The Pigeoncote cares for lost and injured pigeon, and is a non culling pigeon refuge, located in Olympia, WA USA. We have been in continuous service since 1993.
The Pigeon Lover: by George Abbe
No, you don't have to love pigeons to enjoy The Pigeon Lover. But if you care at all about animals, this very special book will move you deeply. While the story has all the elements of good fiction — suspense, good characterization, humor and tragedy — it is also the real story of a battle to stop a city council from poisoning the pigeon population. And it is the story of one man's love of animals, a man who tends to them, nurtures them, and defends them against the apathy and unnecessary cruelty of society. Anyone who has ever loved or felt compassion for an animal will be galvanized by this tender tribute to all the creatures in mankind's dominion.
$38 1981 softcover very good signed by author. 11
My Brother Bird: by Evelyn Ames
Any way you looked at it, there was something queer about the Bennetts having so many adventures with animals and birds. They never had to pick a pet . . . the pets picked them! There had been, among others, a raccoon, a parakeet, a ram, a weasel, and a robin who ate from eighty to ninety worms a day, all dug by the Bennetts! But awe, a pigeon that was another story.
Life had gone along smoothly enough until Smoky came. Smoky was a pigeon who came out of his (or her) shell right before their eyes, on a stone ledge outside of their apartment house win¬dow. He was abandoned and all but dead when they adopted him. Revived, he rapidly became the most exciting and demanding member of the family. His escapades kept the entire household on its toes. The Bennetts raised Smoky, while Smoky raised the roof!
This life story of a foundling pigeon can be laughed over or sighed over, depending on how seriously you take your friends in feathers.
$15 Very good hard cover, but does have a few library markings. 1954 11
Tanya the Turteldove: by Rebecca Anders
Tanya flies into Emily's life and Emily learns just what a dove needs and likes to make their life complete. While told as a story it is really a quick young person's manual on how to take care of your flying friends. A good ex-library hard cover with nice photographs and an educational tale.
$19 1977, Good hard cover 9
Emma's Search for Something: by Mary Anderson
Emma Pigeon had always been quite satisfied with her life. She loved her husband,
Clarence, their two children, Willie and
Maude, and her home atop the third lion
from the left on the downtown side of the
building on Riverside Drive. But all that
changed one spring day when Emma began
to feel "peculiar." Her husband advised a
change of scene, so Emma flew off to Central Park.
In the park Emma met an unusual assortment of birds who convinced her that travel
and excitement were what she'd been missing. Even Emma's old friend, Freddie the
Cat, had begun making his vacation plans.
So Emma, who had always been a home
body, took off for Greenwich Village with
a vain, talkative blue jay.
As the outside world gradually opened
to her, Emma found out how people and
even other birds regarded pigeons. This discovery drove her to an increased use of her
rare gift: she could read. And through that
ability, she got herself into many startling,
and sometimes very funny, situations. These
finally led her to a new awareness of herself. And her travel through New York
City made her a much more cosmopolitan
pigeon than she had been before.
$32 Excellent hard cover with excellent dust cover. 1973 13
F*T*C Superstar: by Mary Anderson
Freddie The Cat had the blahs. His vacation was over, and he was back on Riverside Drive with his owners, Mr. and Mrs. Bitterman. But he longed to return to New Jersey, where he had watched actors perform in summer stock. The truth was that Freddie was stage struck. But whoever heard of an acting cat?
Fortunately, Freddie's old pal, Emma Pigeon, did not agree that cats could not be actors, so Emma, the most well-bred, well-read pigeon on the West Side, began teaching Freddie what he needed to know.
Could a scruffy cat become a shining star of show business? Emma's husband, Clarence, didn't think so. He thought the whole idea was crazy. Miss Lucy, the pampered Persian from the third floor never considered Freddie anything but a common alley cat. And Mrs. Bitterman thought her poor Fredsy-Wedsy was having a nervous breakdown.
Then finally, after long weeks of work, Emma announced that Freddie was ready. The two of them set out for the bright lights of Broadway, where nothing turned out as they had planned. Though Freddie did have a chance to learn that there are a lot of problems even for an alley cat superstar.
$17 Very good hard cover with excellent jacket, with the exception of library stamps and pocket. 1976. 14
Bertha and the Racing Pigeon; Pam Ayres
Bertha is not a racing pigeon, but one day a very, very tired racing pigeon, Fleet, comes to her barn. He is befriended by Bertha and her friends, but is soon captured and sent back "home". But Bertha and her friends to not give up on Fleet and rescue him to make a wonderful home there in the barn.
$10
The Dove's Letter; Keith Baker
The dove's letter is a picture book both written and illustrated by Keith Baker. It is a story of a dove that finds a love letter and sets out to deliver it to whom she does not know. She approaches many people and as it turns out they are all tied to the letter in one way or another. And of course the dove finds the recipient and delivers the letter. The book itself is near mint.
$8
Home in the Sky; Jeannie Baker
Jeannie Baker is both the author and illustrator of this pigeon book. It is the story of Light a homing pigeon who encounters city life and finds his home the best place to be. Copyright of 1984.
