Sassoon, Siegfried; Asquith, Cynthia; Jones, Laurian; Tschiffely, A.F.; Edwards, Lionel; Oliver Vic Listings

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1 Sassoon, Siegfried; Asquith, Cynthia; Jones, Laurian; Tschiffely, A.F.; Edwards, Lionel; Oliver Vic My First Horse London Peter Lunn 1947 First Edition Gilt Lettering on Cloth Boards Fine Good + Edwards, Lionel  Lovely yellow cloth boards with fairly sharp tips and spine ends, bright gilt illust on frt board and title on spine. Cream colored endpapers illust in brown, stunning glossy color plate frontis and profusely illust throughout in b/w plates and brown line drawings by Lionel Edwards. No names, tears or soil. 80 pp lightly age-toned in margins, pages not brittle but paper is of the thin variety. Dust wrapper in new mylar is a professional color reproductin that shows few creases, light wear at tips and large crescent shaped chip at foot of spine and lower corner of rear panel which has taken half of the spine publisher name. Displays well on from the front, rare in any dj. A lovely compilation work with contributions by 7 horsefolk including: Authors and Artist: Autobiographical Notes/ Siefried Sassoon: Thoughts on Horses and Hunting/ A. F.Tschiffley: A Gaucho In the Pampa/ Cynthia Asquith: Granny's Story/ Lionel Edwards: An Artist and His Horse/ Laurian Jones: My Welsh Pony/ Vic Oliver: I Become A Racehorse Owner. Books are cleaned and dust wrappers placed in new mylar whenever possible. Book images are available, just ask. Offered from a five star, full-time, professional bookseller and proud member of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. We love what we do and it shows!  Price: 38.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart