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Deer, Hare & Otter Hunting The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes Vol XXII (21)

By: Adams, Ena; Brooke, Major-General Goffrey, Cameron, L.C.R.; The Earl of Coventry; Shackle, Major E.W.; Shepherd, C.B.; The Earl of Stradbroke; Thursby, Sir George, Bart; Wiggin, Colonel W.W.

Price: $27.00

Publisher: London, Seely, Service & Co. Ltd: 1936

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 45444

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Mustard cloth boards with gilt Lonsdale crown insignia are grubby. Matching mustard buckram cloth spine with gilt titles bumped, board tips rubbed with a bit of cardboard showing. 255 pp heavy stock text clean and tight with 45 b/w photographs. Tidy name on fep of Joseph B. Wiley Jr. dated Dec. 1966. Mr. Wiley: Former Joint Master of Tewksbury Foot Bassets, Oldwick, NU, and involved with the Basset Club as well as The National Beagle Club for 50+ years. Section 1 on Beagling written by C.B. Shepherd, Master of the South Herts Beagles and includes: The Hound/ Kennel Management/ Hunting/ Hares...
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Deer, Hare & Otter Hunting The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes Vol XXII (21)

By: Adams, Ena; Brooke, Major-General Goffrey, Cameron, L.C.R.; The Earl of Coventry; Shackle, Major E.W.; Shepherd, C.B.; The Earl of Stradbroke; Thursby, Sir George, Bart; Wiggin, Colonel W.W.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London, Seely, Service & Co. Ltd: 1936

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 45816

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Mustard cloth boards with gilt Lonsdale crown insignia show a light dust mard on cover ends. Matching mustard buckram cloth spine with gilt titles straight as are board tips. 255 pp heavy stock text clean and tight with 45 b/w photographs. Prize dedication handwritten on fep states: Baker Memorial Prize presented by the Buckram Beagles to Barbara Bush April 1953. Unclipped dj in new mylar has two chips at head of backstrip but title still clearly legible. Former owner has made some small ink notes on dj flaps and one on rear cover. Section 1 on Beagling written by C.B. Shepherd, Master...
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The Complete Book of Jets And Rockets SIGNED

By: Ahnstrom, D.N.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: NY, The World Publishing Co: 1970

Edition: Revised Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 36920

Binding: Pictorial Boards

Condition: Very Good +

Nice, tight straight revised edition hardcover in illustrated white background boards with lightly bumped tips. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON FEP: To the peer of the pro's - Dave Thomas from an admiring learner. D.N. Ahnstrom. Unclipped dj in new mylar has closed tears and small chips but displays well. 184 pp. The book is handsomely illustrated with over 100 photographs and diagrams. Published in 1957, this book was the up-to-the-minute picture story of advances in aviation including the discovery of jet propulsion, patterns and problems of propulsion, flying a jet, and rockets from the perspective of...
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History of Europe, From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789, to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 Abriged from the Last London Edition For the Use of General Readers, Colleges, Academies, and Other Seminaries of Learning

By: Alison, Archibald F.R.S.E.; Abriged By Edward S. Gould

Price: $45.00

Publisher: NY, A. S. Barnes and Co.: 1845

Edition: Third Edition

Seller ID: 16985

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good +

3rd edition hardcover rebound in what appears heavy tan linen, no titles on boards of spine. Innards tight but quite foxed. Names on fep. All there but not pretty. 532 p. Reading copy.
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Alexander's Battle The Children's Art Series

By: Altdorfer, Albrecht; Barokas, Bernard; Comtempre, Yvette; Leonard, Claire

Price: $12.00

Publisher: NJ, Silver Burdett Ginn: 1979

Seller ID: 42859

ISBN: 0382063287

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Illust hardcover with lightly bumped (not rubbed) tips, faint color loss from a formerly placed price sticker on upper tip of frt cover, internally crisp and unmarked. 25 pp. Uses details from the 16th-century painting by Albrecht Altdorfer to recount the battle between the Greeks, led by Alexander, and the Persians, led by Darius.
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Before We Were Free

By: Alvarez, Julia

Price: $8.00

Publisher: NY, Alfred A. Knopf: 2002

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 42737

ISBN: 0375915443

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

First edition exlib hardcover with no pocket or evidence of ever having had one, all pgs present. Unclipped dj in mylar has no tears or chips. Text crisp and tight. 167 pp. In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
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The Cat Who Came for Christmas

