Bennett cerf try and stop me book

Try and stop me 1944 was a bestselling book written by american publisher and writer bennett cerf and illustrated by artist. Try and stop me, a collection of anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous. Read try and stop me by bennett cerf for online ebook. Cerf would go on to make a few guest appearances on tv shows. The dust jacket tells us the book has the most amusing anecdotes of the theatre, the book world, movies.

Bennett cerf has 68 books on goodreads with 10526 ratings. Bennett was related to actress, dancer, and singer ginger rogers through marriage. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket if applicable. Try and stop me 1944 laughing stock 1945 anything for a laugh 1946 shake well before using 1948 laughter incorporated 1950 bennett. Cerf published his first collection of jokes, try and stop me, in 1944, and followed with multiple others, including some for the random house line of beginner. Try and stop me 1944 shake well before using 1948 bennett cerfs book of riddles.

Buy try and stop me by bennett cerf, in good condition. Bennett cerfs book of laughs vintage kids books my kid. Try and stop me mass market paperback january 1, 1949 by bennett cerf author 4. In 1925, bennett cerf and donald klopfer bought the modern library from horace liveright, and three years later they launched random house.

A big fan of humor and something of a wit in his own right, cerf edited the pocketbook of war humor, published in 1943, and try and stop me. Enjoy the best bennett cerf quotes and picture quotes. Fast worldwide deliverythe book is in good condition for its age. Try and stop me 1944 is a bestselling book written by american publisher and writer bennett cerf and illustrated by artist carl rose. As a new york publisher and member of society he also knew many celebrities and artists. Bennett cerf books biography and list of works author.

New york 1944 simon and schuster were the publishers. Bennett cerf is currently considered a single author. During the war years, random house published warrelated works by quentin reynolds, robert considine, john gunther, and william l. Bennett cerf books biography and list of works author of at. Unfollow bennett cerf to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

An anthology of famous american stories editor 103 copies. I have a book by the name of try and stop me printed in. This book is in good condition with solid binding and no. Author of 24 favorite oneact plays, thirty famous oneact plays, sixteen famous american plays, try and stop me, famous ghost stories, s. He also founded the famous writers school, a correspondence course for writers. I have a book by the name of try and stop me printed in 1944. A collection of anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous in 1944. Try and stop me bennett cerf the lure of the limerick. Bennett cerf project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Sourced quotations by the american publisher bennett cerf 1898 1971.

The dust jacket tells us the book has the most amusing anecdotes of the theatre, the book world, movies and sports and the most interesting ghost stories. He authored the books try and stop me, shake well before using, bennett cerfs book of riddles, bennett cerfs bumper crop, at random. Some of the first few pages have a tear approximately 1 12 long from the bottom up and there is some edge wear. The book will mainly appeal to people with a good knowledge of 20th century culture and history. 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. Cerf published his first collection of jokes, try and stop me, in 1944, and followed with multiple others, including some for the random house line of beginner books pioneered.

A collection of anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous, illustrated. Book of laughs 1959 try and stop me 1944 more riddles 1961 bennett cerf on wikipedia. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A second book shake well before using was published in 1949.

Bennett cerfs bumper crop 2 volume set good for a laugh 1952. For more than forty years they personally guided its fortunes, creating one of the most successful publishing companies in. Hardcover copy of try and stop me by bennett cerf was published by simon and schuster in 1945. Ginger was a first cousin to bennett s wife, phyllis fraser. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. A second book, shake well before using, was published in 1949. Click to read more about try and stop me by bennett cerf. Try and stop me bennett cerf first edition 1944 the lure of the limerick in uninhibited history by william s barring gould 1967 illustrated nudes lots of limericks louis untermeyer with dust cover 1961 illustrated good for a laugh hanover house bennett surf fifth printing 1953 illustrated how to get from january to december by will cupy henry holt and company 1951 first edition mostly humorous by bennett cerf compiled by online at alibris. Try and stop me bennett cerf the lure of the limerick vintage. In the 1930s he led a successful challenge against censorship in the united states. Carl rose illustrations from try and stop me by bennett cerf. The results is a book jam packed with funny stories.

He won a landmark censorship case, the united states vs one book called ulysses and gained the rights to publish james joyces classic book in the united states in 1933. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Try and stop me by bennett cerf 1947 country house library. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Bennett cerf was a rare combination of being funny and erudite.

