By Don Marquis

Favorite quote: ‘There’s a dance in the old dame yet.” —Mehitabel the Cat

From the publisher: “This beloved illustrated classic tells the tale of Archy, a philosophical cockroach, and Mehitabel, a cat in her ninth life. 

From the brilliant introduction by E. B. White: ” When the publisher asked me to write a few introductory remarks about Don Marquis for this new edition (1930) of archy and mehitabel, he said in his letter: “The sales of this particular volume have been really astounding.”

They do not astound me. Among books of humor by American authors, there are only a hand full that rest solidly on the shelf. This book about Archy and Mehitabel, hammered out at such awful cost by the bug hurling himself at the keys, is one of those books. It is funny, it is wise, it is tender, and it is tough. The sales do not astound me, only the author astounds me…”

This is a compact book - 6 1/2” x 4 1/2”

Hardcover