The Cream of the Jest
| First published | 1917 |
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| Series | Biography of the Life of Manuel #18 |
| Publisher | Robert M. McBride & Company |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | James Branch Cabell |
| Pages | xv+280 |
| Price | $1.35 |
First edition per Guy Holt's Cabell bibliography. The full text and images of this edition are available at Google Books.. Dust-jacket illustration is by Cabell per Hall's James Branch Cabell: A Complete Bibliography.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Fritz Leiber | Amra V2n35, July 1965 |
| 1972 | James Blish | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1972 |
| 1972 | George Hay | Foundation, #2 June 1972 |
| 1983 | Everett F. Bleiler | The Guide to Supernatural Fiction |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1920 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xv+280 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions | 1920 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xv+280 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1921 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xv+280 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1922 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xii+250 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1923 | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Hardcover | Novel | Frank C. Papé | xvi+250 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1923 | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Hardcover | Novel | xvi+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions | 1923 | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Hardcover | Novel | xv+280 | |||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1923 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xii+250 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1924 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xii+250 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1926 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | James Branch Cabell | xii+250 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1927 | John Lane, The Bodley Head | Hardcover | Novel | Frank C. Papé | xviii+243 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1927 | Modern Library | Hardcover | Novel | xii+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1927 | Modern Library | Hardcover | Novel | xii+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1927 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | Frank C. Papé | xviii+243 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1927 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | Frank C. Papé | xviii+243 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
|
1928 | Modern Library | Hardcover | Novel | xii+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1930 | Modern Library | Hardcover | Novel | xii+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1930 | Robert M. McBride & Company | Hardcover | Novel | xii+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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1975 | College & University Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | M-43 | 205 | |
| The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions |
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2001 | Wildside Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | xii+250 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest |
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2005 | Kessinger | Trade Paperback | Novel | |||
| The Cream of the Jest |
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2018 | Faded Page | eBook | Novel | 20181018 | ||
| The Cream of the Jest |
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2020 | Spoken Realms | digital audio download | Novel |