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19998vo, 244 pages, illustrated. Accompanies the BBC Television documentary series 'Animal Minds'. eng
1927ref. 44004Our Dogs Manchester 1927. 8vo. Second Edition with frontispiece plates and folding pedigrees on japon; original brown limp cloth wrappers upper wrapper lettered in gilt a near fine copy. Much-needed and updated reissue of the original edition of 1908. Our Dogs, Manchester, hardcover
1900ref. 028180London: John M Watkins 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 6" x 8.5. 514 pages. Breed by breed analysis of the crabs etc in this part of the World. Some reading wear but still clean and sound. There is a previous owner's bookplate inside the front board. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK. 6"x8.5 John M Watkins hardcover
1937A well-worn children's textbook from 1937. Edge wear and fraying to cover. Loose hinges, smudges and stains to pages. Lovely color illustrations throughout by Florence McAnelly. About second grade level.
192263p. + Plus portrait frontis and full page photographs. Inked ownership of Edna Manson. 12mo. Original full brown cloth binding. Fifth impression. PETS/1
1962ref. 061888Oxford : Oxford University Press 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 288 pp Illustrated Very Good condition in very good unclipped dust jacket now in protective removable transparent sleeve. No inscriptions Oxford University Press hardcover
1976164p. Text drawings by Margaret Burns. Numerous photographs. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ** BULLY 6
1976No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Very slightly dusty dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 130pp. A valuable addition to any pigeon fancier's library setting out methods leading to success. The chapters on bird flight and feeding are especially recommended.
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
1975111 pages. Index. Reprint of the 1971 first edition. Many black and white photos. Bottom two inches of backstrip open. Binding brittle with pages loose or beginning to loosen. Prior owner taped page 109 in place - backwards. A worthy reference copy of this informative work. Book
1995No 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.
1979133 pages. Above-average external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this valuable reference. Book
ref. 1852792264.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1979ref. 170526006North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association 1979. 4th Printing. spiralbound. very good. Spiral Bound very good condition typical reader wear. North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association unknown
1934256 pages. Black and white frontis portrait of author plus dozens of wonderful black and white photographic illustrations throughout. Topics include: Origin and History of Wild Animal Training, Housekeeping for Wild Animals, The Feeding of Snakes and Elephants, Characteristics of Different Animals, Animal Instinct, How to Capture Whild Animals, How to Teach Wild Animals, The Principles of Training, The Animal Trainer, Guarding against Accidents. School stamps and a variety of pencil jottings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Above-average external wear. 3"x3" ink stain upon front board. Binding and hinges intact. A worthy reading copy of this most interesting work. Book
1743ref. 028230B.Dod. at the Bible and Key in Ave-Mary-Lane near Stationers Hall 1743. Book. Very Good. Leather. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 6.75" 151 pages plus index. Leather bound. Small loss to bottom of spine but in excellent condition for age. Name or notation written to top of title page with date 7th 1817. Is missing almost all of page 67/68 £1 coin sized stain through pages 134/145. B.Dod. at the Bible and Key in Ave-Mary-Lane near Stationers Hall Hardcover
2016viii, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm Hardcover Very good condition very good
1917Photo features: An appraisement of the action of the United States (in joining the war) - article; British Patrols in the Arras Push; Spanish and Chinese visitors view the western war; Australians near Bapaume; The Great Battle of Arras - article by Max Pemberton; Glimpses of the Glorious Battle of Arras; Hats off to the R.F.C. - article; Trekking two hundred miles to safety in East Africa; Supportive pets with soldiers; Vital Needs in Agriculture - article by Principal J.R. Ainsworth-Davis; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Book
1918Cover illustration of H.M. Field Pigeon Post. Illustration of a runner. "How Japan May Rescue Russia" by Lovat Fraser. Photos of Allenby's Anzacs reaching Jericho and the Jordan. Photos of Maple Leaf Heroes Who Hold the Line at Lens. Photos of Men of the Navy Active Mid Arctic Snow & Ice. Photos of Getting Ready for the Roaring of the Guns, including photo of a great dump/shell park along the French Western Front. Photos of Great Naval Ordnance that Awaits the Onset. "The Assembly Trench" by 'Sapper'. Photos along the Allied Line; Peaceful pursuits over classic battlefields. Illustration of Canadian narrow-gauge armoured engine supplying ammunition to the front. "F.O.O. in a Daylight Raid" - 20 minutes in an enemy trench. Wounded borne in barges by quiet waterways. Women's war work. Illustration of German observer post concealed behind an image of Christ on the cross. Safeguarding the Soldier - how Australia has taken thought for the future. Photos of Americans in France. Mascots and Pets share their masters' peril - photos. And more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
