Search Results: of all things by benchley robert

Common Reader, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Common Reader, 1999. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Akadine Pr. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Common Reader Editions. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Akadine Pr. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Garden City: Blue Ribbon Books, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good -. Blue Ribbon Books Reprint Edition by special arrangement with Harper & Brothers; copyright 1921 by Harper & Brothers. [6], 234 p.: illustrations; 20 cm. Dark blue cloth with black spine title and illustration. No dust jacket. Price sticker on back fixed endpaper from N. Snellenburg & Co., Philadelphia. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: Martin M. Monteleone. A scarce edition of this collection of Robert Benchley's short humorous pieces. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; a few page corners creased; pages are browned, as is typical of Blue Ribbon Books from the 1940s; clean and tight.

Blue Ribbon Books, 1941. scruffed blue boards with bumped and fraying corners, rubbings along spines edes & edges of covers, name on upper ffep, browning pages, tear and missing piece on heel of spine, clean & tight otherwise. Includes Tabloid Editions from THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE / HARPER'S MAGZINE / and THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. Reprint of the original publication of 1921 by Harper and Brothers.. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Illus. by Williams, Gluyas. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

MP3 Audio CD. 14.99 by Benchley, Robert, 1889-1945; Williams, Gluyas, 1888-1982 [Illustrator]

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Henry Holt and Company. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (American wit and humor) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

MP3 Audio CD. Of All Things I THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE NEWT It is not generally known that the newt, although one of the smallest of our North American animals, has an extremely happy home-life. It is just one of those facts which never get bruited about. I first became interested in the social phenomena of newt life early in the spring of 1913, shortly after I had finished my researches in sexual differentiation among amœba. Since that time I have practically lived among newts, jotting down observations, making lantern-slides, watching them in their work and in their play (and you may rest assured that the little rogues have their play--as who does not?) until, from much lying in a research posture on my stomach, over the inclosure in which they were confined, I found myself developing what I feared might be rudimentary creepers. And so, late this autumn, I stood erect and walked into my house, where I immediately set about the compilation of the notes I had made. So much for the… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Of All Things I THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE NEWT It is not generally known that the newt, although one of the smallest of our North American animals, has an extremely happy home-life. It is just one of those facts which never get bruited about. I first became interested in the social phenomena of newt life early in the spring of 1913, shortly after I had finished my researches in sexual differentiation among amœba. Since that time I have practically lived among newts, jotting down observations, making lantern-slides, watching them in their work and in their play (and you may rest assured that the little rogues have their play--as who does not?) until, from much lying in a research posture on my stomach, over the inclosure in which they were confined, I found myself developing what I feared might be rudimentary creepers. And so, late this autumn, I stood erect and walked into my house, where I immediately set about the compilation of the notes I had made. So much for the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

New York, NY: Henry Holt & Company. G/No Dustjacket. 1921. First Edition. Cloth. 12mo., 234 pp., edges rubbed, page toning, writing on ffe, .

Henry Holt & Co., 1921-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Hardcover. \r\nGarden City - Henry Holt - 1921\r\nNo dust jacket.\r\nVery Little cover wear.\r\nClean unmarked text. \r\nTight binding.

Blue Ribbon Books , 1947. No additional printings listed. Hardcover. very good/good. NOT an ex library book. Gift inscription dated 1947 on front endpaper. Clean interior pages. Pages very dark. Dust jacket has 1/4" chips and tears, 1 1/2" tear top front by the spine, price is clipped.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Blue Ribbon Books, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1921. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Publisher's blue cloth with decoration of men sitting at table and smoking cigars. Humorous essays, including "The Social Life of a Newt." Author's first book. This copy published without the four pages of advertisements at the back (no priority known). 234 pages. Tiny hole near bottom of fist two pages, not affectin title page. Previous owner's inscription dated 1921 on front fly leaf, otherwise clean. Record # 372329