Pets

USA: Hounds and Hunting, 1962 112 pages. Features: Top personalities in Beagling; A successful new beagler; Canadian corner; Dog Health; Wanted - a Mister Blue Cap; History and Handling III; Ch. Easterwood Tony - the Undefeated Beagle; The Northland Beagle Club; Questions and Answers on Field Trial Judging; Many dog owners aware of flea and tick problems; Rabbit hounds and rabbitat; New York Federation Winners Stake. Cover photo of FD. CH. Sycamore Shadow. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Hounds and Hunting, 1963 104 pages. Cover photo of Int. Fd. Ch. Martmoor Tuppy Flakers. Features: Blue Ribbon Award Winners; Producing Sires, 1961-61 (cont'd); Your own strain of dogs, Part II; Canadian Corner; Dog Health; Delaware-Delaware Valley Assoc. holds two judge's schools; Rabbit dogs or ???; The population dynamics of the Cottontail rabbit; and more. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Houston, TX, U.S.A.: Harris, Mary Ellen; Millar, Lynne; Sharp, Gaylene, 1972 224 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Index of owners. Index of horses. Index of equitation riders. Clean and unmarked. Modertate wear. A quality copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Chicago: American Cage-Bird, 1980 51 pages. Features: The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; The Spotted Dove, by Paul Stevens; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - About Cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo - by Arthur Freud; My Visit to Janss Road, by J.R. Greene; The Roller Female, by Haig Sarkisian; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Showing Budgies - Environment, Population and Strangers - by Jim Duke; Advice to Bird-shop Owners, by Don Thomas; Visits with Australian Birds; Show Winners. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from top edge of front cover. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: American Cage-Bird, 1980 59 pages. Features: Cover photo - 75-year-old Amazon, 'O Boy'; Jottings from Trail's End - Breeding Finches, by Marie Olssen; Feeding Rollers, by Haig Sarkisian; Bird-Keeping at its most rewarding, by Carl Naether; The Garden Nook Aviary, by John House; Budgie Talk - a review of 'Babies dead in nest box', by L.H. Baumhardt; Inter-Relations of our Pet Parrots, by Linda Buttstead; Parrots and Other Hook-bills - some old parrots, by Arthur Freud; Searching for knowledge with Rollers, by Jose M. Huergo; A Baby Grey in my Dining room, by Jean E. Rider; Breeding Pair of Umbrella Cockatoos, by Ralph Small; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from top edge of front cover. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: American Cage-Bird, 1979 59 pages. Features: Cover photo of Joe, a Greater Indian Hill Mynah owned by Jean Hawthorne of San Diego; Life with a Greater Indian Hill Mynah, by Jean M. Hawthorne; Hand Feeding Baby Parrots, by Ralph C. Small; Scrutinizing the Characteristic Behavior of Doves; The Survival of a strain and the influence of a hen, by Rodney Russell; Canary Color Breeding for the Beginner; Amazon Husbandry, by Ramon Noegel; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - feeding and cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; True Experiences with Birds, by Gino Abbate; Parrots and Other Hook-Bills - update on the African Grey, by Arthur Freud; Life on the Top, by William Stafford; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Yesteryear's comments on Canaries, by H.P. Macklin. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: U. Of FLorida, 1999 Shares the insights of veterinarians and others in providing relief to animals affected by disasters. Average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy working copy. . Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Vantage Press, Incorporated, 1978 77 pages. Purports that we have given up the supremacy of our homes to a new ruler - the pet. Author presents his case in a lively prose style and not without humor. He has a talent for the quotable phrase and this book is filled with them. Book clean, unmarked and showing faintest wear. Dust jacket bears a couple of small tears with some sunning to spine. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Howell Book House, 1990 87 pages. Offers a better understanding of the shelter puppy, why its needs are so special and what you must do to be sure hte Chosen Puppy of your choice grows up well adjusted and happy. Very light wear. Unmarked. Giftable copy. . Second Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Diego, CA: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1982 112 pages. The first horse care book that you will actually want to read simply because it is as much fun as it is interesting and useful. Very light wear to unmarked book. Light wear to price clipped dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fairfax, Virginia: Denlingers Publishers, Limited, 1978 160 pages. Chapters include: selecting the puppy; The Adult Old English Sheepdog; Grooming the Old English Sheepdog for Show; Grooming the Family Dog; "Bed and Board" for the Family Dog; Maintaining the Dog's Health; History of the Genus Canis; Early History of the Old English Sheepdog; The Old English Sheepdog in the United States; Pillars of the Breed; Recent American Old English Sheepdogs of Note; The Old English Sheepdog as a Working Dog; The Personality of the Old English Sheepdog; Manners for the Family Dog; Show Competition; Genetics; Breeding and Whelping. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Nice solid copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1923 301 pages. Black and white sketches in text. Occasional black and white photographic plates. Reprint of the 1913 First edition. Colour frontispiece illustration. Charming colour illustration of Baldy upon navy cloth front board. Binding intact. Average wear. Front free endpaper removed. White lettering upon backstrip faintly legible. A sound early copy of this beloved sled dog classic.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Longstreet, Hattie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Stephen Greene Press, The, 1977 164 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Shows you the ways and means to horse ownership and enjoyment on more modest properties - the suburban establishment, the small country place, any location with limited land and pasture, and where you are likely to have neighbors close by." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket in archival-quality Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Gift quality. