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1800rif. 23046Vienna: Anton Doll 1800. First Edition. Contemporary paste paper boards with a paper covering. Good; several old unattractive library stamps to the title page and following leaf; iron gall ink signature rendering the paper brittle and flaking in one blank area. 8vo 216 pp. frontispiece. A most unusual and complex book attempting to explain the language of animals and their vocabulary to human beings. See the detailed analysis of Wenzel in Hein van den Berg Animal languages in eighteenth-century German philosophy and science Studies" in the History and Philosophy of Science Elsevier volume 93 June 2022 pages 7281; Engelmann p. 312; ADB LV pp. 13-16. Anton Doll hardcover books
1997rif. 010800Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1997 Hard cover in color pictorial dust jacket with a tiny spot of residue to front panel else fine original price intact $15.00. Uplifting story of how an abandoned stray dog overcomes his circumstances. Illustrated in b&w. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by True Kelley. 8vo. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1943rif. 010001New York: MacMillan Company 1943 Brown cloth hard cover; illustrated dust jacket with light chipping to spine ends tiny edge tears with clear tape reinforcement on verso. Adorable soft pencil illustrations of Dorothy Lathrop's own Pekingese. Delightful story revolving around puppies named Lucky Sugarplum The Mouse and Star. A beautiful copy of a scarce and desirable Lathrop title. Stated First Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Oblong 4to. MacMillan Company hardcover books
1912rif. 009775London: Macmillan 1912 222 pgs. All edges stained red. Red cloth pictorially stamped in gilt slight darkening to edges and spine light wear to extremities binding slightly shaken occasional finger soil but clean and free of foxing. 16 beautiful color plates by Cecil Aldin with captioned tissue guards. Very scarce Aldin title. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cecil Aldin. 8vo. Macmillan hardcover books
1946rif. 011338New York: Simon & Schuster 1946 Pictorial boards with shelf wear tiny tear near gutter of first three pages pages age-toned; matching dust jacket with tiny nicks along edges edge tears and creasing to rear panel price-clipped. Little Golden Book #23. A little kitten goes exploring around the farm. Adorable artwork in color and b&w throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gustaf Tenggren. Square 8vo. Simon & Schuster unknown books
1870rif. 011364London: Seeley Jackson & Halliday 1870 Green cloth decoratively stamped in black and gilt wear to corners some surface wear binding strengthened gift inscription in pencil to FFEP. The story of a little boy who quarrels with the family cat and seeks the attentions of his father. By the end little Tony has won the affections of his father and gets along with puss. The tale is told in 22 captioned engravings after Lorenz Frolich. Frontis and title page also by Frolich. Scarce title. Necker 756. First British Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lorenz Frolich. Small 4to. Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday hardcover books
1916rif. 011385Boston: Privately Printed / McGrath-Sherrill Press 1916 77 pgs. Grey paper over boards with pastedown to upper cover titled in black ink unevenly soiled upper cover extremities worn bookplate removed from endpaper light to moderate foxing some offsetting opposite photo illustrations. A survey of various working dogs including Life Saving Police Fire Department Military Brotherhood of Hero Dogs Dogs Trained for the Stage Friends and Companions Burden and Service and Hunting. Printed on high quality paper. Illustrated with photographs and line art chapter heads by an unknown hand. Kate Sanborn was an essayist editor and farmer the grand-niece of Daniel Webster and descended from Noah Webster. . First And Only Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 4to. Privately Printed / McGrath-Sherrill Press hardcover books
2000rif. 120270NY: Atlantic Monthly Press 2000. Advance Readers Copy ARC for the first edition. Pictoral wraps. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt. Unread copy in Fine condition. Harrison's first children's book. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Copy. The images are of the book described and not stock photos. Atlantic Monthly Press paperback books
1997rif. 23211NY:: Hyperion. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0786802278 . Illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin. First printing. SIGNED by the author. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Hyperion, hardcover books
1950rif. 011366Unknown: Uncredited 1950 Circa 1950s. Pictorial board with some wear to spine and edges. Inside the upper cover are familiar Mother Goose rhymes with small illustrations in line by an unknown hand opposite the nurserhy rhymes is a simple puzzle featuring a colorized version of a photo by Harry Whittier Frees. Many of the puzzle pieces are in the shape of familiar objects. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry Whittier Frees. 4to. Uncredited hardcover books
1910rif. 001886Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Co 1910 1910. Green cloth with color pictorial pastedown spine very slightly sunned negligible abrasions to front pastedown internally clean and bright binding nice and square. From the author of the well-known "Roosevelt Bears" books comes this adventure tale told in verse about a little boy Prince Domino. He and his siamese cat who is very smart indeed travel to far off lands where they are helped by a little black and a little Japanese boy the depictions of whom are slightly stereotypical. The story is enhanced by many wonderful crisp & detailed b&w line drawings as well as seven full page color plates the image from the cover is not repeated within. . First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo. Edward Stern & Co hardcover books
1919rif. 010492London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press 1919 1919. Pictorial boards with cloth spine edges rubbed mild uneven sunning to boards some bubbling to endpapers long narrow loss to last page and free rear endpaper. A large delightful picture book featuring humanized animals. Illustrated with 16 full-page color plates by Cecil Aldin. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cecil Aldin. Large Square 4to. Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press unknown books
