Search Results: Titles starting with K from Deja Vu Books

Harcourt, Brace and World, 1966. Red hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. DJ not price-clipped, crisp with minimal soiling. 160 pages. Translated from the Swedish by Annabelle MacMillan. Although they love their new twin sisters, Katie and Nan are concerned there will not be a summer cruise on the converted fishing boat, the Dunkan. But all six family members fit comfortable, and they are off for a summer of adventure.. Illus. by Zetterlund, Eva. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Harper & Row, 1966. Pictorial hardcover binding is same as dustjacket - clean square and tight. Clean interior. DJ not price-clipped, a bit of shelfwear with a few chips along bottom edge - protected from further damage in clean Brodart. 190 pages with a glossary of fox hunting expressions and horse terms used in the book in order of their appearance. Marc is getting too big for his pony, but he isn't allowed to ride a horse until his grades improve. He sees Silver Dollar, a beautiful jumper who tries but fails at high jumps. When Marc seems him again several months later, the horse's spirit is almost broken. Risking his father's anger, he brings the horse home with the help of his father's groom and then must earn the right to keep the gray horse.. Illus. by Lyne, Michael. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

London: Macmillan, 1978. Green hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight, lightly rubbed corners. A couple of marks on endpapers, else interior clean bright and tight. DJ shows minor shelfwear. 166 pages. Nick and his sister Belinda are home alone when the city shuts down due to a strike at the nuclear reactor - no water, no lights, everyone was leaving, their mother doesn't come home - and Nick realizes he must assume responsibility.. Illus. by Burn, Jeff (jacket only). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good.

World Publishing - Tower Edition, 1948. Stated First Tower Books Edition. Brown hardcover binding with yellow text clean square and tight. Yellowing pages, else clean interior. DJ has minor shelfwear. Back of DJ advertises a number of Tower Books reprints from World Publishing. Blazing guns and sizzling action in a fast-paced story of the West. 252 pages.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition Tower Books. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1966. Hardcover library buckram binding square and tight, lightly soiled, faded cover illustration, ffep removed, minimal marks, clean interior. 150 pages. Brad's cousin Billie is visiting the family ranch for the summer, and he is dismayed when she wants to ride Captain Jack, a horse even he has trouble riding.. Illus. by Cellini, Joseph. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: The British Horse Society, 1966. Yellow laminated hardcover binding clean square and tight. Name fep, else no writing tears or marks. Illus with sketches and photos. 84 pages with index. Chapters on Wild Ponies, Fileds, Feeding, Ponies in Frost and Snow, About Feet and Shoes, Catching up and Turning out, grooming, care after work, bringing the pony into the stable at night, trimming and clipping, New Zealand Rugs, Minor ailments and first aid, companionship, bringing in a pony in the summer, riding a pony off grass, riding on roads, signals and road sense.. Illus. by Wanklyn, Joan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket.

Stuttgart: Titania Pictorial hardcover binding clean and tight - as new. GERMAN LANGUAGE Version. Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Red hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. B/W photo of Kennedy as frontispiece. DJ has some chips, closed tears and shelfwear. 783 pages with index. Author was one of Kennedy's most trusted and important advisors.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE). Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

London and Glasgow: Collins, 1965. Gray hardcover boards binding has some bumped edges, else clean and tight. DJ slightly soiled with rubbed edges. 124 pages. Chapter book about a little tinker boy who has only one thought - to find his father. Along with his Aunt and sister, he travels to America to find his missing dad.. Illus. by Calvert, Joan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good+.

London: A & C. Black, 1950. Yellow hardcover cloth binding has general wear, foxing but overall clean interior. Twenty b/w sketches by K.F. Barker. Originally published 1939. 216 pages. Told from pony's point of view.. Illus. by Barker, K. F.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: A & C. Black, 1943. Blue hardcover cloth binding is clean and tight, spine slightly cocked. Foxing go pages. DJ has large chip bottom of spine - interestingly the reverse of the jacket is the dustjacket for Allen Seaby's The Shetland Pony. Some soiling and stains, but displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. Not price-clipped. Name and date 1945 on ffep. 175 pages. Born in the mountains of Afghanistan, Khyberie the pony soon showed his climbing skill by clambering down off the face of Devil's Cliff when, as a young foal, he lost his mo ther. Bought by a man for his daughter, Kyberie had many adventures with her.. Illus. by Barker, K. F.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good.

