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catalogue of pony and horse books
updated 25th August 2010

 



Atkinson, M.E.
: illus. by Sheila Rose
Riders and Raids - a Fricka story
: Children's Book Club 1956 hb with dj GD/GD, foxing on closed page egdes, clean cream pages, tight binding, slight edgewear on unclipped dj in new removable plastic sleeve.
Fricka, Hugo, Sugar and Adrian get longer summer holidays from school because of whooping cough - lots of time for Hugo to get Topsy ready for the horse-show and for Fricka to arrange a meet of fox-hounds in their village. But things don't always go to plan... pony116 $20
Unexpected Adventure - a Fricka story: Children's Book Club 1955 hb with SCANNED dj VG/VG. Less ponies in this one, as Fricka, Hugo, Sugar and Adrian are all sent off on holiday to stay in the lodge of a decaying Manor House. Mysteries abound—who is inside the Manor and what is happening to the village cats? pony117 $40

Barrett, Helen (aka Elizabeth Whitbread)

Waminda: D'Artagnan Publishing Adelaide 1982 lge pb GD/--, creased at top of front cover, cream pages, tight binding. Set on a farm out of Burra South Australia in the summer holidays. pony003 $15




Berrisford, Judith M.
illus. by Geoffrey Whittam

Jackie Won a Pony:
Knight 1992 pb GD/--. Jackie wins a competition in Horseshoe magazine. pony090 $4

Jackie and the Missing Showjumper: Armada 1982 pb GD/--, name and creases on cover $4
Jackie on Pony Island: Armada 1979 pb GD/--, name in box pony114 $4
Sue's Circus Horse, illus. by Leslie Atkinson: Dragon 1977 pb GD/--, ex-lib with stamps and removable plastic over cover. pony115 $3



 

Bruce, Mary Grant
The Billabong stories are still a firm favourite with their pictures of an idyllic cattle station life in the early days of the 20th century.

Norah of Billabong: Angus & Robertson Bluegum 1992 pb VG/--
pony094 $6
Billabong's Daughter: Ward Lock 1974 pb GD/--, name creasing on cover. pony095 $4
Back to Billabong: Ward Lock no date looks 1950s hb with scanned dj
GD/--, name, 1 b&w plate. pony096 $10

Cumming, Primrose: illus. by Stanley Lloyd

The Chestnut Filly
: Blackie and Son, no date - produced to War Economy Standard so probably 1940s, hb without dj GD/--, inscr. on fep, larger format. Wonderful full-page b&w pictures by Stanley Lloyd.
pony104 $20







Edwards, Monica: illus. Anne Bullen


Romney Marsh series -
Tamzin and brother Diccon, Rissa, Meryon and Roger

Wish for a Pony: Children's Press 1960s hb with dj GD/GD. No names, clean tanned pages. One of the best "want a pony/get a pony" books ever. pony008 $6
Wish for a Pony: Children's Press 1960s hb without dj GD/--. Small name on first page, clean tanned pages.pony009 $4

illus. by Geoffrey Whittam

Dolphin Summer: Children's Book Club 1963 hb with dj GD/GD, name on fep, unclipped dj. pony012 $40

 












Ferguson, Ruby: illus. by Caney
Each decade saw different covers illustrating the paperbacks - with Jill's hair going from brown plaits to a yellow bob to the 80s when they wore helmets.
The 2000s are represented by a new printing by Fidra of Edinburgh with the original text - no name changes here! Black Boy is Black Boy -
and Caney's drawings on nice white paper.

In some cases I have scanned dustjackets from my own collection to dress up jacketless hardbacks so that they look nice on your shelf.

#1 Jill's Gymkhana: Fidra 2009 new unread paperback with original text and Caney's drawings.
Jill gets Black Boy and teaches herself to ride. ponyfer063 $25

#2 A Stable For Jill: Brockhampton reprint, no date, hb with dj GD/FAIR, name and address 1964 date on fep, beige pages with darker edges. DJ in new removable plastic sleeve, edgewear. Jill and the vicarage family set up a hacking stable. pony018 $12
#2 A Stable For Jill: Black Knight 1971 pb GD/--, cream pages, dogeared covers. Jill and the vicarage family set up a hacking stable. pony018a $6
#4 Jill Enjoys Her Ponies: Hodder & Stoughton 1957, hb with sc dj GD/--, no names, few spots of foxing on closed page edges. Jill helps Dinah Dean who is obsessed with horses. pony020 $25
#5 Jill's Riding Club: 1957 hb with sc dj H&S illus. by Caney VG/--, slight foxing on page edges.
Jill and Ann have a riding club for the village children during the holidays. ponyfer04 $25





Hill, Lorna

They Called Her Patience: illus. by Gilbert Dunlop,
Burke Falcon Library 1958, hb with red boards, no dust jacket GD/--, no fep as published, page 31 has been taped in, slight scuffing at top spine. pony038 $30
Marjorie and Co.
: Nelson Juniors 1959 pb GD/--, name pony039 $15





Leitch, Patricia

Kestrels 3 - Cross-Country Gallop: Lions Armada 1993 pb GD/--. larger print, b&w drawings, edgewear
pony041 $3








