Collecting Himself: James Thurber on Writing and Writers, Humor and Himself
by Thurber, James and Rosen, Michael J. (ed.)
- Used
- Condition
- very good: age wear to covers, remainder stripe on bottom of text block, text clean, binding tight.
- ISBN 10
- 0060920173
- ISBN 13
- 9780060920173
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About This Item
HarperPerennial, 1990. trade paperback. very good: age wear to covers, remainder stripe on bottom of text block, text clean, binding tight.. Octavo 263pp. from back cover: "The first new Thurber collection in 23 years and it's a pip....All that's wonderful about Thurber is on display here: the carefully constructed, graceful prose...the wicked puns...and the brilliant parodies that so sharply poke fun at popular culture." #00514.
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 430
- Title
- Collecting Himself
- Author
- Thurber, James and Rosen, Michael J. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: age wear to covers, remainder stripe on bottom of text block, text clean, binding tight.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0060920173
- ISBN 13
- 9780060920173
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- humor, memoir, drawing, literary criticism
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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