Faber Book Comic Verse (79 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This volume covers the whole field of English comic verse, including nonsense, parody and comic satire, but excludes what is usually called "light verse". It includes authors such as Auden, Beerbohm, Belloc, Betjeman, Eliot, Thomas Hardy and William Blake. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. DJ will be clean and have at most light wear. Book will have been read but remains in excellent condition. Clean and tight binding. Cover may show slight wear. Contents will be clean and free from markings.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A tan to the pages. Small Tears to the Dust Jacket, Slipcase, or cover.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. some slight spine fading and creasing, pages browning a little otherwise very good. from well known and more obscure authors. here is an example: Late last night I killed my wife, stretched her on the parquet flooring: I was loathe to take her life, but I had to stop her snoring! - best bit of verse I ever heard! Book.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, with fair condition jacket, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, previous owner signature to inside page, otherwise in a good readable condition.

13th Impression. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Some highlighter markings to a few pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 388 pages ; 19 cm. Contents: Max Adeler (C.H. Clark) -- Canon Alfred Ainger -- Henry Adlrich -- Richard Pepper Arden, Baron Alvanley -- W.E. Aytoun -- Balliol rhymes -- Rev. R.H. Barham -- Jane Barker -- James Beattie -- James Hay Beattie -- Hilaire Belloc -- E.C. Bentley -- Isaac Bickerstaff -- William Blake -- Marguerite Power Blessington -- James Bramston -- W. Bridges-Adams -- Shirley Brooks -- Thomas Brown -- Sir William Browne -- Robert Browning -- Frank Gelett Burgess -- Robert Burns -- Samuel Butler -- John Byrom -- George Gordon, Lord Byron -- C.S. Calverley -- Roy Campbell -- George Canning -- Lewis Carroll (Rev. C.L. Dodgson) -- G.K. Chesterton -- Charles Churchill -- A.H. Clough -- Hartley Coleridge -- S.T. Coleridge -- Mortimer Collins -- W. Congreve -- E.E. Cummings -- Clarence Day -- A. De Morgan -- Charles Dibdin -- T.S. Eliot -- C.D.B. Ellis -- William Empson -- Epitaphs -- Thomas Erskine -- Abel Evans -- Marjory Fleming -- Samuel Foote -- Colin Francis -- J.H. Frere -- David Garrick -- John Gay -- Sir W.S. Gilbert -- A.D. Godley -- Oliver Goldsmith -- Harry Graham -- Robert Graves -- John Gray -- Thomas Gray -- G. Rostrevor Hamilton -- Sir John Harington -- Bret Harte -- Master Heath -- W.E. Henley -- John Heywood -- A.C. Hilton -- Samuel Hoffenstein -- James Hogg -- Thomas Hood -- G.M. Hopkins -- A.E. Housman -- Thomas Hughes -- Sir Hildebrand Jacob -- Richard Jago -- Francis Jeffrey -- C.E.M. Joad -- Samuel Johnson -- John Keats -- B.H. Kennedy -- Benjamin Franklin King -- Hugh Kingsmill -- Rudyard Kipling -- E.V. Knox -- R.A. Knox -- Charles Lamb -- W.S. Landor -- Andrew Lang -- George Granville Lansdowne -- Walter Leaf -- Edward Lear -- H.S. Leigh -- C.C. Leland -- D.B.W. Lewis -- Limericks -- Hugh MacDiarmid (C.M. Grieve) -- W.L. Mansel -- Don Marquis -- Sir Theodore Martin -- James Clerk Maxwell, G.K. Menzies -- Owen Meredith (Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, Earl of Lytton) -- Thomas Moore -- James Appleton Morgan -- Robert Murray -- Ogden Nash -- Charles Neaves -- R.H. Newell -- George Outram -- Edward Henry Palmer -- Henry Parrot -- T.L. Peacock -- William Plomer -- Alexander Pope -- Richard Porson -- Ezra Pound -- W.M. Praed -- Matthew Prior -- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch -- Sir Walter Raleigh -- Henry Reed -- John Wilmot Rochester -- Sir George Rose -- Warham St Leger -- C.P. Sawyer -- Sir Owen Seaman -- P.B. Shelley -- Sir Arthur Shipley -- P.N. Shuttleworth -- W.W. Skeat -- Horace Smith -- James Smith -- Naomi Royde Smith -- Robert Southey -- Sir John Squire -- J.K. Stephen -- James Stephens -- L.A.G. Strong -- Jonathan Swift -- A.C. Swinburne -- J.M. Synge -- Bayard Taylor -- Alfred Lord Tennyson -- W.M. Thackeray -- D'Arcy W. Thompson -- H.D. Traill -- Joseph Trapp -- Alaric A. Watts -- Carolyn Wells -- E.G. White -- Rev. Cornelius Whur -- Edward Young. Subjects: English poetry. English wit and humor. Humorous poetry. English poetry 20th century. 3 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First Edition. The copyright page has 'First Published in 1942'. No additional printings are indicated. Please note some stock images show a jacket, this copy does NOT include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

Condition: Good. 1949. 9th Impression. 388 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

No jacket. Condition: Très bon. Sans jaquette. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. No dust jacket. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Condition: Very Good. 1974. Revised. Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Fair. 1942. First Edition. 388 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Includes work by various writers. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Slight splits to joints. A few liquid droplet marks.