Mitchell, Elyne
drawings by Ralph Thompson
#1 The Silver Brumby: Hutchinson of London 1961 (6th imp.) hb with dj VG/GD, presentation plate on fep, b&w photo frontispiece and 4-page centre spread, tight binding and clean red boards. Clipped dust jacket in new non-adhesive plastic has chipping at edges. Thowra, the great wild stallion,rules the Australian Alps. pony045 $15
#1 The Silver Brumby: Harper Collins 1992 pb GD/-- VG except for corner crease front top, photo cover. pony046 $5


illus. by Annette Macarthur-Onslow
#3 Silver Brumbies of the South: Dragon 1975 VG/--, beige pages,
pony049 $6
#4 Silver Brumby Kingdom: Dragon 1975 pb GD/--, name on first page, pony050 $6

The Man From Snowy River - a novel based on the Australian film starring Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton: Pinnacle 1982 pb GD/--. name. pony053 $4

Peter Oliver
The Silver Brumby Movie Book
: Budget Books 1993 pb VG/--. The behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie with colour stills including one of a smiling Russell Crowe who played The Man. pony054 $10


Peyton, K.M. illus. by Victor Ambrus

The Flambards trilogy: suitable for older readers, set around WW1 and featuring Christina who inherits a forune when she comes of age.
#1 Flambards features horses more than the others, but you tend to get hooked...

#2 The Edge of the Cloud: Puffin 1977 pb GD/--, few water-marks on front cover. Christina is in love with her cousin Will - who loves to fly the dangerous new flying machines. pony057 $4











Pullein-Thompson, Christine

illus. by Sheila Rose
Stolen Ponies
: Collins 1957 (1st ed.) hb with dj VG/VG, name on fep, rubbing on back of dj, all in all a lovely copy. pony058 $30

illus. by Mil Brown
We Rode to the Sea: : Collins 1948 1st ed. hb dj GD/GD, slight edgewear on dj. Five children on horses in Scotland, riding from Kirkness (Inverness?) to Fort Frederick (Fort William?). pony061 $50

illus. by Charlotte Hough
Riders from Afar: Collins 1954 1st ed. hb with photocopied dj GD/--, ex-library with neat stamps. American children on holiday in England. pony121 $10

various or no illustrations
Phantom Horse: Collins Seagull 1962 hb with dj GD/GD, inscription on fep, very tanned pages. Jean and Angus move to Washington and encounter the wild palomino. pony065 $8
Phantom Horse: Armada Pony photo cover fep removed so no date, pb GD/-- pony066 $3
Phantom Horse Comes Home: Armada 1970 pb GD/--, few spots of foxing, drawing cover. pony068 $4

The Empty Field: Dragon 1977 pb FAIR/--, name on first page, clean creased covers, ponyp10 $3
The Open Gate: Dragon 1967 pb FAIR/--, no names, clean covers, beige pages ponyp09 $3
The Pony-Dopers: Dragon 1968 pb GD/-- no illustrations. Long name and address on fep, clean cream pages, tight binding clean covers pony069 $3
Ponies in the Blizzard: Beaver 1984 pb GD/--, name, 2cm tear front top spine. pony070 $3
Three to Ride: Dragon 1978 pb GD/-- pony110 $3
The First Rosette: Dragon 1973 pb GD/-- pony111 $3

More Horse & Pony Stories
chosen by Christine Pullein-Thompson
illustrated by Victor Ambrus
includes stories by Dick Francis, K.M. Peyton,. Arthur Ransome, Elyne Mitchell
published 1998 by Kingfisher London

GD/-- paperback with inscription on first page, very slight dogears.
B&w illustrations

ponyp14 $6





Pullein-Thompson, Diana: illus. by Sheila Rose


A Pony for Sale: Armada 1970 pb GD/--, no names pony074 $4
Ponies in the Valley: Armada 1976 pb GD/--. Sandy dreams of owning a horse so her parents' decision to live on a farm with stables is wonderful. But Mimosa is uncontrollable... pony076 .$4
The Donkey Race: Armada 1970 pb GD/--, 2 names and addresses, edgewear. pony073 $4
Ponies in Peril: Armada 1979 pb GD/--, names and address in box, edgewear. pony119 $4





Pullein-Thompson, Josephine

illus. by Sheila Rose

Pony Club Camp: Collins Seagull 1970 hb with pictorial boards, no dj GD/--, insect stain on fep and opposite and slight foxing.
pony118 $8

no illustrations
Six Ponies: Armada 1971 pb Gd/--, name. The Pony Club gets the job of breaking in six New Forest ponies within a year. pony120 $4




 

Smythe, Pat: illus.by J.E. McConnell

#3 Three Jays on Holiday: Cassell UK 1958 1st ed. hb with dj GD/VG, inscription back of frontispiece, few tape ghosts from protective plastic now removed, lovely wrap-around dj. A holiday in the South of France and a meeting in the Camargue — that wild marshy country of Provence where the wild horses live. pony082 $25
#5 Three Jays Over the Border: Cassell UK 1960 1st ed. hb with dj GD/VG, ink dot covering an old price on fep, lovely wrap-around dj. The Three Jays have an adventure in Ireland culminating in a dramatic point-to-point race at Ballymulligan. pony083 $25
A Spanish Adventure: Dragon 1977 pb GD/-- pony107 $4

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley: drawings by Alton Raible
Season of Ponies
: Aladdin Atheneum NY ©1964 pb VG/--, name and horse stamp on first page. Pamela found living with two old aunts dreadful until the moment a boy moved out of the mist with a flute and a herd of weirdly beautiful ponies. pony086 $8
   


Collins Pony Library
- no stock currently
published 1970s with pictorial board covers - a matching set numbered on the spine.