Search Results: Titles starting with R from Deja Vu Books

Frederick Warner & Co., Ltd Small pictorial hardcover binding ( 4.75" x 5.5") clean square and tight. Dustjacket clean and crisp, just minor siling and shelfwear. 1940s edition. 1942 Christmas dedication with previous owner name on half-title page. Price on dj flap - 60 cents. Contains three hunting tales with great illustrations in color and black and white: The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper; The Three Jovial Huntsmen, a Mother Goose rhyme; and An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith. Delightful little book!. Illus. by Caldecott, Randolph. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Longman's Green and Company, 1955. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Tape stains on endpapers, Beginning of hinge crack in front of book. Else clean and bright interior. DJ lots of wrinkles and creases along edges, small chips, general wear. 177 pages. Sequel to Alfred and the Saint. Young Alfred sets his sights on the Saint winning and upcoming steeplechase. For ages 12-16.. Illus. by Kidwell, Carl. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Stated. Hardcover. Good+/Good-.

Paris: Association "Courses Et Elevage", 1950. Soft boards with firm dark cloth spine. Illustration on front of racehorse Ajax with jockey mounted. Approx 200 pages, clean and binding secure. Glossy pages. A summary of the 1950 TB racing year with lots of advetisements and photos. A section on Inbreeding in Theory and in Practice; The second Semester of Racing in Great Britain, France and Ireland; Racing in the US during 1950; The Second Semester in Italy. Number three of a quarterly publication for the international racing world. 100's of photos, plus race charts, results, lists, standings, etc. Frame by frame description of the 1950 Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe won by Tantieme - along with the same description of other prominent races of that year including Middleground's Kentucky Derby over Hill Prince. A very interesting, unique and collectible horse-racing item.. Illus. by Jacquot, Emile Adam, and Others. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Boards. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: B. T. Bastsford Ltd., 1939. Dark pink hardcover cloth binding spine cocked, sunned spine, rubbing along edges, slight fray top of spine, bumped corners, a few splits in cloth along spine. Name on endpapers, foxing, overall clean and tight interior. 146 pages with appendix and index. Evolution of horse racing, some English Race courses, the Jockey Club, Trainers and jockeys, bookmakers, tips, and a horse or two. Illustrated with photos and prints. Photo between pages 28 and 29 is 3/4 missing.. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Henry Holt and Company, 1942. Blue hardcover cloth binding has minor shelfwear, clean bright and tight interior. 205 pages with b/w photos in back. Previous owner bookplate fep. Bomber pilot Harold Dixon and his two crew members survived on a rubber raft for 34 days in 1942. This is their story.. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1915. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean and tight, slightly cocked spine. Crack inside front cover along hinge but secure. 431 pages + reviews in back. Story of London life - of an abnormal character with egoistic religious development. A striking psychological analysis about a Christian missionary to the poor.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

Boston - Toronto - London: Little Brown and Company, 1990. Pictorial laminated boards binding clean, square and tight. DJ clean and crisp. Unpaginated. Beautifully illustrated. Robin was once a king of men but now a bird - the Ragged Robin - singing his songs from treetops and houses for everyone's pleasure. Author takes children on a magical poetic tour of the alphabet.. Illus. by Clark, Emma Chichester. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

London New York and Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1937. Green cloth binding with red imprint of horse's head on front cover. Wear to corners, fray top and bottom of spine. Name and 1937 on ffep. Seven pages have single green magic marker line drawn on them throughout story. Does not interfere with story. A couple of small closed tears and usual smudges, else clean and tight. 85 pages. Illus endpapers. Story of Mich and Tobie and adventures with the Ragman.. Illus. by Jones, Elizabeth Orton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Chicago: Wilcox & Follett Co., 1947. Red hardcover cloth binding is faded and has minor shelwear, illustrated endpapers, some yellowing, hinges in great shape, just a few smudges but overall clean and tight copy. Protected with stiff clear plastic jacket. No writing or tears. Policeman finds a puppy and takes him to a shelter - when cleaned up it turns out he's a blue and white Cairn terrier. Unfortunately he is so scared and shy no one wants to adopt him. Great illustrations in color and b/w. Unpaginated. Illus. by Montgomery, Alice J.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Green hardcover binding with green cloth spine has some soiling, bumped corners, rubbing top and bottom of spine. Illustrated endpapers, name ffep, except for some foxing, clean and tight. Four color and many b/w illustrations about wire-haired fox terriers Rags and Tatters had spent Christmas at Merriemead along with the Aberdeen Terrier, Mr. Binks. The two terriers stray and get lost for a few days, but luckily they meet up with Tuppence, a mongrel terrier who looks a lot like an Irish Terrierr. 96 pages.. Illus. by Norfield, Edgar. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. White boards binding with brown imprint of terrier and title on front - also, clear tape top half of spine, bottom half of spine missing. Binding secure with hinge cracked page 33. Some foxing else clean. Many color and b/w illustrations about two mischievous wire-haired fox terriers whose young owner has the measles. 96 pages.. Illus. by Norfield, Edgar. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York: William Morrow Junior Books, 1951. Brown tweed boards binding has some damage bottom LH of spine, else clean and tight. Dj has chips and soiling. David loved trains. When he met a grown-up Rail Fan and heard about the Rail Fan Club, he decided to start one with his own friends called Railroad Cowboys.. Illus. by Johnson, Iris Beatty. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good-.

