1st edition ex-lib illust buckram hardcover. Colorful dj in mylar has wear at spine ends, a 3/4 inch closed tear at upper dj flap fold, and has flaps pasted to inside covers. Pocket pulled but all pages present. 59 pp text crisp and white. Sylvia decided to spend her birthday money and bid on a very old, rather crumpled donkey which she wins. When Pepe Moreno catches wind he was quick to take action that rapidly whirled them away into hilarious adventure. View More...
1st edition hardcover in glossy boards/no dj. 1st US edition (so stated), near fine w/negligible bumps to corners. No marks inside. Darling story of a toy bear and rabbit; James and Horatio who accept a challenge to race from Calamity, a disaster-prone donkey. View More...
First edition in glossy black paper covered boards with sharp tips and spine ends. 160pp text is crisp and unmarked. Slight age-toning on pastedowns from printers glue used when published. DJ has small foxing spots on cream colored rear panel, no chips or tears, displays well in new mylar with a brown and white landscape scene and turquoise titles and illustration in circular medallion on frt panel. View More...
This is a 12 pg childrens story, it is a flip book with Ali-Baba and the Fourty Theives (also 12 pgs) on the reverse side of the book. Page block pulled at staples, re-glued and holding fine. Former owners name stamp on Ali-Baba fep. View More...
Straight and square paperback has tiny abrasion on lower frt cov fore-edge, some roughness along paper backstrip, two splits now repaired. Touch of soil in sky of frt cover does not detract. 40 pp text flawless. No names, tears or soil. Clayton, a kind but overly exuberant pack mule, sometimes annoys his friends as they wind their way down the canyon's trails. When his thoughtless antics separate him from the rest of the pack, Clayton finds a new path and discovers new talents along the way. View More...
Glossy hardcover has a smudged previous "To Tina, Love Mom and Dad Easter 1991 on fep. Tips and spine ends sharp. 41 pp text crisp and unmarked. An interesting Easter story. Caleb struggles to tame his hard-headed donkey. But when Christ borrows the animal for his triumphant entry, amazing things begin to happen-- to the colt as well as Caleb! An Easter story. View More...
Cute book with yellow background 'sky', Drawing of a little donkey on cover that has the Spine ends bumped, book tips still sharp. 9-OS imprinted at foot of last page. Little Donkey wanted to grow-up fast and go with his Mother Donkey on her daily trips to the market. A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book. View More...
Literary 2000 Stage 7 reader. 5th printing paperback with bumped tips, 32 pp text tight and bright. Sticker rems on rear cover from former owner's addy label. A young boy left alone to amuse himself, while his Mother worked.Bored one day he looked down from his balcony onto the marketplace, he saw and fell in love with the donkeys thus his desire for one as a pet. View More...
Gift quality 1964 first edition hardcover in tan cloth covered boards with brown spine title and illustration of Isaac and Kate in the bushes. Spine ends and upper frt board tip are lightly bumped, no names, tears or soil in the 247 pp text. Hinges are fine, page block tight. Unclipped (and unpriced) dj is a professional reproduction that is complete showing negligible color loss at lower tips and foot of spine. This is the story of a mule and the boy she adopted. The mule was Old Kate, as weathered as the Kentucky hills she roamed, and the boy was Isaac, who met her one summer day and w... View More...
Gift quality hardcover in original photo-illustrated dust jacket that has yellowing at edges, light soil but is complete and unclipped. Text is tight and bright, no names, tears or soil inside. A little mountain boy named Johnny stopped at a town auction on the way to school and bid 5 cents for a mule. Nobody else bid and he won. How he got the stubborn old mule to school, and then home to the surprise of his parents is a charming tale. Exceedingly rare in this fine condition. View More...
Rare paperback with clear tape along stapled spine edge. Color loss on covers, former owner's stamp on inside cover, 24 pp. Not exlib. Age toning in margins of text, soil spot on head of inside cov. View More...
