Animal Fiction
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Dogsbody
by Diana Wynne Jones
The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried - and found guilty - by his heavenly peers for a murder he did not commit. His sentence: to live on the planet Earth until he can carry out a seemingly impossible mission - the recovery of a deadly weapon known as the Zoi. The first lesson Sirius learns in his lowly earthly form is that humans have all the power. The second is that even though his young mistress loves him, she can't protect either of them. The third - and worst - is that someone out there will do anything...
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Yellow Eyes
by Rutherford Montgomery
Yellow Eyes is a book in John Ringo's Legacy of the Aldenata series, co-authored with Tom Kratman. The book, which is a spin-off of the main series, focuses on the Posleen invasion of Central America, with an emphasis on Panama. In contrast with other books in the series, emphasis is given to naval warfare, including the reactivation of the old warships USS Texas, USS Salem, and USS Des Moines.
Paddington Takes the Air
by Michael Bond
For most people, “taking the air” is merely taking a simple stroll, but as all true Paddington admirers might expect, nothing is simple for Paddington. As usual, though, he retains his talent for turning his sticky moments into great triumph. Whether he’s attempting to tailor pants for grouchy Mr. Curry, or embarking on a thrilling career as a mystery detective, Paddington is sure to find trouble—and fun—wherever he goes.
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
Watership Down is an allegorical fantasy novel written by British author Richard Adams, narrating the adventures of a small group of anthropomorphized rabbits as they escape the destruction of their homeland. The story is set in England’s Downs, an idyllic rural home to the small native creatures who possess their own cultures, languages, poetry and mythology. They are soon faced with the settlement of humanity and watch as their land is ravaged by farmland and industrialized commercial...
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National Geographic Book Of Animal Poetry
by J Patrick Lewis
U.S. children's poet laureate for 2011-2013, J. PATRICK LEWIS is the author of more than fifty books of poetry for children, which find their shape in both free and formal verse and engage a wide range of subjects from history to mathematics, Russian folklore to the animal kingdom. His books for children include New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Last Resort (2002, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti and translated into more than a dozen...
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Animal Fiction Books & Ephemera
The Call Of The Wild
by London, Jack; Yamamoto, Mitsu [adapted by]
Baronet, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Great Illustrated Classics edition. Pictorial boards clean, lightly bumped, minimal edge and corner wear. Previous owner's name on inside front cover. Binding tight, text clean.
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CA$13.76
Strange Sea Creatures
by Ingoglia, Gina
Western Publishing Company, 1991. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Golden Star Reader, 1991.For elementary readers, second- and third-grade levels. Colorful full-page illustrations throughout, vocabulary words on last page.Wrappers have some shelf wear to edges and corners, light creases on front cover; readers crease on front cover at spine. Pages clean and tight, no creases or tears.
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CA$12.38
Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes
by Axelrod, Herbert R. and Leonard P. Schultz
No dust jacket. A small amount of wear at the base of the spine. Some spotting to the page edges. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Many black and white illustrations and a scattering of color plates as well. Some notes on the front glued endpaper. This book will ship at about two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price. This is a rare book, especially the 1971 printing. Although unstated, this is likely the first edition.
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CA$13.83
Ducks Don't Get Wet
by Goldin, Augusta
A beginning science book for "the child who is eager to know." Lets-Read-And-Find-Out Book Club edition, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Decorated board are clean, corners and spine ends show some wear. There is a small abrasion at the top corner of the front cover. Binding and pages are tight. Text is unmarked, no tears.
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CA$13.76
Wild Animals I Have Known
by Seton, Ernest Thompson
No dust jacket. A former library book, where the spine was once repaired with librarian's tape, as can be seen in photo #2. The only date on the copyright page is of the original Scribner edition, as is common with Grosset & Dunlap books of that era. A pencil notation on the dedication page gives the date of 6/6/1924, which is probably close to the actual publication date. This book consists of eight short stories giving fictionalized accounts of the lives of different animals the author once knew. The...
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CA$27.66
Irish Red
by Kjelgaard, JIm
Book in fairly good shape. Shows wear that you would expect after over 50 years. Owner's name inside front cover. Minor tears, scuffs and creases. Pages mostly unmarked. The story of a dog. 160 pages.
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CA$2.42
Winter Whale
by Ryder, Joanne
Morrow Junior Books, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing. No dustjacket. Slight shelf wear, lightly bumped spine, corners sharp. Pages clean and tight, no creases or tears.
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CA$17.91
Summer of the Stallion
by Hanson, June Andrea
Weekly Reader Books, 1979. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st thus. Two closed tears and crease on front cover, some edge and corner wear. Binding tight, text clean but tanning. Bottom corner of some pages creased.
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CA$10.99
That Dog Tarr
by Agle, Nan Hayden
Originally published as Tarr of Belway Smith, by Seabury Press. Scholastic #TX1596, 1st Scholastic printing, November 1969. Good/No dust Jacket. Wrappers shelf worn, reader's crease on front cover near spine. 1/2 inch piece missing from bottom front corner, no other tears. Pages tight, previous owner name on half-title page, penciled name inside front cover. Remaining text clean, slightly tanned, pages tight.
