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Benchley Lost and Found by Robert Benchley / 1970 Dover Thrift Edition / Essays

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Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“183 pages; edge wear, some light creasing; Finest humor from early 30s, about pet peeves, child ...
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Vintage
Yes
Intended Audience
Adults
ISBN
9780486224107

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486224104
ISBN-13
9780486224107
eBay Product ID (ePID)
666238

Product Key Features

Book Title
Benchley Lost and Found
Number of Pages
189 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Form / Essays
Publication Year
1970
Illustrator
Arno, Peter S., Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Humor
Author
Robert Benchley
Book Series
Dover Humor Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
7.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
78-088786
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
These 39 prodigal pieces show Robert Benchley at the height of his whimsicality, damning with gentle urbanity all the things that peeve every one of us -- but with a wit and mock anger none of the rest of us could have managed. The discomforts of travel on trains, large and heavy suitcases that must be carried by unwilling porters, standing in line at the post office (then to learn that your package is improperly tied), malicious fogs that blot out the race track at the last lap, the sand that gets kicked into one's face at the beach, vitamins and their puffery, and all the petty annoyances that we grumble about ourselves but laugh at when they befall others. The 39 prodigal pieces greatly enlarge the corpus of the best Benchley. Forty-four original illustrations, mostly by Peter Arno, are included., These "39 prodigal pieces" show Robert Benchley at the height of his whimsicality, damning with gentle urbanity all the things that peeve every one of us -- but with a wit and mock anger none of the rest of us could have managed. The discomforts of travel on trains, large and heavy suitcases that must be carried by unwilling porters, standing in line at the post office (then to learn that your package is improperly tied), malicious fogs that blot out the race track at the last lap, the sand that gets kicked into one's face at the beach, vitamins and their puffery, and all the petty annoyances that we grumble about ourselves but laugh at when they befall others. The 39 prodigal pieces greatly enlarge the corpus of the best Benchley. Forty-four original illustrations, mostly by Peter Arno, are included., Finest humor from early 30s, about pet peeves, child psychologists, post office, and others. Mostly unavailable elsewhere. 73 illustrations by Peter Arno and others., Great humorist at his best -- 39 prodigal pieces never before collected, all from Liberty Magazine in the early 30s. Gentle, urbane wit aimed at taxes, horse racing, Europeans who live their own stereotypes, sand kicked in one's face at the beach, much more. Illustrations by Peter Arno., Finest humor from early 30s, about pet peeves, child psychologists, post office and others. Mostly unavailable elsewhere. 73 illustrations by Peter Arno and others.
LC Classification Number
PS3503.E49

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