James Thurber Introduction (37 results)
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1943
- Hardcover
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Redux Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. COVER MAY NOT MATCH THE PICTURE ON THIS SITE. Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. AN EXCELLENT READING OR REFERENCE COPY!; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next bu…siness day.
My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics).
James Thurber; John K. Hutchens [Introduction]; Russell Baker [Afterword]; .
- Softcover
Seller: Books Revisited, Saint Cloud, MN, U.S.A.Books Revisited
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Paperback. Condition: Very good. softcover, minor wear, binding tight and pages bright, a nice copy.
Language: English
Published by Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA, 1980
- Softcover
Seller: The Shop Around The Corner, Elgin, IL, U.S.A.The Shop Around The Corner
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). box 36 5¼"x8"; 179 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you ha…ve any questions, contact me before ordering for details.
My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics)
James Thurber; John K. Hutchens [Introduction]; Russell Baker [Afterword];
- Softcover
Seller: Cheryl's Books, Vinemont, AL, U.S.A.Cheryl's Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback book in good condition.
Is Sex Necessary?: Or, Why You Feel the Way You Do
James Thurber and E.B. White, with an introduction by E.B. White
- Softcover
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.My Dead Aunt's Books
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paperback. Condition: Good. 190 p., plus catalog, clean and unmarked on paper that is tanning but not chipped; many witty drawings; binding firm; glossy light blue wrapper with yellwo lettering (doesn't match that shown) has slight edge wear. Not only funny, but interesting sociologically because written at end of the 1920s.
My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics)
James Thurber; John K. Hutchens [Introduction]; Russell Baker [Afterword];
- Softcover
Seller: Cheryl's Books, Vinemont, AL, U.S.A.Cheryl's Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback book in good condition. Prior library item with normal library markings.
Published by Time-Life Books, 1980
- Softcover
Seller: Polly's Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Polly's Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Used: Good. A nice copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean. Covers are good. Edges are mildly yellowed. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.
My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics)
James Thurber; John K. Hutchens [Introduction]; Russell Baker [Afterword];
- Softcover
Seller: Hollywood Canteen Inc., Toronto, ON, CanadaHollywood Canteen Inc.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 22 septsurface wear to cover.
- Hardcover
Seller: Pink Casa Antiques, Frankfort, KY, U.S.A.Pink Casa Antiques
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. full number line, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.
Language: English
Published by Perennial Library/Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., New York, Hagerstown, MD, et al., 1973
- Softcover
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.gearbooks
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Perennial Library Ed Published 1973. 114 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Slightly creased front cover. Stain on bottom edge.
Published by The Folio Society, London, England, 2000
- Hardcover
Seller: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, U.S.A.Falls Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Interesting and colorful binding. Silver-Grey paper-wrapped binding Binding has several black line Thurber illustrations. Backgrounds are light shadow urban skyscraper scenes created with thousands of small dots. Grey end papers. Four small light fox spots on headfedg…e near spine. 256 pages. No dustjacket. Excellant grey slipcase. THURBER, James (illustrator).
Published by Folio Society, London, 2000
- Hardcover
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. pp. 256.,8vo,Near fine condition in like slipcase, This is the third Folio Society printing. black-&-white illustrations (illustrator).
Published by Crest Book / Fawcett Publications Inc, Greenwich, CT, 1960
- Softcover
Seller: Karl Theis, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.Karl Theis
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. TEXT UNMARKED, Crest Book S-395 with 35 cents cover price. No creases to spine. W. W. Denslow (illustrator).
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers (1966), New York, NY, 1966
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers. G/G. (1966). . Cloth w/DJ. Sm 4to., 208 pp., DJ edges frayed, price-clipped, cover faded . Black & White Illustrations (illustrator).
Published by New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1950., 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerReprint of the 1932 first edition with text addition of the two page "Author's Memoir." Unpaged - 12, 148 pages. Hardcover; H 22.75cm x L 20.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled, large chip to rear panel and spine ends, chipping to top and bottom edges of front panel; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Black cloth spi…ne with dull aquamarine boards, spine head frayed with heel bumped, staining across top of front board. Some toning to edges and endpapers. With two-page Author's Memoir by James Thurber and four page Introduction by Dorothy Parker. Thurber's comedic b/w illustrations on other leaves. A good+ copy in only a fair dust jacket.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomAlexander's Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First USA edition first printing Large octavo hardback 208 pp Many illustrations by James Thurber Very Good + condition in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket No inscriptions. James Thurber (illustrator).
