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A collection of true tales of famous animal lovers and their pets covers Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, Ernest Hemingway, Margaret Mitchell, and many others along with their animal companions.
Sir Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler, Alexander the Great and Charlemagne, Ernest Hemingway, Margaret Mitchell, and Mark Twainthey orated, marched, and wrote their way into history. Less publicly, they also doted on their pets. So have generals, presidents, monarchs, poets, painters, philosophers, explorers, scientists, and countless other celebrities down through the centuries. This entertaining compendium of tales, from that of a ten-year-old Alexander taming a wild black stallion to the story of a Nazi dictator's infatuation with his Alsatian, Blondi, casts the human nature of frequently formidable public figures in new light. The pets in this book's lively pages leap, shriek, squawk, crawl, curl, fly, spill, taunt, rule, and inspire. They also bite, as did Josephine's dog, Fortune, on his mistress's wedding night, evidently convinced that she was being attacked by Napoleon in her bed. More dignified, Freud's chow, Jo-Fi, for seven years faithfully attended the illustrious doctor's sessions of analysisto no recorded effect on the analysands, or the dog. Then there was the Cromwells' pet monkey, which kidnapped baby Oliver and dragged him to the rooftop of the family house. And Casanova's parrot, which raucously repeated in the streets a stream of obscenities attached to the name of his master's former amour. Or the pooch that Dorothy Parker called Woodrow Wilson. Like most of the colorful cases in this amusing volume, Parker's relationship with her pooch reveals as much about the private quirks and personal idiosyncrasies of the owner as it does the pet. Black-and-white illustrations throughout add to this engaging collection of true and often comical tales.
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0786710926I2N00
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0786710926I4N00
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Librería: The Eclectic Eccentric, Yukon, OK, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Excellent copy with minimal wear. The flyleaf has a gift inscription. Otherwise, the book is unmarked. Nº de ref. del artículo: 026314
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Librería: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Carrol & Graf, New York. 2002. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a remainder mark on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tail bump and upper front tip bump. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($20.00); scant bumping to head. Gold boards with black overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 243 pp 12mo. This book is about the pets/animals and their famous owners; the generals, the presidents, the monarchs, the poets, the painters, the philosophers, the explorers, the scientists, the courtesans, and countless others. The pets in this book's amusing pages leap, shriek, crawl, curl, fly, spill, taunt, rule, and inspire. A clean very presentable copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 010033
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Librería: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st. 243 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Carroll & Graf edition. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing. "Sir Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler, Alexander the Great and Charlemagne, Ernest Hemingway, Margaret Mitchell, and Mark Twain--they orated, marched, and wrote their way into history. Less publicly, they also doted on their pets. So have generals, presidents, monarchs, poets, painters, philosophers, explorers, scientists, and countless other celebrities down through the centuries. This entertaining compendium of tales, from that of a ten-year-old Alexander taming a wild black stallion to the story of a Nazi dictator's infatuation with his Alsatian, Blondi, casts the human nature of frequently formidable public figures in new light. The pets in this book's lively pages leap, shriek, squawk, crawl, curl, fly, spill, taunt, rule, and inspire. They also bite, as did Josephine's dog, Fortune, on his mistress's wedding night, evidently convinced that she was being attacked by Napoleon in her bed. More dignified, Freud's chow, Jo-Fi, for seven years faithfully attended the illustrious doctor's sessions of analysisto no recorded effect on the analysands, or the dog. Then there was the Cromwells' pet monkey, which kidnapped baby Oliver and dragged him to the rooftop of the family house. And Casanova's parrot, which raucously repeated in the streets a stream of obscenities attached to the name of his master's former amour. Or the pooch that Dorothy Parker called Woodrow Wilson. Like most of the colorful cases in this amusing volume, Parker's relationship with her pooch reveals as much about the private quirks and personal idiosyncrasies of the owner as it does the pet. Black-and-white illustrations throughout add to this engaging collection of true and often comical tales." - Publisher. Size: 8vo. Collectible. Nº de ref. del artículo: 096042
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Librería: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Carroll & Graf, New York, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Remainder marked, otherwise as new. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2111290009
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Librería: Paradox Books USA, Fort Collins, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover In Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Quarter Black Cloth With Silver Lettering Stamped On Spine; Gold Paper Over Boards. 243 Pages. Condition: Book Fine, Binding Tight And Square, Pages Crisp And Unmarked, Appears Unread; Red Square Remainder Mark On Bottom Edge Of Text Block Near Spine; Dj Fine, Not Clipped., Protected In A Clear Plastic Archival Cover. Content: A Series Of Short Anecdotes About Pets Of Novelists, Royalty, Poets, Politicians, And Other Famous People. Charmingly Illustrated With Early Black & White Lithographs Of Animals. Except For Remainder Mark, Appears As New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 000208
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Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. Whitney Cookman (Cover Design) Ilustrador. 1st Caroll & Graf Edition: 2002. 243 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear, save a note (date) on first front-end page. Synopsis: Sir Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler, Alexander the Great and Charlemagne, Ernest Hemingway, Margaret Mitchell, and Mark Twain?they orated, marched, and wrote their way into history. Less publicly, they also doted on their pets. So have generals, presidents, monarchs, poets, painters, philosophers, explorers, scientists, and countless other celebrities down through the centuries. This entertaining compendium of tales, from that of a ten-year-old Alexander taming a wild black stallion to the story of a Nazi dictator's infatuation with his Alsatian, Blondi, casts the human nature of frequently formidable public figures in new light. The pets in this book's lively pages leap, shriek, squawk, crawl, curl, fly, spill, taunt, rule, and inspire. They also bite, as did Josephine's dog, Fortune, on his mistress's wedding night, evidently convinced that she was being attacked by Napoleon in her bed. More dignified, Freud's chow, Jo-Fi, for seven years faithfully attended the illustrious doctor's sessions of analysis?to no recorded effect on the analysands, or the dog. Then there was the Cromwells' pet monkey, which kidnapped baby Oliver and dragged him to the rooftop of the family house. And Casanova's parrot, which raucously repeated in the streets a stream of obscenities attached to the name of his master's former amour. Or the pooch that Dorothy Parker called Woodrow Wilson. Like most of the colorful cases in this amusing volume, Parker's relationship with her pooch reveals as much about the private quirks and personal idiosyncrasies of the owner as it does the pet. Black-and-white illustrations throughout add to this engaging collection of true and often comical tales. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1iAc0029
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Librería: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Stiff book, about new but for pencil shadow to front endpaper; in crisp dust jacket. ; Remainder Line. Nº de ref. del artículo: 34490
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Librería: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, Reino Unido
Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Dustjacket Near Fine. 244 pages. Dustjacket has slight shelf-wear to corners, minimal wear to spine-ends, very slight surface marks. Book has minimal shelf-wear to spine-ends & edges. Attractive b/w illustrations. Text is spotless & feels unused. Nº de ref. del artículo: 034261
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