Try and Stop Me

Try and Stop Me is a best-selling book written by American writer Bennett Cerf (1898-1971), the founder of Random House. It sold one million copies in its first two years—no mean feat in wartime. It is a compilation of anecdotes, urban legends, jokes, ghost stories, what Cerf called "shaggy dog stories", and profiles of celebrities. It includes excellent illustrations by the… Saber más sobre este artículo

United States: Pocket 596, 1949. Solid with a small corner crease on the front cover and the covers show light wear. There is a light damp stain on the top corner of the inside pages by the spine.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1945. Hardcover. Good/Good. Rose, Carl. DJ rubbed on edges and corners with small chips and tears.

Simon & Schuster. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. War time publication in original tan cloth. Lacking the dust jacket. Illustrations by Carl Rose. Light blue endpages with toned edges. Pp 378. Ex-libris bookplate inside the cover with corresponding tone on ffep. Cerf, (1898 – 1971) was an American publisher, one of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Simon and Schuster, 1944. Good hardcover with no dust jacket. Spine faded. Black and white illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Rose, Carl.

United States: Pocket, 1949. Solid with light wear on the covers.. New Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Pocket, 1949. 596, yellow pictorial with multiple colors in ltrs, red printers ink on edges yellowing pages, long reader's crease along spine on front cover, clean & tight. No original price printed on book.. 1st Printing Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Rose, Carl.

Simon & Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 1944. No Edition Remarks. 378 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with red lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages & illustrations are moderately tanned. Boards have heavy edge-wear with substantial bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945 1945 edition in very good condition, beige boards with gold lettering and red accents.One corner bumped and worn. Red Tinted top edge is still bright. Pale blue endpapers. A bookplate has been removed and left marks and residue on ffep. Old pencilled price. Slight age toning. Illustrated quite brilliantly by Carl Rose who provides… Saber más sobre este artículo

Simon & Schuster, 1945. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good Book yellowed and rubbed on spine and on cover. Bumped corners. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London: Dobson, 1952. Third impression of hardcover edition first published in1946. No DW. Some wear on spine but otherwise VG. 251 pages not including index. A collection of anecdotes presented by one of the master raconteurs of his time. .

Helena, MT: Riverbend Publishing. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2003. Trade Size Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages; Trade Edition Paperback. Book Shows Little Wear. Text is clean no markings seen. No Dust Jacket .

Dennis Dobson, London, 1952. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Dennis Dobson, London, 1952. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 09090321..

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth printing. Illustrated by Carl Rose. Owner's name penned on front fly, small decorative bookplate tipped in on rear pastedown, small stains on front board, very good lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Hardcover. Good. Later. Good hardcover. Publisher location highlighted on title page and date highlighted on backside of title page. Looks like some coffee stains on cover. Stamp inside rear cover and rear endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good minus. Price-clipped. Hardcoer edges rubbed. Dustwrapper has slight tears along top panel edges. Bumped corners. Some writing on inside front end page. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Dennis Dobson, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, First edition in second impression dustjacket. illustrated, VG in VG dustjacket.

Simon & Schuster, 1944. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.