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The Best Howlers
[Horace] Cecil Hunt
Horace Cecil Hunt was a journalist, editor, novelist and anthologist. He was also a good friend of Edmund Blampied and his wife, Marianne. Hunt published his first book of 'howlers' in 1928 and his last in 1951. He published three books of 'howlers' between 1937 and 1939 which were all illustrated by Edmund Blampied: Hand-picked Howlers, More Hand-picked Howlers and Ripe Howlers.
Second (revised) edition
Bibliography code: EB-49.1
Publisher: Ernest Benn
Series: none
Year: 1949
Format: 8vo
Pages: 130
Binding: Bright red plain cloth; title, author and publisher vertically in black on spine; plain rear boards
Size: 189x 127 mm
Dust jacket: Pen and ink drawing of Hunt on rear panel of jacket signed Blampied
Internal illustrations: none
Price: 6 shillings
Printing history: First published 1928; 8th impression, 1932; Second (revised) edition, 1949
Printed by: Hugh Paton and Sons Limited, Edinburgh
Dust jacket (click to enlarge)