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Canada: Popular Library., 1972. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. Near Fine.. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 351 pages. "With the madcap flair of a man who once sent a midget to bat for the St. Louis Browns, Bill Veeck - the Barnum and Bailey of sports promoters - describes his disastrous adventures as a neophyte racetrack operator. Though Veeck tried everything from anall girl jockey lady Godiva Handicap to a full scale reenactment of Custer's last Stand to lure fans to his beleaguered Boston track, he was done in by a political system so corrupt it made thirty tons of thoroughbred 'end products' smell sweet in comparison. Boisterous, tough-minded, Veeck's eye-opening look at the hectic world of horseracing is a guaranteed winning ticket of roughriding entertainment." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Canada: Popular Library., 1972. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. Near Fine.. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 351 pages. "With the madcap flair of a man who once sent a midget to bat for the St. Louis Browns, Bill Veeck - the Barnum and Bailey of sports promoters - describes his disastrous adventures as a neophyte racetrack operator. Though Veeck tried everything from anall girl jockey lady Godiva Handicap to a full scale reenactment of Custer's last Stand to lure fans to his beleaguered Boston track, he was done in by a political system so corrupt it made thirty tons of thoroughbred 'end products' smell sweet in comparison. Boisterous, tough-minded, Veeck's eye-opening look at the hectic world of horseracing is a guaranteed winning ticket of roughriding entertainment." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Canada: Popular Library., 1972. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 351 pages. "With the madcap flair of a man who once sent a midget to bat for the St. Louis Browns, Bill Veeck - the Barnum and Bailey of sports promoters - describes his disastrous adventures as a neophyte racetrack operator. Though Veeck tried everything from anall girl jockey lady Godiva Handicap to a full scale reenactment of Custer's last Stand to lure fans to his beleaguered Boston track, he was done in by a political system so corrupt it made thirty tons of thoroughbred 'end products' smell sweet in comparison. Boisterous, tough-minded, Veeck's eye-opening look at the hectic world of horseracing is a guaranteed winning ticket of roughriding entertainment." *** Nice FN copy, but with crease to upper right corner, thus VG. Still a nice copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.: Cerebrus Publishing Co.,Ltd./Prentice-Hall,, 1986. Book. Illus. by Duval, Paul. Near Fine.. Cloth. First Edition By This Publisher.. >>>> Over 500 grams >> Because these are very HEAVY, no overseas orders without contacting us first., as extra postage will be needed. Thank-you >>> 190 pages. "Green endpapers.Numerous fold-out paintings throughout the book in addition to the full page coloured illustrations. Additional postage will be required outside the US. Beautiful wildlife paintings" Many prints would look great in a frame. weight = 1735 grams. >>> Dustjacket shadow to top edge of book; Size: 14" x 10".

USA: Scholastic Book Services., 1972. Book. Illus. by George Wilde Cover & Interior Illustrations;. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed.. 64 pages. "Tricky puzzles, games, riddles and teasers - all about Animals! They may by beastly, but they're certainly fun! Try the Multimonster, the Cagey Trick, the Mixed-up Movie, the Animal-grams, and more. You'll have a great time monkeying around!" >>>> Name on first pages, otherwise UN-Marked Copy. >> Beautiful Near New copy, but has one crease at bottom left cover corner, thus VG/FN Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Great Britian, England, UK.: Coronet Books., 1978. Book. Illus. by Wraparound Painted Cover!. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 254 pages. "This is a moving, funny book, which gives a fascinating vision of farming before mechanisation, and of he lyrical country paradise that has since largely disappeared." >> 2" x 1/4" corner clipped from front end page. Minor cover rubbing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Great Britian, England, UK.: A Star Book., 1978. Book. Illus. by Graham Allen Cartoon Cover!. Very Good. Soft cover. PBO - Paperback Original (True 1st).. The Best of Vets: The ALEX DUNCAN Omnibus (Veterinary Animal Humor series) A Star Book / Wyndham / W. H. Allen & Co Books; Great Britain, England, UK., 1978. Graham Allen Wraparound Cartoon Cover; 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing Book Condition: Light Wrinkles / Creases to covers, Very Good Price = $5.00 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

New York, NY, USA.: Workman Publishing Company., 1975. Book. Illus. by B. KLIBAN cartoons.. Near Fine.. Soft cover. 24th Editino By Publisher.. 8" x 5". 164 Pages including Covers; >>> Classic illustrated B&W cartoons, humor & parody. Size: Oblong 5" x 8" >>Bend to backcover.

New York, NY, USA.: Workman Publishing Company., 1975. Book. Illus. by B. KLIBAN cartoons.. Good to Very Good.. Soft cover. 21st Edition.. 164 Pages including Covers; >>> Classic illustrated B&W cartoons, humor & parody. Size: Oblong 5" x 8".

