Product Description
First edition/first printing presumed.
Small-format novelty hardcover humor book with original hanging bead chain attached through the upper corner, designed for display in a bathroom ('the john').
A wonderfully kitschy piece of early-1960s American novelty publishing, collecting risqué jokes, cartoons, limericks, and adult-oriented humor intended for casual bathroom reading.
The publisher's promotional copy proudly describes it as a volume of 'lusty, gusty, and busty humor' and recommends hanging it beside the toilet for guests' amusement.
The contents are typical of the era's nightclub, bachelor-party, and men's-magazine humor, illustrated with numerous black-and-white cartoons and gag drawings.
The original bead-chain hanger survives, a feature frequently missing from copies encountered today.
Condition: Book grades Very Good+.
Bright pink pictorial boards remain attractive with light rubbing, scattered spotting/soiling, and minor wear at extremities.
Binding is sound and square.
Original metal hanging chain remains attached and intact.
Interior is clean with light age toning and no writing, ownership marks, or significant defects observed.
No dust jacket as issued.
Copyright page states Copyright 1961, Kanrom Inc.
, 311 West 43rd St.
, New York 36, N.
Y.
No later printing indications noted; treated as a first edition/first printing.
Kanrom specialized in novelty bathroom and gag books during the mid-century period.
Surviving examples are collected today more for their quirky design, period humor, and ephemera appeal than for literary significance.
Copies retaining the original hanging chain are notably more desirable than incomplete examples.
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