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. deluxe edition. 128 pages. 8.44x5.63x0.31 inches. In Stock. Simont, Marc (illustrator).
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. deluxe edition. 96 pages. 8.43x5.62x0.28 inches. In Stock. Simont, Marc (illustrator).
Published by Book Club Associates, London, 2nd Impression 1974, 630 ; 550 pp. Text in English. Illustrated in black and white., 1974
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariaat Hortus Conclusus, Bergambacht, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Hortus Conclusus
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Add to basketOriginal cloth bindings, with dustjackets (dustjackets a bit worn / discoloured), else a good set. Please see description or ask for photos.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, [1967]. 208 pp. Tekst in English. Illustrated in black and white., 1967
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariaat Hortus Conclusus, Bergambacht, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Hortus Conclusus
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Add to basketOriginal blue cloth with dust jacket. Dustjacket a bit damaged, else in good condition. Contents very good. Please see description or ask for photos.
Language: English
Published by BCA, London UK, 1974
- Hardcover
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United KingdomSarah Zaluckyj
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good ++/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Good ++. Reprint. 630 pages. Page-edges and margins are age-yellowed. Dustjacket has colour shift/fading to spine, rear hinge and upper rear, wear with small creases to spine-ends/upper edges, small frays to corners. Hardback binding has light wear/small…creases to spine-ends and top front board corner, some browning to flyleaf. Pages clean and sound.
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Published by Harper & Row, 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United KingdomMungobooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st printing hardback in price clipped jacket. Both book and jacket in near fine condition, with no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request.
The Genius of James Thurber [Folio Society edition]
Thurber, James; Selection and Introduction by Michael J. Rosen
Published by The Folio Society, London, United Kingdom, 1998
- Hardcover
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, CanadaEric James
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover in Fine slipcase, second printing, 252 pages, illustrations by Thurber. See also our other Thurber titles (buy two or more and save on postage!).
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Language: English
Published by NYR Children's Collection June 17, 2008, New York, 2008
- Hardcover
Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.ALEXANDER POPE
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Condition: Very Good+. reprint. The New York Review Children's Collection included this rich story by James Thurber in their prestigious selection of outstanding chuldren's books 124 pp. Simont, Marc (illustrator).
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Published by Harper & Row, 1966
- First Edition
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine book in a Very Good dustjacket. Price-clipped. "A new collection of drawings of male and female animals including the human.".
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York Evanston London, 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xi + 12-208 pp, stated First Edition, "A New Collection of drawings of male and female animals including the human" 7.3" x 105" gray cloth bords with gilt lines and spine letters, in price clipped illustrated light blue DJ. with acetate protector…. Size: Quarto. Thurber, James (illustrator). Book.
- Softcover
Seller: London Bridge Books, London, United KingdomLondon Bridge Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good.
Published by Folio Society., London, 1997
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Fine in silver pictorial boards without dust jacket as issued. (Lacks the slipcase. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages.
Published by Harper and Row, New York, 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with illustrated green dust wrapper in mylar. Gilt decoration featuring a cartoon-version of James Thurber and his dog on the front cover. Gilt decoration of a rabbit and gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated endpape…rs. Lists of other books by Thurber on back flap of dust wrapper and front flyleaf in the book preceding the title page. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2." 208 pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, complete. Index in the back. Dust wrapper and pages and covers of the book are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Fine dust wrapper. James Thurber (1894-1961) was an American cartoonist, humorist, playwright, and author. Most of his work was published in The New Yorker. Thurber was known for his observational sort of humor and was one of the most popular humorists in his time. Front panel of dust wrapper includes the following subtitle: "A new collection of drawings of male and female animals, including the human." The drawings range in tone from humorous, to introspective, to ambiguous. Categories of Thurber's drawings are the following: "Sports," "The Patient," "More Patients," "1917-1918," "Mainly Men and Women 1," "Fantasies," "A Gallery of Real Creatures," "The Hound and the Gun," "Europe," "Mainly Men and Women 2," "Shakespeare," "The Hound and the Hare," "Self-Portraits and Portraits," "Famous Poems Illustrated," "The Hound and the Hat," "Mainly Men and Women 3," "Parties," and "Word Dances.".
My Life and Hard Times (Perennial Classics)
James Thurber; John K. Hutchens [Introduction]; Russell Baker [Afterword];
- Softcover
Seller: London Bridge Books, London, United KingdomLondon Bridge Books
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Paperback. Condition: Fair.









