An Encyclopedia of Modern American Humor
by Cerf, Bennett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Modern Library, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Very Good. Reprint, Toledano binding style G5, blue cloth, blank endpapers, interior of dust jacket has an unnumbered amount of titles, 688 pages; damp stain visible to tail of spine and continues to bottom of edge of front cover, faint tide mark to bottom edge of pages; dust jacket has light dampstain along bottom edge, gently edge worn, now protected in mylar cover. A Modern Library Giant Edition with drawings by Doug Anderson; features stories by the likes of James Thurber, Will Rogers, John O'Hara, and Mark Twain.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CS00808
- Title
- An Encyclopedia of Modern American Humor
- Author
- Cerf, Bennett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- VINTAGE CLASSIC DOUG ANDERSON HUMOR SATIRE COMEDY AMERICAN ESSAYS BENCHLEY TWAIN PARKER ROGERS TRY AND STOP ME THE LIFE OF THE PARTY
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Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
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