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Books in the Humorous genre:

Best in Children’s Books Volume 19A (1967)

An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. In this later edition, Flipper to the Rescue substitutes for Rip Van Winkle.... View More

A Carnival of Modern Humor (1967)

A collection of humorous pieces from the twentieth century.

Read online at archive.org.

Company for Henry (1967)

Jane’s Uncle Henry is possessed of an ancestral seat which he would be happy to be rid of and a certain seventeenth century French paperweight that his American cousin covets for his collection.

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

The Great Brain (1967)

The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige or money.

Author(s): John D. Fitzgerald
Illustrator(s): Mercer Mayer

Jennifer and Josephine (1967)

A cat and her home, an old car in a junkyard, suddenly find themselves on the road with a reckless, frenzied traveling salesman at the wheel. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Bill Peet
Illustrator(s): Bill Peet

The Little Woman Wanted Noise (1967)

The little woman moved to the country, but she couldn’t rest and she had no peace of mind because it was so quiet. This story tells how she set about changing that. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.... View More

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

Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)

The Brown children are packed off to London and proceed to terrorize the city until Nurse Matilda takes a firm hand. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Plum Pie (1967)

A collection of short stories starring favorite Wodehouse characters, including Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Bingo Little, and Freddie Threepwood. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Lawrence Ratzkin

The Purloined Paperweight (1967)

Jane’s Uncle Henry is possessed of an ancestral seat which he would be happy to be rid of and a certain seventeenth century French paperweight that his American cousin covets for his collection. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Seymour Chawst

The World of Jeeves (1967)

A collecton of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves short stories. Adds three additional stories to the number in the Jeeves Omnibus. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)

Gluteus Maximus, a Roman legionnaire, is chosen to represent Rome at the Olympics. While training, he encounters Asterix and Obelix, who outdo him thanks to a magic potion. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

A Carnival of Modern Humour (1968)

A collection of humorous pieces from the twentieth century.

Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968)

Bond’s Bank has been rendered insolvent and the inspectors are due, so Mike Bond hires a butler to burgle the Bank to throw the inspectors off. Little does he know that the butler is actually one of America’s hottest gangsters.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Osbert Lancaster

Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968)

Bond’s Bank has been rendered insolvent and the inspectors are due, so Mike Bond hires a butler to burgle the Bank to throw the inspectors off. Little does he know that the butler is actually one of America’s hottest gangsters.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): John Alcorn

Poo-Poo and the Dragons (1968)

The inventor of Horatio Hornblower, RN made these stories to help his little boy eat when he was sad because his mother was away. The cloth for the second printing binding has a much finer grain.... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Rhymes of Nonsense: An Alphabet (1968)

This alphabet was written around 1862 and is here first published in facsimile.

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

Richard Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever (1968)

This is a large omnibus selected from Richard Scarry’s books for Golden Press. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1969)

This edition of the adventures of the mischevious puppet uses the illustrations from the Italian edition of 1911.

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Attilio Mussino

Angleworms on Toast (1969)

Thomas always pretended his favorite menu was creamed angleworms on toast. Then one day when he also pretended he was sick enough to miss school, his family thought he deserved whatever he wanted for lunch.

Author(s): Mackinlay Kantor
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Asterix and Cleopatra (1969)

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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