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Isbn 9780394800158 9780394800158 hardcover, random house books for young readers, 1960. Bennett cerfs book of laughs by bennett cerf librarything. Book of laughs 1959 try and stop me 1944 more riddles 1961 bennett cerf on wikipedia. What i like best about this book is that its essentially a joke book yet told through the misadventures of a little boy. Book of laughs, bennett cerf, vintage 1950s childrens book, 1959. More editions of bennett cerf s book of riddles beginner books. A cartoon book with a purpose reamer keller, the saturday evening post cartoons. The cat in the hat the cat in the hat comes back a fly went by the big jump and other stories a big ball of string sam and the firefly you will go to the moon cowboy andy the whales go by ann can fly stop that ball. Bennett cerfs book of laughs hardcover january 1, 1959 by bennett cerf author visit amazons bennett cerf page. Beginner books lot of 3 1959,60,62 hcdj bennett cerf s book of animal riddles 1964 dr. Our hero marvin is a bit of a miscreant, be warned. Famous ghost stories bennett cerf snippet view 1944.
This book is hardbound in yellow, paper covered boards, with color, pictorial printing to the upper cover, in a dust jacket with soiling and wearchipping to the edges. Bennett cerfs book of laughs is a vintage childrens book from the 1950s. Bennett cerf, paddy chayefsky, lorraine hansberry, lillian hellman, saul levitt published by vintage isbn 10. Bennett cerf helped to shape the american publishing business into what it is today. Bennett cerf s book of laughs illustrated by carl rose beginner books a division of random house. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Seuss books, however there has not been as keen an interest in the nonseuss beginner books. Bennett cerfs book of laughs by bennett cerf goodreads. What i like best about this book is that its essentially a joke book yet told through the misadventures of a little boy named marvin. Best known as publisher and founder of random house. See all books authored by bennett cerf, including bennett cerfs book of riddles, and riddles. Im not going to claim that this book was bennett cerfs greatest contribution to society, but its worth checking out of the library or picking up at a garage sale. An uproarious treasury of leisure time laughs marione r. Full text of book of laughs english see other formats bennett cerfs drawings bv carl ros. Klopfer, bought the rights to the modern library from. Bennett cerf was born on may 25, 1898, in manhattan, new york, to a jewish family of alsatian and german origin. Bennett cerfs book of laughs illustrated by carl rose beginner books a division of random house. Dr seuss i can read beginner books presents book of laughs by bennett cerf illustrated by carl rose. Sourced quotations by the american publisher bennett cerf 1898 1971. Bennett cerfs book of laughs, carl rose illustrator 1st.
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Collecting,identifying, and valuing first edition beginner books. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Bennett cerf project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Bennett cerfs bumper crop 2 volume set good for a laugh 1952 the life of the party 1956 the laugh s on me 1959 laugh day 1965 famous ghost stories anthology, 1944 the unexpected anthology, 1948 at random. Beginner books series was written by the original funny man and cofounder of random house, bennett cerf. Many thanks to epaddon for providing his copy of this video. Collecting,identifying, and valuing first edition beginner. Bennett cerf was one of the most famous publishers of his timei still have fond memories of his book of laughsbut if the famous writers school looks like something of a scam, well, it was. Bennett cerfs book of laughs, drawings by carl rose, funny vintage 1959 hardcover book for kids, childrens book purevintagetreasures from shop purevintagetreasures.
Bennett cerfs book of laughs bennett cerf, carl rose on. A writer and television personality, cerf was also an active editor and enthusiastic promoter of the writers published by his company, random house. Marvins days are filled with many humorous situations. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bennett cerfs book of laughs by bennett cerf, hardcover. Bennett cerf 1898 1971 bennett cerf was born in new york on may 25th 1898. A collection of over 300 of the worlds best printable limericks. By the time of the cat in the hats publication, dr. Bennett cerf s book of laughs hardcover january 1, 1959 by bennett cerf author visit amazons bennett cerf page. Bennett cerfs book of laughs bennett cerf carl rose random house, 1959 the 11th book published in the random house beginner books series was written by the original funny man and cofounder of random house, bennett cerf. One of several episodes of nighttime password ill be posting that feature regulars from wml, this time featuring bennett cerf. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Bennett cerf biography, birth date, birth place and pictures.
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Bennett cerf s book of laughs hardcover september 12, 1959. Childrens juvenile wit humor bennett cerf book of laughs. Bennett alfred cerf may 25, 1898 august 27, 1971 was a publisher and cofounder of random house, also known for his own compilations of jokes and pun s, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the united states, and for his television appearances in the panel game show whats my line biography. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Thirtyone riddles that will bring laughs and be easy to remember for telling to others notes. Bennett cerfs book of laughs illustrated by carl rose beginner books fj vision of random house 0, ne day marvin went to a farm, would you like to take this hen home to eat. Seuss was a very successful childrens book illustrator, having. Beginner books lot of 3 1959,60,62 hcdj bennett cerfs book of. Book of laughs the library wiki fandom powered by wikia. Bennett cerfs book of riddles by bennett cerf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Bennett cerf has 68 books on goodreads with 10431 ratings. Cerf compiled a list of 379 words as the basic vocabulary for young readers, along with another 20 slightly harder emergency words. Copyright 1959 book club edition this is a used vintage. Anything for a laugh by bennett cerf hcdj 1946 first ed. Bennett cerfs book of riddles by cerf, bennett, 18981971. Bennett cerf s book of laughs kids joke book illustrated by carl rose. Jessica mitford, whose american way of death is one of the great classics of investigative journalism, wrote a savage takedown of the school in the.
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