THE TORRENTS OF SPRING
1926
First edition, in the first printing dust jacket, of this novella parodying his (then more famous) friend Sherwood Anderson's novel DARK LAUGHTER.
Humor / Satire
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THE MOONSHINE WAR
1969
First edition of this comedic and explosive Prohibition-era drama, featuring whiskey, gangsters, and dynamite – adapted into a film in 1970.
LOST IN THE COSMOS
(1983)
Signed limited first edition of this popular philosophical work by the author of THE MOVIEGOER, "a darkly humorous parody of the literature of self-help" (Hoogheem).
NOT TO DISTURB
(1972)
Unrevised proof copy of the first US edition of Spark's wicked novella.
CY HAINS'S SERMO-PHONE AND OTHER STORIES
1909
First and only printing of these curious scientific tall tales of Maine inventors and eccentrics, mixing the art of the yarn with the developing genre of science fiction.
A TRAMP ABROAD
1880
First edition of the famous comedic memoir, a companion to the best-selling INNOCENTS ABROAD and a model for later satirical travel narratives like those of David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell – an exceptional copy.
THE RETURN OF FURSEY
1948
Uncommon first printing of Wall's satirical sequel to THE UNFORTUNATE FURSEY, following the sometime monk and sorcerer Fursey through his dealings with kings, demons, vampires, banditti, Vikings, and his true love, who is tired of him.
THE UNFORTUNATE FURSEY
(1947)
Rare first American edition of Wall's comic-historical novel of sorcery and regrets.
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED
(1955)
First printing of this clever Cold War-era satire, following the chaos after the tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick declares war on the United States.
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