PONY FARM

Brown, Paul

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948

About this Item

Octavo, 8.25 in. x 6.25 in. Unpaginated. First edition with "A" to copyright page. Richly illustrated with black and white drawings by the author. Bright red cloth boards with black drawing of scampering pony to front. Black title to spine. Very light rubbing to edges and corners. Illustrated endpapers. Hinge split at midpoint of book, but holding and strong. A few chips, scrapes and short closed tears to dustjacket, but front picture and title still look sharp. Protected in mylar. Paul Brown (1893-1958) was an American author and illustrator, best known for his lovely illustrations of many horse-related stories, and books, but also wrote and illustrated some books on his own. He was born in Minnesota and began sketching from an early age. He was one of America's premier illustrators of books about horses and equine sports. He did not ride or own a horse but he spent innumerable hours studying them and was a big fan of racing, polo and horseshows. As well as the many non-fiction equestrian books he illustrated, there were also lots of children's stories. In the 1930s he began to write his own pony stories illustrated with his own work. These were mainly books for younger readers/picture books. He also provided illustrations for numerous magazines and worked as a commercial artist for Brooks Brothers. (from Pony Mad Booklovers).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PONY FARM
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Paul Brown
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good Plus / Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Reading Books (Age 6-12)