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1. A brief history of American jest books
Weiss, Harry B. 1883-1972
books
- Name: Weiss, Harry B. 1883-1972
- Published: The New York public library: New York. 1943
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2. The comic liar. A book not commonly found in Sunday schools
Alden, W. L. 1837-1908
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- Name: Alden, W. L. 1837-1908
- Published: G.W. Carleton & Co: New York. 1883
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3. A history of New York ; the Crayon papers
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
books
- Name: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
- Published: Dirigo Publishing Company: Boston. 1898
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4. Josh Hayseed in New York
Call, William Timothy, 1856-1917
books
- Name: Call, William Timothy, 1856-1917
- Published: Excelsior: New York. c1887
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5. The Judge
periodicals
- Published: The Judge Publishing Co: New York, N.Y. 1881-1947
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6. Salmagundi, or, The whim-whams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, esq., and others
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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- Name: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
- Published: G.P. Putnam & Co: New York. 1857
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7. Sketches and cartoons
Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944
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- Name: Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944
- Published: R.H. Russell: New York. 1900, c.1898
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8. The Stock Exchange in caricature : a private collection of caricatures, cartoons and character sketches of members of the New York Stock Exchange, humorously portraying their fads and foibles, and conveying the jovial spirit and good fellowship underlying the serious side of everyday life "on 'change"
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- Published: Abram Stone publisher: New York. 1904
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9. Uptown local, downtown express
Stevenson, James, 1929-2017
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- Name: Stevenson, James, 1929-2017
- Published: Viking Press: New York. c1983
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10. The World's almaniac for 1879 : a compendium of useless and interesting information
books
- Published: World: New York. 1878
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11. Yours truly and one hundred other original drawings
books
- Published: Judge Co: New York. c1908
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