1961rif. 010517New York: Henry Z. Walck 1961 Yellow cloth with faint damp stain at top of spine bookplate; color pictorial dust jacket with stain visible on verso a few edge tears and silverfishing original price intact $2.75. A dog must decide between a quiet life with a carpenter or an exciting life with a circus performer and a host of other animals. Wonderful color artwork throughout plus small drawings in b&w. . Stated First American Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by William Stobbs. Small Narrow 4to. Henry Z. Walck hardcover books
1946rif. 010531New York: Highfield Publishing 1946 Color printed pictorial wraps with light wear. A version of Three Little Kittens about a mother cat and her naughty little kittens. Adorable color artwork on every page by Barbara Dempster. I could only locate one institutional copy and virtually no information about the artist. Not in Necker. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Barbara Dempster. Small 4to. Highfield Publishing unknown books
1890rif. 009939London & New York: Hildesheimer & Faulkner / Geo. C. Whitney 1890 16 pgs including covers unpaginated. Color printed card covers with string binding light edge wear faint owner's name on cover a few finger marks but clean overall. Contains the verses Kittens' Lesson and Apes and Scrapes. I believe the cover and one illustration of kittens is by H H Couldery and the rest are by H R Miller possibly early work by H R Millar The artwork for both verses is amusing featuring humanized animals all in color. Not in Necker. One copy located on Worldcat at Princeton University. . Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H H Couldery Henry Horatio & H R Miller Harold Robert Millar. Oblong 16mo. Hildesheimer & Faulkner / Geo. C. Whitney hardcover books
1937rif. 008216New York: Frederick A Stokes 1937 Tan cloth pictorially stamped in brown and black gift inscription to FFEP some offsetting opposite illustrations throughout; illustrated dust jacket with edge tears light wear darkened original price intact $1.50. A daschund wishes he were another shape and size and a dog fairy grants his wish. A great collaboration by the author of Ferdinand and the creator of Madeline. Pomerance G31 Bader pg 248. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans. Oblong 4to. Frederick A Stokes hardcover books
1920rif. 007081New York: George Sully 1920 Pictorial boards in pictorial box which is slightly worn with two corners split. The well-known fairy tale illlustrated in color throughout by Julia Daniels. Uncommon edition. Fine. Illus. by Julia Daniels. 12mo. George Sully hardcover books
1998rif. 9673NY: Marshall Cavendish. 1998. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. With color photographs by Stephen Trimble; black and white illustrations by. the author. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. 0761450149 . Marshall Cavendish hardcover books
1964rif. 164291Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film showing Nancy Sinatra in a tulle-embellished dance costume. A star-studded comedy about a college girl moonlighting as a successful pop songwriter. Actress Mary Ann Mobley's film debut and featuring performances by The Dave Clark Five The Animals Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto The Jimmy Smith Trio the Standells and the Bell Boys. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a faint dampstain at the center left. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1920rif. 157882N.p.: N.p. 1920. Vintage borderless photograph of Trixie the Wonder Dog a performing canine billed as "The Dog with the Mind of a Child." Annotations in manuscript pencil regarding cropping on the verso. The photograph shows Trixie posed on a carved wooden seat surrounded by props ostensibly used in her performances including a hoop several balls and a mock menu. 7.75 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1957rif. 011380New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1957 Pictorial boards with light shelf wear; matching dust jacket with 3" tear at spine fold wear to extremities original price intact $4.50--first edition price was $3.00. The classic fairy tale retold by Fischer and illustrated by him with clever artwork in color throughout. Fischer's last book before his death in 1958. Bilderwelt #1662. Early American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Hans Fischer. 4to. Harcourt Brace & World books
1941rif. 011245New York: Saml Gabriel Sons 1941 Pictorial boards with heavy wear to spine ends and corners bottom fo spine bumped previous owner's name and gift inscription; matching dust jacket with wear creasing small losses and previous owner's name and stains on verso. A revised edition of the original 1922 edition with new artwork by Robert Paflin in limited color. Revised Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/Fair. Illus. by Roberta Paflin. Small Square 4to. Saml Gabriel Sons unknown books
1949rif. 011091Chicago: M A Donohue & Co. 1949 Pictorial boards with cloth spine edges rubbed corners worn through clean and bright inside. All about the habits and habitats of animals and their babies. Beautiful full page color plates by noted wildlife artist Abbott. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jacob Bates Abbott. Folio. M A Donohue & Co. unknown books
1944rif. 011190New York: Harper & Brothers 1944 Red cloth pictorially stamped in black ink; color pictorial dust jacket with edge wear long closed tear to front panel original price intact $1.75. A really lovely copy of the book in a presentable dust jacket. The first book for which Margret Rey received author credit. The story of a long daschund called Pretzel. Illustrated in color throughout. ".the beginning of Harper picturebooks about the difficulties of being different." Bader pg 248. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Good Plus. Illus. by H A Rey. 4to. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1951rif. 011187New York: Polygraphic Company of America 1951 Unpaginated. Illustrated spiral bound boards with light external wear pages thumbed original box is worn with small losses. First half of the book tells the story of a petshop owner whose dogs escape the shop and follow a fire truck to the fire house. There are six stiff cardstock dogs Silky the Collie Curly the Poodle Sandy the Scottie Floppy the Spaniel Scampy the Terrier & Skinny the Dachshund which are to be placed in corresponding beds at the back of the book. A wonderful novelty book amazing that all six dogs are still present. . First Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Dorothy King Werblow. Oblong 4to. Polygraphic Company of America hardcover books
