Aspden Don (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. John O'Hara Cosgrave II (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated !st Edition. Condition Fair+. Binding solid but some foxing and front cover torn.

Condition: Sehr gut. First Edition. 20 x 13.5 cm. viii, (2), 261 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original green cloth with title and author on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Spine ends mildly frayed. A few small stains (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge cracked. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Internally a very clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pitz, Henry C. (illustrator). 1st. Green hardcover cloth binding clean and tight. Bumped corners, slight rubbing top and bottom of spine. 192 pages with illustrated endpapers showing map of story. Some foxing. Bottom outside edges of pages show indentation but does not affect text block. Story of a young American boy during the War of 1812. Author was in the US Army during WWII. He also wrote Mike of Company D about an Irish Terrier dog during wartime and Up Anchor! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brown, Paul (illustrator). 1st. Green hardcover cloth binding clean and tight, spine cocked. Bit of White chalk-like mark on front cover, blue ink mark bottom righthand corner. Shelfwear top and bottom of spine, bumped corners. Bookplate fep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but overall clean interior. 261 pages. Many b/w sketches throughout by noted artist Paul Brown. Scarce book about a dog, part Irish Terrier in the text but all Irish Terrier in Brown's drawings, who worked his way into the affection of an army company during World War I. No dogs are supposed to be on the transport, but Mike manages to be on it when it reaches France. Both author and illustrator were with the AEF. This is a moving and humorous story of a dog at war who becomes the soldiers' friend and comrade. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Mike was a dog of uncertain breed, part Irish terrier, who worked his way into the affections of Company D and became the Company mascot. Orders said, No dogs on transports, but Company D could not leave Mike behind and, mysteriously he was on the transport when it reached France. C: 1939, 1939, First Printing, Charles Scribner s Sons. Ills: b/w by Paul Brown. 5-5/8 x 8-1/4 , 261 pgs. VG- hardcover, Gd unclipped DJ. Pages have some age tone, browning near spine on inside of cover and endpage on front and back; inside clean no tears or writing. DJ has some age tone, chips along the edges, piece missing (2-3/8 x ¾ ) on the top open edge corner only missing ¼ of the top of the k in Mike.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Brown, Paul (illustrator). 1st. Green hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Bit of shelfwear top and bottom of spine, very slightly bumped corners. Bookplate fep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but overall clean interior. 261 pages. Many b/w sketches throughout by noted artist Paul Brown. Scarce book about a dog, part Irish Terrier in the text but all Irish Terrier in Brown's drawings, who worked his way into the affection of an army company during World War I. No dogs are supposed to be on the transport, but Mike manages to be on it when it reaches France. Both author and illustrator were with the AEF. This is a moving and humorous story of a dog at war who becomes the soldiers' friend and comrade. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Brown, Paul (illustrator). 1st. Green hardcover cloth binding clean and tight, spine mildly cocked. Bookplate fep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but overall clean interior. 261 pages. DJ not price-clipped - $2.00 on front flap. Chip bottom of spine, smaller chip top of spine, front displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. Back of DJ is yellowed, small chips along top edge, photos and bios of author and illustrator. Many b/w sketches throughout by noted artist Paul Brown. Scarce book about a dog, part Irish Terrier in the text but all Irish Terrier in Brown's drawings, who worked his way into the affection of an army company during World War I. No dogs are supposed to be on the transport, but Mike manages to be on it when it reaches France. Both author and illustrator were with the AEF. This is a moving and humorous story of a dog at war who becomes the soldiers' friend and comrade. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1st Printing.