This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...doggy nature has been warped by the unnatural treatment he has received, responds to your overtures of friendship by viciously snapping at you, your cause is lost for ever. "If Fido won't take to any one," the father has thoughtfully remarked beforehand, "I say that man is not to be trused. You know, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...doggy nature has been warped by the unnatural treatment he has received, responds to your overtures of friendship by viciously snapping at you, your cause is lost for ever. "If Fido won't take to any one," the father has thoughtfully remarked beforehand, "I say that man is not to be trused. You know, Maria, how often I have said that. Ah! he knows, bless him." Drat him! And to think that the surly brute was once an innocent puppy, all legs and head, full of fun and play, and burning with ambition to become a big, good dog, and bark like mother. Ah me! life sadly changes us all. The world seems a vast horrible grinding machine, into which what is fresh and bright and pure is pushed at one end, to come out old and crabbed and wrinkled at the other. Look even at Pussy Sobersides, with her dull, sleepy glance, her grave slow walk, and dignified, prudish airs; who could ever think that once she was the blue-eyed, whirling, scampering, headover-heels, mad little firework that we call a kitten. What marvelous vitality a kitten has. It is really something very beautiful the way life bubbles over in the little creatures. They rush about, and mew, and spring; dance on their hind legs, embrace everything with their front ones, roll over and over and over, lie on their backs and kick. They don't know what to do with themselves, they are so full of life. Can you remember, reader, when you and I felt something of the same sort of thing? Can you remember those glorious days of fresh young manhood; how, when coming home along the moonlit road, we felt too full of life for sober walking, and had to spring and skip, and wave our arms, and shout, till belated farmers' wives thought--and with good reason, too--that we were mad, and kept close to the hedge, ...
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Used-Good. Good hardback in yellow cloth. Pages yellowed; binding slack, showing threads in places; end papers foxed; some wear at head & foot of spine. Publisher's catalogue at rear.
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Poor. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall 133rd Edition. Oatmeal cloth on boards with titles and decoration on upper cover. Rather grubby and well-handled. Outers are almost detached from gatherings, but contents are clean.
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Used-Good. Good hardback. Udated 78th edition-probably c.1900. Yellow cloth. Owner's inscription on front free endpaper; page fore-edge 'dusty'; yellow cloth a little soiled on boards; spine browned, with wear at head & foot.
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Good. First Edition. 1st ed. NAP. Patterned maroon leathette with burgundy leather backstrip, stamped gilt titles and designs. Extremities rubbed, lower.4 inch of spine separated. Interior, however, is in excellent condition. Pages lightly toned, clean, unmarked. Only first edition on the market. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
