HUMOR
These are marvelous books that Steve must have enjoyed. All all interesting, funny, colorful, and food for the humorist in all of us.
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Come As You AreSOLD -
SOLD - What could be more perfect than cartoons related to mid-century cocktail parties? A wonderful old book from the 1950s.
The Annotated Mother Goose
SOLD - An oversized book of annotated and illustrated Mother Goose rhymes. Perhaps reference for Into The Woods?
The Penguin Book of Comics
SOLD - Wonderful cartoon strips from the early to mid 20th Century. Oversized.
Kliban Collection
Steve owned several of the very same hysterical cartoon books by Bernard “Hap” Kliban that we all loved in the mid 70s. Price: 200.00. each. Click for purchase info. Note: “Cat” is Sold, the other 2 are available.
A Special Jules Feiffer Collection
SOLD - This is a very special collection of Jules Feiffer’s wonderful cartoon books. We can assume that Sondheim was particularly fond of Feiffer’s work having collaborated with him in 1962 on the musical The World of Jules Feiffer, for which Sondheim penned several numbers and incidental music. Enjoy all 4 for $550.00. Contact Pat for purchase information.
Passionella
I don’t think it’s a stretch to call this an important book. In 1962, Steve collaborated with Jules Feiffer on the musical The World of Jules Feiffer, which premiered in Huntington, New Jersey in 1962. It starred Dorothy Loudon and Ronny Graham and marked the directing debut of the legendary Mike Nichols! Based on this book, one segment of the production, Passionella, was a "mini-musical" within the musical, about Ella, a chimney sweep who dreams of being an actress. Sondheim wrote both the music and lyrics for that segment. The show’s opening number, "Truly Content" was also penned by Steve. Sondheim also wrote some incidental music to George's Moon, another segment of the show. Price $1,500.00. Contact Pat for purchase information.
Unpleasant Ways to Die
SOLD - I think the title speaks for itself. I may keep this one if someone else doesn’t grab it.
Philippe Halsman's Jump Book
SOLD - Philippe Halsman's Jump Book” was published in 1959, and includes a delightful essay by the LIFE portrait photographer on the new science of "Jumpology." "When you ask a person to jump," Halsman wrote, "his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping, and the mask falls, so that the real person appears." Everyone who was anyone in 1959 America is here. Except Steve!
The Best Cartoons from Punch
SOLD - Punch, or The London Charivari, was a British weekly magazine of humor and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. It was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Oversized fun.
Punography Too
A book of visual puns. Above: Frank N’ Stein. SOLD
Self-Portrait - Book People Picture Themselves
SOLD - Burt Britton's collection of self portrait drawings by modern literary luminaries. $250.00 Contact Pat for purchase information.
Maurice Henry Les 32 Positions De L’Androgyne
SOLD - From 1961, a unique small book consisting of 32 humorous androgyny-related drawings.
The Magic Moving Picture Book
SOLD - Volcanoes erupt, houses go up in flames, a steamboat plows through water, and 15 other illusions come to life when you use the specially ruled acetate screen provided in an inside pocket.
George Booth’s Rehearsal’s Off! & Think Good Thoughts About a Pussy Cat
SOLD - There are two cartoon books by George Booth, an American cartoonist who worked for The New Yorker magazine. His cartoons usually featured an older everyman, everywoman, or everycouple beset by modern complexity, perplexing each other, or interacting with cats and dogs. Price for both $250.00. Contact Pat for purchase information.
Cartoon’s Even We Wouldn’t Dare Print
SOLD - A collection of cartoons of questionable taste from, who else, National Lampoon. Price $150.00. Contact Pat for purchase information.
If It Weren’t for You & Partouche Plants a Seed
SOLD - Ben Shecter was born April 28, 1935, in New York, NY. He became a costume and scenic designer for the theater, and later also became an artist and illustrator of children's books. Perhaps there was a connection to Steve because of his theater work? Price for both $225.00. Contact Pat for purchase information.
A Pair of Miss Peach Books
Steve must have enjoyed Miss Peach. “She is often characterized as a young and charming woman from the American South. She appears innocent, with her Southern accent and charm, but she might be more rotten than sweet.” Miss Peach has been featured in several spin-off board games. SOLD
Pigs in Hiding
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The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
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Items from Our Catalog
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National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody
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