The Beast in Me and Other Animals.
by JAMES THURBER
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
THURBER, JAMES. The Beast in Me and Other Animals. Illustrated. 8vo. Original pictorial green cloth, spine faded, in pictorial dust wrapper. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company (1948). First Edition.
Presentation copy, inscribed on the front endpaper, "For Pooz and Ruth Happy days Don't tease the animals Jim Jano / Thurber."
Dust wrapper chipped at head and heel of spine; 3-inch tear on front bottom right corner; plus chips along top and minor soiling; o/w very nice.
Presentation copy, inscribed on the front endpaper, "For Pooz and Ruth Happy days Don't tease the animals Jim Jano / Thurber."
Dust wrapper chipped at head and heel of spine; 3-inch tear on front bottom right corner; plus chips along top and minor soiling; o/w very nice.
Synopsis
These twenty-three humorous stories and essays and more than one hundred illustrations find James Thurber in absolutely top form. The book concludes with a sampling of articles Thurber wrote for the New Yorker’s “The Talk of the Town,” demonstrating his often overlooked skill as a reporter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Robert Minkoff, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7474
- Title
- The Beast in Me and Other Animals.
- Author
- JAMES THURBER
- Format/Binding
- Original pictorial green cloth, spine faded, in pictorial dust wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.Massachusetts residents must add 6.25 percent sales tax to remittances.
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
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Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
About the Seller
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
About George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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