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1969013268New York: Crown Publishers Inc. 1969. Orange hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight - just a bit of foxing to interior DJ has minimal shelfwear not price-clipped. 126 pages. Inscribed by author on ffep: For Sam and Beth with Warmest Regards from the author - Eric Hatch May 11 1969. There is a note in pencil next to this inscription stating that this is for Sam and Beth Walker of Walker and Company publishing. Size: 8vo Square 1st Printing. Illus. by Burke Roseanne. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Crown Publishers, Inc. Hardcover
1965003067Buenos Aires: Platt Establecimientos Graficos S.A. 1965 Book. Illus. by 100 Colour Plates By J.D. Goodall. Very Good. Hardcover. First No Additional printings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark green plasticized cloth lettered in silver gilt on boards. Volume I only. A labour of love by two businessmen in South America who collected eggs as a hobby before collaborating on this highly-regarded book. 397 pp. Platt Establecimientos Graficos S.A. hardcover
1934009266Chicago: Judy Publishing Company 1934 Book. Illus. by Bert Hanor. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ has small nicks at head and foot of spine. Previous owner's name. Otherwise no writing. This book is intended for anyone who has a dog who wants to provide safe and comfortable housing for it. Photos and drawings show large-scale and small-scale approaches from an individual house to multi-room setups with attached fenced pens. A nice touch is the fact that the author doesn't talk down to anyone whether he or she needs inexpensive shelter for a single animal or a castle for dozens of dogs. 59 pp. plus ads. Judy Publishing Company hardcover
193020343Turin 1930. Good overall. Advertising brochure for this importer & exporter of livestock and exotic animals with prices for everything you might need. Under "Animali diversi" the American Grisly bear is listed as the most expensive at L 6000 and includes leopards apes boas monkeys turtles including the "piccole tortorelle d'Australia a maschera nera" rabbits cage birds including the sulphur crested cockatoo and other Australian & New Zealand species as well as Japanese & South American species. There is also a section on the method of determining the age of a bird as well as food cages accessories. It's distressing to think of transporting a grisly bear to Turin and its life there. Four sheets 9 x 11" woodcut illustrations. A bit foxed and tanned old folds. unknown
1976012927New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1976. Brown hardcover binding somewhat soiled bumped corners. DJ shelfwear some closed tears and soiling - back of jacket which is illustrated with types of jumps found in jumper classes at horse shows. Price of $3.50 on dj flap. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. 156 pages with glossary of horse terms. Clean and tight interior. Vicki takes a talented but green mare and turns her into a top class jumper. When she moves into the big time she makes a disturbing discovery about the horse. Scarce in dj. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Language: ENG. Illus. by Savitt Sam. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Dodd, Mead and Company Hardcover
1946012217Indianapolis - New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc. 1946. Blue hardcover cloth binding with gilt titles clean square and tight. Bumped corners. A little water staining on endpapers previous owner name fep. Clean and tight interior. 284 pages yellowing. Front of DJ rubbed and part of picture of Doberman head rubbed out. Shelfwear. Price-clipped. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart. Author a former football star from Brown University who was also a professional wrestler. He acted in a few movies and toward the end of his life lectured at civic clubs and schools. 2nd in the Awol series about a heroic and lovable Doberman Pinscher. This title has the dog honorable discharged from the service with his master George Stanhope to the mysterious continent of Australia. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. Illus. by Thorne Diana. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Hardcover
1947011023New York: Oxford University Press 1947 Green cloth pictorially stamped in pink slight fading at edges light shelf wear clean copy; illustrated dust jacket with small losses sunned spine and soil original price intact $2.00. A girl and her dog spend the summer in Vermont. Lovely b&w illustrations by Eloise Wilkin. Scarce title. . First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Eloise Wilkin. 8vo. Oxford University Press hardcover
1939011133London: Country Life 1939 Pictorial cover with cloth spine some edge wear and soil four-page booklet with a few marks one plate with marginal soil all plates Near Fine. A portfolio of 12 prints depicting various animals in Yee's delicate style: Cats Swans Dogs Seagulls Deer Ducks Mice Cocks and Hens Horses Geese Monkeys and Penguins. . First Edition. Loose Portfolio. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Chiang Yee. Oblong 4to. Country Life paperback
1953013885Chicago: Follett Publishing Company 1953. Beige hardcover binding has ffep removed discard written on fep a few stamps and marks general wear but overall solid and clean interior. Ex-library. 256 pages. Dustjacket has spine sticker chip missing from spine Not price clipped. Stated 2nd printing. Don and his father Big Mike don't think Arabians belong on a working ranch - until they meet Raffy a young Arabian stallion. The boy and the horse seem made for each other. First in the series following Don Revere and his friend Clare Stannard. Followed by Champion of the Cross 5. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 2nd Printing Language: ENG. Illus. by Bjorklund Lorence F. - jacket by George Mocniak. Hardcover. Good/Good. Follett Publishing Company Hardcover
1980038249Melbourne: Queensberrry Hill Press 1980. xii 164pp bw ills. One copy brown boards in jacket. Deluxe copy tan cloth with leather spine in publsihers clear plastic jacket. Both as new in slipcase. Deluxe edition SIGNED by author and #2 of a limitation of 175 copies. Signed by Author. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Slipcase. 8vo. Queensberrry Hill Press Hardcover
1998020131U.S.A.: Princeton University Press 1998. 231 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton University Press Hardcover
1989050381Sydney: Surrey Beatty & Sons Limited 1989. HEAVY. 2 volume set. xvi 835pp index references tables bw & col ills. Or brown cloth in jackets. Light edge wear to jackets a couple of tiny spots of foxing to edges. The first comprehensive modern review of the macropods of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Each of seven sections deals with a major field of research into macropod biology- Evolution zoogeography and community ecology; diet feeding and digestion; energy water and temperature relations; reproductive biology; development growth and sexual dimorphism; social organization and behavioural ecology; population ecology and management. There also a further 16 papers reporting results from individual projects. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Surrey Beatty & Sons Limited Hardcover
