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
The Pigeon Man: by Jean-Pierre Abraham
Barnaby keeps pigeons, and no one is more clever with the birds than he. In a distant tower, removed from the village, Barnaby lives alone with his birds. The man is old; the man is ugly-but ugly only in the world's cliché terms. Because, in truth, Barnaby is beautiful: people laugh at him and judge him, children throw stones at him-but Barnaby lives to help the very people who hurt him.
And Barnaby’s pigeons are his messengers of good will, offering help and hope in the notes they carry: "Mrs. Luckado, it's going to rain and you have just enough time to take in your laundry," or "Emilia, you little scamp, run home quickly; your father is angry," or "Jeremy, this is your day-the one you love hopes you will call on her."
Then one day the pigeons fly no more. Has everything ended for Barnaby?
Jean-Pierre Abraham, the author, lives in a lighthouse on a tiny island off the coast of France, where he devotes himself to his writing. Alan E. Cober is the prize-winning illustrator who offers his dimensioned talent to a first picture book for children, and it illustrations add a great dimension to this book as the cover is a hint.
$23 Very good hardcover 1971 19
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
Jack's Carrier Pigeons; Hezekiah Butterworth
Jack's Carrier Pigeons is placed in both this section because
it most certainly is a fiction children's' work, but it was first published
in 1900, so a this listing has been placed there as well. The book is a series
of tales that uses pigeons as a metaphor to start the initial tales. The
short stories are not connected in a literal way and are more akin to the
stories of the Arabian nights in that way, but are very connected in the
overall theme of each story - making us better persons. There may not be
a thousand stories in the 289 pages, but there are certainly many. The injured
pigeon used throughout the book does in the end, end, but even here lays
a moral for us all.
$30 1st 1900 edition in good condition hardback
for its age, but the pages and boards have tanned and faded. 16
Much nicer covers and interior, would be rated
as excellent for its age except for previous owner's signature.
$60 1st 1900 edition in very good condition hardback for its
age. 16
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
Peter Pigeon; Carl H. Gibke and Mary Bower, Sandra James Illustrator
Peter the Pigeon is a nice little hard back printed in 1941. It is copiously illustrated, as many children’s books where the illustrations play as large or larger part then the story. Peter is a New York City pigeon that decides to explore and finds his way to the country, but after a short sojourn there decides to return to the city and the way of life he knows best. The book is in pretty good shape but is foxed a bit and one page has a two inch tear. The color prints are nice and sharp.
$20 7oz
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.
Published 1997: Mint hardback and dust jacket, $25 18
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