Esars Comic Dictionary by Esar Evan (61 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges. Bumping along edges of boards. Tips of boards are frayed. Rubbing and fading to boards. Former owner's name on front flyleaf. Spine creases.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Jacket chipped at spine end and corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Please read before purchase: Has severe spine crack - must be read gently - pages still intact. Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The book and contents are tight. The pages are clean. Covers are tight with light edge rubbing. The dust jacket is scuffed with some edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Stated first, Green paper over boards, yellow lettering, spine missing, owner's inscription on cover page, text vg. Reference; 3303.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Stated First Edition. In deep red boards with raised titling, minor wear and darkening, hints of foxing to edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Good. As pictured. 1st edition. Some wear. Jacket shows edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. No Jacket. Spine covering is torn and loose. This is a stated first edition but it is very aged. Serious shelf wear on spine and boards. Pages yellowing with age.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Reprint Hardbound VG/Good., DJ 8vo, 315, Light wear to covers. DJ has general wear with several tiny edge tears.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Ex LIBRARY HARDCOVER; FIRST EDITION". GOOD CONDITION.CLEAN ,SOLID, BUT SEVERAL STAMPS (DISCARDED") FROM OLD RELIGIOUS CHURCH SCHOOL LIBRARY.O/W SHOWS ONLY MINOR SIGNS OF USE. ; 313ps pages; "Laughing Webster". Funny Definitions, Quips, Epigrams, Puns.Humor.Provides humorous and tongue-in-cheek definitions for thousands of common English words and expressionsEvan Esar (1899-1995) was an American humorist, whose writings ranged from comic folklore to satiric literature, and combined both popular and scholarly appeal. He edited joke books and humorous dictionaries and pioneered in humor tests, statistical methods, and comparative joke lore. Among his many writings are Esar's Comic Dictionary, The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations, and 20,000 Quips and Quotes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Wit and humor dictionary. Burgundy boards have light bottom edgewear. Dust jacket with $2 price on flap has edgewear and tiny chips at top corners. Jacket spine slightly faded by titles are bright. Clean, unmarked. Mylar cover on jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Stated. Harverst House 1943 First Edition Stated Very Good/ Funny! NO DUST JACKET. Light wear to olive-green boards with yellow lettering. Solid structure, Pages lightly tanned. 313 pages. 1.1 Pounds. Size: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 1 3/8 inches.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Red boards, gilt titling. Solid binding with split beginning at front gutter. Edgewear. Unmarked. DJ damp stained with chips and tears, in clear cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. (Completely revised and enlarged) Dark red cloth, bright gilt design and lettering at top front left, fine gilt lettering on spine top, 315 lightly browned heavy pages. DJ has white background very slightly browned at edges, red and dark gray stripes on front and spine, spine slightly browned. Good DJ/Fine book.

hc. 313 Dictionary of wisecracks, puns, comic words/phrases and other humorous content arranged alphabetically. very good, dust jacket repaired.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition. Clean red hardcover with embossed lettering on cover and spine. Fading to spine and board edges, minimal wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 313 pages.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Completely revised and enlarged. NY (Horizon) (1951). Cover scuffed but vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket has minor chipping to head and heel of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Bramhall House, 1960. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.