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1976317035Gauhati Assam: Publication Board Assam 1976. xiv 266 pp.; illustrated throughout mostly in colour. 9 x 15 1/2 inches. Publisher's pictorial buckram. xiv 266 pp.; illustrated throughout mostly in colour. 9 x 15 1/2 inches. A reproduction of one of the most famous illustrated manuscripts of Assam with explanations in English on facing pages. Commissioned by King Siva Singha 1713-1744 and produced by Sukumar Barkaith it deals with the management and care of elephants in the royal stables. A very attractive copy. <br/><br/> Publication Board, Assam hardcover
19482080502106504082Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Head Office 1948. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Head Office paperback
195563733Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1955. 8vo. 8 278 2 pp. Red cloth black lettering on spine w/ minor scuffing to back cover slight soiling to lower fore-edge w/ d.j. cover art of George Lewis with an elephant minor chipping & sunning to spine edgewear faint tidemark at back fore-edge still a VG-/G copy. First edition stated of this memoir of George “Slim†Lewis’s adventures with elephant training and circuses from the time he ran away from home at 16 to join the circus. He continually impresses upon the reader that despite their slow lovable appearance they are wild animals who in captivity kill by goring and trampling than other wild animals. Little, Brown & Co., hardcover
195538885Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1955. 8vo. 8 278 2 pp. Red cloth blk lettrng mnr bmpng to crnrs couple leaves w/ annotations w/ remnants of dustjacket still a G copy inscribed by Byron Fish Seattle Times Columnist to Leverett G. Richards former aviation editor at the Oregonian. First edition inscribed w/ great association reference indicating that Leverett Richards was the first one to review Byron Fish’s first book and Fish thanked him by writing that fact in this review copy. Little, Brown & Co., hardcover
19512111902152903058Asahishinbunsha 1951. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: B6 size Asahishinbunsha paperback
1968691New York New York: Random House Books for Young Readers 1968. 1968 edition. Hardcover. Good. this is a hardcover light green colored children's book there is somewhere to its edges the corners are deemed or rolled although they have not quite worn through there's just a little whites back of the undercover the bottom spine has been dropped and has a dent in it there too small Dinges of the green color at the spine the spine is intact and in good shape overall for children's books do not in bad shape originally 1995 the interiors clean there are no crayon markings or names written the red endpapers are clean.Meet Horton the elephant one of the most commendable heroes in children's books. "I meant what I said and I said what I meant. . . . An elephant's faithful one hundred per cent!" Horton is kind and trustworthy but unfortunately the lazy bird Mayzie takes advantage of his good nature when she leaves Horton to watch her unhatched egg. Told with Dr. Seuss's signature rhymes and trademark illustrations this is a tale that will be enjoyed over and over by reader and listener alike. And don't miss another delightful tale about this beloved pachyderm: Horton Hears a Who!. About the author 1968 Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield Massachusetts on March 2 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons featuring Quick Henry the Flit! appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss's first children's book And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street hit the market in 1937 and the world of children's literature was changed forever! In 1957 Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Brilliant playful and always respectful of children Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process he helped kids learn to read. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books some of which have been made into audiocassettes animated television specials and videos for children of all ages. Even after his death in 1991 Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Bibliographic . Horton Hatches the Egg Title Horton Hatches the Egg Classic Seuss Series Volume 1 of Dr. Seuss video classics Horton Hatches the Egg ; If I Ran the Circus Random House Video ISBN 0679837817 9780679837817 Illustrated by Dr. Seuss Edition illustrated Publisher Random House LLC 1968 ISBN 039480077X 9780394800776 Length 55 pages Subjects Juvenile Fiction Animals Elephants Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Elephants Juvenile Fiction / Classics .I hand list researchphotograph all my booksI don't mass bar-code to get them listed here . . The book would be Shipped Media mail via USPS it comes from the Los Angeles Area at whatever PO is closest to my errands or my life that day since I carefully pack your book then have to hop on the Vespa and visit the PO to have it placed in our mail system.Ruth Reaser LAX Vespa.save money on shipping by buying multiple books from the same bookseller. <br /> Random House Books for Young Readers hardcover
E22638*<p>Elephants in Thailand Vol. 1: Mahouts and their Cultures Today</p><p>This is the first of two volumes about Thai elephants. This volume portrays the plight of wild and domesticated elephants in modern Thailand. It shows how domesticated elephants are employed both in the timber industry and in the many elephant camps for tourists around the country. It describes in detail the distinct elephant-keeping traditions of the various ethnic groups in the country that have an association with elephants namely the Tai-speaking Thai Central Thai Southern Thai Yuan Tai Yai Shan Tai Lue Tai Yong Tai Khoen Lao Isan Khorat Thai and Phuan; the Mon-Khmer-speaking Khmer Kui Mon Khamu Mpi and Lawap; as well as the Sino-Tibetan-speaking Karen. It also provides information about the characteristics and status of those quintessentially Thai beasts the Royal White Elephants. All this is complemented by over 110 illustrations and an extensive bibliography.</p><p>PRINT Bangkok 2010 WL CODE E22638 SIZE 232 pp. 32 pp. illus. 150 x 210 mm BOOK WEIGHT 0.350 Kg PACKING WEIGHT 0.200 Kg</p> paperback
1927DEMO008137IMinneapolis: Gordon Volland / BUZZA 1927. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Holling C. HOLLING. 12mo multi-hued pictorial cloth spine pictorial boards edgeworn bumped. <br/><br/>"Rum Tum Tummy was a bold bad elephant. he had no parents which would have been bad to anybody but a bold bad elephant in a very wild jungle. He didn't even have an aunt to say . 'Brush your tusks!' He had nothing but a terrible appetite and as you shall see he had a wild time !" Illustrated wonderfully by Holling C. Holling. Gordon Volland / BUZZA hardcover
Vanbart, Jan SvanteIn Pristine Condition. unknown
19772110502150408099Zen head office 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Zen head office paperback