![]() ![]() “Always entertaining, occasionally hilarious, occasionally touching… Sound Americana” ( Saturday Review of Literature). From first dates to tonsil removal to beachside adventures, this book has become a classic of American humor. This beloved memoir tells the story of a family of 12 energetic children raised by an efficiency expert father and a psychologist mother. Ernestine Gilbreth Carey,” with a Christmas card written entirely in her hand to the recipient and a 1930 RSVP card filled out by Carey’s mother laid in. Octavo, original orange paper boards, original dust jacket.įirst edition of the hilarious memoir, the basis for the 1950 film adaptation, inscribed: “For Ruth Newman with warmest greetings. ![]() ![]() PRESENTATION/ASSOCIATION COPY OF CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ERNESTINE GILBRETH CAREY TO LONG-TIME FRIEND RUTH PERKINS NEWMAN, WITH A CHRISTMAS CARD WRITTEN BY HER TO NEWMAN AND A 1930 RSVP CARD FROM CAREY’S MOTHER LAID IN ![]()
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