Whelp Winds by King Rufus (6 results)

Condition: Fair. 1926. First Edition. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Light foxing, moderate thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Hardcover. Octavo, 309 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine pictorial green with light green lettering. Dark green lettering to the front. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior has moderate plus wear including few instances of chipping to the joints/edges, partially missing spine to the head edge and slight age toning/soiling to the rear/flaps. Boards have moderate wear including chipping to the spine head edges and rubbed head/tail edges. Text block has slight age toning/soiling to the edges. Slight offsetting to the end papers and mild age toning interiorly. Previous owner's name/gift inscription to the front free end paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1384696. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 288pp, edges browned, slight foxing, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, black titles, slight soiling on front board, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This book is bound in bright decorative red boards with bright black letters on the spine & front cover + dog's head on the front cover. There is wear on the bottom edges & bottom corners. The contents are clean, bright & unmarked, the binding is tight. There is a Doran GHD Colophon on the title page but not on the copyright page. Thus, early edition. The dust jacket has a 2 cm closed tear on the bottom edge of the front cover, very small chips off the cover corners, very light wear along the edges & small wear on the front cover flap. $2.00 Net on the spine.…

Presumed Early Printing, without Doran symbol at copyright page. Rare dog novel by this well-known mystery author. "Among dogs, as among men, there are the lone wolves of their kind, restless wanderers, playing lone hands through the greatest of all solitude - that of years barren of a lasting love. Tawny, courageous, wise, 'Waif' was a mongrel - so was the man who protected him and who became his master. The dangers and mysteries in which they are involved, the powerful love story, the background of sweeping hills and sharp arroyos, the recklessness of life and passion make this a story the like of which we have not had since Jack London. A thrilling tale of a great dog and his master in the Rio Grande country". Almost Near Fine in Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at lower spine end, few closed tears, fairly light stain to upper portion of front panel. …

Presumed Early Printing, without Doran symbol at copyright page. Rare dog novel by this well-known mystery author. "Among dogs, as among men, there are the lone wolves of their kind, restless wanderers, playing lone hands through the greatest of all solitude - that of years barren of a lasting love. Tawny, courageous, wise, 'Waif' was a mongrel - so was the man who protected him and who became his master. The dangers and mysteries in which they are involved, the powerful love story, the background of sweeping hills and sharp arroyos, the recklessness of life and passion make this a story the like of which we have not had since Jack London. A thrilling tale of a great dog and his master in the Rio Grande country". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at lower spine end, top spine end with inch sized chip. …