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Enosburgh Falls, VT.: Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co., 1881. A TREATISE ON THE HORSE AND HIS DISEASES- Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co.- Illustrated- Enosburgh Falls, VT.-1881-1st Edition-Revised- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no dj as issued- Illustrated with woodcuts- 92pp + 4pp of ads for horse products and equipment- pages are toned as some foxing especiall on ffeps-green flower design endpapers-Original publishers green clothwith gilt titles on cover- lightly rubbed with some sticker residue on spine, but square and tight-SEE PHOTOS- a VERY RARE book on horses- World Cat: A treatise on the horse and his diseases : illustrated : containing an index of diseases which gives the symptoms, cause, and the best treatment of each ... and much other valuable information by B. J Kendall( Book ) 1 edition published in 1881 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide-" and in each case housed in the Special Collections section- illustrated; this book "contains "an index of diseases," which gives the… Read More

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1940. EVERMAY RANCH- E.J. Craine- Ill. by Marjorie Lee Ullberg- David McKay Co.-Philadelphia- 1940-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:- 8vo- VG/ no dj- Original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover- rubbed and a little faded- 269pp are clean, no tears or writing- 6-Lovely illustrations by Ullberg in B&W- Catalogues: Fiction-western-ranch-juvenile-illustrated- (1160). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Marjorie Lee Ullberg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Fleuve Noir, 1968. LE COMMANDER SOUFFLE LA TORCHE- G.-J. Arnaud- Editions Fleuve Noir, Paris-1968- 1st Thus- Softcover:-12mo- VG++/ no dj as issued- light rubbing but clean and tight- Text in French- 249pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- part of the Fleuve Noir Espionnage Series- Fiction-espionnage-suspense-thriller-series-French (2231) . 1st Thus. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Toronto: A. H. Hovey & Co., 1886. GREAT EXPLORATIONS IN THE WILDS OF AFRICA- including Sir Samuel Baker’s expedition with a force of nearly two thousand men to suppress the slave trade; Lieut. Cameron’s "Across Africa," with these travelers’ marvelous accounts of fighting the natives, hunting the hippopotamus, elephant and lion, and Henry M. Stanley’s story of his last and greatest work and explorations in organizing and bringing into the family of nations "the Congo Free State," ... with a graphic account of "Chinese" Gordon in Africa. The whole carefully edited by J. T. Headley- A. H. Hovey & Co.- Toronto- 1886-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-VG++/ no jacket as issued- Beautifully illustrated with many gorgeous engraved plates plates- - Original dark blue cloth with black scroll work and beautiful gilt titles on cover and spine-bright square and clean- 502pp, lightly toned but with only minimal foxing, no tears or writing-light edge… Read More

Toronto: W. J. Gage & Co., 1927. SELECTIONS FROM VIRGIL- J. C. Robertson, J. S. Bennett & D. A. Glassey- W. J. Gage & Co.- Toronto- 1927 (c1924)- Hardcover:12mo- VG+/ no dj as issued-Original green cloth with dark green titles- nice tight copy- this is a college text- 231pp are clean, no tears or writing- PO name & college on ffep- Fiction-poetry-verse-stories-antiquity-Virgil (840). 1st Edition-2nd Printing. Cloth. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Indianapolis: The Curtis Publishing Co., 1981. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST FAMILY RECORDS BOOK- Jack Merritt, Pres.- Illustrated by Norman Rockwell- The Curtis Publishing Co.-Indianapolis- 1981- 1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:- 4to- Near FINE/ no dj as issued- original publishers green padded simulated leather with pasteon illustration and gilt trim- 144pp are clean and crisp- Absolutely no entries-no names-clean- "Family Records album from the folks at The Saturday Evening Post. ably illusstrated in color by the brilliant Norman Rockwell"- Non-fiction-diary-records-family-illustrated-Rockwell (1395). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Fine Binding-Illustrated . Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Norman Rockwell. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York-LA: Fawcett Publications Inc., 1956. MOTION PICTURE- Vol.45 No.541 January 1956- Jack Podell, Ed.- Illustrated- Fawcett Publications Inc., NY-LA- 1956- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher cover.- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG++/ no jacket as issued- tight and clean, no splits or loose pages-light crease on front cover, no mailing label- 72pp are clean, no tears or writing- Stories o Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Marlon Brando, etc- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-movies-motion pictures-TV-magazine-illustrated (4237). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

