Thurber, James.

The Beast in Me and Other Animals. A New Collection Of Pieces And Drawings About Human Beings And Less Alarming Creatures.

London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1949. 14.3 cm x 22 cm. X, 340 pages. Black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Good+ condition. Dustjacket in poor condition. Spine and cover stained and faded. Minor foxing to pastedowns, endpapers and edges. Otherwise, interior bright and clean.

Includes for example the following contents: The Glass of Fashion / The Princess and the Tin Box / The Lady on the Bookcase / The Ordeal of Mr. Matthews / The Dewey Dewey Fog / Prehistoric Animals of the Middle West / Look Homeward, Jeannie / The Beast in the Dingle / Extinct Animals of Bermuda / Ivorytown, Rinosville, Anacinburg, and Crisco Corners / The Invisible People / A Sheaf of Drawings: The Patient / The Olden Time etc.

James Grover Thurber (1894–1961) was an American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, children’s book author, and celebrated wit. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories published mainly in The New Yorker magazine, such as “The Catbird Seat”, and collected in his numerous books. He was one of the most popular humorists of his time, as he celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people. He wrote the Broadway comedy The Male Animal in collaboration with his college friend Elliott Nugent; it was later adapted into a film starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland. His short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” has been adapted for film twice, once in 1947 and again in 2013. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Art · Artist · Cartoons · Catalogue Four – International Art · drawing · Drawings · Illustrated · Illustrated Books · Illustrated with Examples · Illustration · Short Stories
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200430AB

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