Humor from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1925. First edition with variant binding. A book of 65 caricatures (of authors, actors, musicians, and others) by the artist Miguel Covarrubias. Among those caricatured are Picasso, Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, Valentino, Will Rogers, Gershwin, Dreiser, Fred & Adele Astaire, Covarrubias himself, Carl van Vechten (who wrote the preface), and 55 others. The book is in… Read more about this item

Harrisonburg, Virginia: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co, 1982. Unpaginated. Small 4to. First printing, April 1982. There is a 1989 2nd edition that turns up occasionally, but this 1st printing is quite scarce. Life at the Virginia Military Institute, as portrayed in caricatures by Cadet John Holloway. The book is in about very good condition: clean and tight, with some… Read more about this item

London: Punch, or The London Charivari, 1893. Signed by du Maurier in ink. On the verso, du Maurier has written the caption for the cartoon. It complements the cartoon and accentuates the satirical image of the uncouth American asking for free tickets: "Hostess--Er--allow me to introduce--er--Mr. Cornelius P. van Dunk, from Chicago. Mr. Kemble Macready Kean the… Read more about this item

Tokyo, Japan, and Berkeley, California: Paradox Press, 1962. Trade paperback. (69) pages. First publication in book form of a series of humorous science fiction (time travel) stories, most of which had been published previously in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Grendel Briarton is the pseudonym of Reginald Bretnor--note that the introduction to the book was… Read more about this item

Pentonville (London): George Cruikshank, 1837. 24mo. 2nd edition, with the 1836 date on the front cover and 1837 hiding in a background poster on the rear cover. Published as a paperback with black and white engraved covers and 24 hand-colored engraved plates on a single sheet folded accordion style. This example was rebound in full brown leather… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 2000. 242 pages. Following the trail blazed by NAKED CAME THE STRANGER and NAKED CAME THE MANATEE, nine major writers at the top of their game contribute chapters to this comic thriller based upon over-the-hill golfers in a charity pro-am combined with an FBI agent out to stop international terrorists. The book… Read more about this item