ISBN: 9780394423340 - Ship's Cat (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. visible wear, minor edge tears. First American Edition. The hardcover edition of The Ship's Cat shows visible signs of wear. The dust jacket has minor edge tears and general wear consistent with its age. The binding remains intact, and the interior pages are clean and bright, preserving the vibrant illustrations. Overall, it is in good condition for a vintage book, making it a valuable addition to any collection. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. 4to, pictorial boards, approx. 30 pp. Illustrations. Moderate edge wear on book. Top edge of dust jacket has two tears. Corners of cover worn.One 3-inch tear on top rear of dust jacket. AlanAldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Missing. First American Edition. Boards bumped and rubbed with chipped corners. Solid binding. Gift inscription on FFEP, verso. Text and images unmarked. Isolated rubbing to pastedowns and endpapers. 4to. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American Edition; First Printing. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small (thumb sized) loss of color to both the front pastedown and endpaper at the top corner of the inner hinge where the paper got stuck together. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some very light bumping, rubbing and nicking to the corners and spine ends. "During the 1960s and 1970s, he (Aldrige) was responsible for a great many album covers, and helped create the graphic style of that era. He designed a series of science fiction book covers for Penguin Books. He made a big impression with his illustrations for The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics book. He also provided illustrations for The Penguin Book of Comics, a history of British and American comic art. His work was characterised by a flowing, cartoony style and soft airbrushing â" very much in step with the psychedelic styles of the times. His work includes the 1971 anti-war poster entitled A great place for hamburgers but who'd want to live there! " (from Wikipedia); Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages; Pictured 5/4/26 - May the Fourth Be With You. Illustrated by Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…

Glossy Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First American Edition. This picture book is illustrated with dazzling full-color pages of intricate works of art by the illustrator. A terrific copy, crisp and clean with a discreet signature. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. None. 1st Edition. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Overall, very good copy. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good / with Protective Cover. First Edition. Some rubbing and edgewear, DJ has been clipped and taped to book and has yellowed slightly. Text has yellowed but remains tight in binding with no ownership markings. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Aldridge, Alan (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine copy in an above average wrapper. Wrapper bright and clean. Closed tear at head of front panel. Lightly bumped corners. Tight and square binding. Internally, the pages are bright and clean. A copy which remains in excellent condition. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition. First Printing as stated First Edition with no subsequent printings noted, per Knopf's first printing notatations. Inside is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Small tear on back top of dust jacket (see photo 4). Dust jacket has some scuffing and fraying at corners. Book board corners and edges have wear (see photo 5). See photos. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…

First US printing. The title continues "Together with the most lamentable losse of the Alcestis & triumphant firing of the Port of Chagres," Written in verse by Richard Adams (best known as the author of 'Watership Down') and illustrated by Aldridge in full-color, full-page paintings. A story of high adventure on the seas in the days of Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare and of a magnificent brave cat who escapes from a Spanish dungeon and joins forces with Sir Richard Drake. Large format, unpaginated. Very near fine in glossy illustrated boards in a like dustjacket (bookplate on front pastedown).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American Edition, 1st Printing. A large pictorial hardcover book in good reading condition. Corners worn and boards soiled, most conspicuously on the fornt. Front hinge was partially cracked, but has been repaired, and all pages are attached and text unmarked. A children's story told in mock 18th-century verse about a cat among pirates. Illustrated in color by Alan Aldridge. Measures approx. 11.25" x 8.75".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American edition. Almost like new hardcover. Signs of sticker removal inside back cover else no marks inside. Dust jacket has some wear on a few corners. Alan Aldridge (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. First Printing Fine in glossy, illustrated paper covered boards. A small quarto measuring 10 3/4" by 8 1/2". In a fine dust jacket which duplicates the illustrated paper cover on the boards with the price intact on the front flap. 36 pages of text and "fantasticl pictures by Mr. Alan Aldridge". A clean, handsome and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition.Originally published in Great Britian. Book is a hardcover and the dust jacket are in near Fine condition.Dustjacket has some dings and wear to the corners and spine. A pirate story with an animal twist. ; 8 3/4"-11 1/4"; Unpaginated pages First American Edition, stated; no number line. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Both book and mylar protected jacket near fine with previous owner's name inked to front fly leaf being only noted fault. Stated "First American Edition.". Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. 4to hardcover in unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar. Written by Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, with full page color illustrations by Alan Aldridge. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: near fine/near fine. First American Edition. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. First American edition. First American edition, near fine. The Ship's Cat was written by Richard Adams, author of the famous novel Watership Down. This delightful volume is a narrative poem about an anthropomorphic Elizabethan ship's cat - ".a swashbuckling crew member of the English privateer ship Alcestis." After an attack by Spanish seamen, the cat and crew are captured - and the adventure begins. Along the way, Ship's Cat encounters Sir Francis Drake, finds treasure, and makes his way home to the knighted by Queen Elizabeth 1! The illustrations are glorious - thirteen full-color, full-page illustrations of gallant ships and the pageantry of Elizabethan England. Near fine. Bit of shelfware back cover. See photos. Near fine, very minor shelfware. Complete, not price-clipped. See photos. Alan Aldridge, Harry Willock (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1977 1st Edition Jonathan Cape Hardback Book. Very Good Condition. Some light shelf wear, bumping and rubbing to pictorial board edges. Internally binding and pages are clean and bright. The adventures of a brave seafaring cat on the Spanish Maine, a delightful poetic story book printed in old italic style text and beautifully illustrated with full page colour illustrations throughout. Aldridge, Alan (illustrator).…

unmarked bright sharp. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American. First American Edition 1977. VG+/VG+From the author of Watership Down.".The cat frees his shipmates and together they manage to steal a ship, with the intent to sail back to England. Their acts are soon detected by the gaoler and his friends, who give chase until they come across Sir Francis Drake, who is just starting on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Free of their pursuers, the cat reveals to the rest of the crew that their stolen ship contained treasure, to the crew's joy. The book ends with the crew returning home, where Queen Elizabeth I knights the cat for his valor.". Alan Aldridge with Harry Willock (illustrator).…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket lightly scuffed with light scratches, price clipped. Very slight edgewear.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated by Alan Aldridge (illustrator).

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to photographer and fine-press publisher, Stathis Orphanos, d. 1982 in Mountain View, CA. Unpaginated, glossy printed hardcovers. FINE in FINE jacket. Adams, best known for his epic novel Watership Down, was also fond of short stories and tales, one of which, 'The Legend of Te Tuna' was published by Sylvester and Orphanos. Alan Aldridge (illustrator).…