The Silver Horn: And Other Sporting Tales of John Weatherford

Grand, Gordon

Published by Garden City Publishing Company, 1937

About this Item

1937 reprint, hardcover in red cloth covered boards. Publisher blind stamp on back board. Spine has a small forward lean, top edge dyed red, tips still fairly sharp. Foxing on page block. Negligible color loss at lower extremities. 229pp text has no rips or tears and is clean with no soilage inside. Vintage bookstore sticker on FEP. B/W Frontispiece and all (4) illustrations present. Original dj is clipped but price still present, moderately chipped, but displays well in new mylar. This is a collection of 15 priceless stories in which the role of the hero is shared by true sportsmen and gallant horses. Stories of men who were prepared to back their own judgement with real money; of horses which gave their last ounce to thrust their head first past the winning post; of men who were good losers and modest winners and horses which learned and responded to the affection and care lavished upon them. These tales of the hunting field and the race course are tremendously dramatic. Seller Inventory # 49461

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Silver Horn: And Other Sporting Tales of...

Publisher: Garden City Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1937

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good