Goops and How to be Them - A Manual of Manners for Polite Infants Inculcating Many Juvenile Virtues, Etc (Hardcover, 1st ed)


"The Goops they lick their fingers / And the Goops they lick their knives / They spill their broth on the tablecloth -- / Oh, they lead disgusting lives!" Reminiscent of the gross-out humor of Raold Dahl and Babbette Cole, this book on manners was an instant hit when it was first published a century ago and will still appeal to -today's sophisticated readers.

Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951) was born in Boston and lived in Berkeley, California, New York City and Paris.


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"The Goops they lick their fingers / And the Goops they lick their knives / They spill their broth on the tablecloth -- / Oh, they lead disgusting lives!" Reminiscent of the gross-out humor of Raold Dahl and Babbette Cole, this book on manners was an instant hit when it was first published a century ago and will still appeal to -today's sophisticated readers.

Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951) was born in Boston and lived in Berkeley, California, New York City and Paris.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Applewood Books, U.S.

Country of origin

United States

Release date

June 2005

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

September 2004

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Laminated cover

Pages

108

Edition

1st ed

ISBN-13

978-1-55709-392-9

Barcode

9781557093929

Categories

LSN

1-55709-392-X



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