Tale Two Horses by Tschiffely (53 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Lime green cloth cover with dark green stamp on the face and spine, shows signs of dampening, sunning on the spine, and is somewhat worn. Pages are darkened due to age, have the previous owner's library, nameplate pasted on the back of the front fly sheet. The body to this book is still intact and does not show signs of water damage, and the pages are firmly bound to the spine, hinges to the book are quite loose, but still attached. This book is in fair condition.…

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Tale of Two Horses: A 10,000 Mile Journey as Told by the Horses. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This remarkable book recounts the extraordinary journey made by the most influential Long Rider of the 20th century. In 1925 Aime Tschiffely set off to ride from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New York City. The legendary 10,000 mile journey took him through mountains, jungles and swamps where he encountered rope bridges, vampire bats, sand storms, quicksand and hostile natives. After two harrowing years he was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York. This amazing story is narrated by the two equine heroes, Mancha and Gato, who accompanied the author. Though nearly a century has passed since the trio set off on their journey, their story has become a celebrated classic. Amply illustrated with drawings by the author, this is a book for all lovers of horses, for all lovers of travel and for all lovers of adventure. The amazing story of Aime Tschiffely's ride from Buenos Aires to Washington is narrated by the two equine heroes, Mancha and Gato, who accompanied the author. Though nearly a century has passed since the trio set off on their journey, their story remains a celebrated classic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Horses, Juvenile Fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. …

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A nice, bright copy. ; Equestrian Travel Classics; B&W Illustrations; 140 X 12.97 X 216 millimeters; 209 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No markings. Many tears to edges of the dust jacket, pieces missing from edges of the dust jacket, in a protective cover, price-clipped. Kurt Wiese (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Horses, South America, Travel, Juvenile Literature) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. No. 2nd Edition. A nice copy in original green cloth. Boards are faded with spine gone to tan. Interior is tight and bright. Lock Anton (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Slight lean. Some wear to coverboard edges. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 196 pp. Anton Lock (illustrator).

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: Very Good. 220 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Light rubbing and edge wear to covers. Light chipping, faded spine with soil to rear dust jacket. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Record # 354337. Kurt Wiese (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The book and jacket are in very good condition, some shelf rubbing the jacket has more then book, on jacket small portions missing at top of and near top of spine. Text and illustrations inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'This remarkable book recounts the extraordinary journey made by the most influential Long Rider of the 20th century. In 1925 Aimé Tschiffely set off to ride from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New York City. The legendary 10,000 mile journey took him through mountains, jungles and swamps where he encountered rope bridges, vampire bats, sand storms, quicksand and hostile natives. After two harrowing years he was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York. This amazing story is narrated by the two equine heroes, Mancha and Gato, who accompanied the author. Though nearly a century has passed since the trio set off on their journey, their story has become a celebrated classic. Amply illustrated with drawings by the author, this is a book for all lovers of horses, for all lovers of travel and for all lovers of adventure.' 196 pages. 8.1 x 5.5 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Anton Lock (illustrator). Book. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (horses, juvenile fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fifth Printing. 5th printing hardcover in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titles on spine and frt board. Some light sunning along head of frt board from chip in dust jacket. Former owner name in equine bookplate on fep, one short repaired fore-edge tear but no soil in the 192pp text. Mapped front end papers show the route of the trek. 23 stories told in first 'horse' person about the longest journey ever made by horses, from Argentina to Washington D.C. Book includes 17 soft pencil drawings by Caney (Robert). Unclipped original color illustrated dust wrapper has a .25" x 2.50" chip at head of frt panel that wraps around head of backstrip. Color loss at tips of cream background paper illustrated with two horseheads, one brown, one a brown and white pinto named Mancha and Gato. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition first edition book. Some fading to the spine and a few marks to the boards. The main body of text is clean and well-bound.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Caney. 24 cm. 192 pages G/G. Good book with front endpaper removed in good price-clipped dust jacket with a little edge wear.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First American. Tan boards with orange decorations. Scuffed and slightly soiled. Map end papers showing the journey of Mancha and Gato the two horses. Interior is clean and bright. Kurt Wiese (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book is tight Corners bumped, Top rear corner bent, Dustwrapper has small tears and rubbing to ends.Preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham, pp 196, 27 Illustrations, 2 Maps, Illustrated endleaves of the route taken by the author in his 10,000 miles ride through the Americas, from Argentina to Washington. Lovely sketch drawings throughout and photograph of the author and his two horses, Gato and Mancha on last page. Anton Lock (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. First edition first printing large octavo hardback Fawn pictorial cloth, 224 pages. illustrated + maps. Good + condition Original gift inscription on front end paper. A.F. Tschiffely (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New.