New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. Famous Dog Stories". Original copyright date of book is 1893. Tan cloth boards slightly darkened at edges. Bright dust jacket, with price code 150150 on flap, has a couple of 1" and smaller tears and creases at edges, and a 1" rub at spine fold. Clean, straight and unmarked. Jacket has mylar protective cover.

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On Jul 30 2016, a reader said:

I read this book over 30 years ago and lost touch of my original copy. It is a beautiful story and has touched my heart every since I was a young adult and purchased a used copy of this book. If you love animals you will love this story. As a teacher, I would read this story to my children and the impact upon them was an overwhelming love for dogs and other animals. It gave them the knowledge about animal abuse and how it affects animals. If a dog could talk he could tell us how he/she feels. In this story Beautiful Joes (the dog) does tell how abuse hurts. It gives children and adults the realization that animals can not speak for themselves and we have to be their advocate. As a first grade teacher I found it to be an excellent resource for teaching on animal abuse. It also a wonderful story for adults as well who love animals. Our shelters are full of unwanted pets, dogs and cats, found dumped in trash cans still alive but on the brink of death. The suffering they endure is heart breaking. This book really impacted my life. I have never forgotten this story that helped motivate me to volunteer in shelters from time to time over the years. I would give this book a five star rating. Sincerely Marie Heim

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Bookseller: Old Algonquin Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 16412
Title: Beautiful Joe; A Dog's Own Story
Author: Saunders, Marshall
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1920
Keywords: dogs, childrens, juvenile fiction,
Bookseller catalogs: Children & Young Adult;

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Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...