Search Results: Pets from The Parnassus BookShop

USA: Howell Book House, 1992. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Foreword by Cleveland Amory. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. Clean book with slight corner wear, tight glued binding, no spine creasing, pages clean and white, no marks, no creases. A thorough discussion of the ins and outs of adopting a Greyhound ex-racer, which adoption will probably save the dog from either immediate destruction or eventual destruction in a research laboratory. The importance of knowing how the dog was trained, fed, and cared for during its track life and how to modify or change those practices is stressed. Then on to how to choose the right dog, preparing the home, feeding, grooming, training, etc. The book also goes briefly into the proud history of the oldest of all purebred dog families. 148 pages. 9.4 x 6.25 inches. Publisher: Howell Book House, New York, 1992.

New York, New York, USA: A Thrushwood Book/Grosset & Dunlap, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback A Thrushwood Book. CR 1898. No pub date stated for this edition. c 1950s. Solid, clean, unmarked red full cloth hardcover book in Very Good Condition. No jacket. Lower corners gently bumped; frayed on lower rear corner, lightly frayed on upper corner tips, edges rubbed. Spine lightly sunned. Sewn binding is tight and solid. Frontis: b/w illus of a dog in the wind in a field. b/w illustrations throughout. Light foxing on upper edge and occasional foxing spot on pages. Otherwise internals clean, unmarked, no tears, lightly toned. A nice volume of this classic dog story set in the English county of Cumbria. The story centers on the rivalry of two sheepdogs and their masters and the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. 306 pages. 8 x 5.5 inches. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, c 1950 (CR 1898). USA

USA: Harper & Row, 1978. First US Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First USEdition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis. Retired from Church reading room, with stamp on title page amd tag on dust jacket, card residue on rear ep. Otherwise, very clean and free of any markings, tight & solid. A moving story of Beem, beloved companion to his master, who undergoes desperate sturggles when his master is hospitalized. A beautiful dog story of friendship, devotion, and also lonliness that also breathes with the splendor and wonder of the earth and its seasons. 200 pages. 8.5 x 6 inches. Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, 1978.

U.S.A: Little Brown & Co, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Lisa Adams. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Illustrations by Lisa Adams. Bright and clean in red half cloth with ivory boards, tight, solid and square. The third and final volume of a trilogy, one which encompasses the trials and tribulations of Polar Bear versus his crafty owner, author Cleveland Amory. A humorous and touching book. 262 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 1993, Little Brown & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, USA

USA: Barrons Educational Series Inc, 2002. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Michele Earle-Bridges. . Trade Paperback in Near Fine Good Condition. A Complete Pet Owner's Manual, with a Special Chapter on Understanding the Boston Terrior. Filled with full-color photographs and b/w illustrations by Michele Earle-Bridges. Clean and Bright Card Cover with trace wear to lower front corner and spine heel. Soundly bound, with hinged cover. Pages of coated paper are spotlessly clean. 95 pages with index. 8 x 6.5 inches. Barrons Educational Series Inc, Hauppauge, New York, U.S.A., 2002.

USA: T. F. H. Publications, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition, 125 pages. 8.25" x 5.5". Hardcover with laminated illustrated binding, clean and unmarked, tight and solid. Glossy, illustrated endpapers. Pages very clean and free of any markings, toned. Illustrated with b/w and color illustrations. Information about the Boston Terrier, Exercise and Environment Standards, the New Puppy, Obedience Training, Breeding, Care of the Mother and Family, Health Care, Show Competition, Building a Kennel and Runs, Grooming. T. F. H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey, 1983.

Neptune, New Jersey: TFH Pubns Inc, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback T.F.H. Publications Inc., 1983. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition. No dust jacket, as issued. No former owner inscriptions. Clean, bright, unmarked copy with glazed pictorial boards. Tight, solid and square binding. No defects. B/w and delightful colour photos. Information on Wild Budgerigars, Care and Breeding, Feeding, Color Strains, Color Combinations, Mutations, Illness, etc. 93 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 1983. T F H Publications Inc., Neptune, New Jersey.

USA: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Second Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Title page: drawing of a cat by Awashima Chingaku. b/w illustrations and drawings throughout. Through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote, Roger Caras shows us how cats view people and the world around them. 238 pages with index. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1989.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Dave and Jennifer McMichael and Mimi Van Olsen. Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Bright and clean, unmarked, tight & solid, square with sharp corners, In binding of blue half-cloth w/gilt titles and orange-gold paper-wrapped boards. The cats of Thistle Hill are the ten-plus cats who live with Roger Caras and his family on their farm in Maryland--along with dogs, horses, birds, cows, and a llama. This is their story and the reader will meet many different cats and get to know them and their idiosyncrasies, their histories and their needs. Also included is information for cat owners or those thinking of becomng cat owners--breeds, behaviors, diseases, and other practical information. A charming, witty book describing a "peacable' life. 236 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Simon & Schuster Publishers, New York, 1994.

Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA: Health Comminications, Inc, 1999. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Delightful comics and drawings. The authors wish to celebrate pets as family with stories about cats and dogs and other critters, stories by Sarah, Duchess of York, James Herriot; Dave Barry; Cleveland Amory; Roger Caras. A gently used book that is clean and bright, with hinged cover, light wear to spine head and heel, page block edges a little dusky. Page 158 has a smudge but other than that pages are clean, unmarked, no creases. 408 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 1999, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA

U.S.A: T. F. H. Publications, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Bright, clean, tight, untorn. Everything you want to know about having and taking care of a Chinchilla for a pet. Chinchillas are beautiful, easily tameable, and they can be a profitable hobby. This books tells how to select, care for and breed them. Completely illustrated with beautiful and charming full-color photographs. 93 pages. 8.5 x 5.4 inches. Publisher: New Jersey. T.F.H.Publications, 1987.

