Geisel provided twenty illustrations for the pocket book of boners under his dr. Seuss made an adult book youve probably never heard about. In 1941, readers league of america compiled these four books and published the pocket book of boners. Make offer dr seuss more boners 1931 1st 1st only his 2nd book author cat in hat dr. Seuss book of a classic type, a collection of ridiculous things students wrote in exam papers. When was the pocket book of boners created answers. This book is an early example of the illustrations of theodor geisel.
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Boners, more boners, still more boners and the pocket book. Seuss would have been about 18 years old when this book was printed. The pocket book of boners unknown binding january 1, 1961 by dr. Boners, more boners, still more boners and the pocket book of boners by alexander abingdon and dr. Seuss first published book issued in 1931 by viking press, was a pocket book of boners. It was one of the bestselling paperback books of world war ii, with 1. The pocket book of boners, composed of four short books published in, was the first published work illustrated by dr. Back in 2018, we found out that he had written another, lesserknown book called the pocket book of boners. Although taken from the beginning of his career, you can already see some hallmarks of seuss later work. Make offer the pocket book of boners illustrations by dr. An omnibus of school boy howlers and unconscious humor by. In 1931, seuss was a contributing illustrator for a book called boners. The pocket book of boners paperback january 1, 1939 by anonymous editor author, dr. But seuss, whose real name was theodor geisel, wasnt always sensitive when it.
The pocket book of boners is a book illustrated by theodor seuss geisel, originally published as four separate books in 1932 by the viking press. Boners and more bonersbeing a collection of schoolboy wisdom, or knowledge as it is sometimes written, compiled from classrooms and examination papers are the first books featuring the unmistakable work of dr. Doctor suesss first book was the pocket book of boners. The new york times called it hilarious, and the news wrote about the craze for seusss new book. The pocket book of boners contains 22 illustrations of boners by dr. Boners are true, actual missteps, misprints and misconceptions culled from examination papers, themes, classrooms. The pocket book of boners paperback january 1, 1942 by aka ted geisel dr.
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The pocket book of boners is a book illustrated by theodor seuss geisel dr. Boners, more boners, still more boners and the pocket book of. From the back cover of the pocket book of boners, 1945. I read this book in first grade when i was learning to read and it has always been with me since. The 500 hats of bartholomew cubbins classic seuss dr.
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