Thurber, James — Alarms and Diversions

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Black Cloth with Yellow Spine). Fair Condition/Good. Titles, contents list & foreword to front. A collection of humourous stories, essays, and drawings by the American humorist and cartoonist, James Thurber, mainly gleaned from the pages of The New Yorker magazine. James Thurber believes this book contains the best-balanced collection of his writings (he has never bothered to appraise his drawings, leaving that to the rest of us). The prose includes short stories and essays, in which hilarity is blended with what he calls serious comedy, pointed up here and there with sharp satire. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 367. D/J. in library protective cover. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Red & black titles spine with b/w. line drawing;. sellotape marks to covers. Library stamps to end-papers & verso of title page with labels to spine & rear e/p.. illustrated by b/w. drawings & cartoons. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; Cartoons; American Humour; Drawings; United States; Fiction. Inventory No: 5137.