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The owl in the attic and other perplexities / by James Thurber ; with many drawings by the author.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AC9 T4248 931o
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thurber, James, 1894-1961.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--20th century.
- American fiction.
- American wit and humor.
- Genre:
- Humor.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 151 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, MCMXXXI [1931]
- Contents:
- Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
- Pet Department
- Ladies' and Gentlemen's Guid eto Modern English.
- Notes:
- Title printed within single-ruled border on sides with two additional rules at top and bottom.
- "First edition A-F."
- Introduction by E. B. White.
- "Four new and vital pet problems, which had not come up when the Pet Department was published serially, are here presented for the first time with pictures."
- Yellow textured cloth binding with title and author in upper left, drawing of dog in lower right in black. Spine titled in black, with Haper torch at foot above publisher's name. Illustrated endpapers.
- OCLC:
- 1490419
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