By: Amory, Cleveland

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Penguin: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 7093

ISBN: 0140113428

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

1st Penguin printing paperback shows a touch of color loss at still sharp tips. 240 pp text browned but not brittle. It was, of all things, a white Christmas Eve, when Cleveland Amory, self-confessed curmudgeon and confirmed dog-owner, found himself standing in a deserted alley trying to rescue a dirty, injured, starving, decidedly unfriendly cat. The result of this encounter is the subject of this book. It tells the enchanting story of Amory, who undergoes the transition from a life on independence to a life of being cat-owned. With glimpses of Amory's cat's memorable meetings with notabl...
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The Reluctant Hero and the Massachusetts 54th Colored Regiment SIGNED

By: Andersen, Richard

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Tn, Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc: 1991

Edition: First Printing

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 38173

ISBN: 1555233929

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

1st printing illustrated paperback has color loss along edges, a small crease along gutter and a small crease along front edge otherwise shows well. 'For Henry, A Distant Mirror! Richard' is signed on title page. 174 pages of crisp text with no tears or writing. You know the story of Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Colored Regiment from the motion picture, Glory - now read what the film did not reveal.
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Nostalgia Spotlight on the Thirties

By: Anglo, Michael

Price: $9.00

Publisher: London, Universal Books: 1985

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 28104

ISBN: 0904041484

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Stunning copy in black boards with bright gilt titles in unclipped dj in mylar. 144 pgs of pictorial history. Nostalgia Series captures the essence of each decade in a compelling and lively way by spotlighting the people and events, the fashions and enthusiasms unique to the period. This one (first published 1976) focuses on the Depression, prelude to war, Hollywood, big bands, the Mafia, Spanish Civil War.
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The Chace, The Road and the Turf

By: Apperley, Charles James "Nimrod

Price: $100.00

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1851

Edition: New Edition

Seller ID: 29220

Binding: Leather and Marbled Boards

Condition: Good

Leather backstrip and corners w/marbled paper covered boards. Tips rubbed, gilt title and 5 decorative raised bands on spine. Lovely to hold. Innards tight and bright w/tasteful bookplate and partial vintage bookstore sticker on marbled, foxed endpapers and Christmas 1851 ownership sig on blank fep. 144 pg page block tight, some leaves uncut.
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The Kingdon of Scotland in the Middle Age 400 - 1450

By: Armstrong, David

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Heinemann/ Pearson Education Limited: 2008

Seller ID: 47131

ISBN: 0435320947

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Very good illustrated glossy card cover paperback with lightly bumped tips. Former owner's name on inside cover, diagonal crease on lower corner of title page, remainder of 64 pp text is tight and bright. 10 5/16" tall. First printed in 2002, this is the 4th printing of 2008. This much sought reference includes: The coming of Christianity/ The Vikings come to Scotland/ The Kingdom of Alba/ David I and the feudal system/ Castles/ The Church in the Middle Ages/ Life in the countryside/ Towns and trade/ The Wars of Independence - Phase 1 (1296-1305)/ The Wars of Independence ...
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Black Beauty A History and a Celebration

By: Arogundade, Ben

Price: $26.00

Publisher: London, Thunder's Mouth Press: 2001

Edition: 1st US Edition

Seller ID: 46946

ISBN: 156025341X

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

First US edition, first printing paperback in glossy card covers with a super close up of a black woman's face whom I don't know and is not mentioned that I can find. Cover tips lightly lifted with a bit of curl, does not detract from this over-sized collection of photos and historical text from yesteryear through the talent of today. From Josephine Baker of the 1920s to Wesley Snipes of 2000. Book is a 'big 'un', measures 12 1/8" tall by 9 1/8" wide. 175 pp glossy text is mint, shows no page 'dents' from turning. There is no writing, it is not exlib, there are no tears and no soil...
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Jack Russell Terriers Today

By: Atter, Sheila

Price: $7.00

Publisher: NY, Howell Book House, Inc: 1995

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 37405

ISBN: 0876051948

Binding: Hardcover Boards

Condition: Fine

This book is as new save for negligible color loss at the foot of spine. The unclipped dust jacket shows no price and is also beautiful save for micro dent (not a hole) in front hinge area. 192 pages. In this book of the breed, the author traces the Russell's two-hundred-year history, from the Fox terrier bred by Parson Russell to develop the modern Jack Russell. Also features a special study of the working Jack Russell including training techniques; mini-agility techniques; the breed Standard; the Russell in the show ring; much more.
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Over The Sticks. The Sport of National Hunt Racing

