The Specialist Publishing Co.

Still in print.
Still funny.

Chic Sale acted on the vaudeville stage, the legitimate theatre, and in the early films of Hollywood. His humorous portrayal of Lem Putt — a country carpenter who specialized in building outhouses — became The Specialist, a best seller by accident.

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Chic Sale as one of the many characters he played in vaudeville.
Chic Sale as one of the many characters he played in vaudeville.
The Books

Two best-sellers in hardback with dust jackets

The dust jacket of “The Specialist”

The Specialist

26th printing

Chic Sale’s homespun monologue about Lem Putt, a country carpenter who specialized in building outhouses, has sold over 2,600,000 copies worldwide.

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The dust jacket of “I’ll Tell You Why”

I’ll Tell You Why

The sequel

The follow-up to “The Specialist” — the same gentle humor, but with greater subtlety and a deeper philosophy. “Destined to surpass The Specialist in interest,” wrote O. O. McIntyre.

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A family business
“Keeping the memories alive for so many people touched by Chic Sale’s humor.”

Matthew Sale Brown (Chic Sale’s youngest grandson),
owner of The Specialist Publishing Company

The outhouse scene from the cover of “The Specialist”