Search Results: Humor from Great Northern Books

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1906. First printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library. "Dunne was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub." [from Wikipedia] Spine has title in gilt with a blind stamped shamrock design. The cover panel has the title and a three owl design in gilt surrounded by a blind stamped shamrock border design. An ex-library copy with minimal exterior markings, still a very bright copy lacking a dustjacket.

Chicago: Thos. W. Jackson Pub. Co., 1927. Trade Paperback. Good. A humor book "for sale on all railroad trains and news stands." [from cover] Illustrated, includes politically incorrect racial humor, from the 20s. Cover is chipped along edges with some loss.