New York-LA: Fawcett Publications Inc., 1957. MOTION PICTURE- Vol.47 No.556 May 1957- Kim Novak cover.- Jack Podell, Ed.- Illustrated- Fawcett Publications Inc., NY-LA- 1957- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG++/ no jacket as issued- tight and clean, no splits or loose pages-light crease on front cover, no mailing label- 72pp are clean, no tears or writing- Stories of Kim Novak, Ingrid Bergman, Deborah Kerr, Marlon Brando, etc- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-movies-motion pictures-TV-magazine-illustrated (4239). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York-LA: Fawcett Publications Inc., 1957. MOTION PICTURE- Vol.47 No.552 January 1957- Jack Podell, Ed.- Illustrated- Fawcett Publications Inc., NY-LA- 1957- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Natalie Wood cover.- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG++/ no jacket as issued- tight and clean, no splits or loose pages-light crease on front cover, no mailing label- 72pp are clean, no tears or writing- Stories of Elvis, Natalie Wood, Liz Taylor, etc- Color pin-up of Elvis- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-movies-motion pictures-TV-magazine-illustrated (4238). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. THE CAT WHO SAID CHEESE- Lilian Jackson Braun- G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY- 1996- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Full number line- Hardcover:-8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall- FINE/FINE dj is unclipped, clean and bright with just the slightest sunning on spine from shelf life- 245pp Are clean and crisp- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-mystery-suspense-humor-series (4218). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. SALT-HAVEN- W. W. Jacobs- Illustrated by Will Owen- Charles Scribner's Sons- New York- 1909 October 1908 Scribner's seal- Hardcover:- 8vo- Near Fine/ No dj-as issued-Original dark blue shiny cloth, gilt Scribner's Seal on front , gilt titles on spine- and gilt on top page edges- very light rubs, otherwise immaculate, these were issued to Scribner subscribers- 316pp all clean and crisp- no tears, no writing. 44 b&w illustrations- by Will Owen -SEE PHOTOS- "... a delightful sailors story that is sure to entertain. With ships and adventures aboard, this is an exciting and collectible book." -Scarce this nice!- Fiction-adventure-romance-humour-illustrated (2452). 1st Edition-2nd Printing. Fine Binding. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Will Owen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. DIAL-STONE LANE- W. W. Jacobs- Illustrated by Will Owen- Charles Scribner's Sons- New York- 1909 - November 1904 Scribner's seal- Hardcover:- 8vo- VG++-Near Fine/ No dj-as issued-Original dark blue shiny cloth, gilt Scribner's Seal on front , gilt titles on spine- and gilt on top page edges- very light rubs, otherwise immaculate, these were issued to Scribner subscribers- 337pp all clean and crisp- no tears, no writing. over 50 b&w illustrations- by Will Owen -SEE PHOTOS- "... a delightful sailors story that is sure to entertain. With ships and adventures aboard, this is an exciting and collectible book." -Scarce this nice!- Fiction-adventure-romance-sea-sailors-humour-illustrated (2453). Later Printing. Fine Binding. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Will Owen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. AT SUNWICH PORT- W. W. Jacobs- Illustrated by Will Owen- Charles Scribner's Sons- New York- 1909 (c1902) Scribner's seal- Hardcover:- 8vo- Near Fine/ No dj-as issued-Original dark blue shiny cloth, gilt Scribner's Seal on front , gilt titles on spine- and gilt on top page edges- very light rubs, otherwise immaculate, these were issued to Scribner subscribers- 351pp all clean and crisp- no tears, no writing. 72 b&w illustrations- by Will Owen -SEE PHOTOS- "... a delightful sailors story that is sure to entertain. With ships and adventures aboard, this is an exciting and collectable book." -Scarce this nice!- Fiction-adventure-romance-humour-illustrated (2451). Later Printing. Fine Binding. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Will Owen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Racine: Whitman Publishing, 1920 EIGHT HEROIC BOYS- Viola E. Jacobson- Illustrated by Neil O"Keeffe- Whitman Publishing-Racine- 1920-1st Edition- Hardcover:-8vo- Fair++-Good/ no dj- original publishers paper covered illustrated boards with color pastedown- 55pp + 4pp ads for books- Cover has edgewear, spine top & bottom bumped, scuffed, corners rubbed. Gift inscrip on back of frontis- Pages very browned. Small paint spot lower left near spine-SEE PHOTOS- 4 color illustrated plates on glossy paper by O'Keeffe & B&W are superb.