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Cathay Books, 1976 192 pages including index. Highly illustrated with many black and white and colour photographs. Small tears to dust jacket at foot of spine. Includes the breeds of the world, the thrills of racing and showjumping and the care of your own horse or pony. The thrills of pony trekking and trail riding are brought to life for the reader and there is a special chapter on the care and management of your own horse or pony.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: J.A. Allen & Co. Ltd., 1977 200 pages. Index. "Never before has anyone attempted to explain in simple language the use and purpose of the bewildering variety of equipment and clothing which has been devised for the comfort and protection of the horse both in the stable and at work... All are dealt with fully and expertly in this book." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound working copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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U.S.A.: Self-Published, 1968 201 pages. "The only 20th century manual for educating all dogs, by the owner and educator of The Littlest Hobo." - subtitle. "The step-by-step account of an intellectual breakthrough between man and dog. A revolutionary method of teaching a dog how to think, reason and behave that is a step ahead of society's thinking." - from foreward. Illustrated in black and white. Binding sound. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this classic manual.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Leeburg Undated. Average wear. Writing on cover and label of tape. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Leeburg Undated. Average wear. Writing on cover and label of tape. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Leeburg Undated. Average wear. Writing on cover and label of tape. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Leeburg Undated. Average wear. Writing on cover and label of tape. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Leeburg Undated. Average wear. Writing on cover.. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: TFH, 1993 320 pages. Index. "Written primarily to tell marine aquarists how to select and care for sea anemones... Has great reading and educational value for freshwater hobbyists and students of natural history as well." - from back cover. Loaded with great colour photography. Above-average wear. Binding intact. . Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: Barnes, 1968 218 pages. "What happens when a lady advertising executive escapes from her squirrel cage on Madison Avenue in Word City, marries a horse lover, and finds herself living on a horse ranch in Southern California, where her coterie consists of livestock and ranch hands; where she finds herself mingling with polygamists, endomorphs, and bums; and where she eventually becomes a horse-mother in a mareternity ward?" - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear to book. Binding intact. Dust jacket bears numerous defects but is now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Decent copy. . Hard Cover. Good+/Fair+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Howell Book House, 1978 144 pages. Black and white illustrations. "A manual of higher education for all breeds that will make both you and your dog happier, wiser and ready to face the world. Some of the categories include retrieving tricks, silly tricks, kid tricks, purposeful tricks, sassy tricks, classy tricks, and even emergency tricsk - like fire and smoke detection, barking at intruders, and food refusal." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Guide Dogs for the Blind, 1990 76 pages. Index. Many photographs, some in colour. "The story of determined, strong-minded pioneers who wanted a West Coast school that would train newly blinded service-men who came home during and after World War II to achieve greater mobility and independence." - from dust jacket. Front endpaper removed. Several closed tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy overall. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications Inc., 1970 251 pages including index. A complete and practical budgerigar encyclopedia profusely illustrated in both black and white and glowing colour. Average wear. Unmarked. Moderate soiling and yellowing at edges. Laminated and illustrated boards each bear a deep scratch. Binding sound. Small piece of tape secures loose chip on front board. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Arco Publishing Inc., 1983 228 pages including index. For horse owners, veterinarians, teachers and students of horse feeding. Author, a professor of animal nutrition with twenty years' experience as head of the Equine Research Program at Cornell University, has compliled an impressive array of facts about digestion, nutritional requirements, feeds and feeding programs, and nutrition-related programs to help the reader evaluate practices in a logical practical, and economical manner. Explains the characteristics of different feeds, tells what deficiency signs to watch for, feeding programs for different animals and gives suggestions for formulating feeds and evaluating commercial feeds. Dust jacket is price clipped. Gift greetings upon front endpaper.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.: Sportsman's Digest Publishing Company, 1925 116 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "A treatise on the training of pointers, setters, foxhounds, beagles, airedales, spaniels, and police dogs." - subtitle. Unmarked. Front hinge opening, otherwise average wear. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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USA: Hancock, 1996 122 pages. Index. Suggested reading list. Abundantly illustrated with some colour photography. "Provides answers to most questions likely to be asked in respect of housing, feeding, general care and also on the species themselves." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: D.P. Ltd., 1982 112 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. "A complete work on the Kerry Blue Terrier. It contains information on just what a Kerry Blue should be, the breeding of Kerrys, and how to care for a Kerry and keep him in top condition. Interspersed among the information on the Kerry Blue are chapters containing general canine information." - from Foreword. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. . Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Plas Y Bryn Press, 1989 165 pages. "Will help the would-be trail rider prepare for and enjoy a wilderness journey on horseback. Full of practical advice, dotted with personal anecdotes, its many photographs and illustrations will encourage and inform those planning such an outdoor adventure." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid copy.. Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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UK: Farming, 1992 "The early stages of sheepdog training... Focusing on that crucial moment when a young dog is first let loose with sheep, Glyn Jones shows how he teaches the four key commands and gains the dog's willing co-operation. This is the core requirement in the training of a sheepdog to any level and the element which newcomers find so hard to master." - from case. Light wear. Nice copy. . Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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UK: Farming , 1992 "Jones demonstrates how he teaches Lad more specific commands, then reduces command contact." - from case. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy.. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Howell House, 1967 208 pages. Bibliography. "Best dog book of the year." - Dog Writers Association of America. "An effective and authoritative guide for selecting, training and maintaining dogs in home protection and police, security, sentry, and military use. Includes black and white illustrations. Bookplate and bit of writing atop front free endpaper else unmarked. Light wear. A quality copy. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Howell Book House, 1987 144 pages. Bibliography. "The finest and most reliable instruction for training your dog to track." - from back cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Howell Book House, 1970 160 pages. "Includes step-by-step retrieving with guaranteed results." - subtitle. Average wear. Binding tight. Bit of writing inside each board else unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Neptune, NJ, U.S.A.: T F H Publications, Incorporated, 1983 96 pages. Nice introductory book with attractive colour photography. Covers: history of breed; purchasing your dog; care; breeding; training; showing. Moderate wear. Unmarked. . Soft Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1984 254 pages including index. Thoroughly explores the stages of education of the dressage rider and shows how it is possible to develop artistic craftsmanship as well as technique. Black and white illustrations. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Solid copy. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1968 144 pages. Explains how to hand-tame the chickadee, the nuthatch, the pine grosbeak, the purple finch, the redpoll, the catbird, and the wary woodpecker. Filled with lovable bird characters who become people for the reader, as they have for the author. Average wear to book which is clean and unmarked. Average wear and some tears to dust jacket which is missing a chip from bottom edge of back panel. Solid copy. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Martin, Alfred G.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.: Coffee House Press, 1997 285 pages. "The connection Chris Mazza makes between dogs and their people is startling, hilarious, comforting and terrifying.... an ingenious novel from a storyteller who is clearly an authorigy in more than one animal realm." - Valerie Sayers, author of Brain Fever. Unmarked. Light wear. Glossy covers.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Random House, 1997 Running time: 2 Hours. "...Explores the phenomenon of the human-animal bond and provides compelling evidence of the psychological, spiritual , and scientific roles animals play in our lives." - from cover. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Sound working copy. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: Howell Book House, 1989 256 pages. "Explains why the breed is such a universal favorite and adds a special dimension to the pride and pleasure of ownership for every reader." - from back board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Publisher Unstated, 1997 371 pages. "A dictionary on the meanings of Close Encounters of Any Kind with animals... intended to assist you in interpreting what are the implications of significant contacts with animals in your life, ranging from recurrent events to notable single occurrences." - from Introduction. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.. Revised Edition. Cirlox. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: The Boydell Press/Howell Book House, 1988 158 pages including black and white illustrations. The real story of the peppery little earth dog that is fast becoming the darling of cosmopolitan dog lovers everywhere. Includes an accurate, factual history of the breed's beginnings and its subsequent development. Price-clipped dust jacket. Very light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine+/Near Fine. Illus. by Ruston, Keith. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing, 1991 62 pages. The world of cats, with 200 full-color photographs. A comprehensive exploration of the world of cats, from Ancient Egypt to the present day. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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UK: Acropolis Books, 1994 96 pages. Beautiful book in giftable condition for your horse lover. The world's most hard-working and dependable domestic animal revealed and explained in over 120 glorious and fascinating photographs: from moorland ponies and shire horses to thoroughbred racehorses and three-day eventers. Chapters include: How Horses Behave; Breeds; Horses at Work; Competition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books LLC, 1993 288 pages plus comprehensive index. Illustrated with over 1,100 spectacular color photographs. "The most comprehensive, scientifically up-to-date guide to fresh and brackish water aquarium fish available." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear to clean, unmarked book. Average wear and a few short tears to dust jacket. Nice working copy.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.: Wilshire Book Company, 1974 184 pages. Presents, in photographs, as complete a picture as possible of the American horse show. Abundantly illustrated with more than 600 black and white photographs, each illustrating a special point of interest pertaining either to the horse, to the exhibitor, or to the general horse show scene. Average wear. No writing inside.. 1974 Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.: Formur International, 1981 96 pages including index. The veterinary aspect of homeopathy has received scant attention, but the remedies are just as effective in animals as they are in humans. Author, a very experienced practitioner, indicates proven homeopathic remedies for common ailments to which dogs are prone. Average wear. Dab of liquid paper atop half-title page else unmarked. Good working copy. . Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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USA: Howell Book House, 1984 144 pages. Learn to deal with the inherited behavior of dogs. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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