About this title: 1928. A collection of short-stories from Marquis, American newspaperman and humorist, who was an uninhibited enemy of prohibition. Marquis's most memorable writings are his stories and verses about Archy and Mehitabel. Contents: When the Turtles Sing; The Tablecloth Millionaire; The Flea, The Pup, and the Millennium; A Fighting Parson; A Keeper of Tradition; The High Pitch; The Spots of the Leopard; The Well; The Inside Story of Waterloo; O'Meara, The Mayflower-and Mrs. MacLirr. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company
Date Published: 1928
Description: Fair+ No Jacket. 12mo. {011072} When the Turtles Sing; and Other Unusual Tales by Don Marquis. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company in 1928. HARD COVER 12mo Short Stories 257pp. {Book Condition} FAIR+ NO JACKET {Jacket Condition Details} missing. {Book Condition Details} Binding: a started front-hinge, bumped ends, slightly loosened, Cover: edge wear, minor soiling, rubbing, End Papers: staining on rear free endpaper, Text: light tanning. {Contents} A Fighting Parson; A Keeper Of Tradition; ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran, New York
Date Published: 1928
Description: Bright red cloth, paper labels on front and spine. Mild dampstain lightly staining edges of spine label, bookplate on front pastedown, still a tight, bright and Near Fine copy in Good to Very good, price-clipped dust jacket, clean and crisp, but dampness causing pink bleed-stain to rear panel, and a bit to front panel near spine, one-inch tear to spine crown. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1928
Description: Owner's ink inscription, dated 1930, on front flyleaf; a fine copy in very good dust jacket. The pictorial jacket has light wear and moderate fading on spine, with two (quarter-inch) chips on front panel, and few short edge tears, else quite fresh and... MARQUIS, Don. WHEN THE TURTLES SING And Other Unusual Tales. Octavo, red cloth, pp. viii, 257. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company
Date Published: 1928
Description: Good. 1928. Doubleday, Doran & Co. Hardcover w/tattered dust jacket. No prior owner marks. Hinge crack inside front cover. Medium edge wear on book. Heavy edge wear, chipping and large tears on jacket. Ship same or next day. More classic books in our store. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New Jersy
Date Published: 1928
Description: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Sun faded rose colored boards, paste on titlle label on cover and spine, blue lettering. Binding is tight & square, front hindge mildly cracked where FFE was removed. ex-library, no pocket. Text is clean, no markings, 257 pgs.. read more
Edition: 1st Edition / Unstated Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City
Date Published: 1928
Description: Good. No Jacket. #11460. 1st Edition / Unstated Printing. Good, no dust jacket, spine slightly darkened, light wear at corners. 13. x 19.5cm. hard cover. 257pp. read more
Edition: Stated 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran, Garden City
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Sm8vo. Red binding w/ paper labels on spine and front baord. Contents fine, clean and tight. Binding w/ very lt soil, spine sunned. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City
Date Published: 1928
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light wear to label on spine and front board. Previous owner's name on top edge of front endpaper. Red cloth. 257 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition (? )
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
Date Published: 1928
Description: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Bright red boards hardly show any wear. Paper labels on front board and spine still very nice. Spine does have some sun fading and label light browning. Very minor corner/spine end bump. Text is clean/tight.; Small 8vo; 257 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Cloth
Publisher: Doubleday Doran, New York
Date Published: 1928
Description: Near VG Plus in Fair jacket. Book has light soiling and foxing to endpapers. Dj has tears chips foxing missing approx. 5% of rear cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1928
Description: VG. 257pp., red cloth boards with paper labels to front cover and spine. Covers are soiled with bumped, scuffed spine ends and corners, front hinge cracked. Contetns lightly toned, otherwise bright and complete. Good+. read more
Description: Good. By Don Marquis; ISBN: 0836936647; Pub. : Ayer Co Pub; Pub. Date: June, 1970; Media: Hardcover; Hard cover, no dustjacket. Former library book, with usual stamps & stickers. Text pages unmarked. Appears to have been gently read. Pages clean and bright. Light cover wear. by Don Marquis; ISBN: 0836936647; Pub. : Ayer Co Pub; Pub. Date: June, 1970; Media: Hardcover; Hard cover, no dustjacket. Former library book, with usual stamps & stickers. Text pages unmarked. Appears to have been gently ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York
Date Published: 1928
Description: Very Good-/Good. 257, Light edgewear to book, d.j. w/ rubbing and edgewear. Contains: The Tablecloth Millionaire, The Flea The Pup and the Millenium, A Fighting Parson, A Keeper of Tradition, The High Pitch, The Spots of the Leopard, The Well, The Inside Story of Waterloo, O'Meara The Mayflower and Mrs. MacLirr. read more
Edition: 1st AMERICAN EDITION
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NEW YORK: DOUBLEDAY, DORAN AND CO, 1928, NEW YORK
Date Published: 1928
Description: OFRD. GOOD+ NO DUST JACKET. Hard Cover. NO DUST JACKET. 1st AMERICAN EDITION. GOOD+ HARDCOVER 1ST EDITION. WEAR ON HEAD OF SPINE. read more
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