Published by Dell 328, 1948
Seller: Ridge Road Sight And Sound, North Arlington, NJ, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: VG -. Paperback/The new Can You Top This?
Published by Garden City Books January 1946, 1946
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Bartholemew House, Inc, New York, NY, 1947
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fair-Good. No Jacket. First Thus. A late1940s edition (Bart House Book 39) of a collection of comedy sketches and cartoons drawn from the trio of "gagsters" early 1940s weekly radio show. Moderate edge wear and soiling to the covers. There is a 1.375" x .5" scrape at the top right of the front cover and a .5" x .25" one at the bottom of the rear cover. The is a .5" x .25" chip at the bottom right of the spine. The spine is faded. The interior is clean with lightly browned pages, and the binding is tight. A fair to good copy.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1945
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Humor Hardcover First edition. Book is near fine with minor touches of edgewear. DJ has general. minor edgewear. Two small tears along top DJ cover. One 1" tear and one tiny tear at lower DJ front cover edge. 3" curved crease extending from bottom cover edge. Top right front" Rose tweed boards with black stamped spine lettering.
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, NY, 1946
Seller: Inga's Original Choices, Piggott, AR, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. by Authors (illustrator). Pages clean, unmarked, uncut, binding tight and square. Blue/gray cloth boards, black lettering, a little shelf-wear to extremities, black lettering, very lightly faded spine. Front and back DJ flaps are attached to feps. The book's title was also the title of and audience-participation show in which the listening audience sent in stories and jokes that were edited by Peter Donald and the 3 knights of the Clown Table - Laurie, Hershfield, and Ford - then tried to top the submitted story with a joke on the same subject. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.
Published by NY: Didier (1945), 1945
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by NY: Didier (1945), 1945
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by NY: Didier (1945), 1945
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, NY, 1945
Seller: Pepper's Old Books, Hanson, KY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ed Ford, Harry Hershfield & Joe Laurie Jr (illustrator). Has DJ (DJ has edge wear).
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, NY, 1945
Seller: Passalong Junction, N Bennington, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The authors (illustrator). Clean, tight copy, first endpaper missing a section about 3" x 1" at top right corner, probably label of former owner, DJ sunfaded at spoine & along top of front, some tears. page count includes index & laugh meter results for each joke.
Published by NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947, 1947
Seller: Pepper's Old Books, Hanson, KY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
hardcover. Condition: Good. The dust jacket is missing.
Published by Bartholomew House, Inc, New York, 1947
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing Thus. First Bart House printing, mass market paperback, has a small lean to the binding, very light bumps to spine ends and corners, some rubbing with very slight edgewear to covers, light sunning to spine, and a printed quote pasted to inside front cover with a brief grease pen notation to first free endpage, otherwise a solid, tight VG copy.
Published by Bartolomew House 1947, 1947
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. First Printing. Tight Sound Copy In Very Good Condition. Bart House Book #39.
Published by Dell 328, U.S., 1949
Seller: John Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with light wear on the covers.
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, NY, 1945
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Reprint. Very Good with no dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. Previous owner's name. Pages yellowing. Bookplate. ; B&W Illustrations; 237 pages.
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, NY, 1945
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Reprint. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. Previous owner's name. ; B&W Illustrations; 237 pages.
Published by Howell, Soskin (1945)., New York, 1945
Seller: Magic Carpet Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Orange cloth. 192 pp. Ilustrated. Dust jacket has tape repairs. Humor from the host of the famous radio program, Can You Top This?
Published by Bart House 39, U.S., 1947
Seller: John Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a crease on the spine and some thin light creases on the covers.
Language: English
Published by Howell, Soskin, Publishers, 1945
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed & inscribed by Senator Ford to the previous owner on the front free end page. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Dust jacket & boards show wear. Offsetting to end pages, otherwise very good. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Dell Mapback #328, New York, 1949
Seller: Nightingale Books, Stoughton, MA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Ed. Near Fine in blue pictorial wraps with white & black lettering & cover photos of the three authors. Joke, gag & cartoon book. Humor, Vintage Paperback.
