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IT'S AGAINST THE LAW!
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New York: A & S Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket; Orange boards with black decorated front board and spine titles. Straight and tight; front joint cracked at bottom. Inscribed on front endpaper: "To King - With fond memories of fun and hectic days in Lawrenceville and Kilkare from his friend - Dick Hyman March 27, 1951" 1949. Not Stated. Hardcover. Collection of some of the "obsolete, senseless and ridculous law which litter the statute books of our various states and municipalities" cataloged by state and illustrated by Otto Soglow. For example: in Connecticut, females are not allowed to play in orchestras after 10 PM; in Devon, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. From Georgia: it is illegal to go without a shirt in Toomsboro. Oh, and cats are forbidden to howl after 9 PM in Columbus. ; Signed by Author . more information
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THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBER
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London: Folio Society. Fine; Unread book with silver decorated boards in Fine slipcase. 1997. Hardcover. more information
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THE WONDERFUL O
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Book has top edge spotting. Jacket has light top edge wrinkling, minor edge wear, and is protected in mylar. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 73 pages . more information
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THE BEAST IN ME AND OTHER ANIMALS
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket; First state. 55: burn, 63: President. Book has a gift inscription to the front endpaper and some fading along top edge. Jacket is chipped (3 largish) and soiled and is protected in a mylar cover. 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. more information
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MEN, WOMEN AND DOGS
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. Near Fine in Good dust jacket; A Book of Drawings, with a preface by Dorothy Parker. Book has minimal top edge soil and a gift inscription on the front endpaper. Jacket has a large chip to spine heel affecting terminal letters in publisher's name, smaller ones to the head and corners, and is now protected in a mylar cover. 1943. First Edition. Hard Cover. more information
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THURBER ON CRIME
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New York: Mysterious Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book has a slight lean; light wrinkling to jacket's spine heel. 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. A collection of Thurber's ruminations on villainy features stories, articles, and essays that include Mr. Prebble Gets Rid of His Wife; Izzy and Moe; A Glimpse of the Flatpaws; Mr. Monroe Holds the Fort; The Man Who Knew Too Little. . more information
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