1944146944Knopf 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Very cute book in green cloth with gilt print at spine embossed squirrel on cover ! two lightly bumped corners light sunning at spine edges. Binding is solid and square text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is tattered tears at upper and lower spine sunning chipping at folds not price clipped. Previous owner's book plate on front end paper; illustrated endpapers b&w illustrations. Fictional tales based on ""actual animals in an actual place"" the animals being: the Beetle RockThe WeaselThe Sierra Grouse The Chicharee The Black Bear The Lizard The Coyote The Deer Mouse The Stellar Jay The Mule Deer otter cutthroat trout osprey mosquito scud mink varying hare merganser moose leech leopard frog snail trumpter swan beaver. ACTUAL first ed. not a later printing. The words ""First Edition"" appear on publisher's page with NAP. Wrapped in protective clear cover. Keywords: Beetle Rock The Weasel The Sierra Grouse The Chicharee The Black Bear The Lizard The Coyote The Deer Mouse The Stellar Jay The Mule Deer Otter Cutthroat trout Osprey Mosquito Scud Mink Varying hare Merganser Moose Leech Leopard frog Snail Trumpter swan Beaver. Stories About Of Fiction Knopf hardcover
196214060212The World's Works UK 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Hardcover. PUBLISHING DETAILS: The World's Works UK 1962. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. Dust Jacket is in very good condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's name in ink. Dustjacket protected in clear plastic sleave. Prominent brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Picture Books; Inventory No: 14060212. The World's Works hardcover
19751490ml1975. Hardcover. Good. Gd. condition : All about the breed the Newfouldland . E71490ml hardcover
199216070533Chivers UK 1992. First Edition. Hardcover Printed Boards. Near Fine. Hardcover Printed Boards. 64 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Chivers UK 1992. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Children are often fascinated by the concept of Earth's nearest planetary neighbours and this series of books takes a scientific look at each planet in turn. This particular book looks at Venus establishing its position relative to the sun and the other planets which surround it and describes the discoveries that have been made about Venus by scientists as they probe deeper into space. Also included are theories about the planets physical composition and characteristics. Each title of the series "Exploring the Planets" includes illustrations of the surface panorama diagrams and photographs of space probes and their associated rocketry. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Non-Fiction; ISBN: 0745151345. ISBN/EAN: 9780745151342. Inventory No: 16070533. 9780745151342 Chivers hardcover
198011100169Purnell UK 1980. Softcover. Good. Illustrator: Stuart Kettle. Softcover. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Purnell UK 1980. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Illustrator: Stuart Kettle. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Picture Books; ISBN: 0361048777. ISBN/EAN: 9780361048774. Inventory No: 11100169. 9780361048774 Purnell paperback
195409011025Thomas Nelson 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Winslade. Hardcover. 230 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Thomas Nelson 1954. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. Illustrator: Winslade. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 09011025. Thomas Nelson hardcover
196526010208Collins UK 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 224 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1965. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and moderate chips and/or tears. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. Front end page has an ex-libris sticker as well as an ink-stamp ex-libris with a different previous owner's name. ABOUT THIS BOOK: When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them - Firefrost also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years but the forces of evil are closing in determined to possess and destroy its special power. Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone's return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; 1001 Children's Books You Must Read; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Inventory No: 26010208. Collins hardcover
197417110249World's Work 1965 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Illustrator: Feodor Rojankovsky. Hardcover. PUBLISHING DETAILS: World's Work 1965 1974. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Illustrator: Feodor Rojankovsky. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Picture Books; ISBN: 0437700801. ISBN/EAN: 9780437700803. Inventory No: 17110249. 9780437700803 World's Work hardcover
199911120414Penguin Australia 1999. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Good ex-library. Medium Trade Paperback. 253 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin Australia 1999. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in good ex-library condition. Lightly tanned pages. Clear self-adhesive laminate to covers/boards. Ex-library with usual marks stamps stickers. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1953 in Scotland sixteen-year-old Andrew is eager to begin his apprenticeship as a ship's engineer at the Dalrossan Dockyard but soon realizes that his new workplace is full of unwritten rules and dangerous undercurrents and that he cannot tell his friends from his enemies. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0141304561. ISBN/EAN: 9780141304564. Inventory No: 11120414. 9780141304564 Penguin paperback
197325080166Collins UK 1973. Second New Edition Printing. Hardcover Printed Boards. Very Good. Hardcover Printed Boards. 160 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1973. Second New Edition Printing. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Pages are considerably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0001643207. ISBN/EAN: 9780001643208. Inventory No: 25080166. 9780001643208 Collins hardcover
197325080012Collins UK 1973. First Edition. Hardcover Printed Boards. Very Good. Hardcover Printed Boards. 160 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1973. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Pages are reasonably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0001643142. ISBN/EAN: 9780001643147. Inventory No: 25080012. 9780001643147 Collins hardcover
197325080165Collins UK 1973. First Revised Edition Printing. Hardcover Printed Boards. Good. Hardcover Printed Boards. 158 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1973. First Revised Edition Printing. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Pages are considerably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0001643150. ISBN/EAN: 9780001643154. Inventory No: 25080165. 9780001643154 Collins hardcover
197425080013Collins UK 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover Printed Boards. Very Good. Hardcover Printed Boards. 160 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1974. Second Printing. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Pages are reasonably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0001643193. ISBN/EAN: 9780001643192. Inventory No: 25080013. 9780001643192 Collins hardcover