1918Pages 265-352 plus 24 pages of great vintage ads. Features: My Adventures in the World War - a startling and thrilling contribution upon the great conflict by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Vengeance of the "Stroapers' - exploring for gold in Guiana leads to adventure and death; In the Land of the Lapps - great photo-illustrated narrative of Frank Butler's travels throughout Lapland; The Secret Press of Belgium - how 'La Libre Belgique' had the courage to tell the Belgian people the truth and counteract the evil influence of their brutalizers; Trooping Cattle in Paraguay - taking 1,000 cattle from the ranch of Zanja Moroti to the ranch of San Antonio; The Strangest Republic in the World - interesting photo-illustrated account of a recent visit to the Mount Athos Peninsula; Historic Crime and Mysteries - The Iron Judge of Malt; My Firework Display in China; In the Jaws of the Alligator - woman is pulled from the arms of her husband in Papua; Doctoring War Dogs - touching photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Countess Yourkevitch's hospital for wounded dog soldiers at Neuilly/Paris; The State Documents - How a great german spy system was laid bare in Rome; A Man-Hunt in the Arctic - A Royal North-West Mounted Police patrol from Fort Norman up the Bear River was the longest in the history of that famous organization; The Tragedy at Ras Elka - Sudanese stevedores revolt and pay dearly; Moderate wear. Openings to backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy of this exquisite issue. Book
191791 pages plus 24 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: The Artificial Volcano - an incident of the Italian campaign in the Dolomites; Soko the Stanleyville Chimp - raised by the author J.A. Jordan - with many photos; Seven to One - a vendetta and Arkansas farmer Walter Ridgeley of the Texarkana area; A Lofty Ambition - Tom Needham of Cleveland, Ohio recounts how he tried to perform a high dive from a lofty bridge to become a famous actor - with photos; A Canadian Lumber Camp at Riviere aux Ecorces, Quebec - Part II - with photos; In the Casting Pit - a tale of one of the finest deeds of courage and self-sacrifice on record; On the Road in the country of Georgia, by R.Courtier-Forser - illustrated; The White "Maori" - Kimble Bent spent 50 years in the bush - with photos; The Old Firm - a remarkable mystery is recounted from the documents and personal narratives of W.H. Holloway; The Strength of Dan Dempster - this Canadian frontier railway track foreman saved the men of a work-train from destruction with a superhuman act of strength; Round Labrador and Hudson's Bay - Part 1 of E.W. Hawkes' 3,000 mile journey, with great photos; Finding a Wife - S.A. Beattie went hunting for Jaguars in the British Honduras... but ended up with a wife; Throssell's "V.C." - How Hugo Throssell won the Victoria Cross at Gallipoli; Photo of two Jewish street merchants in New York's east side. Lovely color ad for the Vose Player Piano on back cover. Above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
1950Black and white illustrations throughout. Features: Northland Patrol - RCMP Constable DeLisle's three-thousand-mile mid-winter sled-trip through the Canadian Arctic to investigate a murder; The Hoodoo Liner - A strange yarn from a bad-luck mail steamer; Jungle Racket - A curious story from the wilds of Malaya; The Lurking Terror - Australian launch skipper Peter Brooks catches a giant groper which menaced pearl divers - article with photo; The Maharajah's Elephant - what happened when a royal elephant died in India; The Cleaning-Up of Williamson County, Illinois (part 2) - Bad Charlie Birger is finally put out of commission; The "Tom Thumb Circus" Affair - murder mystery against the bizarre background of a collection of performing animals and birds; Titus George's Trouble - a poltergeist story from a Ceylon tea estate; Jungle Pets (with photos - including lady riding a giraffe; They Prowl By Night - an encounter with a lion-man; Mrs. Brown's Good Cause - everything goes wrong at an Indian grand concert fundraiser; The Mountain of Fate - an attempt to scale Mount Kungwe in East Africa. 66 pages plus 22 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1925116 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "A treatise on the training of pointers, setters, foxhounds, beagles, airedales, spaniels, and police dogs." - subtitle. Unmarked. Front hinge opening, otherwise average wear. Book
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
1980166 pages. Index. Many illustrations, most in black and white, some in colour. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is missing back flap and now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
