the playboy book of humour
About this book
A Very Good copy of ,"[t]his generous selection of Playboy humor is easily the most consistently funny book you can find anywhere today."Large volume has slight lean. Dust wrapper has slight shelf wear with rubbing to front and back and closed tears on top and bottom of back. Faint spotting to top page edging. Black boards have crisp white lettering on spine. Back cover has small white spots. 407 pages. Inside front cover has previous owner name written in blue ball point. From title "The Playboy Book of Humor and Satire Selected by the Editors of Playboy."From "But possibly, the most pertinent and pungent humor, the most satisfying laughter is that inspired by the written word, by light articles and stories and playlets of the kind in the brimming, bubbling volume you now hold in your hands."Also includes an Index of Authors. Margin notes from the previous owner occurs on 97, 101, 102, 103-106, 115-117. Selections from the "How To Be A Jewish Mother" by Dan Greenburg; "My War With the Machines" by Woody Allen; "Just Who Is J. D. Salinger?" by H. Allen Smith; "Fox Hunting--Who Needs It?" by P. G. Wodehouse; "Sex and the Single Sherman" by Allan Sherman; "Daphne Bigelow and the Tinfoil Noose" by Jean Shephard and "The Real Lady Chatterley" by Harvey Kurtzman. From "Arrangement has been made to publish this edition by Castle Books."Originally published by Playboy Press. From inside "The subject matter ranges from Chinese Communists to British fox hunting, from French guidebooks to American sex manuals, from boys' books to campy film musicals to Lady Chatterley's Lover. In this bracing book, the comic spirit takes shape of astringent stories, pungent playlets, acerbic articles; and the form of lampoon, parody, pasquinade, burlesque--all the forms, in fact, of humor and satire..."