Penney Joan (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean hardback tightly bound in faded red cloth with purple titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners and spine ends, bookseller's sticker on front paste down. 150 pages, illustrations in the text by D. L. Mays.

Hardback. Condition: V,g, Dust Jacket Condition: No d.j. Dugald McGregor (illustrator). 1st Edition. ix, [i] 134pp Green cloth, [no d.j.] Nice lino cuts throughout. Ocassional blemish but nicely printed on quality paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean hardback tightly bound in red cloth with purple titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, gift inscription and name on front endpaper.150 pages, illustrations in the text by D. L. Mays.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. McGregor, Dugald (illustrator). 1st edition. Illustrated by Dugald McGregor. 21 cm. 134 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, light soiling, name on front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. DUGALD McGREGOR (illustrator). 1st Edition. 134pp. Very well illustrated throughout. Interesting dog canine humour literature. The book is in good condition - clean and bright. it presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

First Edition. Red cloth now faded to pink, with further fading on spine and board edges; navy lettering on front board and spine; scattered foxing present; name written neatly in light ink on front free end paper; binding tight. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Possible 1st. Possible 1st edition hardcover in red cloth faded to pink. Book has a forward lean, tips and spine ends bumped but not rubbed. 147pp text tight and bright with top edge dyed blue. Uncommon, original, un-clipped (and un-priced on flap, but 6/- net printed on spine), tan background dust wrapper illustrated in navy blue titles and four horses on frt panel, and a chap walking away on the spine. Jacket shows handling soil and wear at head of spine which took the first line of the letter M in Melka, but now in new mylar and displays well. Born in the wilds of Sudan, Melka is an Arab pony who has many thrilling adventures in desert and jungle in the author's first book. This, the second offering tells of Melka's further adventures in England, where she leads an even more exciting life than during her early days in the Sudan. The tale is told with the same knowledge and love of horses that characterized the earlier volume, and readers young and old will burn the midnight oil following the ponies varied career including foxhunting, working in the big top at a circus and hauling a Gypsy caravan.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. Mays, D.L. (illustrator). 1st. Pink hardcover cloth binding has sun-faded spine, slightly cocked. Interior clean and tight. Name/address fep. 147 pages. Clear plastic jacket. Born in the wilds of Sudan, Melka has many thrilling adventures in desert and jungle before she reaches the haven of an English stable. Told with a love and knowledge of horses with a bit of emphasis on training of racehorses and hunters. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Good. Book has a slight lean with faded boards, crack to front hinge. Light toning to pages with spotting. DJ has tears and some loss with toning and spotting.

1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy small quarto ix + 147pp., frontis., illusts., The story of an Arab pony.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality first edition hardcover in grass green cloth covered boards with dark brown titles. Spine ends barely bumped, tips still sharp. No names, tears or soil in the tight, crisp 134pp text. Profusely illustrated with line drawings by Dugald McGregor. Not ex-library. Original, un-clipped tan dust wrapper illustrated with brown drawings and green titles shows one half-inch closed tear at foot of frt panel, one quarter-inch closed tear at head of same, a short wrinkle at head of spine. Slight darkening along backstrip and gutter areas on both panels. Jacket now in new mylar and displays very well. A silky-haired black Cocker puppy, full of mischief, with an appealing eye and busy tail-wag for his friends, and a good hearty bark and bite for his enemies - this is Daniel, whose adventurous first year of life is described here. The Fairbairn family, his first owners, take him to live in town and make a great fuss of him; then with a new master, Alastair, he goes 'on the road' for the summer months and makes himself really useful, nosing out rabbits for the stockpot and even saving Alastair's life.

Broché. Condition: Bon. Dugald Mc Gregor (illustrator). 171 pages - broché - papier jauni.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. D.L.Mays (illustrator). First Edition. Pink cloth with slight yellowing to spine, minor bumping to corners; name on free front endpaper.