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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Modern Library
Publication date
February 2, 1999
Pages
240
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375753053
ISBN-10
0375753052
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Topper Takes a Trip | Importance of Being Earnest | Topper Takes a Trip | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Arsenic and Old Lace | Turnabout
Topper Takes a Trip | Importance of Being Earnest | Topper Takes a Trip | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Arsenic and Old Lace | Turnabout
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An entertaining classic novel tells the story of a mild-mannered bank manager named Cosmo Topper who decides to buy a second-hand car only to find it haunted by a pair of ghosts determined to change his life. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "[Thorne Smith] created the modern American ghost.  A ghost with style and wit. A ghost that haunts us still."
--The New York Times
Thorne Smith is a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Topper, his best-known work, is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit television show and movie (starring Cary Grant) were based.
It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners--the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree. The ghosts, George and Marion Kerby, make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab "summer of suburban Sundays" that is his life--and they commence a series of madcap adventures that leave Topper, and anyone else who crosses their path, in a whirlwind of discomfiture and delight.
As enchanting today as it was when first published in 1926, Topper has set the standard in American pop culture for such mischievous apparitions as those seen in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Heaven Can Wait, Beetlejuice, and Bewitched.
--The New York Times
Thorne Smith is a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Topper, his best-known work, is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit television show and movie (starring Cary Grant) were based.
It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners--the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree. The ghosts, George and Marion Kerby, make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab "summer of suburban Sundays" that is his life--and they commence a series of madcap adventures that leave Topper, and anyone else who crosses their path, in a whirlwind of discomfiture and delight.
As enchanting today as it was when first published in 1926, Topper has set the standard in American pop culture for such mischievous apparitions as those seen in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Heaven Can Wait, Beetlejuice, and Bewitched.
Editions
Hardcover
from Amereon Ltd (September 1, 1988)
9780891904489 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $23.95
About: "[Thorne Smith] created the modern American ghost.
About: "[Thorne Smith] created the modern American ghost.
Paperback
from Createspace Independent Pub (September 15, 2015)
9781517317539 | details & prices | 212 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.48 in. | List price $11.99
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
from Createspace Independent Pub (September 15, 2015)
9781517310417 | details & prices | 212 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.48 in. | List price $11.99
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 15, 2015)
9781515058083 | details & prices | 212 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.48 in. | List price $10.99
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 9, 2015)
9781514883662 | details & prices | 212 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.48 in. | List price $11.99
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
About: Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts.
The price comparison is for this edition
With Carolyn See (other contributor) |
from Modern Library (February 2, 1999)
9780375753053 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.00
About: An entertaining classic novel tells the story of a mild-mannered bank manager named Cosmo Topper who decides to buy a second-hand car only to find it haunted by a pair of ghosts determined to change his life.
About: An entertaining classic novel tells the story of a mild-mannered bank manager named Cosmo Topper who decides to buy a second-hand car only to find it haunted by a pair of ghosts determined to change his life.
With Rachel Allen |
from Ballantine Books (June 1, 1980)
9780345287229 | details & prices | List price $2.25
This edition also contains All Things Sweet: 100 Deliciously Sweet Recipes for Every Occasion
About: "[Thorne Smith] created the modern American ghost.
This edition also contains All Things Sweet: 100 Deliciously Sweet Recipes for Every Occasion
About: "[Thorne Smith] created the modern American ghost.
CD/Spoken Word
With Barrett Whitener (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (May 1, 2001)
9780786197514 | details & prices | 6.75 × 6.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $64.00
About: It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners: the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree.
About: It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners: the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree.
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