Bennett Cerf s Book of Laughs

[CERF, Bennett]

Published by Beginner Books, a Division of Random House, New York, 1959

About this Item

First edition. 8vo; 61 [4]pp; glazed yellow pictorial boards featuring a giraffe; color illustrated endpapers; color illustrations with text; light scuff to head and tail of spine; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket lacking price, rear panel features a publisher s ad for "I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books" with an image of the Cat in the Hat, "0275" on bottom right; near fine in near fine dj. The illustrated story of a young boy named Marvin and his adventures. The illustrator, Carl Rose, was a cartoonist who contributed to The New Yorker magazine. The author, Bennett Cerf, was a co-founder of Random House publishing company, a columnist for King Features and a panelist on the TV show, "What s My Line?".

Seller Inventory # 1387

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bennett Cerf s Book of Laughs
• Publisher: Beginner Books, a Division of Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1959
• Binding: Boards
• Illustrator: Carl ROSE
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Juvenile