Harper & Row - An I Can Read Book, 1964. Pictorial hardcover binding clean, square and tight. Dj has some closed tears and minor shelfwear, clean and crisp in clean Brodart jacket. Not price-clipped, original $2.75 price on flap. Interior clean although the pages have some wear from being turned by little fingers. No writing tears or marks. 64 pages. Author discusses two occupations which always seem to fascinate the children - Railroad Engineers and Airline Pilots. Four titles on the back of the dustjacket: Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel; Octopus by Evelyn Shaw; The Case of the Scaredy Cats by Crosby Bonsall; and Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley. Scarce in dustjacket, and this is a very nice copy.. Illus. by Kessler, Leonard. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.

New York: A.S. Barnes, a Wonderful World Book, 1959. Blue hardcover binding square and tight, some rubbing. Usual stamps and marks, back pocket and date slip intact, but overall clean interior. 160 pages. When John comes to Moyinish for his health, he falls in love with Oonagh who teaches him how to ride her mare Speedy while Speedy's foals - Rainbow, Rocket, and Seafire - begin to make names for themselves. Follows Speedy: the Story of an Irish Pony.. Illus. by Edwards, Lionel. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: A.S. Barnes, a Wonderful World Book, 1959. Green hardcover binding clean, square and tight.- clean interior. DJshows minor shelfwear. 160 pages. When John comes to Moyinish for his health, he falls in love with Oonagh who teaches him how to ride her mare Speedy while Speedy's foals - Rainbow, Rocket, and Seafire - begin to make names for themselves. Follows Speedy: the Story of an Irish Pony.. Illus. by Edwards, Lionel. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. Burgandy hardcover boards binding with black cloth spine as new. DJ clean and crisp with minimal shelfwear. Purim is the Jewish Holiday which celebrates Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia. This is a Jewish version of the Cinderella story in which a poor but educated young woman captivates her "Prince Charming", a rabbi's son - at a Purim ball.. Illus. by Gaber, Susan. 4to - Oblong. 1st Stated. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

London New York Toronto: Abelard- Schuman, 1964. Light borwn pictorial hardcover cloth binding has wear at corners, slight soiling. Back pocket removed, a few marks, interior overall clean and tight. Ramona is a well-trained circus dog who wants something else in her life - charming pictures tells of how she finds it.. Illus. by Palazzo, Tony. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Books, 1968. Green hardcover cloth binding clean, square and tight. Name on front endpapers in marker, else clean and tight. DJ has closed tears, chips and rubbing - protected from further damage in clean brodart jacket. Price clipped. For pre-school through 3rd grade readers.. Illus. by Gobhai, Mehlli. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good.

J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1966. Blue hardcover binding is warped from poor shelving. Name on ffep. 31 pages of teacher's notes plus 94 pages. Interior clean and tight.. Illus. by illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket.

D.C. Heath and Company, 1974. Spiral Bound softcover binding. Wear and small chips to covers. a couple of school stamps, but otherwise clean with no writing or marks. This is a complete basic reading program for elementary pupils, primarily K-3. The major goal is to teach basic phonics and the sight vocabulary necessary for independence in reading. The first section deals with notes to the teacher on how to use this guide. The bulk of the book is Workshops 8-14 which includes exercises for the students. Each workshop is printed in a different color to easily access it. Photos on request.. Illus. by Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Spiral-bound Softcover. Good/No Jacket.