![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, 1950. 4th ptg. (1st pub. 1948). 164p, many line ills. by Paul Brown. Good hardcover. Ex-library, in library buckram and with all marks. Scattered stains. Binding very sturdy. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page..... 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
![All for a Horse [1st ed. in d.j.]. Kay Avery](/images/noimage.png)
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
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
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
1950. Brown, Eleanor F. A Horse for Peter. NY: Julian Messner 1950. 128p, many ills. by Pers Crowell. Good paperbound (skewed from poor storage) in fair d.j., which is attached to the covers, as issued. ** Injured boy learns how to ride, with the help of a Tennessee Walking Horse..... 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
![Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony [1930s, d.j.]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14774.jpg?v=1581542344)
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. (rather torn, stained; some tears taped). The jacket is unclipped; the book's original price was $2.00..... More
1943. Brown, Paul. The Horse: His Gaits, Points, and Conformation. NY: Scribner 1943. No edition statement, but a first or early printing. [64]p, many ills. by the author. Good sturdy hardcover (cover edges rubbed; endpapers browned from binding glue as always). Owner's ink name and stamp on front endpaper. No..... 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)
1942. Brown, Paul. Puff Ball. NY: Scribner 1942. As described by Biscotti, there is no edition statement or device, but presumably the first edition. [32]p, many color ills. by Brown. Good hardcover (blue cloth; cover and handling wear, a few pages foxed). Lacks d.j. Ink presentation, Christmas 1942. ** In..... More
![Sparkie and Puff Ball [1st ed. in d.j.]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14716.jpg?v=1587130623)
1954. Brown, Paul. Sparkie and Puff Ball. NY: Scribner 1954. 1st ed. [32]p, many color ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (spine and endpapers lightly stained, content fine) in good unclipped color d.j. (soiled, top of backstrip chipped away). Jacket also by Brown. ** Full-color story for younger readers, described..... More
Bruce, Mary Grant. Norah of Billabong. London: Ward, Lock, n.d. [ca. 1940s; 1st pub. 1913]. 224p + 1 pl. Basically very good hardcover (small spots on cover, a few marginal stains) in good color d.j. ** Children's/teen story of ranching and other adventures of Norah and her friends in the..... More
1958. Caffrey, Nancy. Scene from the Saddle. NY: Dutton 1958. 88p, many photos by A.L. "Budd" Waintrob. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (chipped, soiled). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** Young Johnny learns about horsemnship while preparing to take his pinto pony to..... 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)
1958. Cannam, Peggie. Musical Ride. London: Lutterworth 1958. 151p + 1 color pl. (repeat of jacket). Good hardcover in fair color d.j. (torn, soiled). Unrelated gift inscription. Outer pages and fore-edges foxed; owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom page margin. ** British pony novel and school..... More
1958. Cannam, Peggy. She Wanted a Pony. London: Andrew Dakers (The Viscount Series), n.d. [ca. 1958]. 145p + 1 color pl. Good hardcover (front endpaper removed); no d.j. ** Misadventures and successes with ponies, including a scary opening scene about a pony arriving at a clueless family. Can be sent..... More
1977. Cannan, Joanna. I Wrote a Pony Book. London: Hodder & Stoughton 1977. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1950). 151p, frontispiece and color d.j. by Richard Kennedy. Very good hardcover (fore-edges lightly foxed) in good unclipped d.j. (lightly chipped). Owner's neat ink name on front endpaper. ** "Alison decides to write..... More
1948. Chaffee, Allen. Wandy the Wild Pony. London: John Murray 1948 (1st pub.1933). 144p, line ills. by D.L. Mays. Good hardcover in fair d.j. (chipped, back panel foxed). ** English children's story about the adventures of a young Dartmoor pony. Followed by Wandy Wins! Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
Colville, Mary. Plain Jane: The Story of a Shetland Island Pony. London: Collins 1938. 158p + 20 pls. by the author. Good clean hardcover (fore-edges foxed) in good unclipped d.j. (soiled). ** The author was 13 years old, and this is quite an accomplished story for that age (with a...... More
Cookson, Catherine. Go Tell It to Mrs. Golightly. NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1977. 192p. Very good hardcover (slight staining) in fair unclipped d.j. (back panel torn). ** Blind English girl sent to the country stumbles upon a kidnapping; horses are treated in passing. First U.S. edition of one of..... More
Crowell, Pers. The First Horseman. NY: Whittlesey House 1948. 95p, many ills. by the author. Very good hardcover in fair color d.j. (edge wear, several closed tears). ** The first edition of this children's/young adult story about the first youth who dared to ride a horse. With the usual dramatic..... More
Cubitt, C. Guy. Riding to Hounds: Booklet for the Guidance of Members of the Pony Club. London: British Horse Society, n.d. [ca. 1948?]. 16p, a few photos. Good paperbound (covers soiled; owner's ink name). ** Probably the 1948 (first) edition of this little introduction to hunting. Can be sent outside..... More
