The Smartest Book in the World: A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool

Signed first Touchstone hardcover edition and first printing of The Smartest Book in the World: A Lexicon of Literacy, A Rancorous Reportage, A Concise Curriculum of Cool by Greg Proops. Published by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in May 2015, with the complete first-printing number line and hardcover ISBN 9781476747040.

Inspired by Proops's Smartest Man in the World podcast, the book is an irreverent comic reference guide spanning history, literature, poetry, movies, music, baseball, language, and popular culture. It combines accumulated trivia and cultural criticism with the distinctive style of the comedian and longtime Whose Line Is It Anyway? performer.

The title page is personally inscribed to Rhonda with “Big Love,” dated April 26, 2018, and signed by Greg Proops. This is an inscribed and dated presentation rather than a flat-signed copy.

Very Good hardcover in dust jacket. The seller reports very minor page toning and deckle-edged pages. The jacket has minor visible surface wear and is now protected in a removable clear plastic cover. Please review the photographs for the inscription, copyright information, and jacket condition.