Thunder by Cooper Page (3 results)
Language: English
Published by World Publishing, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.Deja Vu Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-library with back pocket intact. Brown hardcover binding shows general wear, remains of tape marks inside covers, very yellowed and slightly brittle pages. Blue ink mark in front hinge and elementary school library stamp ffep. Binding secure. . DJ with spine sticker has… sun-faded spine, price-clipped - protected now in clean Brodart jacket. 218 pages. Story of young Peter, whose father owns the race horse Thunder, and his friend Spud, a 13 year old African American boy who has the gift of healing hands. A true-to-life background of horse care and training, the friendship between two boys of different races, the the excitement of a real horse race add up to make for exciting reading. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Language: ENG. Shenton, Edward - jacket illustration by Herman D. Giesen (illustrator).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by The World Publishing Company, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 21.28
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good +. First Edition. 1956 reprint hardcover in rust cloth covered boards with color loss at bumped spine ends and still sharp tips. No names, tears or soil seen in the tight, crisp, age-toned 218pp text. Original, un-clipped jacket has small losses, closed tears and sunning on backstrip, but is… 85% complete and displays well in new mylar. The story of a pair of young boys who are friends and train up a colt named Thunder, belonging to one of the boys' fathers for racing to compete at the Babylon Handicap. The other boy's father was Man O'War's groom and shared plenty of stories of his exploits with Big Red. There are many things to thrill and captivate the young reader: the horse farm and riding academy, the bringing up and training of Thunder, the carnivals where the boys put on shows to earn money for Thunder's upkeep, a forest fire and the great Babylon Handicap.
Published by World, Cleveland, 1954
- Hardcover
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
Contact seller2-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 14.35
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The story of a race horse raised by two boys - Peter and Spud (`` a colored boy"). Story geared to the 9 to 14 age group. 218 pages with 8 b/w drawings by shenton within story. (Paste in obituary of Man o' War on last page.) Read about : Fireboy, Major Belmont…, Gramp, Freckles, Madame Sonya the Gypsy, and Aqueduct Park. Cond : Boards are brown with gilt tlettering - spine only. End -papers are white - tho' toned like all the pages. D.J. is brown with white lettering. D.J. illustration shows the two boys with Thunder in his box stall. D.J. has edge wear and is price-clipped. Also spine faded. Volume is clean and tight. No names, no marks, no tears. Excellent vintage read. Quote (p. 113) : " He even insisted on Spud's wearing his new wrist watch. On Saturday morning he and the Half Hollow boys were at the station to see Spud and Miss Lyman off. So was the entire high school band lined up on the platform. As the train pulled in, the ._._._. .". Edward Shenton (illustrator).
