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1	Lady Cottingtons Pressed Fairy Book more books like this by Terry Jones add to wishlist This is a reproduction of the diary of Lady Angelica Cottington, which features pressed garden fairies. Or rather the psychic images of the fairies, who quickly turned it into a game, where they leapt between the closing pages in an effort to outdo each other to produce the most outrageous poses. The book claims to be the facsimile edition of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Homeand Bolt the Door more books like this by Lynne Truss add to wishlist Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, this is a rallying cry for courtesy and a colorful call to arms. When did society become so thoughtless? It's a topic that has been simmering for years, and the author says it's now reached the boiling point. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Parkinsons Law more books like this by C Northcote Parkinson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.78! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations more books like this by Ned Sherrin add to wishlist Dazzlingly entertaining, this new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations contains over 5,000 quotations hand-picked by the writer and broadcaster Ned Sherrin. Containing a wide coverage of themes, including forty brand new ones such as Autobiography, Awards and Prizes, Parties, Presidents, Smoking, and Tennis, there is something ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.26! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Parkinson's law, and other studies in administration. more books like this by C. Northcote Parkinson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Rommel? Gunner Who?: A Confrontation in the Desert more books like this by Spike Milligan, Jack Hobbs (Editor) add to wishlist This is the second volume of Mr Milligan's reminiscences of World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.50! \| first editions
7	1066 and all that : a memorable history of England,comprising all the parts you can remember,including 103 good things,5 bad things,and 2 genuine dates more books like this by W. C. Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.00! \| first editions
8	Bridget Jones's Guide to Life more books like this by Helen Fielding add to wishlist This short, satirical self-help book, written in the voice of Bridget Jones, opines on such diverse topics as "The Fragrant Home," "Social and Sexual Etiquette,"and "Creating a Pleasingly Ordered Bedroom." Among other tips, Ms. Jones helpfully explains how to put a loaf of bread in the oven, so as to pretend to be baking bread. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Thelwell's Pony Cavalcade: Angels on Horseback/A Leg at Each Corner/Riding Academy more books like this by Norman Thelwell, J B Boothroyd (Foreword by) add to wishlist From the first publication of Angels on Horseback in 1957, the Thelwell pony entered the language and the libraries of horse-lovers everywhere. see all copies from $7.82! new only from $24.68!
10	1066 and all that more books like this by Walter C Sellar, R J Yeatman add to wishlist A comic satire upon textbook history squeezing in "all the history you can remember" from the Olden Days and dashing Queen Woadicea to the reigns of the Eggkings (Eggberd, Eggbreth and Eggforth, and their mysterious Eggdeath), from the dreadful story of Stephen and his aunt Matilda to the Magna Charter, from the six burglars of Calais to the ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $14.20! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Funny You Should Say That: Amusing Remarks from Cicero to the Simpsons more books like this by Andrew Martin (Editor) add to wishlist 'A fool and his words are soon parted' wrote William Shenstone in 1764; one might add that 'A wit and his words are rarely collected'. Here is the antidote: a dazzling survey of the funniest remarks, quips and observations from Ancient Rome, the Bible and Chaucer right up to The Simpsons and Little Britain. Over 5,000 of the very funniest remarks ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose: From William Caxton to P.G. Wodehouse more books like this by Frank Muir (Editor) add to wishlist Starting with Caxton in 1477 Frank Muir shows how humorous writing has developed and refined through five centuries by such practitioners and innovators as Jonathan Swift, Henry Fielding and Laurence Sterne, and also how humour ranges from the crude to the subtle. It includes extracts from 215 different authors and anonymous pieces and there is a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.91! \| first editions
13 view cover	Complete Fawlty Towers more books like this by John Cleese add to wishlist Following their stint on the ground-breaking television show MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, then husband-and-wife team Cleese and Booth wrote and acted in the wildly successful FAWLTY TOWERS, a program that followed the bizarre adventures of a bumbling blowhard hotel owner (played by Cleese), his demanding wife (played by Prunella Scales), and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Medieval Cats more books like this by Susan Herbert add to wishlist A world of art inhabited entirely by cats is introduced in this book. From the feline Mona Lisa to the white-tailed Botticelli Venus, Susan Herbert is known for her cat characters - her humorous versions of well-known paintings. In this book she explores the art of the Middle Ages. It features resplendent cats dining in medieval banqueting halls; ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.49! \| first editions
15 view cover	Penguin dictionary of modern humorous quotations more books like this by Fred Metcalf add to wishlist What's the funniest thing you've ever heard? Who said it? Was is Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse (The Right Hon. was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say "When"!), Groucho Marx (A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running), Nancy Mitford (She said that all the sights of Rome were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.96! \| first editions
16 view cover	Max Beerbohm's Caricatures more books like this by Professor N John Hall add to wishlist Max Beerbohm, the foremost caricaturist of his day, was hailed by "The Times" in 1913 as "the greatest of English comic artists", by Bernard Berenson as "the English Goya", and by Edmund Wilson as "the greatest...portrayer of personalities - in the history of art". This book is an anthology of Beerbohm's best images, accompanied by historical and ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $53.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	Man's best friend : introducing Wicked Willie in the title role more books like this by Gray Jolliffe, Peter Mayle add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.78! \| first editions
18 view cover	Bible According to Spike Milligan more books like this by Spike Milligan add to wishlist This is an irreverent but very funny spoof of The Old Testament in which, in his own inimitable fashion, Spike Milligan gives his version of the best known biblical stories. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.98!
19	Rossetti and His Circle more books like this by Sir Max Beerbohm add to wishlist Beerbohm writes from firsthand knowledge about Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the pre-Raphaelites. see all copies from $6.30! signed copies \| first editions
20	Crosbie's Dictionary of puns more books like this by John S. Crosbie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	The theory & practice of gamesmanship, or, The art of winning games without actually cheating more books like this by Stephen Potter add to wishlist Gamesmanship as a civilised art is as old as the competitive spirit in man. It is polite psychological warfare. It is the moral equivalent of assault and battery. It is, as the subject of this book points out, The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating. Anyone who has ever played any games for keeps has discovered the Gamesman either in ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $4.81! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Book of Jones: A Tribute to the Mercurial, Manic, and Utterly Seductive Cat more books like this by Ralph Steadman add to wishlist Ralph Steadman's tribute to his friend Hunter S. Thompson's cat, and to cats in general. Illustrated by the author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?: Insanely Annoying Modern Things more books like this by Steve Lowe, Alan McArthur, Brendan Hay add to wishlist Based on two runaway U.K. bestsellers, this encyclopedic attack on modern culture is so hilariously bitter that it actually becomes uplifting. The American edition has been ingeniously adapted and features exclusive new material for U.S. audiences. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.05! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Timewaster Letters more books like this by Robin Cooper add to wishlist So who is Robin Cooper? Spoon collector, thimble designer, professional fish-fryer and wasp expert, Robin Cooper is all of these things - it just depends to whom he's writing... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.58! \| signed copies \| SVS
25	1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England more books like this by Walter C Sellar, R J Yeatman add to wishlist A comical look at English history since the beginning of time -- no one, no event is spared. A strong knowledge of English history is not needed to enjoy this fun read. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $81.89! \| first editions

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