Published by Howell, Soskin, New York, 1945
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 12mo., 192pp. Sharp First Edition, Bound in orange cloth with titles in blue on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Small ink spot on the bottom pf the text block. Mild softness to spine ends. Bottom front tip gently bumped. Solid unclipped dust-jacket, ($1.50), has some edge-wear and tiny nicks to spine ends and tips. Mild soiling to panels. Still fresh and bright and quite presentable. Inscribed and signed in printed script by the author on the front end-paper; to clearly someone closer than a mere reader. A pretty collectable copy. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. The book is very good+ with slight edge wear in a good+ price clipped dust jacket with light edge wear, chipping at spine ends and corners, frayed at rear flap edge, a tiny closed tear at bottom edge on front and a one inch closed tear and creasing at top edge on back.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dust. Nice, clean book in a somewhat worn dustjacket. The jacket is now protected in a new, removable mylar sleeve. ; From the jacket: "A hilarious crop of anecdotes and jokes personally selected by three of the funniest men in radio and show business. Hours of entertainment in this chuckle-filled collection of easy-to-remember and easy-to-tell jokes." This offers a great look into the humor of America circa- and post-World War II. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 271 pages.
Published by George Flatow, New York, 1930
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DJ spine has chips to the ends and is browned. There is faint staining to the DJ front and spine. DJ also has very small chips to the outer corners and is now in a mylar cover.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1947
Seller: JR Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. No writing or tears; no dustjacket; some tanning of pages.
Published by NY: Didier (1945), 1945
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. SIGNED COPY; signed by Senator Ford, Harry Hershfield, and Joe Laurie; Acceptable/Good condition; cover is worn; binding is cracked at center; pages are discolored; there are no markings to the text. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Senator Ford (illustrator). Paperback - clean, clean cover, no marks - from private collection - poems about Long Island.
Published by Didier, New York,, 1945
Seller: Antiquariat Christoph Wilde, Düsseldorf, Germany
237, (9) S. Orig.-Leinenband. - Einband angeschmutzt; Papier altersbedingt gebräunt. Buchblock am vorderen Rand leicht gewellt; Vorsatzpapiere etwas stockfleckig. Leichter Kellergeruch. Innen sauber.
Published by Curtis, USA, 1959
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Sargent, Dick (cover); Bates, Sam; Skor, Walter; Georgi,Edwin (illustrator). First Edition. 84 pages. Short Stories: Alexander Botts, Security Agent; The Day of the Hanging; Beauty and the Beatnik; Prowler in the House. Articles: Civil Defense - a National Disgrace; Hollywood's Late-Blooming Redhead; His Grace Will Do Anything - the Most Noble John Robert Russell, thirteenth Duke of Bedford, resorts to screwball antics to pay taxes on his ancestral estate; The Face of America - Cold, Clear and Deep - fantastic color photo of swimmers with (an intact) Mount St. Helens in background; Are Pipe Smokers People?; The Struggle To Get Jimmy Hoffa - Part 3 - The Labor Boss Leaves a Paper Trail of strange financial dealings; My Baseball Farmhands - John Mullen, boss of the Milwaukee Braves, describes the stars and flops he's uncovered in his job of developing big-league players; Secrets of a Lion Tamer - article on Mel Koontz with great color photos. Serials: Mark of Treachery (part 1 of 8); Death Walk (part 3 of 6). Ads: Colgate toothpaste; Portland Cement Association - featuring photo of Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto; AC Spark Plug ad features color illustrations of Janet Blair and John Raitt; Chrysler (Windsor two-door); Pall Mall cigarettes; Frigidaire pink refrigerator-freezer; Northern Tissue; L&M cigarettes - back cover color-photo ad featuring James Arness. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Saturday Evening Post, July 11, 1959 Alexander Botts, Security Agent; The Day of the Hanging; Beauty and the Beatnik; Prowler in the House. Articles: Civil Defense - a National Disgrace; Hollywood's Late-Blooming Redhead; His Grace Will Do Anything.