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Books in the Humorous genre:

Pigs Have Wings (1952)

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The Shropshire Agricultural Show is coming up and it is pig stealing time as Gally grabs Sir Gregory Parsloe’s Queen of Matchingham and George Cyril Wellbeloved, former pigman to Lord Emsworth, now in Parsloe’s employ goes for the Empress... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Pigs Have Wings (1952)

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The Shropshire Agricultural Show is coming up and it is pig stealing time as Gally grabs Sir Gregory Parsloe’s Queen of Matchingham and George Cyril Wellbeloved, former pigman to Lord Emsworth, now in Parsloe’s employ goes for the Empress... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Earl Oliver Hurst

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The Weekend Book of Humor (1952)

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P.G. Wodehouse selects humorous stories, pieces and cartoons.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Et al
Illustrator(s): Various

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The Children’s Hour Volume 1 (1953)

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A large collection of classic picture books.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
William Pène du Bois
Hardie Gramatky
Wanda Gág
Phyllis McGinley
A. A. Milne
H. A. Rey
Dr. Seuss
Various
Illustrator(s): Jean de Brunhoff
Elizabeth Orton Jones
Helen Sewell
Ernest H. Shepard
Nora S. Unwin
Et al

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The Children’s Hour Volume 4 (1953)

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A collection of humorous and nonsense stories and verse. Includes a selection from Mr. Popper's Penguins, with illustrations by Robert Lawson. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Florence Atwater
Richard Atwater
Walter R. Brooks
Richard Hughes
Hugh Lofting
Betty MacDonald
Laura E. Richards
Carl Sandburg
Various
Carolyn Wells
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Robert McCloskey
John Tenniel
Keith Ward
Kurt Wiese
Et al

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Mike and Psmith (1953)

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In Mike at Wrykyn Mike Jackson wins his first XI colors at Wrykyn in his first year, as set forth in the first part of the serialization of this novel ‘Jackson Junior,’ but two years later his father rusticates him to Sedleigh due to his ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Mr. Revere and I (1953)

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The story of Paul Revere’s ride is told by his horse, Scheherazade. The first edition binding is light brown, by the second printing it is blue. Note that the mark on Scheherazade's right flank is a scar, not a defect in the printing plate. Rea... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Mr. Revere and I (1953)

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The story of Paul Revere’s ride is told by his horse, Scheherazade. This limited-edition binding is a darker blue. The illustration on the box is not in the book. Included is a set of eight plates, suitable for framing. Note that the mark on Sc... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Ring for Jeeves (1953)

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Bertie Wooster is off learning to fend for himself while Jeeves fills in the time as a bookie of the silver ring. Those without money connect with them what does and sundered hearts beat as one. This novel is derived from a play written by Plum and G... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): None

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Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953)

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Peter T. Hooper finds scrambled hen’s eggs too boring and goes on an exotic egg hunt. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

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Teapots and Quails, and Other New Nonsense (1953)

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New nonsense from the master, taken from his unpublished works.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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Don Camillo’s Dilemma (1954)

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The third collection of stories of a little Italian village in the valley of the Po where the priest Don Camillo battles the communist mayor Peppone.

Author(s): Giovanni Guareschi
Illustrator(s): Giovanni Guareschi

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Dream Days (1954)

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Kenneth Grahame’s second volume of memories of childhood includes his story

The Reluctant Dragon. The illustrations are new, not reprints of the 1930 edition and were never used in any British edition.

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

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The Giant (1954)

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What would you think if you looked out your hotel window and saw an enormous eye looking at you? Señor Bill investigates and meets El Muchacho, a nine year old giant. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

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Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

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A person’s a person, no matter how small.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1954
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Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (1954)

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Bertie finds himself once more at Brinkley Court, sampling the delights of Anatole’s cooking while attempting to help Aunt Dahlia sell off her magazine. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Minor Works (1954)

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Includes among others, Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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The Return of Jeeves (1954)

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Bertie Wooster is off learning to fend for himself while Jeeves fills in the time as a bookie of the silver ring. Those without money connect with them what does and sundered hearts beat as one. Much revised from the British first edition, this novel... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Dick Dodge

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The Tough Winter (1954)

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The hard winter that Uncle Analdas, the old rabbit, prophesies comes to pass in more ways than one for Little Georgie and the other animals of Rabbit Hill when the Folks go away and leave a neglectful caretaker with a mean dog in charge. This is the ... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1954
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Bertie Wooster Sees it Through (1955)

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Bertie finds himself once more at Brinkley Court, sampling the delights of Anatole’s cooking while attempting to help Aunt Dahlia sell off her magazine. This was first published in England in 1954 under the title Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit. R... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Dick Dodge

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