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Updated on December 22, 2022

THE FEATHERHOOD - A Novel, What Happened to the Most Valuable Bird in the World? by Jim Jenner, 2014 First Edition, soft cover, 342 pages, 8 by 5.5 inches, condition is very good/excellent . . .                                                                                   $20.00

THE AMERICAN DROPOUT (The Life Story of George Twombly) by George Twombly, hard cover w/ dust jacket, circa 1965, 279 pages, b/w photos, 8.25 by 5.75 inches. condition is like new.

Pigeon fanciers recognize the name of George Twombly because he was a pioneer in the pigeon fancy as a breeder, showman and editor of the Pigeon News. However his story as a major league baseball player (Babe Ruth era) and business man are less known. This is a fascinating and entertaining book, I read it and enjoyed it tremendously. And you will too................$40.00

BLOOD FLIGHT by Graham McArthur (Fiction), 2005, signed by author, soft cover, 231 pages, 8.25 by 5.75 inches, in very good/excellent condition ...............................................................#25.00

PIGEON POST by Arthur Ransome, 1937, First Edition, Lippincott Co Publisher, NY. Hardcover, 349 pages, 8.25 by 5.5 inches, very good condition..........................................$75.00

A Fancy for Pigeons by Jack Kligerman. Hardcover w/ dust jacket, 1978, History of pigeon fancy, coops and lofts, pigeons in war, racing, show and much more, a wonderful read, 216 pages, in good/very good condition, (I have two copies) ......................................$25.00   Now $20.00

Pigeon City by Leon Whitney.. A Story of Racing Homers. Hardcover w/ dust jacket, 1962 edition, 227 pages, excellent condition...$25.00 sold

 

PIGEON CITY by Leon Whitney, 1962 Hard cover w/dust jack, 227 pages, DJ has wear, book in very good condition...............Copy #2..........$20.00

GAY-NECK: THE  STORY OF A PIGEON by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1927 First Edition, hard cover with dust jacket, 197 pages, 8.25 by 5.875 inches, dust jacket is worn, book is very good...............$75.00

GAY-NECK: THE STORY OF A PIGEON by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1930 hard cover with dust jacket and plastic dustjacket overlay, 197 pages, 8.25 by 5.875 inches, in good/very good condition...........$40.00

 
 

 

 

GAY-NECK The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. 1967 edition, hard cover with dust jacket, x-library, good condition................$20.00

 

GAY-NECK The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Muerji, 1962 edition, hard cover, x-library, good/very good condition..............$20.00

THE DOVEKEEPERS by Alice Hoffman, 2011 First Edition, soft cover, novel, 504 pages, 5.25 by 8 inches, condition is new........................$20.00

WIZARD OF THE PIGEONS by Megan Lindholm, 1986 First Edition, soft cover, 214 pages, 6.875 by 4.25 inches, condition is like new...$20.00  sold

CAPTAIN OF THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT by Len Rush, 1987 hard cover w/ dust jacket, illustrated, 201 pages, 9.5 by 6.375 inches, condition is very good.......................................................$25.00

 

CAPTAIN OF THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT by Len Rush, 1987 hard cover w/ dust jacket, illustrated, 201 pages, 9.5 by 6.375 inches, condition is very good......COPY #2...........................$25.00

 

CAPTAIN OF THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT by Len Rush, 1987 hard cover w/ dust jacket, illustrated, 201 pages, 9.5 by 6.375 inches, condition is  good......COPY #3........................$20.00

Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World’s Most Revered and Reviled Bird by Andrew Blechman, hardcover w/ dust jacket, 2006, 239 pages, new condition.....................$20.00

ANTON THE DOVE FANCIER AND OTHER TALES OF THE HOLOCAUST by Bernard Gotfryd, 1990, soft cover, not illustrated, 173 pages, 8.25 by 5.25 inches .........very good+ condition.......$20.00

Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Birds.

Andrew Blechman, soft cover, 2006, 244 pages, new condition...........$15.00

CAUGHT,  A Novel by Jane Schwartz, 1985 First Edition, soft cover. A touching story about pigeon fanciers living in Brooklyn New York in the early 1950's, 216 pages, 9 by 6 inches, in good condition.....................................................$15.00

A PIGEON AND A BOY: A Novel by Meir Shalev 2007, soft cover. "In 1948, during Israel's War of Independence, a gifted young pigeon handler is mortally wounded. In the moments before his death, he dispatches one last pigeon, carrying his indelible gif to the girl he has loved since adolescence."312 pages, 9.25 by 6 inches, book is like new....................................................$20.00

A Very British Coop by Mark Collings, hardcover w/ dustjacket, 247 pages ~ "A Very British Coop" is the story of Les and his team trying to defy the odds and drag pigeon racing into the 21st century, meanwhile pursuing the ultimate feathered flying prize. It is also the first insight into a global pursuit which blurs hobby and sport, sees pigeons flown first-class round the world before changing hands for over $100,000, and where grown men will stop at nothing to see their bird flying into sight first ~ new book...COPY #1 ....................................$20.00

 

A Very British Coop by Mark Collings, hardcover w/ dustjacket, 247 pages, good condition..COPY #2....$15.00