Ellsworth EE
Danny Dormouse The Kingfisher Books: First Series
Blackie 0000. A very good softcover. Ex-library usual features. No date. Soft Cover. Blackie Paperback
Bookseller reference : 2T2946
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Ellsworth Nick. Howarth Daniel Illustrator.
Look Who's Popping Up in the Jungle; Pop-Up Book
Bath England: Parragon Publishing 2001. Near Fine 2002 Reprint. Stiff Cardboard Covers and Pages unpaginated 14 pages 7 pop-ups all in excellent condition no tears or creases. Binding is solid; spots of rubbing along spine edges; small rub to head and tail of spine; hint of edge wear; book was made with rounded corners slight wear to them; pages are pristine no marks to text no owner information gift messages store stamps remaimder marks stains or moisture damage. Will gift wrap no charge just state the occasion. 2002 REPRINT. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Daniel Howarth. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pop-up. Parragon Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004877 ISBN : 0752598678 9780752598673
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Ellwand David
Alfred's Camera: A Collection of Picture Puzzles
Dutton 1998. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dutton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0304257 ISBN : 0525459782 9780525459781
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Ellwand David
Alfred's Camera: A Collection of Picture Puzzles
Dutton 1998. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dutton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0304607 ISBN : 0525459782 9780525459781
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Ellwand David
Alfred's Camera: A Collection of Picture Puzzles
Dutton 1998. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dutton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0304608 ISBN : 0525459782 9780525459781
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Ellwand David
Alfred's Camera: A Collection of Picture Puzzles
Dutton 1998. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dutton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0304609 ISBN : 0525459782 9780525459781
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ELMAN (Robert)
Audubon Les Mammifères
Editions Princesse 1980, in-4 (31,5 x 23,5 cm) cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée, 271 p. (très bon exemplaire ; non réédité) L'auteur présente et commente un choix de 62 belles en couleurs du grand artiste naturaliste, accompagnées de nombreux détails et de photos en couleurs sur la riche faune d'Amérique.
Bookseller reference : 43950
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Elman Robert
Les Ours
Minerva Cartonné avec jaquette 1991 In-4 (28 x 30,7 cm), cartonné avec jaquette, 144 pages, photographies en couleurs ; incidents sur la jaquette dont une petite déchirure sans manque réparée sur l'envers, coupes frottées en queue, par ailleurs assez bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : sd1387
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Elman Robert
Ours
Pml 1993 80 pages in4. 1993. Relié jaquette. 80 pages.
Bookseller reference : 195078
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Elman Benjamin A.
From Philosophy to Philology: Intellectual and Social Aspects of Change in Late Imperial China
Cambridge MA: Harvard East Asian Monographs #110 1984. 1st edition. Hardbound. NEAR FINE. As new except for owner's library bookplate stamped" Discard" on first free page and owner's embossed stamp on title page. Dust jacket in protective cover as new except for a few scratches and Dewey Decimal number sticker on spine. Smells as though it has been in a room with a fragrance. 368 indexed annotated pages including Bibliography and Glossary. 1.8 Harvard East Asian Monographs #110 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 63H001 ISBN : 0674325257 9780674325258
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Elman Robert
The Living World of Audubon Mammals
NY: Ridge Press. Good with no dust jacket; Ex-Library with Markins. 1976. Hardbound. 0448124599 . 272 pages . Ridge Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 34532 ISBN : 0448124599 9780448124599
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Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Moccasin Trail
U.S.A.: Scholastic Inc. 1992. Name sticker and stamp inside front cover. Pages of text are clean lightly toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Scholastic Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 623644 ISBN : 0590445510 9780590445511
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Elona Malterre
The Last Wolf of Ireland
127 pages. Octavo 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" bound in original publisher's quarter blue cloth with red lettering to spine over green boards in original pictorial wrappers. Third printing. Elona Malterre describes The Last Wolf of Ireland as a dramatization of "issues concerning life the futility of violence and the recognition that human beings must respect all living things." Condition: Near fine in a fine jacket. Clarion Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS003315 ISBN : 0395543819 9780395543818
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Elphick Johathan General Editor
Atlas of Bird Migration: Tracing the Great Journeys of the World's Birds
New York: Firefly 2007. First Edition. Very Good /Very Good DJ. 8vo = over 9". Pictorial hardcover with white lettering on spine. Clean interior and exterior strong and tight binding. Dustjacket if clean crisp glossy. Foerward by Thomas E. Lovejoy."The Atlas of Bird Migration offers a uniue appreciation of this fascinating subject." Firefly hardcover
Bookseller reference : NF49323 ISBN : 1554072484 9781554072484
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Elsa Devernois Passeron;Joëlle
Et si on était des chevaux
MAGNARD 2021 32 pages 1x15x19cm. 2021. Broché. 32 pages.
Bookseller reference : 500117013
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Elsa Devernois Passeron;Joëlle
Et si on était des chevaux
MAGNARD 2021 32 pages 1x15x19cm. 2021. Broché. 32 pages.
Bookseller reference : 500119943
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Elsa Devernois Passeron;Joëlle
Et si on était des chevaux
MAGNARD 2021 32 pages 1x15x19cm. 2021. Broché. 32 pages.
Bookseller reference : 500120247
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ELSEVIER SAVOIR
L'Univers du goéland argenté
Elsevier-Séquoia 1975 385 pages 14 8x2x20 6cm. 1975. Broché. 385 pages.
Bookseller reference : 100108431
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Elsa Posell
Whales and Other Sea Mammals - Junior True Book Series
Frederick Muller UK 1964. Hardcover. Good ex-library. Illustrator: Arthur Warheit. 47 pages. Dust jacket protected in clear plastic sleeve. Moderate spine lean. Ex-library with usual marks stamps stickers. Illustrator: Arthur Warheit. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Non-Fiction; Inventory No: 11060723. Frederick Muller hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11060723
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Else Holmelund Minarik
Father Bear Comes Home
Harpercollins Publishers 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Maurice Sendak. Harpercollins Publishers 1959. An I Can Read Book. 62 pages. Rear fep is ripped. Top of spine is bumped and chipped. Corners slightly bumped. Interior clean and unmarked. Glossy covers. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Harpercollins Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001410
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Elsie J Oxenham
Selma at the Abbey
Collins UK 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 255 pages. Lightly tanned pages. Dust jacket has large chunk miissing from front and taped tears on the back. Chipping to edges. Red top edge of pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 11120185. Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11120185
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Elsie J Oxenham
The Abbey Girls at Home
The Children's Press UK 1968. Reprint. Illustrated Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 276 pages. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine has mild fading. No dust jacket with this book. Pages are considerably tanned. Tape marks on insides of covers. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 15040188. The Children's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15040188
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Elsie J Oxenham
The Abbey Girls in Town
The Children's Press London 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 124 pages. Tanned pages. Page edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 12030153. The Children's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12030153
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Elsie J Oxenham
The Abbey Girls at Home
The Children's Press UK 1968. Reprint. Illustrated Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 124 pages. Tanned pages. No Dust Jacket as issued. Page edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 12030150. The Children's Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12030150
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Elsie J Oxenham
Two Joans at the Abbey
Collins London 1950. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. 222 pages. Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing and superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate chips and/or tears. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Edges of pages are considerably browned. Pages are reasonably tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 15040185. Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15040185
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ELSNER, J.G
Das Edelschaf in allen seinen Beziehungen. Als Schlußstein dessen, was der Verfasser bereits über veredelte Schafzucht geschrieben.
Stuttgart, Cotta, 1840. 8, 222 S. Späterer Karton (Einbd etwas fleckig u. beschabt, Stempel recto/verso Titel).
