![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 about A Sporting Proposition [1st ed. in d.j
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 about George and His Horse, Bill
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 about A Filly for Joan
![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 about The Field the Fox Hunt and the Farm [1880s
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 about All for a Horse [1st ed. in d.j
1985. Bagnold, Enid. "National Velvet." Morrow Junior Books 1985 (1st pub. 1935). Golden Anniversary Edition. 258p, several pls. + color d.j. by Ted Lewin. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (back panel chipped, soiled). ** Forget the movie--discover the superb original novel about young Velvet, who in one year "become... More about "National Velvet" [Golden Anniversary Edition
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 about Tiger Roan
Ball, Richard. Broncho. London: Country Life 1939 (1st pub. 1930). Reduced-format popular edition. Spine reads: Junior Country Life Library. ix, 134p, many pls. by G.D. Armour. Fair hardcover: covers and some margins soiled. Bookplate. No d.j. Reading copy. ** Fictionalized life of a horse who served in World War I.... More about Broncho [1939
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 about Horses and Heather
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 about Eight pony novels: Five Foals and Philippa, Pony-Trekkers Go Home! &c
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 about The Mouse-Gray Stallion
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 about Sam Patch: The High, Wide & Handsome Jumper
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 about Wendy Wanted a Pony
![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 about Crazy Quilt [in jacket
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 about Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony [1930s, d.j
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 about Fire! The Mascot
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 about Mick and Mac: The Perkins' Pups
![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 about Puff Ball [1942
![Silver Heels [very good first edition in d.j.]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14596.jpg?v=1539198011)
Brown, Paul. Silver Heels. NY: Scribner 1951. 1st ed. N.p., many ills. + color jacket by Brown. Very good hardcover in fair unclipped d.j. (pencil name on front flap, chipped, rubbed). ** Children's story about a part-Welsh pony, a natural jumper, and their adventures. More about Silver Heels [very good first edition in d.j
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 about Hanover's Wishing Star [signed by author & subject
Caffrey, Nancy. Horse Haven. NY: Dutton 1955. 1st ed. 93p, many ills. by Paul Brown. Good hardcover (covers soiled, rubbed spot on title page); lacks d.j. Light blue cloth. Signed on half-title page: "Best wishes Nancy Caffrey." ** Children's story about the twins Jan and Jay, following Somebody's Pony and... More about Horse Haven [signed by author
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 about Pony Duet
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 about Show Pony
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 about Show Pony [1st ed. in d.j
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 about The Snowbird
