Search Results: Children's - Horses from Homeward Bound Books

Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1950. Second Printing. Hardcover. 176 p. 20.5 cm. Sound and square binding in black, paper-covered boards. Some mottling on both boards. Minor corner wear. Text block edges slightly foxed. Some discoloration in both gutters. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight toning. Dustjacket has edge and corner wear, quite heavy along the top. Foxing starting to panels and spine. Rubbed overall. The story of a boy and his pony Black Vic. .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0340222859 . 128 p. 22 cm. Minor wear at corners. Remainder mark on top of text block. Dust wrapper has edge and corners wear. A bit of staining on the back panel. Light rubbing and scratches overall. Not price-clipped. The Jackson children must keep the family pony-trekking business going after their father has an accident. .

New York: Grosset and Dunlap. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. 207 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in tweed, cloth-covered boards. Some rubbing to spine ends and corners. Top stained edge still bright. A few tape shadow marks on the front endpapers. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has edge wear, including closed tears, tiny chips, and creases. Lightly shelf rubbed. A little foxing on the reverse side. Not price clipped. One of several books written about Golden Boy, a stallion, and published as part of the Famous Horse Stories by this publisher. B&W Illustrations .

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company. Very Good. 1951. Hardcover. 95 p. 22 cm. This is not the book club edition. Sound and square binding in yellow cloth-covered boards. Bottom corners bumped. Some glue? remains in the front gutter. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked overall with one page having a light smudge mark. Dust jacket has some edge and corner wears with a bit of paper loss. A few short tears (three repaired with acid-free document mending tape). Paper clip impression on the front flap. Not price clipped ($2.50). Colour illustrated endpapers and black and white illustrations within. The story of a horse named Scalawag, previously owned by a circus clown, and now frustrating the people of Willow Grove with his tricks. Scal proves his merit in the end and wins respect. .

London: Frederick Warne. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. 180 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corners lightly bumped. Text block edges dusty. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper, which also has offset marks from the jacket. Several tape shadow marks on the rear endpaper. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has some edge wear, including rubbing, creases and tiny tears. It has light soiling. It is price clipped. The story of three children who decide to look after a riding school when the owner is taken ill. .

London: Hampster Books. Good. Hardcover. 25 cm. No publication or copyright date. Cloth backed spine and paper-covered illustrated boards. Hinges somewhat loose with both front and rear partially split. Corners have wear. X scratched onto lower board. Free endpapers each have one tear, affecting last page of text on the rear. Scratches to verso of title page. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and bright. One of a series of books intended to help children read featuring Lyric, a young horse. Two colour illustrations. .

New York: Rand McNally. Good. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 528820923 . 104 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Worn at the corners. Text block edges are foxed. Spine has some fading. Large sticker on front pastedown endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of the Dutchman William Rysdyk and his standard bred horse Hambletonian, first introduced in Born to Trot by the author. Illustrated in black and white. .

New York: The Viking Press. Good in Fair dust jacket. ca. 1928. Hardcover. 128 p. 22.5 cm. American edition. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Small patches of moisture damage to the edges of the upper board. Top fore-corners are bumped. All corners have light wear. Colour on the top edge of the text block is faded. Fore-edge if a bit soiled. Gift inscription dated 1929 on the front free endpaper. A couple of pages inside have tiny dog-eared corners. Otherwise, inside pages have occasional light soil but are clean overall. The dust jacket has very heavy edge wear, with paper loss, creases and tears. The panels are heavily soiled and the spine darkened from moisture damage. A children's story about a stolen horse. Illustrated in pen and ink. .

London: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 220 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in red cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corners and spine ends. Top edge of text block a bit dusty. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust wrapper has some edge wear and short tears. The spine is age-toned. Not price clipped but no price likely because it is a export copy. (to Canada from England) Black and white illustrations. Compliments slip from publisher laid-in. The story of a colt named Smoking Hoof who has been given to young Timmy to raise. As the American Revolution begins, Timmy and Smoking Hoof have a role to play. .

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Very Good. Hardcover. 266 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards with colour paste-down illustration. Light wear to the corners. Tiny tear to edge of paste-down. Text block edges are dusty and foxed. Endpapers discoloured. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some age toning. A collection of seventeen true horse stories; with colour frontispiece and black and white illustrative plates. .