Orr Watson Helen (39 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Grade 2 out 5 points. Used books with this grade may have any of the following: Moderate wear on cover and pages, personalized notes/names, stickers/labels, markings on pages, bends/creases on cover/spine, ex-library markings. May not include extra materials such as dust jackets, access codes, CDs, accessories, etc. All orders ship by next business day! We are a small company and very thankful for your business! Library binding.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No markings. Dust jacket has tears to edges, pieces missing from the edges, in a protective cover, $2.00 on the front flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover -- Very Good -- Clean and tight with light wear -- Tan cloth over boards, no dust jacket if issued -- Illustrated -- First Edition as no prior printing noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. With a miniscule tear at top of spine, owner's bookplate, otherwise like new, lacking the jacket. With wonderful full page illustrations. Horse fiction for juveniles. Manning de V. Lee (illustrator).

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 177 pages. Nichols, Marie C. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 5th Edition. X-Library copy w/Discard notations on title page & rear endpaper where there are date papers & a card pocket; location numbers on spine. Boards have been repaired, rear one is starting; lots of rubbing & soil from handling. Pages are soft, clean throughout. illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Trooper U.S. Army Dog. Illustrations by Bernard Garbutt. Watson, Helen Orr. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1943. 173p. hardcover no dust jacket, boards bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, mottling throughout, pages 3-8 and an illustration have small 1/2" tear at page edges15.00.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club (BCE). Red hardcover cloth binding clean, square and tight. DJ has some chips and tears, rubbed along edges. 177 pages. Beano, part terrier, wasn't born a circus dog, but at an early age he finds himself the pet of a young fellow who feeds the animals. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nichols, Marie C. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good: Book shows rubbing of spine/panels, bumping of corners/ends, foxing.

Hardbound. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Description: Endpaper and interior drawings by Wesley Dennis. A horse story set in the fox hunting country of Virginia. When Tom Brighton came from New York to arrange for the sale of Salisbury Lee Catlin's farm, Foxhollow, he found himself very unpopular with its owner. Sally Lee was determined to save her home and her thoroughbred horses without the aid of a Yankee lawyer. Tom knew nothing about horses and all of Sally Lee's friends were horse crazy. He managed to ruin the first hunt to which he was invited and to make a fool of himself in the bargain. He suspected Sally Lee's suave suitor of trying to steal her horse and her farm, and of killing Sally Lee's prize hunter. And worst of all, he was falling in love with Sally Lee. BINDNG/CONDITION: tan cloth with dark brown text and vignette; a Good book -- some rubbing to the spine ends, otherwise very good; with a Fair dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. Illustrated endpapers. 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall). 237 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. No dust jacket. Pictures available upon request. Nichols, Marie C. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality first edition hardcover in clean beige cloth covered boards with brown title and drawing of horse jumping brush out in the country. Spine ends lightly bumped, tips still sharp. No names, tears or soil in the tight, crisp 237pp text. Lovely rust on cream illustrated hunt scene on endpprs. Un-clipped color illustrated dust wrapper is a copy that shows small chips at tips and spine ends, but is 99% complete and displays very well in new mylar with a fall hunting scene on frt panel. A humorous, adventure tale of the foxhunting crowd in Virginia. When Tom Brighton came from New York to arrange for the sale of Salisbury Lee Catlin's farm, Foxhollow, he found himself very unpopular with its owner. Sally Lee was determined to save her home and Thoroughbred horses without the aid of a Yankee lawyer. Tom knew nothing about horses and all Sally Lee's friends were horse crazy. He managed to ruin the first hunt to which he was invited and to make a fool of himself in the bargain. He suspected Sally Lee's suave suitor Doc Evans of trying to steal her horse and her farm, and of killing Sally Lee's prize hunter, Highflyer. And worst of all, he was falling in love with Sally Lee.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Novel for teens of a youth who rescues a colt in the American west, later training it for circus performing. