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Thurber Country. A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females, mainly of Our own Species

Thurber Country. A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females, mainly of Our own Species

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Thurber Country. A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females, mainly of Our own Species

by Thurber, James

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. Illustrated by Thurber. 276, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original linen-backed mauve boards. Fine in fine original yellow illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated by Thurber. 276, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED by the author and from the estate of fellow New Yorker Cartoonist Claude Smith, with a note laid in on how he got this inscribed copy from James Geraghty.

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Title
Thurber Country. A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females, mainly of Our own Species
Author
Thurber, James
Format/Binding
Illustrated by Thurber. 276, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition
Used - Original linen-backed mauve boards. Fine in fine original yellow illustrated dust jacket
Quantity Available
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1953
Keywords
Humor | American | James Thurber
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