By: Ayres, Michael; and Gary Newbon. Foreword by Lord Wigg

Price: $10.00

Publisher: England, Great Albion Books: 1971

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 29043

ISBN: 0715353918

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Near fine/near fine dj. 216 pp text as new save for light curl to top of front dj panel. DJ not price clipped. Green hardcover boards straight and sharp. Includes a directory of National Hunt Organizations, a list of winners of major races, a chart of official scale of weight-for-age in rear. An exhaustive work on the sport of steeplechasing. After tracing the stormy history of steeplechasing from the first race over jumps - a three-horse event in Leicestershire in 1792 - to its gradual development into the spectacular attraction that it is today, the book takes the reader behind the scenes at...
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If You Were a Girl in The Time of The Nephites

By: Bagley, Pat

Price: $15.00

Publisher: UT, Deseret Book Co.: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 31739

ISBN: 0875792499

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

1st edition paperback with closed taped tear at head of front cover touched up with matching pen. 46 pp text clean and bright. A rare book for girls of Latter-day Saint's faith. Coloring and activity book with first page (title page) neatly colored, few items circled, few mazes completed and questions answered in ink, within the text but remains a presentable copy of an uncommon title.
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The Boy Who Talks to Horses

By: Banks, Ivy Jackson; As told to her by Joe Kelley Travelsted

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Vantage Press:

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 46362

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Gift quality hardcover in dark green shiny cloth covered boards with white illustration of a boy standing next to a horse head, with what looks like his thumb in the horses' nostrils that matches the art of fore and aft end papers. Both spine ends & lower corners lightly bumped, upper tips still sharp with a shallow 'ding' at head of rear board. 106 pp text is flawless, no names, tears or soil. Book is profusely illustrated with b/w photos and line drawings. Un-clipped photo illustrated, lime green and cream background dust wrapper is a professional reproduction that displays beautifully ...
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House Mouse Senate Mouse Proudly Presenting The Capitol, The Squeaker of the House and The Senate Mouse-jority Leader How Our Laws are Made SIGNED.

By: Barnes, Peter W. and Cheryl Shaw; Edited by Miller, Nancy Fleetwood.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: NY, Scholastic Inc.: 1999

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 45928

ISBN: 0439051487

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Reprint paperback signed by author Cheryl Shaw Barnes on inside cover: To Kyle and Julia Stavon, Enjoy House Mouse Senate Mouse! Cheryl Shaw Barnes 2-6-02. Glossy illustrated card covers show a little bit of curl at outer tips, else fab inside and out. A really nice book with colorful and detailed illustrations on every page, including two pages of historical notes for teachers including a refresher on How a Bill Becomes Law. Gift quality signed book.
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The Post Office Project Book

By: Barrow, Jean

Price: $17.00

Publisher: London, Hoddder and Stoughton Ltd.: 1992

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 17030

ISBN: 0340558407

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

1st edition glossy uncreased paperback with tiny curl to very tips of cove, 32 pp text mint. Board game included inside. Includes the history of the post office, how things work at a modern post office plus a 2 pg list of interesting places to visit in the rear. Profusely illust with color drawings and photos.
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Colin Baxter's Edinburgh Photographs of Scotland's Capital City SIGNED by Author

By: Baxter, Colin

Price: $27.00

Publisher: UK, Colin Baxter Photography: 1989

Edition: Second Printing

Seller ID: 46217

ISBN: 0948661011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Gift quality 2nd printing hardcover in glossy photo illustrated boards. SIGNED by author on half title page: "Colin Baxter '89". Fine copy inside and out with original purchase receipt from Jenners on Princes street laid in. Barely noticeable note on grey endpaper: Visited Edinburgh on 24-25 November 1989. No names, tears or soil present in the 96 pp text. Glossy unclipped dj in new mylar shows stunning photo of Edinburgh castle at dusk. Truly a book of photos of the city for there we saw only a few people in any of the photographs the entire volume. Breathtaking photos of the cas...
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Foxy of Verona Island SIGNED

By: Baxter, William N.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Trafford Publishing: 2008

Edition: Third Printing

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 39953

ISBN: 1425135471

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

3rd printing paperback presentation copy from author's daughter to a friend with lengthy inscription on inside frt cover. 24 pg story of a fox from Maine and his adventures with the author's dog. Some creases and bit of peeled cellophane on cover.
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Keyword: History