Monday, May 17, 2010

LA Bantam - Humorous Anecdotes and Funny Stories

The 24th book published by Bantam Publications is Humorous Anecdotes and Funny Stories compiled and retold by Eleanor Packer. This is a paperback original.

In common with all but one of LA Bantam's books Humorous Anecdotes and Funny Stories is 100 pages long and is 110 mm (4 5/16") wide by 152 mm (6") tall. Cover and pages are made from high acid pulp paper. The page collation is:

[1] title page,
2-100 Humorous Anecdotes and Funny Stories.

The copyright date, 1940, is on the title page. The back cover of the text variant lists 12 of the books from 1, The Spanish Cape Murder to 28, Strangers in Flight. The illustrated version lists books 21 through 28, excluding 24.

In common with most LA Bantams there are variant covers. The strong yellowish green/light blue text and illustrated variants are shown below. There is also a strong yellowish green/light orange yellow version.


Text variant back


Illustrated variant back

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