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Price: US$120.71 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 20 x 13.5 cm. viii, (2), 261 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original green cloth with title and author on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Spine ends mildly frayed. A few small stains (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge cracked. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Internally a very clean copy. Sprache: english.
Seller: West Coast Rare Books, Westport, MAYO, Ireland
Aspden, Don. MIKE OF COMPANY D. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1939.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green hardcover cloth binding clean and tight, spine cocked. Bit of White chalk-like mark on front cover, blue ink mark bottom righthand corner. Shelfwear top and bottom of spine, bumped corners. Bookplate fep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but overall clean interior. 261 pages. Many b/w sketches throughout by noted artist Paul Brown. Scarce book about a dog, part Irish Terrier in the text but all Irish Terrier in Brown's drawings, who worked his way into the affection of an army company during World War I. No dogs are supposed to be on the transport, but Mike manages to be on it when it reaches France. Both author and illustrator were with the AEF. This is a moving and humorous story of a dog at war who becomes the soldiers' friend and comrade.
Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.
Aspden, Don. MIKE OF COMPANY D. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1939.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Bit of shelfwear top and bottom of spine, very slightly bumped corners. Bookplate fep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but overall clean interior. 261 pages. Many b/w sketches throughout by noted artist Paul Brown. Scarce book about a dog, part Irish Terrier in the text but all Irish Terrier in Brown's drawings, who worked his way into the affection of an army company during World War I. No dogs are supposed to be on the transport, but Mike manages to be on it when it reaches France. Both author and illustrator were with the AEF. This is a moving and humorous story of a dog at war who becomes the soldiers' friend and comrade.
Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Mike was a dog of uncertain breed, part Irish terrier, who worked his way into the affections of Company D and became the Company mascot. Orders said, No dogs on transports, but Company D could not leave Mike behind and, mysteriously he was on the transport when it reached France. C: 1939, 1939, First Printing, Charles Scribner s Sons. Ills: b/w by Paul Brown. 5-5/8 x 8-1/4 , 261 pgs. VG- hardcover, Gd unclipped DJ. Pages have some age tone, browning near spine on inside of cover and endpage on front and back; inside clean no tears or writing. DJ has some age tone, chips along the edges, piece missing (2-3/8 x ¾ ) on the top open edge corner only missing ¼ of the top of the k in Mike.
Seller: Larimar Animal Books, Morristown, NJ, U.S.A.
Aspden, Don. MIKE OF COMPANY D. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1939.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green hardcover cloth binding clean and tight, spine mildly cocked. Bookplate fep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but overall clean interior. 261 pages. DJ not price-clipped - $2.00 on front flap. Chip bottom of spine, smaller chip top of spine, front displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. Back of DJ is yellowed, small chips along top edge, photos and bios of author and illustrator. Many b/w sketches throughout by noted artist Paul Brown. Scarce book about a dog, part Irish Terrier in the text but all Irish Terrier in Brown's drawings, who worked his way into the affection of an army company during World War I. No dogs are supposed to be on the transport, but Mike manages to be on it when it reaches France. Both author and illustrator were with the AEF. This is a moving and humorous story of a dog at war who becomes the soldiers' friend and comrade.
Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$826.81 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. The story of a dog who worked his way into the affections of a US Army Company during the First World War. Both the author and illustrator were with the AEF. Octavo. Original green boards, spine and front board lettered and blocked in dark blue. With dust jacket. Frontispiece and 31 illustrations. Contents toned, in the jacket that has a few nicks to extremities, slightly toned spine, and a chip and short closed tear at head of front flap. An excellent, bright, copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
ASPDEN, Don. Mike of Company D. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An scarce copy of the Paul Brown illustrated childrens' book: 'Mike of Company D' replete with (32) delightful drawings by the inimitable master of the canine (in this case the Irish Terrier) sporting breed! This never-seen-before dust jacket is in pristine, chip-free state! For the ultimate country gentleman's library indeed
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.