FAMOUS DOGS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
by Smith, Mae Trovillion
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1943. Orange hardcover cloth binding with imprint of bulldog on front cover is clean and tight, very slight cock to spine. Foxing to endpapers. Else clean bright and tight interior. DJ has foxing, some chips and shelfwear. Cover shows Flush, Elizabeth Barrett's Cocker Spaniel; Sgt. Jiggs, Marine Corps Bulldog mascot; Barry, the St. Bernard, and others. 229 pages, well illustrated. Slip opposite copyright page notes that this is an Editorial Copy with a publication date of October 19, 1943. Stories include Sir Isaac Newton's Spaniel Diamond; Lord Byron's Newfoundland, Boatswain; Greyfriar's Bobby, a Skye Terrier; Balto, the Husky that saved the children of Nome; Igloo, Admiral Byrd's Fox Terrier; White House Dogs; Dogs for Defense, Dogs of WWI - messenger dogs and sentinels. Lots of great information and stories with wonderful illustrations.. Illus. by Dowling, Victor J.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.
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- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09680
- Title
- FAMOUS DOGS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
- Author
- Smith, Mae Trovillion
- Illustrator
- Dowling, Victor J.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- DOG DOGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dogs - Nonfiction, Childrens and Adult;
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Deja Vu Books
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