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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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  • Bennett Cerf

    Bennett Cerf

    author Last modified April 25, 2024
  • Cover of: Thurber Country Lt

    First published in 1901 19 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition thurbercountryco0000thur Cover of edition thurbercountrycl0000thur Cover of edition thurbercountryne00thur Cover of edition thurbercountrylt00jame work Last modified April 17, 2024
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  • Cover of: Eastward Ha!

    First published in 1977 5 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition isbn_0671244108 work Last modified April 17, 2024
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  • Cover of: The Thurber album: a new collection of pieces about people.

    First published in 1952 7 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition thurberalbumcol00thur Cover of edition thurberalbumcoll0000thur work Last modified March 17, 2024
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  • A. J. Liebling

    A. J. Liebling

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  • Cover of: But who wakes the bugler?

    First published in 1940 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified January 19, 2024
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  • Geoffrey Hellman

    Geoffrey Hellman

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  • Cover of: How to be a Jewish mother

    First published in 1964 9 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition bwb_W8-BZL-854 Cover of edition howtobejewishmot00gree work Last modified December 20, 2023
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  • Cover of: The best of S.J. Perelman

    First published in 1931 11 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition bestofsjperelman00pere work Last modified December 17, 2023
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  • Cover of: The Road To Miltown

    First published in 1901 10 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition roadtomiltownlt00sjpe Cover of edition roadtomiltownoru00pere work Last modified December 17, 2023
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  • S. J. Perelman

    S. J. Perelman

    author Last modified December 17, 2023
  • Cover of: Why a Duck?

    First published in 1971 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified December 14, 2023
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  • Cover of: Sauve qui peut: Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures.

    First published in 1966 4 editions — 1 previewable work Last modified December 14, 2023
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  • Cover of: Alarms and diversions

    First published in 1957 9 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition alarmsdiversions00thur_636 Cover of edition alarmsdiversions00thur_616 work Last modified December 14, 2023
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  • Cover of: The explainers

    First published in 1960 5 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition explainersthecom0000feif work Last modified November 28, 2023
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  • Cover of: I go Pogo

    First published in 1952 4 editions — 1 previewable work Last modified September 16, 2023
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  • E. B. White

    E. B. White

    author Last modified June 27, 2023
  • Cover of: Fantasia mathematica; being a set of stories, together with a group of oddments and diversions, all drawn from the universe of mathematics

    First published in 1958 7 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition fantasiamathemat00fadi Cover of edition fantasiamathemat00fadi_348 work Last modified April 8, 2023
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  • Cover of: A Subtreasury of American Humor

    First published in 1941 10 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition subtreasuryofame00whit work Last modified April 4, 2023
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  • Cover of: My World - and Welcome to It

    First published in 1937 14 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition myworldwelcometo0000thur Cover of edition myworldandwelcom00thur work Last modified December 21, 2022
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  • Cover of: Herrings go about the sea in shawls: ... and other classic howlers from classrooms and examination papers

    First published in 1997 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified December 17, 2022
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  • Cover of: Lanterns & lances

    First published in 1960 18 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition lanternslances00thur Cover of edition lanternslances00jame Cover of edition lanternslances0000thur work Last modified December 17, 2022
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  • Cover of: How to travel incognito

    edition Last modified December 11, 2022
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  • Cover of: Keep it crisp

    edition Last modified December 11, 2022
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  • Cover of: The Thurber album: a new collection of pieces about people.

    edition Last modified December 11, 2022
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  • Cover of: By rocking-chair across America

    First published in 1959 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified December 10, 2022
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  • Cover of: In God we trust: all others pay cash

    edition Last modified December 6, 2022
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  • Cover of: How to tell your friends from the apes

    First published in 1931 8 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition howtotellyourfri0000cupp work Last modified November 11, 2022
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  • Cover of: The best of H. Allen Smith

    First published in 1972 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified July 12, 2022
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  • Cover of: What time's the next swan?

    First published in 1962 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified July 11, 2022
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  • Cover of: How to attract the wombat

    First published in 1949 7 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition howtoattractwomb0000will work Last modified June 18, 2022
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  • Cover of: How to be a Brit

    First published in 1986 3 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition howtobebrit00mike work Last modified May 28, 2022
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  • Cover of: Instant Lives

    First published in 1974 4 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition instantlives00moss work Last modified May 26, 2022
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  • Cover of: The decline and fall of practically everybody

    First published in 1950 11 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition declinefallofpra00cupp Cover of edition declinefallofpra0000cupp Cover of edition declinefallofpra0000cupp_x5v1 work Last modified May 25, 2022
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  • Robert Benchley

    Robert Benchley

    author Last modified March 17, 2022
  • Cover of: The second tree from the corner

    First published in 1954 12 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition secondtreefrom00ebwh Cover of edition thesecondtreefro0000unse Cover of edition secondtreefrom00whit work Last modified March 1, 2022
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  • Cover of: That old gang o' mine

    First published in 1984 2 editions — 1 previewable work Last modified February 28, 2022
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  • Cover of: The love of rich women

    edition Last modified February 28, 2022
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  • Cover of: Pogo's oil well

    First published in 1955 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified January 30, 2022
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  • Cover of: Show business is no business

    First published in 1951 4 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition showbusinessisno00hirs work Last modified January 26, 2022
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  • Cover of: My life and hard times

    First published in 1933 21 editions — 6 previewable Cover of edition mylifehardtimes00thur Cover of edition mylifehardtimes0000unse Cover of edition mylifehardtimes00thur_0 Cover of edition mylifehardtimes0000thur_e7z7 Cover of edition mylifehardtimes0000thur_j8x0 work Last modified December 25, 2021
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  • Cover of: The rising gorge

    First published in 1961 10 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition risinggorge00pere work Last modified December 24, 2021
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  • Cover of: The owl in the attic: and other perplexities.

    First published in 1931 10 editions — 1 previewable work Last modified December 14, 2021
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  • Cover of: How to live with a neurotic dog.

    edition Last modified October 20, 2021
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  • Cover of: The secret life of Walter Mitty

    edition Last modified October 4, 2021
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  • Cover of: The Benchley roundup

    First published in 1954 6 editions — 1 previewable work Last modified October 4, 2021
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  • Cover of: The Loved One

    First published in 1948 50 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition lecherdisparu0000evel_r7c7 Cover of edition lovedoneangloame00waug Cover of edition lovedoneangloame0000waug_g3l7 work Last modified December 1, 2020
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  • Cover of: Lanterns & Lances

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  • Cover of: The Reader's Digest Treasury of American Humor

    First published in 1972 1 edition — 1 previewable work Last modified October 5, 2020
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  • Cover of: The Playboy book of humor and satire

    edition Last modified October 4, 2020
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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.