Animals from JimsOldBooks

London: Pelham Books, 1971. Unclipped dustwrapper has been trimmed at the inner flaps but with no loss to the text, a lot of old sellotape marks to the rev of dustwrapper, some of the marking visible on the front, also some creasing and small tears to edges. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, sellotape marks… Read more about this item

Long Riders Guild Press, 2010. A print-on-demand copy, but a very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the two manuals of horsemanship written by William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, namely: "Méthode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux" (1658) and "A New Method and Extraordinary Invention… Read more about this item

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1965. Price-clipped dustwrapper not in particularly good condition, with creasing and rubbing to edges and to sides of spine, also a piece is missing (about 1 1/2 by 3/4 inches) near to to top end, and scratches with some loss to the illustration on front panel. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2012. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a very good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at animals and birds in Scotland, not just from a natural history point-of-view, but also at the animals in history, folklore, interaction with people, and more. A heavy book, packaged weight is about 1700g, so… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1930. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some scuffing to bottom edge of back anel of same, and a fold up the middle of the spine; minor bumping to ends of red cloth spine strip and to outer corners of blue paper-covered boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. Originally… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1949. Minor scuffing to spine ends, some creasing to outer corners of cover, some grubby marks to inside of front cover and title page, some rusting to the staples, but otherwise a not too bad copy of this slim soft-cover book. Part of the publisher's "Puffin Picture Books" series, book number 78, this one looks at… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1946. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to ends of light brown cloth spine strip and to corners of red paper-covered boards, a small paper label on f/ep with original owner's gift message dated Christmas 1947, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in… Read more about this item

London: The Book Club, 1961. Book Club edition. Creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also quite a lot of foxing. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, some foxing to outer pages, pink paint marks to top edge of some pages, but otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book. … Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1963. Creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of purple boards, original owner's name and date (Christmas 1963) on f/ep, some small marks (cat scratches?) to first few pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. NOT a Christmas story, but the… Read more about this item

London: Seeley, Service & Co Ltd, 1956. Minor creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of yellow boards, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. The author's account of her two Siamese cats, Sascha and Mascherina. … Read more about this item

London: John Lane, 1949. Creasing and tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, mainly to top edge, also a hole about two inches long at lower end of spine of same. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, but otherwise a not too bad copy of this hard-cover book, being the first of the author's three… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son Limited, 1940. No dustwrapper, old water staining to edges of front board and to a lesser extent to the back as well, some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, gilt titles on spine are a bit faded, white titles on front board are still clear, some foxing to outer pages, previous owner's label… Read more about this item

Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press, 1999. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper and some slight fading to spine of same, slight bumping to spine ends of green boards, a small tea(?) stain on fore-edge of pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1979 as "The Complete Lurcher: a Manual", this is an… Read more about this item

London: Bishopsgate Press, 1985. Minor creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, a previous owner's gift message dated 1993 on f/ep, and the book smells a bit of being kept in a shed or similar, though this should fade. Otherwise a good tight copy of this slim hard-cover book, a collection of stories by the author, best-known for his many… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1952. Some creasing and small tears to the edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, the top inch or so of which is torn away at the top end of the spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of orange boards, a small faded bit at the top end of the spine where the dustwrapper has been… Read more about this item

London: Neville Spearman, 1956. Creasing and tears to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with the top inch or so torn away from front panel. minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains three stories about African wildlife, translated from the original French by the author. … Read more about this item

Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co (1933) Ltd., 1942. Original (not facsimile) dustwrapper has a 3 inch tear to the top right-hand corner of front panel and a smaller, 2 inch one at the top end of spine, and some smaller tears and creasing to the edges of dustwrapper. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, an… Read more about this item

London: Companion Book Club, 1969. Companion Book Club edition from 1969, the ''de-luxe'' edition in red shiny covers. Minor creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's account of her time in Kenya in the mid 1960s working with her husband at a wildlife hospital. The TV… Read more about this item

Taunton: Canis Books, 1995. Some minor yellowing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A collection of dog portraits by the author, also cartoon-style doggy illustrations. Signed by the author on f/ep ''To .... Great to meet you here at the Hilliard Society! Heather O Catchpole. May… Read more about this item

L & H Publications, 2013. Minor creasing to the corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. The author's account of her life with Holly, her black labrador. Signed by the author on first page ''To ... Big Holly Hugs to you! Lesley Winton 2014''. 200pp..… Read more about this item