Get Thee to a Punnery
Lederer, Richard, Thompson, Bill (illustrator)
Language: English
Published by Charleston, SC, U.S.A.: Wyrick & Company, 1988, Charleston, SC, U.S.A., 1988
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Seller: The Book Exchange, Hickory, NC, U.S.A.The Book Exchange
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No Jacket. Signed by Author. Used trade paperback, no edition stated, with number line 9 8 7 6. Dated (3/14/91) and signed on the half title page. To Greg, my pun pal, Richard Lederer. Page edges very lightly stained. Pictorial cover has minor edgewear, bumped corners and crease at the spine edge. All in all, it's still in very good, clean, tight condition.
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- Title
- Get Thee to a Punnery
- Author
- Lederer, Richard, Thompson, Bill (illustrator)
- Publisher
- Charleston, SC, U.S.A.: Wyrick & Company, 1988, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0941711080
- ISBN 13
- 9780941711081
- Illustrator
- Thompson, Bill (illustrator)
Get Thee to a Punnery proves that the pun is mightier than the sword . . . and here are sidesplitting puns of every color, stripe and persuasion to suit every whim. Even if you don't know that your humerus is your funny bone, this is the book for you.
The Time of the Signs:
- On a diaper service truck: Rock a dry baby.
- On a plumber's service truck: A flush is better than a full house.
- Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a communist plot! -Edgar Bergen
- Quiche me-I'm French!
- Hangover-the wrath of grapes
- Work is the ruin of the drinking classes. -Oscar Wilde
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About the Author
Richard Lederer is the author of more than 35 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series. He is founding cohost of A Way with Words on public radio and his syndicated column, "Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He lives in San Diego.
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