9780895774941 - Life with Father (The World's Best Reading) von Clarence Day (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Mick Ellison (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Mick Ellison (illustrator). Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Mick Ellison (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Mick Ellison (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Mick Ellison (illustrator). Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Very Good. Joseph Ciardiello (illustrator). 1st THUS. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Josep Ciardiello (illustrator). 1st Printing. Gilt titles on red brown leatherette, over deep brown cloth. Size: Large Octavo.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Mick Ellison (illustrator). Gilt/deep green pictorial titles on brown leatherette over burgundy cloth. Size: Large Octavo.

Leatherbound Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Mick Ellison (illustrator). Reprint. Leatherbound Hardcover 196 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1993. Lovely red boards with maroon leather 1/8 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Laid in four page brochure When the delicious comic tales that make up Life with Father first appeared in the early 1930s, they played a large hand in keeping afloat a fledgling magazine called The New Yorker. Clarence Day's reminiscences of growing up in a turn-of-the-century New York household which keeps wriggling out from under the thumb of a blustering Wall Street paterfamilias are classics of American humor, lively and nostalgic sketches that still manage to evoke the enduring comedy of family life. Father's explosive encounters with horse and cook, servants and shopkeepers, wife and childrento say nothing of his vigorous pursuit of ice!retain their hilarious appeal in no small part because the younger Day never seems put out by the older man's actions, never describes him with less than affectionate amusement. As a result, Life with Father remains as a contemporary critic described it: "A delightful book alive with energy and collisions and the running water of happiness."A bestseller when it was first published in 1935, Life with Father was the inspiration for one of the longest-running hits in Broadway history and was later adapted successfully for both film and television.Clarence Day was born in 1874. After graduation from Yale, he followed his father to Wall Street, but his business career was cut short by illness. Turning to writing and drawing, he became an early contributor to The New Yorker and authored several books, the most famous of which was Life with Father. Day died in December 1935, just a few months after Life with Father was published. Life with Mother appeared posthumously. 196 pp.

Leatherbound Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Joseph Ciardiello (illustrator). Reprint. Leatherbound Hardcover 245 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Reader's Digest World's Best Reading Reprint edition 1993. Handsome brown boards with brown leather 1/8 spine and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Laid in four page brochure O. Henry was the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter. This is a collection of his short stories. O. Henry was known for his clever use of wordplay, ironic twists, and memorable characters, and "Heart of the West" is a compilation of his Western-themed stories. These stories often incorporate humor, wit, and a touch of sentimentality, making them distinctive within the genre. The stories in "Heart of the West" typically revolve around characters living in the American West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. O. Henry's stories often focus on the lives of cowboys, outlaws, settlers, and other figures who populated the frontier landscape. Despite the Western setting, O. Henry's signature style shines through, as he delves into the quirks of human nature and uses unexpected plot twists to create engaging narratives. You can expect to find O. Henry's characteristic blend of humor, irony, and keen insight into the human condition. If you're interested in Western-themed short stories with a unique literary flair, O. Henry's "Heart of the West" offers an enjoyable and thought-provoking reading experience. 246 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good. Mick Ellison (illustrator).