Condition: Fair. 1953. First Edition. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Green illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Moderate water staining to fore edges textblock. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Lettering is darkened.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Faber Book of Comic Verse. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. From Updike to Anon, these well loved comic verses roll off the page to pleasant laughter for the inventiveness and the cheekiness of the poet's thoughts. This new, revised edition is a good bedtime companion. A perfectly clean copy except for a little foxing on the end papers and a mark on the corner of the front cover, the spine good with clear gold lettering.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Ex libris. Content is aged toned. DJ with some edge wear, tears and fading.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 8th faber impression oin brown cloth.

Condition: Very Good. 1974. Revised. Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. . . . .

hardcover. Condition: Good. Twelfth Impression. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good but bended at its corners. Binding is tight/good. 1942 edition.

13th Impression. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Some highlighter markings to a few pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 388 pages ; 19 cm. Contents: Max Adeler (C.H. Clark) -- Canon Alfred Ainger -- Henry Adlrich -- Richard Pepper Arden, Baron Alvanley -- W.E. Aytoun -- Balliol rhymes -- Rev. R.H. Barham -- Jane Barker -- James Beattie -- James Hay Beattie -- Hilaire Belloc -- E.C. Bentley -- Isaac Bickerstaff -- William Blake -- Marguerite Power Blessington -- James Bramston -- W. Bridges-Adams -- Shirley Brooks -- Thomas Brown -- Sir William Browne -- Robert Browning -- Frank Gelett Burgess -- Robert Burns -- Samuel Butler -- John Byrom -- George Gordon, Lord Byron -- C.S. Calverley -- Roy Campbell -- George Canning -- Lewis Carroll (Rev. C.L. Dodgson) -- G.K. Chesterton -- Charles Churchill -- A.H. Clough -- Hartley Coleridge -- S.T. Coleridge -- Mortimer Collins -- W. Congreve -- E.E. Cummings -- Clarence Day -- A. De Morgan -- Charles Dibdin -- T.S. Eliot -- C.D.B. Ellis -- William Empson -- Epitaphs -- Thomas Erskine -- Abel Evans -- Marjory Fleming -- Samuel Foote -- Colin Francis -- J.H. Frere -- David Garrick -- John Gay -- Sir W.S. Gilbert -- A.D. Godley -- Oliver Goldsmith -- Harry Graham -- Robert Graves -- John Gray -- Thomas Gray -- G. Rostrevor Hamilton -- Sir John Harington -- Bret Harte -- Master Heath -- W.E. Henley -- John Heywood -- A.C. Hilton -- Samuel Hoffenstein -- James Hogg -- Thomas Hood -- G.M. Hopkins -- A.E. Housman -- Thomas Hughes -- Sir Hildebrand Jacob -- Richard Jago -- Francis Jeffrey -- C.E.M. Joad -- Samuel Johnson -- John Keats -- B.H. Kennedy -- Benjamin Franklin King -- Hugh Kingsmill -- Rudyard Kipling -- E.V. Knox -- R.A. Knox -- Charles Lamb -- W.S. Landor -- Andrew Lang -- George Granville Lansdowne -- Walter Leaf -- Edward Lear -- H.S. Leigh -- C.C. Leland -- D.B.W. Lewis -- Limericks -- Hugh MacDiarmid (C.M. Grieve) -- W.L. Mansel -- Don Marquis -- Sir Theodore Martin -- James Clerk Maxwell, G.K. Menzies -- Owen Meredith (Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, Earl of Lytton) -- Thomas Moore -- James Appleton Morgan -- Robert Murray -- Ogden Nash -- Charles Neaves -- R.H. Newell -- George Outram -- Edward Henry Palmer -- Henry Parrot -- T.L. Peacock -- William Plomer -- Alexander Pope -- Richard Porson -- Ezra Pound -- W.M. Praed -- Matthew Prior -- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch -- Sir Walter Raleigh -- Henry Reed -- John Wilmot Rochester -- Sir George Rose -- Warham St Leger -- C.P. Sawyer -- Sir Owen Seaman -- P.B. Shelley -- Sir Arthur Shipley -- P.N. Shuttleworth -- W.W. Skeat -- Horace Smith -- James Smith -- Naomi Royde Smith -- Robert Southey -- Sir John Squire -- J.K. Stephen -- James Stephens -- L.A.G. Strong -- Jonathan Swift -- A.C. Swinburne -- J.M. Synge -- Bayard Taylor -- Alfred Lord Tennyson -- W.M. Thackeray -- D'Arcy W. Thompson -- H.D. Traill -- Joseph Trapp -- Alaric A. Watts -- Carolyn Wells -- E.G. White -- Rev. Cornelius Whur -- Edward Young. Subjects: English poetry. English wit and humor. Humorous poetry. English poetry 20th century. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. A Rich collection of personal age picked poetry, not nursery rhymes but satire nonsense verse and comic verse which is a delight to read. This book has no jacket and the hard cover is sound but faded in colour, with rubbed corners, pages clean without tanning.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hft. Condition: As New.