Great Britian, England, UK.: Hippo Books / Scholastic Books., 1983. Book. Illus. by Linda Birch Illustrations.. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 42 pages. "When all the mice disappear from the village, Hubert and Mary, the cheesemaker mice trapped in the dungeon by the Dreadful Giant, are anxious to find out what's going on. With the help of Master Cat, they break into the Giant's den. 'What's he making? asked the cat. 'Mouse-traps!' Mary gasped."; SCARCER Title; >> Small Name written on front endpage. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

Great Britain, United Kingdom: New English Library./NEL., 1971. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. VERY GOOD Minus. Soft cover. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed.. 128 Pages; "'I had enemies in the States. There were commentators who hated my face for stealing a plum job from under their flared and eager nostrils. There were Mafia boys who wished I'd been born Italian so they could threaten my family back in the Old Country. And there were ordinary folk who just disliked me for being a conceited, loud-mouthed bastard. 'Just being me seemed enough. I didn't need alcoholic fumes to make me a target for violent invective. My caustic comments as an Australian columnist on global racing earned me the highest possible quota of foes - not least of whom was Rosemary Leech." ** Jockey & Horse Racing cover; Australian columnist on global Horse racing; RARE Title; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

France: Calmann - Levy., 1976. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 265 pgs. Translated from English by Annette Vincent. EX-Library copy! RARE, in this, French language edition! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

USA: Universal Press Syndicate., 1996. Book. Illus. by Gary Larson.. FINE++, Almost New!. Stiff Cover. TRUE FIRST EDITION THUS.. THE FAR SIDE 1997 WALL CALENDAR >>> Each month has a Full Color cartoon illustrations, >>>( Book Weight = 277 Grams ); >> Unmarked calendar. Size: 12 1/2" x 11-1/2"..

USA: Universal Press Syndicate., 1996. Book. Illus. by Gary Larson.. As New. Stiff Cover. TRUE FIRST EDITION THUS.. THE FAR SIDE 1997 WALL CALENDAR >>> Each month has a Full Color cartoon illustrations, >>>( Book Weight = 277 Grams ); >> Unmarked calendar. Size: 12 1/2" x 11-1/2"..

USA: Universal Press Syndicate., 1996. Book. Illus. by Gary Larson.. AS NEW Sealed in Shrinkwrap. Stiff Cover. TRUE FIRST EDITION THUS.. THE FAR SIDE 1997 WALL CALENDAR >>> Each month has a Full Color cartoon illustrations, >>>( Book Weight = 277 Grams ); >> Unmarked calendar., Sealed in Factory Shrink-Wrap, Size: 12 1/2" x 11-1/2"..

New York, NY, USA.: Scholastic Book Services / SBS, 1962. Book. Illus. by Ralph Ray, Jr.. VERY GOOD Minus. Soft cover. Second Edition.. 218 pages. " Days of Saber tooth Tigers and woolly mammoths; when men lived in wandering bands and stalked their prey with spears and clubs; when fire was their greatest friend and human hands and brains were their only advantage over wild beasts" >>Minor cover creasing; Small pen to title page; Minor wrinkling to bottom half of first few pages. Minor pen to backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..

London, England, Great Britain, UK: David & Charles., 1983. Book. Illus. by Noel W. Cusa Illustrations.. Good to Very Good.. Cloth. First Hardcover Edition.. 192 pages. " The strange lives of the storm petrels, smallest and most fascinating of sea birds, are being slowly unravelled on remote coasts and islands round the world. This is the first book to look at all 21 species. Ronald M. Lockley was himself the first to ring 'Mother Carey's Chickens' and has since studied petrels in both hemispheres. He writes with warth and fluency of the tiny British (or European) petrel and its astonishing migration thousands of miles across the equator to South African seas. Leach's Petrel and other fork-tails, Wilson's Petrel - the hardiest small bird in the world, actually burrowing into the snow blocking its Antarctic nesting crevice - and the tropical petrels, are all here. Ronald Lockley combines a mass of information with stories of his own experiences while watching petrels in… Read More

USA.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston., 1976. Book. Illus. by Painted Front Cover. Very Good. Cloth. Second Edition.. Weight = 525 Grams; >> 213 Pages; Bob Seguin Cover art; 42 Children's Stories with Full Color illustrations on almost every page; Includes; Bunya the Witch; Pet Parade; Two Wizards; Tug of War; If I had a Horse; The Grasshopper; Mary Ann and the Wizard at the Castle; Dragon Eggs; Strange World of the Squid; Louis the Lobster; Last of the dinosaurs; Emperor and the Kite; Jakal and the Alligator; Welsh Counting; Inty Minty, and many More; illustrated Boards; Issued without Dust Jacket; CONDITION = Tiny Puncture Holes in front cover; Minor writing on front end-page; wear to cover edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Canada.: Hazlyn Press., 1989. Book. Illus. by Birt, Hazel Lauttamus.. FINE++, Almost New!. Cloth. TRUE FIRST EDITION.. 71 pages. weight = 290 grams Childrens book writen in English with few Finnish words (dictionary of Finnish words in back of book.) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

USA: Standard Pub. Co., 1971. Book. Illus. by Painted Front Cover. Good / Very Good. Soft cover. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed.. 96 pages. CONTENTS:: Danger at the Summit by H. R. Teter; Secret of Mystery Mountain by Paul F. Long; Medicine Horse by Paul F. Long; Marshmallow is Her Name by Kitty Miller; Wild Horse! by Lilyan Kucera; Nellybelle and Red by Kitty Miller; Colt on the Loose! by P. G. Cox; Danny's First Rodeo by Ivy MacDonald; Decision for Fury by Leila M. Thomas; Fear Rides in the Saddle by Mildred Sallee; Brush by V. T. Johnson; Secret of Bluerock Canyon by Gail Barclay; Poor Patches by Kitty Miller. >> Cover scuffing; small apaper pull to front cover; name in pen to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.