Joys of Italian Humor by Henry D. Spalding Hardcover Dust Jacket Italian Folklore Wit Drinkware and cookbook veteran Stacy Lyn

and cookbook veteran Stacy Lyn Harris as she shares her family's most treasured memories and recipes

Red ink printer stamp “Maggie Tusk” on the front (likely a previous owner)

This 1935 Calumet Music Co

It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work

Swaps (1955) – The “California Comet

Joys of Italian Humor by Henry D. Spalding Hardcover Dust Jacket Italian Folklore Wit Drinkware and cookbook veteran Stacy LynEntertaining examples of Italian wit, anecdotes and humor going back centuries. Collectors Note Unlike collections built around stereotypes or recycled ethnic jokes, Joys of Italian Humor explores humor from within Italian culture itself. Drawing upon more than two millennia of literature, folklore, proverbs, anecdotes, and storytelling traditions, Henry D. Spalding assembled a unique reference work that celebrates the wit, resilience, and cultural