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CA$10.99
Skip
by Fisher, Aileen
When Krissy's dog Skip became blind, she knew her father would never let her keep him. How long could she keep the secret, and what would happen to Skip? Scholastic #TX448, 5th printing, November 1968. Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean, shelf rubbed, with some wear to edges and corners; light creasing. Previous owner name on title page; remaining text unmarked, pages tight.
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CA$10.99
Kavik the Wolf Dog
by Morey, Walt
From the author of Gentle Ben. Cover illustration by Richard Amundsen. Scholastic #TX2303, 1st Scholastic printing, December 1972. Wrappers have wear at edges and corners, creasing at corners. Long visible crease on back cover. Pages are tight, text is unmarked other than a fingertip-sized light stain on 3 interior pages.
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CA$10.99
Midnight
by Montgomery, Rutherford
The story of Midnight, a wild horse living in the Western mountains. From the author of Broken Fang and Gray Wolf. Originally published in 1940 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.Scholastic #T31, 8th printing, November 1969. Wrappers have moderate browning which shows through on the back cover. Some edge wear, corners slightly rounded. Reader's crease on front along spine. Pages clean and tight, lightly tanned, no creases or tears.
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CA$10.99
Buff: A Collie
by Terhune, Albert Payson
Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Hardcover. Good/Fair. DJ worn, with loss, closed tears, front flap missing, in protective Mylar cover. Decorated cloth boards, bumped, deckled fore edge. Binding tight, text clean, no writing or tears.
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CA$17.91
Judge Benjamin: The Superdog Secret
by McInerney, Judith Whitelock
Holiday House, 1983. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Weekly Reader Books, stated 1st edition. White pictorial boards, lightly smudged, corners slightly bumped. Pages tight and clean, no creases or tears.
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CA$13.76
White Bird
by Bulla, Clyde Robert
A lonely boy is found and reared by a hermit in the wilderness of the Tennessee mountains in the 1880s."A gentle story, gracefully told."A 1989 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee.Random House, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Random House Stepping Stone, 1st printing thus. No dust jacket, illustrated covers, lightly bumped, with light shelf wear. Binding tight, text clean, no creases or tears.
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CA$15.14
Baby Animals Safe and Sound
by McDonnell, Janet
Child's World, 1990. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Pictorial boards with some edge wear, light smudges on front and back. Bottom corner of some pages creased. Binding tight, text clean, illustrations bright.
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CA$10.99
The Pup Who Became A Police Dog
by Hays, Wilma Pitchford
Little, Brown & Co., 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4th printing. Retired library edition with some labels, stickers. Dust jacket has light wear, in new mylar cover. Boards have slight wear, some tape ghosts, marks inside covers. Pages tight, clean, no creases or tears.
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CA$16.53
Joey
by Bleakley, Jennifer Marshall
Trade paperback. Very little wear. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked.
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CA$8.99
Fury and the Mustangs
by Miller, Albert G
Cover art by Lydia Rosier.Scholastic, 1960. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Scholastic printing. Looks unread, very tight binding. Beginning to tan. Pages crisp, clean and tight, no tears.
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CA$12.38
War Admiral: Man o' War's Greatest Son
by Bowen, Edward L
Very little wear. 17th in the series. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked, and the spine is square and uncreased. A scarce book. Section of photographs in the center. Originally published in 2002.
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CA$24.20
Rider by Night
by Anckarsvard, Karin
Scholastic, 1971. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Scholastic printing. Light spine crease, slight edge wear. Binding very tight, text clean but tanned, no tears or creases.
Item Price
CA$12.38
The Great Kapok Tree
by Cherry, Lynne
Very little wear. Lower right corner of front cover has a small fold, other corners show small amounts of rubbing. Beautifully illustrated story of a forest tree cutter who has a change of heart.
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CA$3.11
Hidden Animals
by Selsam, Millicent E
Harper & Row, 1969. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Pictorial boards, lightly bumped & chipped. Binding very tight, text clean but tanning, no tears or creases. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
Item Price
CA$13.76
Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of Freshwater Aquarium Fishes
by Axelrod, Herbert R., Warren E. Burgess, Neal Pronek, and Jerry G. Walls
A rather immense book with rather little wear. Thousands of photographs and brief descriptions of little fishies for your aquarium. Some small margin notes near some of the pictures, as seen in photo #4. Third edition. Kind of scarce. Great for weightlifting. This book is too heavy for my little scale but will ship at eight pounds or more. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.
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CA$48.40
Stone Fox
by Gardiner, John Reynolds
A small book, the cover is a little wrinkled. There is a small piece missing from the spine (see photo #3), and a small stain inside the front cover, where you can also find the previous owner's name. 85 pages are tight and intact. Willy has to save his grandfather's farm from the taxman, so he enters a sled-dog race.
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CA$2.77