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. First edition (first printing) with date on title page matching copyright page. Light wear to book; jacket chipped & torn, tanned, spine worn, internal stains; pencil gift note on free endsheet; page edges lightly scuffed & stained. Text clean; [6], [199] pages; 6 b/w plates Size: Octavo. Manning deV. Lee (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 218 pages. Full blue cloth boards. A juvenile novel following a bay horse from his birth and training at the Front Royal Army Remount Depot through cavalry exercises in the Philippines, where he is put to the test following the attack on Pearl Harbor, illustrated by Bernard Garbutt. Keywords: Army Remount Depot, Front Royal Virginia, Cavalry Horse Training, Pearl Harbor Fiction, Pacific Theater WWII, Bernard Garbutt, 7th Cavalry, Childrens War Fiction, Horse Jump Training, Military Animal Story, Philippines Campaign, Wartime Juvenile. Garbutt, Bernard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name and date on the dedication page. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears, some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners and two small spots of black marker ink on the rear panel. "Helen Orr Watson was married to a military man, Colonel James Tolmie-Watson. And wrote several military-themed animal books. She also wrote many short stories, and taught the art of short story writing in the Philippines, and in Washington DC at YWCA and Southeastern University. She was Vice President of the National League of American Pen Women, which serves to "promote the production of creative work of professional standard in Art, Letters, and Music. " It is also "dedicated to sharing [its] talents and time with non-members through outreach programs to foster the arts. " Helen Orr Watson also served as President of the Children's Book Guild of Washington. After her husband's death, she lived in Washington DC." (from Jane Badger Books). Illustrated by Bernard Garbutt (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Blue hardcover cloth binding has foxing along top edge of binding else clean square and tight. DJ has some chips and tears - protected in clean Brodart. Interior clean and tight with some yellowing pages. Author inscription on page facing title page. 217 pages. Story of a bay horse born and trained at the Army Remount Depot who learns to obey his rider, jump, ignore gun shots and is finally put to a real test in World War II. Author was the wife of an Army Colonel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Garbutt, Bernard (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 218 pp. Original blue cloth covers. Spine a bit sunned. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ moderately soiled w/ wear to edges. Spine a bit sunned. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents nice. Bernard Garbutt (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 198 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Cloth under mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has chips and tears, esp. spine ends. Some spotting. Front flap price clipped. Book itself has faint stain on spine, ink inscription on front free endpaper, browning pages. Rear endpapers chipped and torn.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Beautiful copy in a nice dust jacket which has been price clipped. Book has black cloth boards with white lettering and decorations. Inscribed on the reverse of the ffep "Most cordially, Helen Orr Watson". The dust jacket has minor wear along the extremities. A very nice copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Condition: VG. No DW. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book is bound in bright red boards with bright black letters on the spine & bright dog's head on the front cover. There is very light wear on the spine tips & cover edges. There is a previous owner's ink dedication on the 2nd page. Decorative endpapers. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. The date 1943 is on the title page & verso. First Edition. The dust jacket has 1 cm chips off the spine tips, wear on the corners & along the edges, wear along the flaps & a closed tear on the top of the spine, The red & white front cover is bright. $2.00 on the flap.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Possible 1st. Gift quality hardcover in light beige cloth covered boards with barely bumped spine ends and sharp tips. 1946 date on copyright page, no date at foot of title page, possible first? Former owner's gift dedication on fep. No other writing, no tears or soil seen in the crisp, tight 199pp text. Original, un-clipped ($2) dust wrapper shows light soil on cream background rear panel and micro chips at lower tips, else fine. Now in new mylar and displays beautifully. The tale of a young boy who finds an orphan colt on the range and takes him home in a wheelbarrow. He tames the wild Mustang and trains him for the Circus ring. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover in blue cloth covered boards showing bumped spine ends and rubbing on lower tips. Navy/white illustrated endpapers, Author's presentation with large inscription to Wayne Jefferson on verso fep. No other writing, no names or tears, and only light occasional finger soil in the line illustrated 186pp text. Un-clipped original dust jacket shows a few repairs, it is 97% complete showing some age-toning and color loss from handling. Wrap around color art on jacket. Story of Cadet Bruce Brownley's fight for success at Culver Military Academy and the beautiful black horse, Storm Cloud. It is also a true picture of Culver - its famous Black Horse Troop and expert Lancers, its hunts, parades, sports and dormitory pranks. Signed.…