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Herford, Oliver
1863 - Oliver Herford was born.
1906 - He wrote and illustrated the "Little Book of Bores".
- He also wrote short poems like "The Chimpanzee" and "The Hen", as well as writing and illustrating
1904 - "Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten".
1917 - "Cynic's Calendar".
1930 - "Excuse It Please".
1935 - Oliver Herford died.
1906 - He wrote and illustrated the "Little Book of Bores".
- He also wrote short poems like "The Chimpanzee" and "The Hen", as well as writing and illustrating
1904 - "Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten".
1917 - "Cynic's Calendar".
1930 - "Excuse It Please".
1935 - Oliver Herford died.
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- "Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings."
- "A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even ... without any hope of doing it well."
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The Deb's Dictionary by Oliver Herford (Hardcover - Sep 11, 2007) In a beautiful new edition faithful to the cheeky and whimsical 1931 original,The Deb's Dictionarycontinues to delight even the most modern young women and men. Defining Ambidextrous as "not letting... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten (Illustrated) by Oliver Herford (Kindle Edition - Jan 24, 2008) first five stanzas:Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flightThe Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light:Which means, in Plain and simple every-dayUnoriental Speech-The Dawn is bright.They say the... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The astonishing tale of a pen&ink puppet;: Or, The genteel art of illustrating, by Oliver Herford (Unknown Binding - Sep 8, 2008) |
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The Herford Aesop: Fifty Fables in Verse. by Oliver, Herford (Hardcover - Sep 8, 2008) |
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Confessions of a caricaturist, by Oliver Herford by Oliver Herford (Hardcover - Sep 8, 2008) |
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Childs Primer of Natural History by Oliver Herford (Paperback - Sep 8, 1966) |
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