James Thurber — The Thurber Carnival

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1948. Cloth. A smart fifth impression of this humorous collection of cartoons and stories from American journalist James Thurber. Fifth impression, originally published 1945. Illustrated throughout. A brilliant collection of humorous and innocently wise stories, sketches, articles, and illustrations showcasing the wit and ingenuity of the author. Written and illustrated by James Grover Thurber, an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: James Thurber. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.