- Fiction-juvenile-illustrated (1895) . 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth w/pastedown. Fair++-Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Neil O"Keeffe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1934. LES CADETS DE GASCOGNE- H. De Gorsse et J. Jacquin- Illustrated by H. Vogel- Librairie Hachette- Paris-1934-5th Edition-Stated- Hardcover:-4to- VG/ no jacket as issued-original publishers red cloth with black and gilt titles and flowery design on cover and spine- binding is lightly ruubbed at extremities, but clean, tight and square- a fine example of a scarce book- blank, [1-7], 8-286, table des matieres, blank, are age-toned, with some foxing, but clean, no tears or writing- illustrated with 48 in text and full page B&W illustrations from the gravures of H. Vogel- SEE PHOTOS- "A fine illustrated juvenile adventure at the time of Louis XIV of France."- TEXT IS IN FRENCH!- Fiction-juvenile-adventure-romance-French-illustrated (2955) Overseas orders are extra cost due to size and weight of book. Please inquire.. 5th Edition. Fine Binding. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by H. Vogel. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London-New York: Doubleday, 2002. IN THE KINGDOM OF MISTS- Jane Jakeman- Doubleday, London-New York- 2002- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:-8vo Large paperback- Near FINE/ no jacket as issued- 428pp are clean, no tears or writing, binding is square clean and tight.- SEE PHOTOS- While Monet paints, grissly murders abound in London. Has The Ripper returned?- Fiction-thriller-London-1800's (3793) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1940. AUDUBON'S AMERICA- James J. Audubon- Donald Culross Peattie, Ed.- Illustrated by J. J. Audubon- Houghton-Mifflin-Boston-1940- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus- After Limited Signed edition by Peattie- Hardcover:-Large Heavy 4to- VG++-Near FINE/ Fair++-Good dj is price-clipped- has many chips and nicks, but complete and still colorful- now in mylar- 329pp are clean, no tears or writing- PO name and date of 1945- "map endpapers, the narratives and experiences of Audubon, beautifully illustatrated with color plates-Peattie selected some of the most interesting of Audubon's travel writing, with major sections on Kentucky, hunter's tales, pioneering, travels in the deep south, searching for birds, Missouri and the Dakota prairies."- Non-fiction-science-orinthology-birds-America-Audubon-illustrated (1393). 1st Edition-1st Printing Thus. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/Fair++-VG. Illus. by J. J. Audubon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995. LIFE ON THE EDGE- Dr. James Dobson- Word Publishing- Dallas- 1995-st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-FINE++/FINE++ dj unclipped and as new- 291pp are clean and crisp- "Here Dobson addresses the problems facing young adults between the ages of 16 and 26. Believing that life"s most crucial decisions are often made during this ten-year period, Dobson offers his advice about finding God"s will in the choice of a marriage partner, the quest for a profesion, the control of money, and the establishment of self-esteem."- Non-fiction-life change-Christianity-spirituality (530). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth Spine- Boards. Fine++/Fine++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kalmthout-Anvers: Walter Beckers, 1974. Les Ambassadeurs (The Ambassadors) French Edition- Henry James- Translated into French by Aime Pourbaix- Walter Beckers- Kalmthout-Anvers-1974- 1st Thus- Hardcover- Fine padded binding of white and black Skyvertex with gilt titles on spine- FINE+/no jacket as issued- binding and covers as new- gift quality!- 354 pages are clean and crisp- this edition only available to members of 'Collection Club'- Collection du 20ieme Siecle- Text is in FRENCH- SEE PHOTOS- It follows the journey of self-discovery taken by a middle-aged literary gentleman, Lambert Strether, as he sheds his New England perspective and comes to appreciate cosmopolitan society and values, although not without personal cost- Fiction-drama-self-discovery-adventure (4485). 1st Thus. Fine Binding. Fine+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1971. THE SPOILS OF POYNTON & OTHER STORIES- Henry James- Nelson Doubleday- Garden City-NY- nd 1971- Part of the Novels and Tales of Henry James- hardcover:-8vo-Near FINE/no dj as issued- 1/2 biege and brown boards with gilt titles on spine- 548pp are clean and crisp- book looks unread!- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-adventure-romance-classic (1920). Reprint. Hard Cover. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.