![A Sporting Proposition [1st ed. in d.j.]. James Aldridge](/pictures/thumb/4167.jpg?v=1539198045)
1973. Aldridge, James. A Sporting Proposition. Boston: Little, Brown 1973. Stated first edition. 206p. Very good hardcover in very good unclipped d.j. with illustration by Ted Lewin. ** Novel about an Australian boy and girl who struggle over the ownership of a pony; made into a Disney movie. For adults..... More
1948. Alsop, Reese Fell. George and His Horse, Bill. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1948. Stated first edition. 164p, several full-page line pls. by Paul Brown. Good clean hardcover; lacks d.j. Slight trace of a private owner's old spine label. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. **..... More
1960. Anderson, C.W. A Filly for Joan. NY: Macmillan 1960 (5th ptg.). 104p, many ills. by the author. Very good to fine hardcover (red reinforced binding) in very good unclipped d.j. (sunning to edges). ** Joan's difficult filly Gallant Lady proves her courage on the racetrack. Juvenile novel. Can be..... More
![The Field the Fox Hunt and the Farm [1880s]. Anonymous, Laura Valentine](/pictures/thumb/14144.jpg?v=1539198007)
Anonymous [Laura Valentine]. The Field the Fox Hunt and the Farm. London: Frederick Warne, n.d. [early 1880s]. N.p., many color ills. on 36 pls. Pict. cloth, gilt stamped. Rebacked; overall fair (condition details on request). Torn blank leaf within the last poem, but this is a binding error; nothing is..... More
1955. Avery, Kay. All for a Horse. NY: Crowell 1955. Stated first printing. 165p, line ills. by Aldren A. Watson. Good hardcover in good unclipped d.j. (short tears along edges). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** Young Tom works to earn the horse of..... More
Balch, Glenn. Tiger Roan. NY: Crowell, n.d. 13th ptg. (1st pub. 1938). 236p, several double-page pls. by Lee Townsend. Good sturdy clean hardcover in fair unclipped d.j. by Townsend (splitting). ** Tiger Roan--ranch horse and rodeo outlaw--and the good and bad men who handle him along the way. Juvenile or..... More
1956. Barne, Kitty. Rosina and Son. London: Evans Brothers 1959 (1st pub. 1956). 216p, several ills. by Marcia Lane Foster. Good hardcover in good color clipped jacket (creased, soiled). Front endpaper removed. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** Rosina Copper was a real polo..... More
1956. Baxter, Gillian. Horses and Heather. London: Warne 1956. 178p, many ills. + 1 color pl. by Sheila Rose. Very good hardcover in good color d.j. (price clipped, two short edge tears, faint dampstain to top of back panel). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin..... More
1952. Berrisford, Judith M. Eight pony novels: Five Foals and Philippa; Pony-Trekkers, Go Home!; The Ponies Next Door; A Pony in the Family; Red Rocket, Mystery Horse; A Show Jumper in the Family; Sue's Circus Horse; Trouble at Ponyways. Various UK and US publishers, various dates (1952-1982). All seemingly first..... More
Blue, Wallace. The Mouse-Gray Stallion. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1957. 142p, several line ills. by William Moyers. Good hardcover in good color d.j. (front rubbed, back wrinkled). ** Novel for ages 8 to 12--"a story of Montana in the last days of the wild horses." Can be sent outside the U.S. for..... More
Bontemps, Arna, and Jack Conroy. Sam Patch: The High, Wide & Handsome Jumper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1951. [1st ed.] 39p, many ills. by Paul Brown, some in color. Good hardcover (light shelf soil; one page soiled); lacks d.j. Yellow cloth printed in black. ** Bontemps was the noted Harlem Renaissance..... More
Brown, Eleanor F. Wendy Wanted a Pony. NY: Julian Messner 1951. 144p, several ills. + color d.j. by Pers Crowell. Very good hardcover (edges lightly sunned) in good d.j. (chipped, back soiled). ** "The story of a little girl who did something she knew was wrong to get what she..... More
![Crazy Quilt [in jacket]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14775.jpg?v=1553882202)
1950. Brown, Paul. Crazy Quilt: Circus Pony. NY: Scribner, n.d. [ca. early 1950s]. 88p, many line ills. by the author. Good hardcover (red cloth): short split at top of front hinge, paperclip stain to rear endpaper. Fair original unclipped d.j. (chipped, stained). Original price $2.00. ** A redesigned reprint of..... More
