Language: English
Published by Devin-Adair, 1962
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Trade paperback. Condition: Good. With excerpts from Lives of Game Animals and others of Seton's natural history books; his campfire Indian legends; such favorite stories as Lobo and Krag, and several rare pieces never before published in his books. This is the definitive one volume Seton. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 ? 1946) was an English-born Canadian-American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910. Seton was an early pioneer of the modern school of animal fiction writing, his most popular work being Wild Animals I Have Known.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Devin-Adair, New York, 1954
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. First edition. 413 p. illus. 23 cm. American naturalists series 2. Includes Illustrations. Includes bibliography. Tan cloth with decoration, clean and tight, no markings, first printing stated.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Language: English
Published by Eyre Methuen, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0413397505 ISBN 13: 9780413397508
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Sawrey Gilpin; (illustrator). Second Edition. 566 pp. Green boards decorated in gilt on the spine; brown endpapers. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; small ink mark on the upper right of the front free endpaper. Wraparound dustjacket painting, Mares and Foals, by Sawrey Gilpin. The Chapters are: The Horse in History and Legend; Equestrian Lore; Famous Horses and Horsemen; Great Races; Horse and Hound; The Horse in Fiction; and The Horse in Verse. This contains far too many stories and articles to list them all but some of the highlights are: The Origin of the Horse by Walter Prescott Webb; The General Tournament by Sir Walter Scott; The Mustang Wild and Free by J. Frank Dobie; The Last Great Cavalry Charge by Winston S. Churchill; The English Gentleman and His Horse by Barbara W. Tuchman; Hints for the Rider by Xenophon; Buying a Horse by Jack Leach; The Make-up of a Racehorse by R. C. Kidd; Eclipse by Stella A. Walker; The Pacing Mustang by Ernest Thompson Seton; Jumping for Joy by Pat Smythe; The Legend of Skittles by H. L. Gibson; The First National by Con O'Leary; Snowstorm Derby by Henry Blyth; Devon Loch's National by Dick Francis; The Huntsman by Peter Beckford; The Man Who Hunts and Never Jumps by Anthony Trollope; The First Day by Siegfried Sassoon; Lost by R. S. Surtees; Squire Western in Pursuit by Henry Fielding; The First Ride by George Borrow; The Dover Road by Charles Dickens; The Highwayman's Mare by R. D. Blackmore; The White Knight by Lewis Carroll; The Fire by Anna Sewell; The Brogue by Saki; Velvet Up by Enid Bagnold; The Horse Fair by Daphne du Maurier; Old Em's Kentucky Home by Damon Runyon; Agony and Ecstasy by Dick Francis; War Cloud by Ernest Hemingway; The Gent from London Way by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; and many, many more. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton 1962, 1962
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Paperback (scruffy); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Published by Coronet / Hodder and Stoughton 1974, 1974
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Coronet / Hodder and Stoughton 1971, 1971
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Language: English
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1954
Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 95.22
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1954 first printing. Worn and torn dust jacket is in a protective sleeve, bookseller's marks, page edges tanned.
Published by Kinderbuchverlag, Berlin, 1958 - 1972, 1958
Seller: Versandantiquariat Kerzemichel, Wittenberge, Germany
alle Bücher 8°, Oppbd, innen altersbedingt nachgedunkelt, für Leser von 10 - 12 Jahren an, guter gbebrauchter Zustand, über 1000 g.
Language: German
Published by Stuttgart : Franckh ca. 1930., 1930
Seller: Antiquariat-Fischer - Preise inkl. MWST, Freiburg, Germany
Hlw. Condition: Gut. 7. Aufl. 190 S. : Mit 12 Vollb. [Taf.] u. zahlr. Abb. ; 8 gut erhalten 11-127 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 235.