The Best Humor Annual
by Untermeyer, Louis and Shikes, Ralph E. (eds.)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good: mild shelf wear, mild toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight/good: chipping and rubbing, corner wear, age toning, NOT clipped ($3.75)
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. first edition. hardcover. very good: mild shelf wear, mild toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight/good: chipping and rubbing, corner wear, age toning, NOT clipped ($3.75). 8vo 334pp. stated first edition. from front flap: "Thanks to the encouragement of generous critics [...] and the still more gratifying response of enthusiastic readers, this is the third of the increasingly popular BEST HUMOR ANNUAL series. As in the previous editions, there is a mingling of famous writers and (as yet) less well-known humorists." #01320.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1252
- Title
- The Best Humor Annual
- Author
- Untermeyer, Louis and Shikes, Ralph E. (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: mild shelf wear, mild toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight
- Jacket Condition
- good: chipping and rubbing, corner wear, age toning, NOT clipped ($3.75)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- humor, anthology, essays, nonfiction, first edition
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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