Synopsis
A cartoon collection in color bound as postcards of thirty of those elaborate and ridiculous devices drawn to accomplish the most mundane tasks. Rube Goldberg has become synonymous with any maximum effort to achieve minimal results. His ingenious drawings demonstrating that the unnecessary can also be the mother of invention -- often with hilarious results.
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About the Author
This postcard book published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang was compiled by Maynard Frank Wolfe from the Rube Goldberg Archieves.
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Inventions!: 30 Rube Goldberg Postcards
Published by
Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1996
ISBN 10: 1556705247
ISBN 13: 9781556705243
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1556705247I3N10
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Rube Goldberg Inventions!
Published by
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1996
ISBN 10: 1556705247
ISBN 13: 9781556705243
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Remarks Used Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing. 30 oblong (4" x 9 1/4") postcards. Bright, clean & tight postcard book, unused/unmarked, in AS NEW condition. RUBE2841 "Through his wacky cartoons which depict the most elaborate and ridiculous devices to accomplish the most mundane tasks, 'Rube Goldberg' has become synonymous with any maximum effort to achieve minimal results. His ingenious drawings follow their own impeccable logic, demonstrating that the unnecessary can also be the mother of invention--often with hilarious results." [publisher copy] Pristine & colorful postcards, mailable, classic nonsense illustrations w/alphabetrick Rube Goldberg systems analysis. Quite presentable & unnecessary. Seller Inventory # RUB2841
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Inventions Postcard Book
Seller: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. B Post Cards Glass 3: This oblong book of postcards, in color, is as new. A Fine copy. Yellow, Rube inventing on cover. Seller Inventory # feb25-24-3
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RUBE GOLDBERG Inventions! 30 postcards
Published by
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1996
ISBN 10: 1556705247
ISBN 13: 9781556705243
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: PAPPINFUSS Books, Encino, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. As New condition. Never used. Seller Inventory # 1521
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Inventions!: 30 Rube Goldberg Postcards
Published by
Stewart Tabori & Chang, Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1996
ISBN 10: 1556705247
ISBN 13: 9781556705243
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Samuel H. Rokusek, Bookseller, Pleasant Prairie, WI, U.S.A.
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Illustrated Card. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Cards are all present but many are loose. Size 4 X 9.5 inches oblong. Contains Class D cards. Seller Inventory # 003087