black wraps with minor overall shelf wear. A humorous and poignant memoir of the small girl immortalized by Lily Tomlin on "Laugh-In." Illustrated by the author. By the author of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." 191p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Wagner, Jane. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: HarperTrade, 1991. BC4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A collection of characters and standup pieces and skits about what it is to be a woman in America. A number of these were the basis for the author's one woman show. 191p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Villard Books, 1989. AT2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, three taped labels on the spine, left side of the back inside flap trimmed, inside flaps taped on the top and bottom to the book cover, some light residue and stains, light discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has some stains on the page edges, library stamping on the bottom and title page with label stain, some dog-eared pages, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Signed by the author on the title page. Getting back to basic truths that we have lost sight of through no fault of my own.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.