Attractive offering in grey cloth with gold titles show bumped tips and spine ends, really nice duo tone ink sketched endpps of the city skyline. Tidy and tiny gift dedication on 2nd blank fep. Original dust wrapper with David Knight's pastel pink, green, white and sand are beautiful on dj 's wrap-around art and within. The DJ flap is price clipped and does have a sticker pull on the upper fore-edge of front panel, has been touched up, see image. 2" closed tear falling diagonally from rear gutter head, but looks ok in new mylar. 44 pp text crisp and clean. Still suitable for gifting. T... View More...
Near fine, 1st printing paperback that appears unread. Negligible color loss at one tip from storage. 425 pp text crisp and unmarked. This complete guide, originally published in 1859, includes every subject of interest to those who, for pleasure or business, own or use a horse. A vivid historical portrait of horse keeping prior to the American Civil War, though much of it is still relevant and useful to today's breeders and stablemen. Includes How to Breed Horses/ Breeds and Characteristics of Ponies/ How to Breed Mules/ How to Buy a Horse/ How to Stable and Groom a Horse/ Harnesses/ Carri... View More...
1st edition hardcover with small rub at head of spine, else fine. 41 pp. The story of a boy and his beloved donkey as they are caught up in the great events of the first Easter. The boy cannot believe the stories he hears about a new king who works wonders, but when he loses his animal friend, the boy discovers the miracles of love, faith and forgiveness. View More...
Color glossy illustrated boards showing a donkey and her colt eating flowers from a cottage window box. Corners of boards rubbed, Red cloth backstrip in good shape w/light rubbing at head. Faint pencil name on upper edge of frt cover. 72 pg text is browned but not brittle. Front hinge cracked, spine has been properly reglued with ph neutral bookbinder's adhesive. No names, tears or soil within. #808 in the Father Tuck's Golden Gift Series. An anthology of stories, the first of which entitled: The Squirrel and the Earl's Daughter has several pen and inks by Attwell. Very scarce and an ea... View More...
Fine hard cover in fine dust wrapper. Grey embossed paper covered boards. Illustrated color DJ. 126 p. "It all began on a summer outing at Porthbargos Bay, when Matthew's little sister tried to persuade their grandfather to winter one of the beach donkeys on his Cornish small-holding. He didn't say yes, but then he didn't say no, either. Their grandmother, though, was less than happy at the prospect.' animals always mean tears,' she said firmly, and refused to explain what she meant by that odd remark." But their grandfather did decide to winter a donkey, and Goldie, beautiful Goldie, arrive... View More...
Gift quality glossy hardcover in matching glossy illustrated dust wrapper in new mylar. Not exlib, No names, tears or soil. A British Methodist minister has written this tale of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ by sharing the story of two special donkeys whose lives are intimately intertwined with that of the Lords. Soft pencil illustrations within. View More...
Part of the 6 book Wig-Wag series. Possibly disbound, all I have is the stapled page block but no boards. Looks complete but there is no publishing info found. A super sweet paperback in cloudy gray illustrated paper covers with Jim the clown in a white suit with red spots standing at the donkey's head with his arm around his neck. Book measures 6 14/16ths inches x 4 11/16ths inches and has 32 pp. No names or tears, occasional finger soil in margins. An endearing tale of the life of a little donkey who is sold to the circus, acts up after a few years and is sold to farmer Elmer. Mowie... View More...
Gift quality paperback, author's presentation copy: "To Dawn & Kinsey Thanks for your support and you are two of the nicest boarders! Rose". 272 pp text is flawless. The stand-alone sequel to 'The Horse That Wouldn't Trot', in which she continues to entertain and enlighten readers with her new-found love, respect and appreciation for the mule. If you are thinking of buying a mule, buy this book 1st. Ride along and learn the fascinating differences between horses and mules as Rose Miller shares her down-to-earth experiences with these captivating, long-eared hybrids, starting with a thrill... View More...
