In life, James Thurber called himself "a wide-eyed son of a bitch with a glass in his hand". Here, in Burton Bernstein's indispensable biography, readers learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became. The author will be featured on a PBS documentary on Thurber this spring. 27 line illustations.
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In life, James Thurber called himself "a wide-eyed son of a bitch with a glass in his hand". Here, in Burton Bernstein's indispensable biography, readers learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became. The author will be featured on a PBS documentary on Thurber this spring. 27 line illustations.
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Very good in good dust jacket. jacket worn at corners, edges and spine, surface of jacket faded and soiled, abrasions on back cover of jacket; copy has slightly soiled text blocks, owner's name on flyleaf; text and binding fine. ix, 532 p., [16] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Plates. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 517-520.
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Thurber, James. Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library/discard markings. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Good in Good- jacket. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Jacket and cover have a small spot on front by spine, appears to have been chewed by puppy but not badly. Pages clean, text unmarked, binding sound.
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James Thurber. Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in VG white dj. 532 Pages with index. -Illustrated with 32 pages of photographs and line drawings by Thurber. Learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. DJ is clean and colorfully illustrated paper, with a Thurber drawing of a dog on the front. There is a clear plastic covering over the DJ. Cover is cream colored paper on boards. Spine is maroon cloth, with gold gilt lettering. Cover, Pages and Binding are clean and tight.