The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy. Published by Nonpareil Books/David R Godine, Boston, MA, 1988. 1st Paperback Edition 4th Printing. Paperback. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine. Slight edge wear, content excellent. ISBN 0879235144. LCCN 83-48892. Drawings by William Steig. The author's vignettes of historical figures such as Alexander the Great, Lady Godiva, Charlemagne, Christopher Columbus, Captain John Smith have amused readers for years. The author transforms these luminaries into human beings, not as we know them from history books, but as we would have known them Cuppy-wise: foolish, fallible, and very much our common ancestors. 242 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 12522.