About this title: Archy is a cockroach with the soul of a free verse poet who, by headbutting the typewriter keys, writes these poems that chronicle the adventures of his friend Mehitabel, a cat with the soul of Cleopatra. Don Marquis' creations have been constantly in print since 1934.
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Edition: No Edition Stated
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Dolphin Books, New York
Description: Herriman, George. Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Some writing and margin notes to text, not too bad. First two pages cut out (title page, etc. ), does not affect text. Solid reading copy. read more
Edition: No Edition Stated
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Fading to spine. Binding feels a little loose. Light shelf wear. Solid copy with clean pages. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday Dolphin
Date Published: 1966
Description: George Herriman. Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Tight clean copy, interior unmarked. Light discoloration on back, price inked over on front, small amount surface and edge wear. This classic little story in verse about Archy the cockroach and his nemisis Mehitabel, the cat, is aptly illustrated by George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1933
Description: Good with no dust jacket. Worn boards, no dust jacket, spine and hinges intact and undamaged; Writing inside front cover, foxing throughout. Text is unmarked and entirely readable; 1 x 7.75 x 5.5 inches; 182 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780571066162ISBN:057106616X
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: 5th Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Date Published: 1945
Description: Very Good. To view other titles by this author enter the keywords; XDCX, XJGX, Marquis. The book is in good condition with minor to moderate wear and the previous owner's name in ink o/w tight clean and square. Poems and poetry, drama. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1933
Description: Very Good+ 182pp Stated first edition Title on spine is chipped on edges of label Previous owners names on front facing page A very good copy of this title. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber
Date Published: 1934
Description: Acceptable in Acceptable jacket. Ex-library. Lib stamps to first endpaper. 192 p.; 20 cm. Cloth/ jacket. Shelf marking to fore-edges. Shelf markings to covers. Tape markings to front/ back pastedown. Pages good. Reading copy. read more
Edition: First edition. 8vo, 182 pgs, black cloth on boards with label
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Faber
Date Published: 1933
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. label on spine also fisrt endpaper appears to have been removed, book is in nice shape, nominal wear. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Doran & Co, Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1933
Description: 182pp. Black cloth, 8vo. Orange spine and cover plates. "Arch becomes a Boswell to the cat with the soul of cleopatra". Condition: Some edge wear, some fading on spine and covers, pages a bit age darkened, else Good cond. In orig dj, which is age-darkened; a large chip out of lower spine, other small chips and tears. Plastic covered. SKU 25398 ** We ship our books in sturdy corrugated cartons, paper items in stiff "Stay Flat" envelopes. (We do not use padded envelopes. ) Free tracking (Delivery ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber & Faber Limited, London
Description: [1939], 2nd british printing. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 192pp. The dust jacket is lightly worn around the edges, the front panel has 2 closed tears on the top edge and a small chip missing from the bottom front corner, and there is a previous owner's inscription on the endpaper. (Poetry) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1933
Description: Herriman, George. Very Good- No Jacket. 12mo-over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall. 179 pp, black cloth covered boards w/orange-black paper title blocks on spine & front cover, slight rubbing to back cover & front cover, prev owner's bookplate on FPD. The adventures of Archy and Mehitable, a cat and a cockroach. read more
Description: Very Good. 1933, stated 1st, black cloth with orange pictorial labels of Mehitabel the cat on spine and front cover, spine ends bumped, ink owner name to fep, o/w interior is clean and sound, dust jacket is rubbed and is starting to brown at flap folds. read more
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