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Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis

$249
£191.21
€219.35
CA$349.87
A$391.84
CHF 204.45
MX$4,786.12
NOK 2,601.25
SEK 2,451.99
DKK 1,636.95

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Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at the White House cabinet meetings.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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    1938
  • Condition:
    light stain and toning on spine.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NP-61-1st1stDibs: LU2605118334402

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