Esar Evan 1899 1995 (1 results)
Published by New York, Harvest House, Publishers, 1945., 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Completely rev. & enlg. ed. ; vii, 491 pp. ; 21 cm. ; LCCN: 45-8695 ; OCLC: 599793 ; red and black cloth with black lettering ; slight wear ; foxing ; over 3,500 examples ; Esar, "a pioneer of humor studies, worked at classifying humor and at studying its nature and evolution as 'a man of… science.'" ; "All jokes are arranged alphabetically by subject, and the number of subject entries is considerably greater than in any other compilation.The most valuable element in the alphabetical arrangement of the subject matter is the simplified cross reference system ." ; crease to page 227/228 ; G. Book.