Bookseller reference : 1241680
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Elting Mary
Smoky the Baby Goat
Racine WI: Whitman Publishing. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. A Tell-a-Tale Book #867. This is a story about a family that had several pets and Daddy brought home a baby goat. The goat was very friendly and wanted to do everything the other animals did curl up like a cat chase it's tale like a dog and imitate the rooster. One day he finally figured out that he was a goat. The binding is red with a picture of Smoky on the front. All of the corners have light wear the spine moderate wear. The spine is tight with moderate wear at the ends. There is a light scratch on the front if viewed at a certain angle. The endpapers are light green with white stars toys and an elephant. The front endpaper has pencil marks in a few places. All of the pages are bright and clean the illustrates are done in bright colors and the text is very easy for a child to read. ; 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall . Whitman Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000417
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Elton Charles S
The Pattern of Animal Communities
London: Methuen. Good with no dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Cloth. University library withdrawl. Some shelfwear to boards but contents are bright and unmarked in tight square binding. Illustrated with b&w plates. 432 pp . Methuen hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6983
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Elton Charles
Voles Mice and Lemmings - problems in population dynamics
Oxford at The Clarendon Press 1942. Frontispiece but no other illustrations large octavo pp 6 496 a label covered up on the front endpaper and another one reading "Printer's Library". otherwise very clean internally cloth slightly marked and very slightly worn. First Edition. Cloth. Good. Oxford at The Clarendon Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 015217
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Elton Charles
VOLES MICE & LEMMINGS
New York: Wheldon & Wesley Ltd. Good with no dust jacket; Collectible - Ex-Library with Markings. 1965. Reprint. Hardbound. 0854860088 . 496 pages . Wheldon & Wesley, Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42183 ISBN : 0854860088 9780854860081
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ELUARD Paul
Les animaux et leurs hommes.Les hommes et leurs animaux
petit in 8 broché,couverture imprimée,faux-titre,titre,22 illustrations pleine page(reproduit les pointes sèches de Valentine HUGO)Gallimard sans date,nouvelle édition tirée à 1300 exemplaires seules 22 illustrations sont reproduites sur les 30 annoncées
Bookseller reference : 1820
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ELUARD Paul
Les Animaux et leurs hommes, les hommes et leurs animaux
1920 Au Sans Pareil, Collection de Littérature Paris , 1920 In-8° (20 x 13,5 cm), 46 pages, broché. Tirage limité à 550 numerotés sur vélin d'alfa. Couverture illustrée d'une vignette de Derain ainsi que 5 gravures à partir de dessins d'André Lhote.
Bookseller reference : 5512
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ELUARD Paul
Les Animaux et leurs Hommes Les Hommes et leurs Animaux
Gallimard.(s.d.)In-8 br.30 illustrations de Valentine Hugo.Etat satisfaisant.
Bookseller reference : 46860
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ELUARD Paul.
Les Animaux et leurs hommes Les Hommes et leurs animaux. Poèmes. 30 [sic] illustrations de Valentine Hugo.
1 Broché, couverture imprimée de l'éditeur, passée, petits accrocs aux coiffes et aux angles. 19 x 14,5 cm, n.p., hors-texte en noir. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, s.d. [1937].
Bookseller reference : 818
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ELUARD Paul.
Les Animaux et leurs hommes Les Hommes et leurs animaux. Poèmes. 30 [sic] illustrations de Valentine Hugo.
1 Broché, couverture imprimée de l'éditeur, passée, petits accrocs aux coiffes et aux angles. 19 x 14,5 cm, n.p., hors-texte en noir. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, s.d. [1937].
Bookseller reference : 818
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Elvire Lorris + Marie Aude Murail
Alias - Golem Series #5
Walker Books UK 2005. Paperback. As New. 203 pages. Multiple copies of this title available. This book is an unread copy. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. In this exciting streetwise adventure a group of children on an inner-city council estate encounter a computer in which the characters of a new game come to life. These "golems" eventually help the children combat the evil owner of a multinational corporation who bent on world domination is using the game to send subliminal messages. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 1844286185. ISBN/EAN: 9781844286188. Inventory No: 10020121. 9781844286188 Walker Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 10020121 ISBN : 1844286185 9781844286188
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Elvire Lorris + Marie Aude Murail
Joke - Golem Series #2
Walker Books UK 2005. Paperback. As New. 192 pages. This book is an unread copy. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. In this exciting streetwise adventure a group of children on an inner-city council estate encounter a computer in which the characters of a new game come to life. These "golems" eventually help the children combat the evil owner of a multinational corporation who bent on world domination is using the game to send subliminal messages. The adventure continues in "Golem 3: Natasha". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 1844286150. ISBN/EAN: 9781844286157. Inventory No: 10020118. 9781844286157 Walker Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 10020118 ISBN : 1844286150 9781844286157
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Elvire Lorris + Marie Aude Murail
Magic Berber - Golem Series #1
Walker Books UK 2005. Paperback. Very Good. 230 pages. Corner crease on front cover. In this exciting streetwise adventure a group of children on an inner-city council estate encounter a computer in which the characters of a new game come to life. These "golems" eventually help the children combat the evil owner of a multinational corporation who bent on world domination is using the game to send subliminal messages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 1844286142. ISBN/EAN: 9781844286140. Inventory No: 12030593. 9781844286140 Walker Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 12030593 ISBN : 1844286142 9781844286140
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Elvire Lorris + Marie Aude Murail
Magic Berber - Golem Series #1
Walker Books UK 2005. Paperback. As New. 230 pages. This book is an unread copy. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. In this exciting streetwise adventure a group of children on an inner-city council estate encounter a computer in which the characters of a new game come to life. These "golems" eventually help the children combat the evil owner of a multinational corporation who bent on world domination is using the game to send subliminal messages. The story continues in "Golem 2: Joke". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 1844286142. ISBN/EAN: 9781844286140. Inventory No: 10020117. 9781844286140 Walker Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 10020117 ISBN : 1844286142 9781844286140
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Elvire Lorris + Marie Aude Murail
Mr William - Golem Series #4
Walker Books UK 2005. Paperback. As New. 205 pages. This book is an unread copy. Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. In this exciting streetwise adventure a group of children on an inner-city council estate encounter a computer in which the characters of a new game come to life. These "golems" eventually help the children combat the evil owner of a multinational corporation who bent on world domination is using the game to send subliminal messages. Look out for the explosive finale to the series in "Golem 5: Alias". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 1844286177. ISBN/EAN: 9781844286171. Inventory No: 10020120. 9781844286171 Walker Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 10020120 ISBN : 1844286177 9781844286171
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Elwy Hartley Edwards
The New Encyclopedia of the Horse -
A Dorling Kinderlsley Book - 1994. Gd. connection. The acknowledge definitive reference giude to the horse. BA2a . Hard Cover. Good. A Dorling Kinderlsley Book - Hardcover
Bookseller reference : BA1198
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Elyne Mitchell
Silver Brumby Kingdom
Tempo 1968. Paperback. Good. 139 pages. Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. Baringa grandson of the mighty Silver Brumby Thowra becomes The Stallion of Quambat Flat. But first he had to defeat Lightning his own dam's brother and then there are floods and trouble with a black stallion who seeks a silver horse that has stolen his roan mares. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0411807102. ISBN/EAN: 9780411807108. Inventory No: 19030001. 9780411807108 Tempo paperback
Bookseller reference : 19030001 ISBN : 0411807102 9780411807108
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Elyne Mitchell
Silver Brumby Kingdom
Mayflower UK 1982. Reprint. Paperback. Good. 139 pages. The spine and some edges of the cover have been reinforced with clear tape. Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name on sticker. Baringa grandson of the mighty silver brumby was frantic. The rain fell in heavy sheets changing the river into a raging torrent. Dawn his lovely cream filly had been swept away in the force of the current. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0583300707. ISBN/EAN: 9780583300704. Inventory No: 16100011. 9780583300704 Mayflower paperback
Bookseller reference : 16100011 ISBN : 0583300707 9780583300704
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Elyne Mitchell
Silver Brumby Kingdom
Dragon UK 1982. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. 139 pages. Edgewear and creasing to covers. Tanned pages. Baringa grandson of the mighty silver brumby was frantic. The rain fell in heavy sheets changing the river into a raging torrent. Dawn his lovely cream filly had been swept away in the force of the current. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0583300707. ISBN/EAN: 9780583300704. Inventory No: 12050078. 9780583300704 Dragon paperback
Bookseller reference : 12050078 ISBN : 0583300707 9780583300704
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Elyne Mitchell
Snowy River Brumby
Hutchinson UK 1984. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Illustrator: Victor Ambrus. 144 pages. Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name on sticker. Illustrator: Victor Ambrus. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0099292300. ISBN/EAN: 9780099292302. Inventory No: 20020065. 9780099292302 Hutchinson paperback
Bookseller reference : 20020065 ISBN : 0099292300 9780099292302
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Elyne Mitchell
The Colt From Snowy River : A Brumby Story
Hutchinson UK 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Victor Ambrus. 171 pages. Contact is discoloured. Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. Clear self-adhesive laminate over boards. Edges of pages are lightly browned. Pages are lightly tanned and lightly creased. Illustrator: Victor Ambrus. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; ISBN: 0091370302. ISBN/EAN: 9780091370305. Inventory No: 19030122. 9780091370305 Hutchinson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19030122 ISBN : 0091370302 9780091370305
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EM. Almedingen Introduction E. M.
Kittens in Colour
London: B T Batsford Ltd 1961. Please email for further details. Signed "To Jan from Fiona & Irene Christmas 1965". First Edition. Burgundy Cloth. Near Fine NEAR NEW/Very Good ABOVE AVERAGE. Illus. by Colour Photographs Throughout. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". HARDBACK. B T Batsford Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006082
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Emanuel Walter
The Dog Who Wasn't What He Thought He Was
London: Raphael Tuck 1914. Front board slightly marked; head and tail of spine lightly worn; a few grubby marks on half-a-dozen pages otherwise contents vg; unpaginated approx 96p col illus. First Edition. Hard Cover. G/No Jacket. Illus. by Aldin Cecil. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Raphael Tuck Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 81951
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EMANUEL WALTER:
A DOG DAY or THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE.
