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1991ref. 055980Mt Gambier: High Thunder Publishing No date c1991 1991. 128 pp beautifully illustrated in colour and b&w by Pieter Zaadstra. Maroon cloth in jacket. Light foxing to endpapers 3cm tear at top front of jacket. SIGNED and incribed To Michael by the author on the front free endpaper. A classic work on breeding and training the Australian sheep dog the kelpie beautifully illustrated by Pieter Zaadstra. Scarce. Signed & Inscribed by Author. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Zaadstra Opieter. Folio. High Thunder Publishing No date [c1991]
1950ref. 10000000038618FB Williams 1950. Hardcover . Good/No Jacket. Good Hardcover with No DJ. Yellow covers. Moderate to heavy soiling and shelfwear to covers. Textblock and inside covers mildly soiled. Spine darkened. Inside covers darkening with age. A few pages have mild soiling. Otherwise pages yellowing but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned independent book shop since 1984. FB Williams hardcover
2007ref. 061107Richmond and Charlottesville VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts/Universit of Virginia Press 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dark olive cloth lettered in gold foil. New/as issued color illus. dust jacket now in mylar. 1st ptg. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts/Universit of Virginia Press Hardcover
1992ref. 040510Gut Dohrgaul Wipperfuerth Germany: Kierdorf Verlag 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Color pictorial paper covered boards. Modest binding lean likely original to issue very slightly rubbed corners and spine extremities. Text block edges a bit toned by age. Firm binding clean interior beyond short gift inscription on upper front flyleaf. 192 pp. illus. w/ color plates b&w photos in text. Scarce and collectible. Kierdorf Verlag Hardcover
1933ref. 033594New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. Book. VG. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Red cloth-effect paper covered boards lettered in gilt. Minor shelf wear mild binding lean text block edges somewhat dulled by age. xii152 pp. illus. Early reprint no statement of edition/printing copyrighted 1933 undated main title. Scarce illus. dust jacket typically age-toned most especially along spine panel chipped at spine extremities w/ approx. 1/2" loss at heel rubbed flap folds 3" closed tear along top front edge extending into "Scarlet" of title no loss a few short closed edge tears now in mylar. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1944ref. 032837New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1944. Book. Illus. by Shenton Edward. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue polished cloth-effect paper covered boards lettered in silver foil. Slight shelf wear text block edges somewhat age-toned typical of issue. 1946 ptg. wartime paper. v224 pp. illus. Inscribed on lower front flyleaf by author: "With / my warm regards / Nicholas Kalashnikoff / Sept. 28 1947 / New York" not personalized full signature. Early ptg. 1946. Color illus. dust jacket is modestly rubbed along edges with several short closed tears with associated creasing along bottom front edge slight loss at head of spine and 1 1/2" area of triangular loss along top rear edge now in mylar. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1845ref. 011621Philadelphia PA: Lea and Blanchard 1845. Book. Good. Cloth. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st American from the 28th London edition. Brown cloth moderately spotted and soiled with only vestiges of title label remaining on spine panel. Both bottom corners and portions of bottom edge are soft with moderate dampstaining and an approx. 1" section of front bottom edge exposed but otherwise intact. Internally foxed ranging light to mostly moderate. 219 pp. 28 pp. publisher's catalog at rear. Firm binding text block fully intact with uniform edges and no loose leaves. Externally Good only though mostly cosmetic defects internally VG with note to foxing. Lea and Blanchard Hardcover
ref. 27077t upstairs red: Pergamon Press 1966. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good clean page loose in book. Pergamon Press paperback
1996ref. 478HL3N_107db49b-d785-4Smithsonian 1996-03-17 . Hardcover. New. Smithsonian hardcover
ref. biblio44Very Good. First edition Wraps Typographie de A Moulin St-Denis 1870 Very good No dust jacket as issued 144 p Brochure in 16 couvertures originales conservées déchirures et trace de ruban gommé intérieur frais rare paperback
ref. 3111Atlanta: Southern Publications Society Inc. 1956 1st ed. INSCRIBED ffep by author. 128pp. pictorial red cloth tall 8vo: near Very Good in an about Good dj in Brodart poly cover thin faded strip along bottom edges; browning of endpp; else nrVG; dj = torn @ spine ends & corners; few other edge tears but not tattered; else about G For decades John Woodward wrote the "About Dogs" feature in the Atlanta Georgian-American the Atlanta Journal & Atlanta Constitution. This tale of a wire fox terrier pup is charmingly illustrated by Journal cartoonist Lou Erickson. It is inscribed to the Atlanta Constitution columnist Celestine Sibley 1914-99 Woodward's colleague on the Atlanta newspapers. A nice old Atlanta piece. Atlanta: Southern Publications Society, Inc. hardcover
1991ref. 012049New York: Bantam Books 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second printing. Quarter cloth with gilt lettering to spine. x 211 pages. Photos. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by both Betty White and Tom Sullivan in 1991. Price-clipped dust jacket. A clean attractive copy. Bantam Books hardcover
1907ref. B 04857Jarrold & Sons 1907. Hardcover. Acceptable. 303 pages. Blue cloth cover sun faded at spin and into front and rear covers. Some pages foxed. Colour illustrations throughout. Please ask for more photos. Jarrold & Sons hardcover
1826ref. 18812London: William Cobbett 1826. Ex-Library. Good Reading Copy. Hardback. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Not paginated. Front board is detached and spine is missing. Usual library markings. Information relative to the brewing of beer making of bread keeping of cows pigs bees ewes goats poultry and rabbits and relative to other matters deemed useful in the conducting of the affairs of labourer's family; to which are added instructions relative to the selecting the cutting and the bleaching of the plants of English grass and grain for the purpose of making hats and bonnets; and also instructions for erecting and using ice-houses after the Virginian manner. William Cobbett Hardcover
1971ref. 027725London: Michael Joseph 1971. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked light blue cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor crease to top of spine and some sunning/slight foxing. 60pp. Miss Read's true story of the loss of her cat Timmy and the arrival in winter of another cat Tig with her six hungry kittens. As Miss Read puts it many a human parent could profit from this cat's example of how to raise a family successfully in the face of heavy odds. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Clare Dawson. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Michael Joseph Hardcover
ref. 1343015391.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1999ref. 905784New York: Howell Book House/Macmillan 1999. Scarce book; spiral bound glossy wraps; black & white illustrations; 237pp. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by KLIMESH Richard. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Howell Book House/Macmillan Paperback
1939ref. 20220148Chicago: Privately Printed 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 12mo viii 136 pages blue cloth; edgeworn glassine dust jacket in a mylar dust jacket protector. Signed by Harris who was the scion of the founder of the Harris Bank & Trust in Chicago. Albert rose to the Presidency of the investment bank but had the skills to empower it even further. He loved animals especially this yellow dog. He raised the Harris Arabian horses. Chapter 9 describes his adventures hunting in the Kankakee Marsh in Indiana at the Davis Farm. He did it with that yellow dog Sam. Other adventures in the Ozarks Missouri Wisconsin Chicago. Printed by R. R. Donnelley & Sons. 5 plates including a color one of Sam the yellow bull terrier. Privately Printed hardcover
ref. US-BXF-PETS-07-20-17Very Good. Minor cover and edge wear to book small ding to lower front corner. DJ has small tear on flap one small stain on spine side of front. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf corner of flyleaf has been torn off; underlining on one page rest are clean. Nice copy. Satisfaction guaranteed. unknown
ref. 7214London New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. Very good paper covered colour pictorial boards hint of soiling which is to be expected from a book of this age minor rubbing to extremities. Delightfully illustrated in black and white fairly large print no page numbers illustrated by several artists including Louis Wain. Simple stories that appeal to young children brought to life by the quality of good illustration. . Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1995ref. 024822Centreville Alabama: OTR Publications 1995. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly sunned very slightly rubbed unmarked boards and with bumping to most corners. Colour photo on rear cover folded very slightly before being applied to the book by the printer. 255pp. A very comprehensive study of the rare breed the Tibetan Spaniel including its life in its homeland of Tibet in the UK in the USA and around the world. The book covers finding your Tibetan Spaniel caring for it training it showing it its health and breeding. Very well illustrated. Extremely scarce book in the UK. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Karen Chamberlain. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. OTR Publications Hardcover
2007ref. 2482190614044Butterquest 2007-04-05. Audio CD. Like New. CD plays perfectly & the case looks good. Butterquest unknown
1992ref. 022416Consett: Silver Top Publishers Ltd 1992. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 202pp. A comprehensive work on parrots psittaculture from two aviculture professionals. Well illustrated. Fairly scarce in the UK. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Silver Top Publishers Ltd Hardcover
ref. biblio7BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. First Printing. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 19-4H038572926X
ref. 41-2H9781847391834BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 41-2H9781847391834 Pocket Books