USA: Castle Books, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback HARDCOVER BOOK AND JACKET IN FINE CONDITION. b/w illustrations. Clean, bright, tight & solid. Jacket is price-clipped. Do Cats Think? The author thinks they do and this fascinating book is filled with anecdotes and descriptions of cat behavior from decades of personal observation. The author makes a strong case for cat-watching as a delightful hobby. The author was once a confirmed cat hater, before being won over by a ginger tabby and has lived with a procession of fifteen cats. 155 pages. 8.6 x 5.5 inches. Castle Books, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1977.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2008. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Second Printing, Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Orange and gold cover with silver titles to spine, bright and clean, solid and square binding. The story of an extraordinary cat, the resilience and humanity of the people of Iowa, and of Spencer, Iowa in particular. 277 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 2008, Grand Central Publishing, New York.

New York: Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. First Fireside Edition. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean and unmarked pictorial wraps with trace wear to extremities. Delightfully illustrated with photographs and drawings by Hilary Knight. Cover illustration by Mimi Vang Olsen. Through a combination of biology, psychology, and personal anecdote, noted wildlife authority Roger Caras shows us how dogs view the world around them and the people in it. 239 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Fireside/Simon & Schuster, New York, 1993.

New York: Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Uncorrected Proof Uncorrected Proof Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Colorful and bright, clean and unmarked cover with trace wear to lower corner. Internals as new. A story filled with courage, guts, loyalty and hope, just like Daisy the rescue dog who has ten days to prove herself or be sent back to the pound. Told from the point of view of Daisy--a heart-warming story about friendship and healing. 177 pages plus Author's Note and Acknowledgments. 8.25" x 5.5". 2017, Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers, New York.

U.S.A: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked binding of black half-cloth w/gilt titles, cream boards with debossed dog on lower corner. Spine heel slightly rubbed. Tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Prev owner name on ffep and a few pages with pencil underlining of text. Pages very clean, no creases. Unclipped jacket in Near Fine Condition. In this warm and entertaining and very informative book, Dr. Dodman tells real-life stories from his practice that illustrate his unique approach to correcting and curing unwanted behaviors--he tackles the most common as well as the most baffling of dog disorders-- the Aggressive Dog, the Fearful Dog, the Obsessive-Repetitive Dog. 258 pages. 9.4 x 6.25 inches. Bantam Dell Pub Grp, New York, 1996.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover in Very Good Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Illustratiions on glossy paper. Light tan cloth over boards, very clean, light indentation to fore-edge, like a thumb mark; spine head and heel cloth slightly compressed. Sewn binding. Pages completely clean, no markings of any kind, page 152 has been dog-eared and opposing page 153 has a tiny chip to fore edge. When Breslin bought a new dog, Miss Dutchie,a black labrdor retriever, he wasn't expecting his beloved pet to help him beat alcoholism. But caring for Miss Dutchie completely transformed Breslin's outlook on life. Breslin's book eulogizes Dutchie, his dog who taught him the joy of living. 2011, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York

Neptune City, New Jersey, USA: T.F.H. Publications, Inc, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback 1983 Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. Flexible illustrated cover is clean and unmarked, slight wrinkle marks on front, center, lower; small sticker on endpaper, else clean and unmarked fully illustrated with 33 full color photographs 27 black and white photos. Are you wanting a pet but can't take care of a dog? How about a ferret? This book will help you select and care for a ferret or two, to help you enjoy your day--advice on feeding, house-breaking, grooming, breeding and birth--and ferret play and personality. 95 pages. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. 1983, T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey, USA

New York: Good Housekeeping, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Joseph Cellini. Type: Hardback First Edition 384 pages. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Vintage Dust Jcket in Poor Condition in archival protective sleeve. It is clean, quite edge-worn, unclipped. Red cloth over spine, black & red lettering, gray cloth over boards, also with black and red lettering and red illustration of a dog. Upper corners lightly bumped, lower edges and spine heel rubbed. Red tinted top edge. Illustrated endpapers, former owner's name written in designated spot on front endpaper. Binding tight, solid, square. Internals in Near Fine Condition Frontis: Full color illustration. Illustrations by Joseph Cellini. Many b/w drawings by Joseph Cellini. A wonderful collection of 23 stories about dogs--Danes, Scotties, Irish Setters, collies, hunters, hound dogs, and puppies-- by various authors-- Albert Payson Tethune, Rudyard Kipling, Marguerite Henry,… Read More

U.S.A: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Jared T. Williams. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrations by Jared T. Williams. Gently used book with clean and unmarked wraps, trace wear to corners, tight and square binding. Internals quite clean, no markings, no creases. What do dogs want? Elizabeth Marshal wanted to find out. She believes that animals think and express emotion and is not ashamed to be 'anthropomorphic' in her particular analysis of dog behavior. She describes the way she went abourt doing this, by observing her own animals. A joyful book about dogs, a celebration of dogs, a delight for dog lovers. 148 pages. 8 x 5 inches. 1993, Houghton Mifflin, USA