Foreword Gordon Wright (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket. First printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Conant, Jan Royce (illustrator). 1st. Blue cloth binding is clean, square and tight. DJ clean and crisp with sticker on front flap showing price of $4.95. Bookplate although no name on it ffep. 99 page story about Pat Cranwell who wishes to start a riding stable and her struggle to find suitable mounts for children to ride. A student of Gordon Wright who left behind her professional ambitions to be a mother and author, Conant also illustrates her own work of fiction. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Uncorrected Proof. Advanced Reading Copy, before publication. The book was published only in hardcover but the ARC is a paperback. New with no evidence of ever having been opened. Spine is perfect. No owner's marks or library markings. No underlining or highlighting. A perfect copy with all pages clean, bright and tight. Holographic, signed letter by the author dropped in. See our photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Gift quality first edition hardcover with sharp tips and bumped spine ends. A hint of fading around periphery from the sun, otherwise, no issues, no names, tears or soil in the 139pp text. Original, un-clipped dust wrapper is slightly yellowed around spine and 1 1/2" into each panel, now in new mylar and displays very well. Here a master teacher relays his winning methods with illustrations by Sam Savitt.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition (so stated). Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1981. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is lightly rubbed and a littte frayed at the spine ends. NOT price clipped ($10.95). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom, if ever read. Well illustrated with step-by-step how-to-do-it photographs. Bound in the original biege boards with a gilt-stamped brown cloth spine. Complete with full color dust jacket featuring photos front and back of the author with horse. From the publisher: "A former Olympic rider describes the basic principles of horsemanship, suggests practice techniques, and explains the proper approach to jumping.". First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xv, 128pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcased. First Edition. Mint condition hardcover in white/blue striped paper covered boards with faux burgundy leather spine and bright gilt title. 148 glossy pages are crisp and unmarked Presentation copy Inscribed with: 'For Maud - Best Wishes, Gordon Wright April 19, 1959'. Includes gray paper covered slipcase with two glossy illustrated plates on each side. There is a 2" split in the slipcase foot near the open edge, 1/2" split in upper side of same and a 3" area of rough paper and color loss on the tips and backside of the slipcase but no split in the cardboard there. Still a collectible and presentable copy of a foundation volume on horsemanship from one of the most solid trainers to ever sit on a horse. Mr. Wright was born in Goshen, Utah, Feb 28th 1902. He started his career as a horseman punching cows and riding rodeo. In 1927 he came to New York with the World Series Rodeo and decided to stay. His rodeo winnings were enough to purchase a stable and take his first jumping lessons from Col. J. W. Wofford at West Point. From that time on Mr. Wright's skill and teaching ability have become known to the world. Pupils have come to him from many different countries, and his book, Learning To Ride, Hunt & Show, made record sales. For the comparative novice, Gordon Wright has written a book which can set his feet correctly upon the path to riding proficiency. For the more advanced, it can serve as a check and a solid guidepost, for the expert it enjoys the virtue of being a worthwhile source of review and reference. Signed by Author(s).