Humour from Greystone Books

London: Tandem , 1975. VG. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, TONY BLACKBURN, without dedication or inscription on half-title page. 124pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings by John Richardson. A book full of jokes by Tony Blackburn. Light spotting to page edges; light chipping to head and tail of spine; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item

Deal, Kent: Jerry Vyse, 2010. Fine. First edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE BRAILSFORD, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'To -----/Best Wishes/George Brailsford'. 128pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings, photographs and a map; of the local Kent coal mines. The author, George Brailsford was a miner at one of Kent's collierys, Betteshanger, until it… Read more about this item

Oxford: Grassy Hill Publishing, 2002. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ADRIAN TOWNSEND. Signing reads, 'To ------/Best Wishes/Adrian Townsend'. Illustrated by Kate Chesterton. vii,165pp. A humourous fiction concerning Gran's Gang! A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ADRIAN TOWNSEND. . Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed By… Read more about this item

London: Hodder Studio, 2021. VG+/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ELLIE TAYLOR, without dedication or inscription on a special 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' half-title page. Comedian, writer and actor Ellie Taylor (born 1983) is an English comedian, actor and writer.jA very good plus copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. VG+/VG+. First British Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ARMISTEAD MAUPIN, inscription reads, 'For -------/Armistead Maupin'. The sixth and final novel in the author's series 'Tales Of The City'. Spotting to edges; d/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf; else an UNCOMMON first British edition, first… Read more about this item

London: Time Warner, 2005. Fine/Fine, First Edition, Reprint (Same Year As First Printing) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RICKY TOMLINSON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs. A collection of hilarious anecdotes about football, with stories about the stars themselves, the fans, the girlfriends, the managers...in fact every aspect of the beautiful - and… Read more about this item

London: Vinum Bonum, 2001. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JULIAN CURRY. Inscription reads, 'To ---- and ---. Cheers!/Julian Curry'. 68pp. Illustrated with line-drawings by Chris Duggan. Julian Curry (1937-2020) was an actor who played the opera-loving barrister and wine buff Claude Erskine-Brown, in the comedy-drama 'Rumpole Of The Bailey' alongside Leo… Read more about this item

Bedford, England: Wymer Publishing, 2016. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, HENRY BLOFELD. Inscription reads, 'To ----/Best wishes/Henry Blofeld'. Illustrated with line-drawings by Bill Mitchell. vii,150pp. Blowers, Bubbles & Balls breaks away from Henry Blofeld's more conventional journalistic style and is a selection of short stories and anecdotes about some of the more unusual… Read more about this item

Twickenham, Middlesex.: Athena Press, 2004. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ROSALIND CLARK, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 159pp. Illustrated with line drawings. The humorous, fictional diary of a geriatric dog named Bruce. A fine copy of SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ROSALIND CLARK. . Signed by Author, Rosalind Clark. First… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: Mainstream, 1997. NrF/NrF. First edition in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, COLIN WARD. without dedication. Signing reads, 'Best Wishes/Colin Ward'. A football spoof containing letters sent by Colin Ward (alias Bootsy Egan) to the great and good of the British footballing world. Minor age-tanning to edges of pages; d/w upper corner of front… Read more about this item

Deal, Kent: Jerry Vyse, 2010. Fine. First edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE BRAILSFORD, on verso of front cover. Inscription reads, 'To -----/Best Wishes/George Brailsford'. 128pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings, photographs and a map. The author, George Brailsford was a miner at one of Kent's collierys, Betteshanger, until it closed in 1989. One thing the… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 2006. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JOHN HEGLEY, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'Julien's book/love Johnny'. Illustrated with line-drawings by author John Hegley. (10),85pp. New poems, prose and pictures, a mixture of moods, jolly, melancholy, reflective, detective, tales from home and abroad, an uttering of flutterng delight.… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, NC, USA: Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, 2003. VG+/VG+. First American Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, BOB TARTE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. When Bob Tarte left the city and bought a house in rural Michigan, he was counting on a tranquil life. Then Bob married Linda. She wanted a rabbit,… Read more about this item

Norwich: Mousehold Press, 1999. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperbacks.(xii), 237pp. and (vi),211pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CHRIS SUGDEN, without dedication on a separate Sid Kipper compliments slip. Compliments Slip reads, 'Hope you enjoy/the enclosed - /other books to/follow a.s.a.p./All the best/Chris Sugden'. TOGETHER WITH, 'Cod Pieces'.. Signed by Author, Chris Sugden. First Edition, First Printinting. Paperbacks. Fine.

Great Britain: Privately Published, 1999. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. Small Paperback, covers size 18 by 11cms. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CHARLES MILLMAN, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'With Best Wishes/Charles Millman'. 96pp. Illustrated with line-drawings. A collection of lively and amusing anecdotes that provide an insight into Army service life. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 2003. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, JOHN HEGLEY, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'by John Hegley'. Illustrated with line-drawings by John Hegley. A collection of poems, sketches, songs, stories and diary entries which date back to boyhood in a Luton bungalow. John Hegley (born 1953) is an… Read more about this item

Folkestone, Kent: Hampus , 1994. NrF. First paperback edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM HAZELL, on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'To ----/With every good wish/William/May 1995'. 106pp. Illustrated frontispiece/front cover by Jacqui Hazell. A collection of more than 250 clerihews: a clerihew is a humorous/whimsical four-line biographical poem. With Corrigendum. With Index of Topics, Viewpoints, Qualities, Idiosyncrasies and Special Interests.… Read more about this item

Great Britain: Particular Books, 2018. VG. First Edition, First Printing. No d/w, (as published). PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, HENRY ELIOT, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For ---- and ------/I hope you enjoy this/labyinthine book!/Henry Eliot'. Illustrated by Quibe. A history and guide of mazes, Henry Eliot leads us on a twisting journey through the world of mazez… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet, 2015. Rine/Fine. First edition, second printing (same year as first printing) in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GYLES BRANDRETH, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'For ------/Lovely to meet you!/Gyles Brandreth/23-10-15'. The words fantic Gyles Brandreth brings you a collection of curiousities and witty observations of the English language. A… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 2002. Fine/Fine. First Edition, Later Printing (same year as first edition) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, VICTORIA MATHER, AND ILLUSTRATOR, SUE MACARTNEY-SNAPE, without dedications or inscriptions on title-page. Profusely illustrated with the coloured line-drawings of Sue Macartney-Snape. Humorous observations of embarrassing parents. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first… Read more about this item