Ariel Books - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1964. Beige hardcover cloth binding is square and tight, hinges weak, some shelfwear, back library pocket intact with lots of library stamps. Book is worn but a decent reading copy. Last page with pocket has been reinforced. DJ has spine sticker, some wrinkles, but overall clean and crisp. Not price-clipped. Five other Ariel Books Especially for Boys listed on back of jacket - includes A wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and Treegate's Raiders by Leonard Wibberley. 250 pages. 17 year old Rusty is left to restore his family's Thoroughbred breeding farm Matten Acres with the help of Mexican Padre Garza.. Illus. by Barton, Harry - jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Reading Copy/Good.

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Bookseller: Deja Vu Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013635
Title: WORD OF HONOR - A Story About Thoroughbreds
Author: Knight, Ruth Adams and Garner, Claud
Illustrator: Barton, Harry - jacket
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Reading Copy
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Ariel Books - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1964
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Bookseller catalogs: Horses - Children and Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile - Fiction;

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Prepaid check or money order US currency.Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express accepted. Also take PAYPAL.S/H in US: Priority mail - $6.00 first book, $1.00 each addt\'l. Media mail - $3.00 first book, $1.00 each additional. Some heavier books may be higher.Ins. Extra Foreign shipment costs determined with order.All items returnable for full refund if not as described in listing - buyer must notify me by email BEFORE RETURNING within 3 days of receipt of item.

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...