Doubleday & Company Junior Books, 1949. Gray hardcoer binding with turquoise spine is clean, square and tight. Interior clean with some foxing. DJ not price-clipped. Some minor wrinkles and shelfwear. Very lightly soiled. Displays nicely in clean Brodart. 209 pages. 1950 Newbery Honor Book.. Illus. by Cooney, Barbara. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1943. Blue hardcover cloth binding has some damage along spine and along bottom edge, else clean square and tight . DJ not price-clipped, some wear along edges, chip missing along bottom edge of spine, some other general wear. Light soiling. Back of dj has author's bio. Original dustjacket green background with brown horse's head on front. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. 124 pages. Tells the story of the mare Amathea's life from the time she was foaled to the birth of her first colt without romanticizing either men or animals.. Illus. by Segner, Lajos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good.

Blue Ribbon Books 23rd printing 1932/1900. Good condition. No dj. Full color picture binding. Illus with many plates by Charles Livingston Bull. 374 pages.. Hardcover. Good.

Henry Holt, 1943. Green hardcover cloth binding with gold title and cover picture detail. Binding clean and tight, DJ has large chips and many closed tears. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket.. Illus. by Alden, Betty. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

New York: Rand McNally, 1948. Red hardcover cloth binding clean, square and tight : bright red with gold decoration on front. Illustrated endpapers - previous owner's bookplate on first blank page. Dustjacket has shelfwear. Rubbed along edges, a few small chips. Displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. Price-clipped dj. Cover DOES NOT HAVE gold Newbery Medal winner seal. Copyright page states edition of 1948 and has letter A indicating first printing. 172+ pages. Fact/fiction story of the stallion Sham, also known as the legendary Godolphin Arabian. This book published in 1948, was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1949.. Illus. by Dennis, Wesley. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1932. Green hardcover cloth binding square and tight, bumped corners, a bit soiled. Ffep removed, some stamps marked out. Frontispiece illustration of subject is half detached. Brittle pages - a couple of interior pages also detached a couple of inches from hinge. Back pocket detached. 273 pages with index.. Illus. by illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Rand McNally, 1949. Red hardcover cloth binding wear at corners rubbing along edges and a bit of threads showing top of spine. Illustrated endpapers - previous owner's name erased from ffep. Binding square and tight, interior clean, just slightly yellowing pages. Dustjacket in several pieces but assembled in clean Brodart jacket. Large chip missing top LH corner of front cover. Other chips and rubbing both front and back of DJ. Cover has gold Newbery Medal winner seal. price of $2.75 on front flap. Small bookstore sticker half-title page. Copyright page states edition of 1949, has letter C indicating third printing. 172+ pages. Fact/fiction story of the stallion Sham, also known as the legendary Godolphin Arabian. This book, originally pubished in 1948, was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1949. Illus. by Dennis, Wesley. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1911. Reddish brown hardcover binding with b/w picture pastedown of a herd of buffalo, one with a dog on its back, and a derailed train. Shelfwear, rubbing along edges, pastedown a bit rubbed, but overall book is clean and tight with just beginning of hinge crack inside back cover. Illustrated endpapers. 299 pages with b/w frontispiece plate and four others throughout text intact. According to the introduction: Even as late as 1871, when the Union Pacific Railroad cleft the great herds asunder, there roamed upon the vast American plains probably the most inconceivable her of wild animals ever ranging upon a single continent - hundreds of millions of American bison, or buffalo.. Illus. by Copeland, Charles. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Harper & Brothers, 1950. Maroon hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight with minimal wear at corners. Ex-library with front pocket removed and several marks and discard markings on endpapers, else interior clean bright and tight. 147 pages includes list of Indian names at the back. DJ not price-clipped, just has some foxing but protected in clean Brodart and displays nicely. Story of the proud chief of the Wampaoag Indians who led his people in a war against New England colonists in 1675.. Illus. by Belsky, Vera. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Near Very Good.