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Dodo Press, 2008-02-22. Paperback. Good.
Dogs of Character by ALDEN, Cecil - 1927
by ALDEN, Cecil
Dogs of Character
by ALDEN, Cecil
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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited, 1927. First Edition. cloth. Very good +. Cecil Alden. First edition. 4to; vii [iii] 116 [1]pp followed by the printer's device on recto; gilt stamped light brown cloth over board with a dog portrait laid-in a frame, spine gilt stamped; tan endpapers; bookplate to front pastedown; 2 inserted full-page color plates; illustrated frontispiece and title page, illustrations throughout text; light foxing to bookplate and through p. vii, p [117] and rear flyleaf, light scuff to cover corners; very good plus. Cecil Aldin was a British writer and illustrator who may be best known for his dog stories. This book was written for a juvenile audience and gives instructions on owning, training, and showing dogs. Aldin's bull terrier, Cracker, appears on the front cover illustration.
BOOKPLATE: The front pastedown contains the bookplate of [Major] Clive Behrens (1871-1935), a member of the British Royal Legion and listed as a Breeder in The Hunter Stud Book, Vol. IX, 1921. Perhaps his most noteworthy accomplishment was his marriage to (Charlotte) Evelina Rothschild in 1899. They lived and raised their family at Swinton Grange, Malton, Yorkshire, built as a wedding gift for them by her father, Nathaniel, 1st Lord Rothschild.
BOOKPLATE: The front pastedown contains the bookplate of [Major] Clive Behrens (1871-1935), a member of the British Royal Legion and listed as a Breeder in The Hunter Stud Book, Vol. IX, 1921. Perhaps his most noteworthy accomplishment was his marriage to (Charlotte) Evelina Rothschild in 1899. They lived and raised their family at Swinton Grange, Malton, Yorkshire, built as a wedding gift for them by her father, Nathaniel, 1st Lord Rothschild.
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- Illustrator Cecil Alden
- Format/Binding Cloth
- Book Condition Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1927
- Keywords Children, Childrens, Non-Fiction, Animal Stories, Ephemera, Bookplate
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The Buried Temple, and Our Friend the Dog (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
by Maurice Maeterlinck; Illustrator-Cecil Alden; Translator-Alfred Sutro
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- good
- Paperback
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781406593938 / 1406593931
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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NZ$26.34
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His Apologies.
by KIPLING, Rudyard. ALDEN, Cecil (illus.)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - A fine copy in chipped glassine.
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- First US edition.
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- Hardcover
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Rochester, New York, United States
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NZ$59.22
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Garden City, New York:: Doubleday, Doran,, 1932.. First US edition.. publisher's illustrated cloth in glassine.. A fine copy in chipped glassine.. Small 8vo,. Illustrated by Cecil Alden..
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Our Friend the Dog
by Maeterlinck, Maurice and Cecil Alden
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- Hardcover
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- Used - G (Covers show average wear along edges and esp. along spine & its head and heel; flyleaves are tanned at edges but they protect
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- Hardcover
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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NZ$99.83
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1913. Hardcover. G (Covers show average wear along edges and esp. along spine & its head and heel; flyleaves are tanned at edges but they protect the rest of the book from this; only occasional instance of foxing.). Blue cloth, with gilt decoration on spine & front cover, gilt top edges, 67 pp., 6 color plates. A children's story about a bull-dog named Pelleas, penned by Belgian essayist Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), and printed on thicker paper for tinier fingers to handle. Augmented with six color plates rendered by English animal illustrator Cecil Alden (1870-1935).
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His Apologies
by KIPLING, Rudyard with Cecil Alden (illustr)
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- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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Norwich, Vermont, United States
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NZ$118.44
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Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc., 1932. hbk 17pp illustr full-page b+w drawings no dj as issued quarter cloth over decorated paper-covered boards edges mildly scuffed with some lighter spotting on the upper front now in custom acetate jacket) an unread copy with many uncut pages half-title page has a horizontal closed tear otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy of this charming dog book
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Time I Was Dead - Pages from my Autobiography
by Alden, Cecil
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- near fine
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First edition
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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NZ$253.80
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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934. First edition. Half Leather. Near Fine. Royal 8vo. 389 pp. With wonderful illustrations in both color and black and white by Alden. This copy has been beautifully rebound by Starr Bookworks in half leather binding over marbleized designed boards. A superb near fine example of fine binding.
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HIS APOLOGIES
by Kipling, Rudyard & Alden, Cecil
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- Used
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- First Edition
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Rochester, Michigan, United States
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NZ$473.76
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HIS APOLOGIES, Doubleday, Doran, 1932, first edition, head of spine ever so gently bumped, else fine in a bit chipped glassine dust-wrapper. Illustrated by Cecil Alden. Rare in dw.
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The Works of G J Whyte-Melville. 24 volume Limited Edition set
by Whyte-Melville, G J; Brock, H M & C E; Alden, Cecil; etc. [illus.](Illustrators: Brock, H M & C E; Thomson, Hugh; Jalland, G H; Caldwell, E; Mason, Finch; Partridge, Bernard; Roe, Fred; Bird, Harrington; Alden, Cecil)
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- Hardcover
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- Used - VG : in very good condition without dust jackets as issued. Spines faded. Endpaper and page edge foxing
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- Limited Edition (1, 050)
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- Hardcover
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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NZ$509.83
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London: W Thacker & Co. VG : in very good condition without dust jackets as issued. Spines faded. Endpaper and page edge foxing. 1898. Limited Edition (1, 050). Red hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 190mm (9" x 7"). 9000pp. Numerous colour & b/w plates. 1898 - 1902. Volume 1: Riding Recollections; 2: Katerfelto; 3: Uncle John; 4: Market Harborough + Inside the Bar; 5: Contraband; 6: M or N; 7: Tilbury Nogo + Scotland and the Moors; 8: Songs and Verses + Bones and I; 9: Black but Comely; 10: The Brookes of Bridlemere; 11: The White Rose; 12: Roy's Wife; 13: Satanella; 14: Digby Grand; 15: Sarchedon; 16: Sister Louise + Rosine; 17: Kate Coventry, An Autobiography; 18: Cerise; 19: The Queen's Maries; 20: Holmby House; 21: General Bounce; 22: The Gladiators; 23: Good for Nothing; 24: The Interpreter. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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