Dr. Valentine's Comic Lectures; or, Morsels of Mirth for the Melancholy. Containing Comic Lectures on Heads, Faces, Noses and Mouths; Comic Lectures on Animal Magnetism; Burlesque Specimens of Stump Eloquence; Transactions of Learned Societies; Comical Delineation of Eccentric Characters; Amusing Colloquies and Monologues. With twelve portraits of Dr. Valentine in character.
Mrs. Partington's Carpet-Bag of Fun. Containing the Queer Sayings of Mrs. Partington, and the Funny Doings of her remarkable Son Isaac. Also the most amusing collection extant of Playful Puns, Phunny Poems, Pleasing Prose, Popular Parodies, and Political Pasquinades, Rhymes Without Reason and Reason Without Rhymes, Anecdotes, Conundrums, Anagrams, etc. Illustrated.
Yale College Scrapes; or, How the Boys Go it at New Haven. This is a book of 114 pages, containing accounts of all the famous "Scrapes" and "Sprees" of which students of Old Yale have been guilty for the last quarter of a century.
Chips From Uncle Sam's Jack-Knife. Illustrated with over 100 Comical Engravings, and comprising a collection of over 500 Laughable Stories, Funny Adventures, Comic Poetry, Queer Conundrums, Terrific Puns and Sentimental Sentences.
Fox's Ethiopian Comicalities. Containing Strange Sayings, Eccentric Doings, Burlesque Speeches, Laughable Drolleries and Funny Stories, by the celebrated Ethiopian Comedian Charles Fox.
Ned Turner's Circus Joke Book. A collection of the best Jokes, Bon Mots, Repartees, Gems of Wit and Funny Sayings and Doings of the celebrated Equestrian Clown and Ethiopian Comedian, Ned Turner.
Ned Turner's Black Jokes. A collection of Funny Stories, Jokes and Conundrums, with Witty Sayings and Humorous Dialogues, as given by Ned Turner.
Ned Turner's Clown Joke Book. Containing the best Jokes and Gems of Wit, composed and delivered by Ned Turner.
Charley White's Joke Book. Containing a full exposÉ of all the most Laughable Jokes, Witticisms, etc., as told by the celebrated Ethiopian Comedian, Charles White.
Black Wit and Darky Conversations. Containing laughable Anecdotes, Jokes and Darky Conversations.
Broad Grins of the Laughing Philosopher. This book is full of the drollest and queerest incidents imaginable, interspersed with jokes, quaint sayings and funny pictures.
Very, Very Funny. Containing the Cream of the best funny things published in "Puck", "The Detroit Free Press," "Norristown Herald," "Peck's Sun," "Texas Siftings," "Arkansaw Traveler," etc. No threadbare jokes, but everything fresh and profusely illustrated.
How to Speak in Public; or, the Art of Extempore Oratory. A valuable manual for those who desire to become ready off-hand speakers; containing clear directions how to arrange ideas logically and quickly, including examples of speeches delivered by some of the greatest orators.
Jack Johnson's Jokes for the Jolly. A collection of Funny Stories, Droll Incidents, Queer Conceits and Apt Repartees. Illustrating the Drolleries of Border Life in the West, Yankee Peculiarities, Dutch Blunders, French Sarcasms, Irish Wit and Humor, etc., with short Ludicrous Narratives.
Snipsnaps and Snickerings of Simon Snodgrass. A collection of Laughable Irish Stories, Dutch Blunders, Yankee Tricks and Dodges, Backwoods Boasting, Humors of Horse-trading, Negro Comicalities, Frenchmen's Queer Mistakes, Scotch Shrewdness, and other phases of eccentric character. It is also full of funny engravings.
The Strange and Wonderful Adventures of Bachelor Butterfly. Showing how his passion for Natural history completely eradicated the tender passion implanted in his breast—also detailing his Extraordinary Travels both by sea and land—his Hair-breadth Escapes from fire and cold—his being come over by a Widow with nine small children—and other Perils of a most extraordinary nature. The whole illustrated by about 200 engravings.
The Laughable Adventures of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson. Showing where they went, and how they went, what they did and how they did it. Here is a book which will make you split your sides laughing. It shows the comical adventures of three jolly young greenhorns, who went travelling, and got into all manner of scrapes and funny adventures. Illustrated with nearly 200 comic engravings.
The Jolly Joker; or, a Laugh all Round. An immense Collection of the Funniest Jokes, Drollest Anecdotes and most Side-Splitting Oddities in existence. The illustrations alone are sufficient for a constant and long-sustained series of good square laughs for all time. 12 mo, 144 pages.
The Mishaps and Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck. This humorous and curious book sets forth, with 188 comic drawings, the misfortunes which befell Mr. Oldbuck; and also his five unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide—his hair-breadth escapes from fire, water and famine—his affection for his poor dog, etc. To look over this book will make you laugh, and you can't help it.
Uncle Josh's Trunkful Of Fun. Containing a rich collection of
- Comical Stories, Cruel Sells,
- Side-Splitting Jokes, Humorous Poetical Drolleries,
- Quaint Parodies, Burlesque Sermons.
- New Conundrums, Mirth-Provoking Speeches.
- Curious Puzzles, Amusing Card Tricks, and
- Astonishing Feats of Parlor-Magic.
This book is illustrated with nearly 200 funny engravings, and contains, in 64 large octavo double-column pages, at least three times as much reading matter and real fun as any other book of the price.
Draiper's Six Hundred Ways to Make Money. A reliable Compendium of valuable Receipts for making articles in constant demand and of ready sale, carefully selected from private sources and the best established authorities. By Edmund S. Draiper, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, etc. This Collection of Receipts is undoubtedly the most valuable and comprehensive that has ever been offered to the public in so cheap a form.
The Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth. With a full Sketch of the Conspiracy of which he was the Leader, and the Pursuit, Trial and Execution of his Accomplices. By George Alfred Townsend. Illustrated on the cover with a fine portrait of the Assassin, and also containing Plans, Maps, etc.
