(laminated pictorial boards; no dust jacket, but now protected by a custom-fitted mylar wrapper) [a very nice copy, the covers a little bit rubbed and with one tiny surface nick to the front cover and a short scrape to the rear cover, in both instances exposing a little bit of white beneath the otherwise black surface; there is also a neatly-inked gift inscription (dated April 1957) on the ffep]. (color photographs) Beautifully-produced companion volume to the 1955 Disney "True-Life Adventure Film" THE AFRICAN LION. Per the statement on the copyright page, the book was "designed ... View More...
(illustrated cloth; no dust jacket) [a touch of wear to all corners, some age-toning to edges of text block, bookplate of Hollywood writer-producer Carey Wilson on front pastedown; small tear in fore-edge of title page]. (B&W photographs, endpaper maps) A photo-illustrated account by a Florida-based real estate mogul-cum-great white hunter and sometime filmmaker, of an expedition/safari he made into the Congo in 1924/25, with two purposes: (1) to capture a number of gorillas, for placement in various zoos; and (b) to take motion picture footage along the way. As a film director, Burbridge (pe... View More...
[book itself is tight and clean with no discernible wear; jacket shows some wear at corners and edges, a couple of tiny tears (one tape-repaired) at top of front panel]. "A German Shepherd Tells the Story of His Life -- A Life Filled with Joy and Tragedy." The author was a documentary film producer/director, who called upon his "years of experience with German shepherds" to channel his inner dog and produce this first-canine narrative, that encompasses everything from Trooper's "tangles with rose bushes, traffic, ocean waves, and criminals to moments of tenderness, sorrow, joy, and fear. [It... View More...
[solid copy with almost no actual wear, but some unfortunate spotting/staining to top page edges (interior of book is completely unaffected, however); jacket lightly scuffed, closed tears and associated horizontal crease across top of front panel, small chip at top rear joint]. "A unique and beautiful novel built around the life -- animal and human -- of a Southern plantation." Ostensibly about fox-hunting -- the jacket copy lauds the hunting scenes as "thrilling beyond description," and touts the book's qualities as a "sporting book" -- but in fact it's much more abo... View More...
(no dust jacket) [traces of wear at extremities, slight bumping to bottom front corner, minor wrinkling to cloth on rear cover]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the ffep: "Compliment / of / Margaret L. Hunter / 1913." Odd little volume of nine animal-themed short stories, a couple of which are narrated by the animals themselves. Mighty scarce, for whatever it's worth; an OCLC search turns up only two copies. As nearly as I can determine, this was the author's only published book. Signed by Author View More...
[nice clean copy, very slight wear at lower edge of rear cover]. Trade PB (line drawings) An "authoritative and ground-breaking field guide [that] gives the common and scientific names of more than 90 kitty cat positions," such as Newspaper Kitty (Felis obstructus), Box Kitty (Felis geometricus), Hairball Kitty (Felis upchuckus)...you get the idea. Pretty cute, if you like watching your cats. And I do! View More...
[moderate shelfwear to bottom edge and spine ends, very light staining to top edge of text block; jacket slightly nicer than the book, with just a touch of edgewear]. (line drawings) "In this merry and mellow book Vincent Price reveals that there is something else dear to his heart besides acting and art. For Vincent Price, it develops, loves dogs. More specifically, he loves dogs without pedigrees -- dogs who know they are dogs. And in particular, he loves his dog Joe, a long-lived fellow whose dubious appearance is amply compensated for by his unique personality and incomparable common se... View More...
[nice fresh copy, minimal shelfwear, vintage price sticker (from San Francisco department store The White House) on rear pastedown; jacket shows light surface wear (mostly to rear panel), minor crinkling at spine ends, tiny tears at base of spine and at top rear corner]. (color frontispiece, B&W drawings) A "thrilling story of the world of woods and swamps, of lake and stream, of mountain crags and hidden caves, as absorbingly interesting as the most exciting human drama." Our intrepid hero is "Red Alder," "the chief of a brave and shrewd beaver tribe," who had also b... View More...
[great-looking copy, tight and clean, no discernible wear; jacket shows faint surface rubbing, minor edgewear at bottom of rear panel]. (drawings) One of a series of novels by this author about various Siamese cats, this one about a "lovable, mischievous, domineering" pair who "tumble through the pages of this book, producing chaos at every turn." (++) View More...
[good sound copy, light shelfwear to bottom edge, small red lip print on bottom edge of text block (presumably a remainder mark); jacket moderately rubbed, no tears or chips, a touch of wrinkling along top edge of front panel]. (pen and ink drawings) The author's second book about dogs, and his first about the "grueling but hilarious adventures" of the title pooch, a mongrel pup rescued from drowning in Leeds, England, who subsequently "became a delinquent in the back streets of Leeds, the instinct for survival gradually taking over and replacing his trust in humans." View More...
[very light bumping at several corners, small newspaper obituary of Raffles affixed to ffep]. (pen and ink drawings) SIGNED by the authors on the half-title page (Zetta with her first name only, Carveth with his full name and with an additional small sketch of an elephant added). The story, told by the noted explorer/world traveler/lecturer/filmmaker Wells and his wife, of their discovery, adoption, training and exploitation (most of which still lay ahead when the book was published) of what undoubtedly was the most famous Mynah bird in history (has there even been another?) -- or perhaps I ... View More...
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