In 1925, bennett cerf and donald klopfer bought the modern library from horace liveright, and three years later they launched random house. Politics world business tech health time health entertainment science newsfeed living sports history the time vault magazine ideas time labs photography videos the goods press room the 100 most influential people next generation leaders person of the year top of the world. I might not know much about him myself except for a paperback we had around the house when i was growing up. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
For more than forty years they personally guided its fortunes, creating one of the most successful publishing companies in. The cover boards are blue cloth with title on the spine in a red block with gold lettering. You have a chance at a 1959 bennet cerfs book of laughs by dr. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Bennett cerfs book of laughs hardcover january 1, 1959 by bennett cerf author. Bennett cerfs book of laughs bennett cerf, carl rose on. As soon as he received this book his 8 year old daughter read it and instantly became a fan also.
Bennett cerf roy mckie random house, 1960 to keep in the theme of all things roy mckie this week, ill post on the initial book he illustrated for the beginner books series, the first of a gaggle of joke books he did both with and without mr. Bennett cerfs book of laughs 9780394800110 by bennett cerf and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available. Klopfer, he acquired the modern library imprint from boni and liveright and built it into a highly profitable series of reprints of classics. Twentyfour favorite oneact plays by bennett cerf, paperback. Bennett cerfs houseful of laughter, edited by bc random house, 1963 gene wolfe once wrote of the book of gold.
Cerf was known for his compilations of jokes and stories, and for his regular appearances on the panel game show whats my line. The property long known as the cerfwagner estate anchored by a 1927 eightbedroom classic colonial retains it charming details while being fully updated for todays lifestyles. It was published in 1968, toward the end of cerfs life, since he died in 1971 another reason my cohort wouldnt know. Bennett cerf was one of the founders of the publishing firm random house. Bennett cerf was born on may 25, 1898, in manhattan, new york, to a jewish family of alsatian and german origin.
In 1925 he acquired the modern library with donald klopfer, providing the foundation for their next publishing venture, random house. Bennett cerf s laugh day hardcover january 1, 1965 by bennet cerf author 5. Bennett cerfs book of laughs 0394800117 book cover. As soon as he received this book his 8 year old daughter read it. Bennett cerfs bumper crop 2 volume set good for a laugh 1952 the life of the party 1956 the laughs on me 1959 laugh day 1965 famous ghost stories anthology, 1944 the unexpected anthology, 1948 at random. Bennett cerfs book of laughs bennett cerf carl rose random house, 1959 the 11th book published in the random house beginner books series was written by the original funny man and cofounder of random house, bennett cerf. A humorous collection of over 2000 stories, anecdotes, and amiable. These books provide them with opportunities to both squeal with laughter and entertain others. Beginner books series was written by the original funny man and cofounder of random house, bennett cerf. Jan 05, 2011 bennett cerf roy mckie random house, 1960 to keep in the theme of all things roy mckie this week, ill post on the initial book he illustrated for the beginner books series, the first of a gaggle of joke books he did both with and without mr. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Please refer to the photos for condition and if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask thank you for your interest please check out our other items up for grabs. A major figure of american publishing for more than four decades, cerf died in 1971. Bennett cerfs treasury of atrocious puns been there, seen that.
Riddles are a sure passport for those who like them. Bennett cerfs bumper crop of anecdotes and stories. Buy vintage laugh just laugh online vintage laugh just laugh. Cerfs biggest projects was the random house dictionary of the eng lish language, a 2. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bennett cerf books online. Bennett cerfs book of laughs, carl rose illustrator 1st. Bennett sent donald long newsy letters about the book businessauthors, sales, publishing gossipas well as about what was happening in new york.
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Bennett cerfs the laughs on me hardcover january 1, 1959 by bennett cerf author see all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Donald reacted in his wise, serene way to bennett s letters, and conveyed news of what was going on in the war, though sometimes censorship took its toll. Once again anything for a laugh and once again bennett cerf produces the kind of zany humor the young fry adore. Generations of children may have been introduced to bennett cerf by his book of riddles, but he was more than just a compiler of humor. Bennett cerfs book of laughs vintage kids books my kid loves. If youre looking for a free download links of at random. Beginner book bennett cerfs book of riddles vintage hbdj. We had the book, a house full of laughter on our book shelf and he read it again and again especially when he was bored.
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