This book is a collection of short pieces, with drawings by James Thurber, called "The Middle-Aged Man on the Flying Trapeze". Published in 1935 by by Blue Ribbon Books, this is a 1946 reprint edition, in very good condition, 226 pages featuring 36 stories, the cover has some very light staining on it text is clean and tight, the spine has some edge fraying, no markings at all, a nice copy!!!