<p>UKslim 12mo HBSpecial edn1st edn thus.Originally published LONDONWilliam Heinemann1902 and simultaneously USNYE. P. DUTTON.This Special edition specifically for PAST TIMESOxford in 1995. FINE.No owner inscrptnno dw/dj - as issued.Brightcrispclean mattsharp-corneredcolour pictorial Aldin illustrated paper-covered bds with imitation facsimile red blind spine and red lettering and immaculate plain white eps; with negligible shelf-wear bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersappears unread - apart from my own collation.UKslim 12mo HBSpecial edn1st edn thus64pp unpaginated includes half-titletitle pagesa dedication28 full-page colour illustrations in charcoalchalk illustrations to an ochre background by Cecil Aldinwith text to opposite page throughout the text and the book and similar colour vignetted last page.<br /> The story of a day in the life of a household dogas humorously told by the dog.The dog's day and story starts at 7am continuing up to "lights out" at 10:15pmas told by the lively Airedale Terrier.He thwarts a burglargets a bathwrestles a rug upsets a canarygets a bone from the kitchenetc. A truly charming little book. Few people can fail to be charmedand cheeredby Cecil Aldin's mischievious dogs or puppies.They were among the stars of a series of eagerly-awaited books issued each year in time for Christmas in the decade before the 1914-18 war and whose escapades delighted a generation of children.Nowin a special editionthey join the other reissued Aldin classics 'A Dog Day' and 'Sleeping Partners'. Aldin's sense of fun shines from every line.He based his drawings on real puppies real dogsso that they never became mere caricatures. Anyone who knows dogs will feel a sense of affinity with Aldin's depiction of these canine scallywagsportrayed by the finest of all dog illustrators. Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1870-1935 Worked as Cecil Aldin.Born in Slough Berkshireson of a successful speculative builder.After a month in the studio of the 'classical-aesthetic' painter Albert Moorehe studied animal anatomy at the South Kensington School of Artand later worked under the animal painter Frank Calderon. See my book ID rja449913 - ANIMAL PAINTING & ANATOMY The New Art Library 2nd Series - Vol XVIII. Aldin achieved early success as a comic illustratorcontributing to numerous periodicals during the 1890sand designing posters for Cadburysin particular.He lived in Chelseathen at Bedford Parkwhere a flourishing artists' colony included his friends Dudley Hardy and Lance Thackeraythen moved to Henley-on-Thames where he became Master of Foxhounds in 1914.He retired to Mallorca in 1930. Sharing the values and aspirations of a wide audiencehe achieved immense popularityevoking the English dream of Life in the Country in a relaxed and easy graphic style.As well as hunting scenes in which he largely avoided the suggestion of mud and raw weather so insistently present in the work of his sporting artist contemporary G.D. Armourhe specialised in delicately shaded drawings of country innsin cheerful olde worlde scenes and canine subjectsparticularly dog-portraitsthe best of which are the humorous ones.In theseit was saidhe 'captured the very soul of a dog'. Roy HeronAldin's biographeris a former Fleet Street editor.His books include 'Cecil AldinThe Story of a Sporting Artist'; 'The Sporting Art of Cecil Aldin' andin France 'Cecil Aldin et les chiens'. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion templatealtering it's pricesweight allowancesdimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!<br />Soplease contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.ukbecause of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> UK,OXFORD.PAST TIMES,1995. hardcover
Bookseller reference : rja796518
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Embery Joan with Denise Demong
MY WILD WORLD THE SAN DIEGO ZOO'S WILD-ANIMAL AMBASSADOR .
NY Delacorte C 1980. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. Stated First Printing . 267pp. 32p b/w photos . 8vo . HC. Black cloth spine blue boards bright gold lettering . NATURE. She has made loving caring for training and living with animals her life's work. In this warm and touching look at her life with these marvelous creatures she shares with us enormous pleasures - and sometimes the risks and even pain - of living one's life surrounded by exotic sometimes even rare animals . Top edge of DJ's back panel is quite worn with a 1" tear o/w minor wear to clean DJ. Top fore corners are very lightly bumped o/w very minor wear to clean and sound binding. Gift inscription on ffep. Contents are clean and sound. VG / G . . NY Delacorte C 1980 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9088
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