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Barry, Dave : Dave Barry Is From Mars And Venus

Crown Publishers, New York City, NY, 1997

ISBN 0609600664

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 270 pages. Retrospective collection of pieces. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents "Dave Barry Is From Mars And Venus". Booger. "In case you're wondering, that's the title of a winning entry from a parody contest that Dave Barry's flagship paper, The Miami Herald, ran in 1989. There's more to Dave Barry than boogers of course. He's the McDonald's of American humor. One, nearly everybody likes him. Two, he's everywhere. Three, when you open one of his books, you know exactly what you're going to get. You'll find the same genial, absurd fantasies, riffs on clippings that Barry insists he is not making up, and bizarre personal adventures that are his trademark. Do you like hamburgers? Of course, and you'll like this book, too" (Publisher's blurb). "Eugene is located in southwest Oregon, approximately 278 billion miles from anything". "If you're looking for a hearty entree that (1) is related to spiders; (2) is descended from a worm; and (3) has mutant baby-poopers walking around on its lips; then you definitely want a lobster" (Dave Barry). An absolute "must-have" title for Dave Barry collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Dave Barry. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest humorist/writers and an American national treasure. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVE BARRY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0609600664.

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