Order a try and stop me by bennett cerf 1944 sideshow antiques. Buy try and stop me, a collection of anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous by bennett cerf compiled by online at alibris. Bennett alfred cerf, the only child of gustave cerf, an elocution teacher and lithographer, and frederika wise cerf, was born on may 25, 1898, in new york city. Try stop me, first edition abebooks shop for books.

It has a page in the front of the book about the appearance of books n war time says that there is a recent ruling by the war production board has curtailed the use of paper by book publishers in 1944 its about 3 paragraphs long explaining what they have done to. Try and stop me book bennett cerf illustrator carl rose. Try and stop me 1944 laughing stock 1945 anything for a laugh 1946 laughter incorporated 1952 good for a laugh 1952 the life of the party 1956 reading for pleasure 1957 bennett cerfs book of riddles 1960 at random, the reminiscences of bennett cerf 12aug1977, posthumous autobiography, edited by christopher cerf. In 1977, random house, the company that cerf had cofounded, posthumously published his autobiography, which he had titled at random. This is one of those books that i keep around to remind me of what humor writing used to be in this country. Try and stop me, a collection of anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous cerf, bennett. The dust jacket shows some wear but the book itself is fantastic. The wartime book boom which began in 1942 burgeoned to new peaks this year. He was later president of the new yorkbased publishing firm. Try and stop me bennett cerf hc 1945 simon and schuster humor stories anecdotes. This is a book on humorous anecdotes and humorous stories. The first of a series of joke books compiled by cerf, the founder of random house publishers, try and stop me sold over one million copies in the first two years of publication. Bennett cerf, paddy chayefsky, lorraine hansberry, lillian hellman, saul levitt. Bennett cerf biography, birth date, birth place and pictures.

This is the location of one of two random house distribution facilities in the u. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Bennett cerf 18981971 helped to shape the american publishing business into what it is today. Father of christopher cerf and jonathan cerf, with his wife phyllis. Humorist and publisher, one of the founding editors of random house inc. Try and stop me hardcover january 1, 1945 by bennett cerf author 4. Try and stop me by bennett cerf used good 1565641157emb. Asked how he was handling the 1944 buying rush, the manager of scribners manhattan bookshop replied according to bennett cerf in try and stop me. Ginger was a first cousin to bennetts wife, phyllis fraser. Oh, at 9 oclock we just open the doors and jump out of the way. We do our best to provide good quality books for you to read, but there is no escaping the fact that it has been owned and read by someone else previously. It was at this time that he became a member of the peabody awards board of jurors, serving from 1946 through 1967, then returning to the board from 1970 to 1971. Bennett cerf, one of the coun trys foremost book publishers, died late friday night at his estate in mount kisco, n. What i like best about this book is that its essentially a joke book yet told through the misadventures of a little boy named marvin.

It was written by bennett cerf and illustrated by carl rose. Bennett cerf was a creature of his times, a celebrity editor of a publishing house is hard to imagine now, but from this book forward and long into the 1960s he was a cultural force who simply knew everyone, was everywhere and still managed to toss out a couple of books of humor almost. Therefore it will show signs of wear and previous use. In 1944, cerf published the first of his collection of joke books try and stop me, with illustrations drawn by carl rose. Try and stop me i read this book as a teenager circa 1951 and enjoyed it tremendously. Heres a rather dogeared edition of try and stop me, a collection of bennett cerfs newspaper columns.

Jan 08, 2015 heres a rather dogeared edition of try and stop me, a collection of bennett cerfs newspaper columns. Try and stop me, a collection of anecdotes and stories. A writer and television personality, cerf was also an active editor and enthusiastic promoter of the writers published by his company, random house. Try and stop me collection anecdotes stories mostly humorous. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Try and stop me bennett cerf first edition 1944 the lure of the limerick in uninhibited history by william s barring gould 1967 illustrated nudes lots of limericks louis untermeyer with dust cover 1961 illustrated good for a laugh hanover house bennett surf fifth printing 1953 illustrated how to get from january to december by will cupy henry holt and company 1951 first. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Unlike his other books, this one written in 1944 describes some actual events of the bway folk of the time as well as other celebrities including authors, samuel. Bennett cerf books biography and list of works author of. Aug 29, 1971 bennett cerf, one of the coun trys foremost book publishers, died late friday night at his estate in mount kisco, n.