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Last edited by Maria Williams
June 26, 2017 | History
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Mid-Century Humor

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Books known or suspected to be humorous, published between the end of the Great War and the election of Richard Nixon.

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  • Cover of: Something to read

    First published in 1967 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: The decline and fall of practically everybody

    Cover of edition declinefallofpra00cupp Cover of edition declinefallofpra0000cupp Cover of edition declinefallofpra0000cupp_x5v1 First published in 1950 — 11 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to tell your friends from the apes

    Cover of edition howtotellyourfri0000cupp First published in 1931 — 8 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to attract the wombat

    Cover of edition howtoattractwomb0000will First published in 1949 — 7 editions work
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  • Cover of: Masterpieces of Humor

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to travel incognito

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  • Cover of: How to live with a neurotic dog.

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  • Cover of: Letters to Beany and The love-letters of Plupy Shute

    First published in 1905 — 2 editions work
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  • Cover of: But who wakes the bugler?

    First published in 1940 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: 'Twixt the cup and the Lipton

    First published in 1962 — 2 editions work
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  • Cover of: Bedside lover boy

    First published in 1960 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: That old gang o' mine

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions work
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  • Cover of: Anything for a laugh: a collection of jokes and anecdotes that you, too, can tell and probably have

    First published in 1946 — 2 editions work
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  • Cover of: Pogo's oil well

    First published in 1955 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: The Thurber album: a new collection of pieces about people.

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  • Cover of: The secret life of Walter Mitty

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  • Cover of: In God we trust: all others pay cash

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  • Cover of: In-laws and outlaws

    First published in 1962 — 12 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to be an alien: a handbook for beginners and more advanced pupils

    Cover of edition howtobealien00geor First published in 1946 — 16 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to be affluent

    First published in 1966 — 3 editions work
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  • Cover of: Encyclopedia of humor

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Women and children last

    First published in 1931 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: The best of H. Allen Smith

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Down the garden path

    Cover of edition downgardenpath0000nich First published in 1932 — 7 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Reader's Digest Treasury of American Humor

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Sauve qui peut: Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures.

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to be a Brit

    Cover of edition howtobebrit00mike First published in 1986 — 3 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Playboy book of humor and satire

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  • Cover of: The love of rich women

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  • Cover of: The comic encyclopedia: a library of the literature and history of humor containing thousands of gags, sayings, and stories

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  • Cover of: Instant Lives

    Cover of edition instantlives00moss First published in 1974 — 4 editions work
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  • Cover of: A merry-go-round of modern tales

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  • Cover of: Barefoot boy with cheek

    First published in 1943 — 3 editions work
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  • Cover of: Lanterns & Lances

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  • Cover of: Keep it crisp

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  • Cover of: An encyclopedia of modern American humor

    Cover of edition encyclopediaofmo0000unse_u0n4 First published in 1954 — 4 editions work
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  • Cover of: USA for beginners

    First published in 1959 — 3 editions work
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  • Cover of: By rocking-chair across America

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: The explainers

    Cover of edition explainersthecom0000feif First published in 1960 — 5 editions work
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  • Cover of: Thurber & company

    First published in 1966 — 7 editions work
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  • Cover of: Jessel, Anyone?

    First published in 1960 — 2 editions work
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  • Cover of: Thurber Country Lt

    Cover of edition thurbercountryco0000thur Cover of edition thurbercountrycl0000thur Cover of edition thurbercountryne00thur Cover of edition thurbercountrylt00jame First published in 1901 — 19 editions work
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  • Cover of: Lanterns & lances

    Cover of edition lanternslances00thur Cover of edition lanternslances00jame Cover of edition lanternslances0000thur First published in 1960 — 18 editions work
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  • Cover of: My life and hard times

    Cover of edition mylifehardtimes0000thur_e7z7 Cover of edition mylifehardtimes0000thur Cover of edition mylifehardtimes00thur_0 Cover of edition mylifehardtimes00thur Cover of edition mylifehardtimes0000thur_j8x0 First published in 1933 — 21 editions work
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  • Cover of: My World - and Welcome to It

    Cover of edition myworldwelcometo0000thur Cover of edition myworldandwelcom00thur First published in 1937 — 14 editions work
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  • Cover of: The second tree from the corner

    Cover of edition secondtreefrom00ebwh Cover of edition thesecondtreefro0000unse Cover of edition secondtreefrom00whit First published in 1954 — 12 editions work
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  • Cover of: Alarms and diversions

    Cover of edition alarmsdiversions00thur_636 Cover of edition alarmsdiversions00thur_616 First published in 1957 — 9 editions work
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  • Cover of: How to be Topp

    First published in 1954 — 9 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Thurber album: a new collection of pieces about people.

    Cover of edition thurberalbumcol00thur Cover of edition thurberalbumcoll0000thur First published in 1952 — 7 editions work
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  • Cover of: The owl in the attic: and other perplexities.

    First published in 1931 — 10 editions work
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June 26, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
June 23, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
June 23, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
June 22, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
October 10, 2016 Created by Maria Williams Created new list.