1934. Brown, Paul. Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony. NY: Scribner 1934 (early but not 1st ptg.). [88]p, many line ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (cover edges shelf-rubbed) in fair d.j. (torn, stained). The jacket is unclipped; the book's original price was $2.00. ** In the original..... More
Brown, Paul. Fire! The Mascot. NY: Scribner 1939. Early but not 1st ed. [96]p, many lively large brush-and-ink ills. by Brown, printed on tinted backgrounds. Very good hardcover (endpapers browned from binding glue; owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom page margin). No jacket. ** Children's story..... More
1937. Brown, Paul. Mick and Mac: The Perkins' Pups. NY: Scribner 1937. [96]p, many ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (edge wear) in fair unclipped d.j. (tears, bottom of backstrip torn away). ** Story of the Perkins family's two dogs--Mac the runaway Scottie and Mick the Irish Wolfhound. There are..... More
![Puff Ball [1942]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14594.jpg?v=1540495691)
Brown, Paul. Puff Ball. NY: Scribner 1942. No edition statement or device, as described by Biscotti, but presumably the first. [32]p, many color ills. by Brown. Good hardcover (blue cloth; cover shelfwear, a few pages foxed). Lacks d.j. Ink presentation, Christmas 1942. ** How Sparkie has to learn his pony..... More
Caffrey, Nancy. Hanover's Wishing Star. Dutton 1956. 1st ed. 124p, many photos. Very good hardcover (light cover smudging); lacks d.j. Foreword by Paul Brown. Author and subject's presentation on half-title page: "For John B. Clark--with very best wishes--Nancy Caffrey and Karen Ann McGuire". ** True story of the young girl..... More
![Horse Haven [1st ed. in d.j.]. Nancy Caffrey](/pictures/thumb/14622.jpg?v=1573681203)
1956. Caffrey, Nancy. Horse Haven. NY: Dutton 1956. Stated 1st ed. 93p, many pencil ills. + color d.j. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover (covers show trivial staining) in good d.j. (chipped, soiled, light dampstain to front and back). Original price $2.50. ** Further adventures of Jan and Jay Cornwall..... More
Caffrey, Nancy. Pony Duet. NY: Dutton 1957. 1st ed. 92p, many ills. by Ronnie Mutch. Fair sturdy hardcover: ex-library, with usual marks. Rebound in library buckram. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. Occasional smudges, otherwise the pages are nice and clean. ** Children's story: skewbald..... More
1954. Caffrey, Nancy. Show Pony. NY: Dutton 1954. 88p, many ills. by Paul Brown. Fair ex-library hardcover (library binding, usual marks, some marginal stains). ** In this sequel to Somebody's Pony, Jan and Jay wrestle with their problem filly Coquette. Children's story. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less..... More
1954. Caffrey, Nancy. Show Pony. NY: Dutton 1954. 88p, many ills. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover (ca. 2 inches of front cover bottom edge is rubbed) in very good price-clipped color d.j. (smudged). ** In this sequel to Somebody's Pony, Jan and Jay wrestle with the problem filly Coquette..... More
Calvert, Patricia. The Snowbird. London: Macmillan 1980. 146p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "Following the murder of her parents Willanna faces an uncertain future as she and her younger brother move from Tennessee in 1883 to the Dakota Territory where she trains her first horse." Children's novel..... More
![Musical Ride [in d.j.]. Peggie Cannam](/pictures/thumb/15879.jpg?v=1539198029)
Cannam, Peggie. Musical Ride. London: Lutterworth 1958. 151p + 1 color pl. Very good hardcover in fair color d.j. (torn, soiled). Unrelated gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom page margin. ** British pony novel and school story: Carole copes with running the Gatehouse Cavalry..... More
Cannam, Peggy. Corn and Carrot Tops: The Autobiography of a Pony. London: Epworth Press 1960. 146p, many ills. by Nina Scott Langley, one in color. Good hardcover (would be very good except outer endpapers are torn out, front and back). Small stain and owner's neat ink stamp on front endpapers..... More