$18 Mint with near mint jacket.
$17 Mint but no jacket.
The Snow-white Pigeon; Blyton
This small hardback actually has several short stories intended for children. The severn short stories were probably intended for bedtime reading. All of the stories involve animals of one sort of another, including the cover story of a snow-white pigeon.
$6
Aloft; Stephen J. Bodio
Aloft his Stephen's account and record of just what it means and entails to share your life with a passion for performing tumblers and homers. It travels through his early days in Boston with the rooftop lofts to his life New Mexico. Published in 1990, yet this copy is mint, including the jacket. Quite a find.
$19 First edition mint hardback and jacket
Squeak; John Bowen
Squeak is a story told from the pigeon's point of few. We learn that she is the sensitive child of a patrician mother and father born from the urban slums, only to be orphaned soon after she was born. She witnessed her brother's death and only survived herself by a kind of preternatural determination. Raised by stranger, she was shy awkward, a misfit no matter where she landed, but alas she had a son upon which she lavished all the affection she had been denied only to lose him. A romantic story. A story of gallantry made all the more remarkable because Squeak is a pigeon. Hardback published in 1984, but this copy is near mint with a very good jacket
$16 Near mint hardback with very good jacket.
The Day of the Pigeons; Roy Brown
From the moment Mr. Poirot's pigeons fly reluctantly out of their coop, it is clear that they have been accidentally drugged. Surely they cannot go far, but though often tantalizingly in sight, they manage to evade the anxious children who set out to bring them home. Iin their search they find much more than what they anticipated. Fist edition published in 1968, but still in near mint condition with a very good jacket.
$14 Near mint hardback with very good jacket.
Tiptoes Wins Through; Irene Byers
Timothy's move to a high rise is a disaster for him. There rules against keeping pets, including Tiptoes, his homing pigeon prove troublesome only to be compounded by a gang of boys who seem intend on wrecking his plans for keeping Tiptoes. But as we know Timothy is determined at all costs to keep Tiptoes. First edition 1976. The hardback is very good. There is some foxing and a previous owner's inscription is on the front end papers. The jacket is good but does have a tear and some soiling.
$15 Hardback with jacket
Grandmother's Pigeon; Louise Erdrich, Jim Lamarche (Illustrator)
This beautifully 32 page illustrated picture book tells
the story of a magical grandmother and what happens when she goes off for
a long vacation, leaving behind a stuffed Passenger Pigeon and a nest with
eggs that hatch three of these long-extinct birds. How the family learns
about the birds and what it decides to do with them makes a lovely story.
The illustrations, as one would expect from Jim Lamarche, are top notch.
A great bedtime read.
$15 Publication date 1996: Hard cover. Mint condition. 15
Grey Cloud; Charlotte Towner Graeber
I understand Tom having started my enchanted with pigeons at a young
age. He knew it was a pigeon all right, but not a plain one and he made that
connection that gave the pigeon a name, Grey Cloud. Tom could see that the
injured bird was different from the pigeons he used to see in the city, but
he was surprised to find that bird was a racing pigeon, but even more
so that is belonged to Orville Breen.
Tom got used to the farm boy's quiet ways as he helped Orville nurse Grey
Cloud back to health. As Orville begins to trust him, they work together
training Snow Arrow, White Feather, and of course Grey Cloud for a big race.
Then the kids in school start making fun of Tom for being Orville's friend,
and Tom accepts a crazy dare that leads to unexpected tragedy.
A story of friendship and loss. How can he tell Orville what has happened,
and worse yet his complicity? A good read for any age. Have a tissue handy.
This is a library binding edition with the boards
imprinted with the jacket of the general circulation copy, and lacks a jacket
proper. Although, it has the normal library stamps, and some scuffs
to the boards, it is in near mint condition otherwise.
$10 Very good hard back even with library stamps. 11
Only a Pigeon; Jane Kurtz, Earl B. Lewis (Illustrator), Christopher Kurtz
There is gentleness in the words and light-filled watercolors of this
picture book about a poor Ethiopian boy in the city of Addis Ababa who cares
for the homing pigeons that are precious to him. Ondu-ahlem owns almost nothing.
He shares a mat and blanket with his two younger brothers, walks three miles
to his crowded school, and earns money shining shoes in the afternoon; but
he tends his pigeon coop with infinite care, guarding against hungry predators,
holding the eggs that are almost ready to hatch. There is not much story,
but excitement rises when his favorite pigeon is released in a race and makes
it home. In one beautiful picture, where Ondu-ahlem feeds a young orphan
bird mouth to mouth with moistened grain, Lewis evokes the fragility and
sturdiness of bird and child. This contemporary urban scene is a long way
from picturesque, exotic Africans in native dress. Kids will be caught by
the pet story of pigeon raising as much as by the account of one boy and
the place where he lives.
This book is in excellent condition, but is an ex-libary with the usual marking on the plastic cover and stamps on the end papers. The checkout card is glued to the back end paper.
Published 1997: Excellent hardback and dust jacket, $25 18
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