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LUDO AND THE STAR HORSE
Written by Mary Stewart. Illustrated by Gino D'Achille.
Stock no. 1328882
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A superb story of a boy and his love for his horse and their dangerous journey together through the star-country of the Zodiac. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0034091708. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock and prelims. Dustwrapper is edge creased and foxed on verso, has been folded incorrectly during the binding process so that the title goes round onto the front board (see photo).

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NO MISTAKING CORKER
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Anne Bullen.
Stock no. 1328316
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library. Blue boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front. Spine slightly bumped. Contents are browned but clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with slight loss at spine and corners.

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JERRY THE STORY OF AN EXMOOR PONY
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328179
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black title to spine. B/w drawings. 160 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Page browning and slight foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has a few edge tears and some old tape marks on verso.

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PONIES AND POACHERS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328140
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. The story of an unusual summer holiday. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, rear panel and slightly chipped at top and tail of spine.

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QUEENIE THE BRONCO
Written by Harper Cory. Illustrated by W.N. Parker.
Stock no. 1328050
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Wild Life Ways series, supplementary readers for the Junior School. Green cloth covered cardwraps. 80 pages. B/w text illustrations. Foxing else contents clean.

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QUEENIE THE BRONCO
Written by Harper Cory. Illustrated by W.N. Parker.
Stock no. 1328048
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Wild Life Ways series, supplementary readers for the Junior School. Green cloth covered cardwraps. 80 pages. B/w text illustrations. Foxing else contents clean.

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BLACK BEAUTY
Written by Anna Sewell.
Stock no. 1328010
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Circa 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Merlin series. Red cloth. Black titles. Colour frontis. 248 pages. Cloth is faded. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss to top and tail of spine.

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THE ISLAND OF HORSES
Written by Eilis Dillon.
Stock no. 1328007
Published by Paperview Uk Ltd. 1st thus 2006. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Great Children's Books series no. 18 (Irish Independent). Blue boards, black title to spine. 155 pages.

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WANDY THE WILD PONY
Written by Allen Chaffee. Illustrated by D.L. Mays.
Stock no. 1828212
Published by John Murray. 1937. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story for youngsters about a wild pony born on a Devon moor. Green cloth boards, red titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Reprint. Pale foxing to spine else boards clean. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, foxed and is grubby to rear panel.

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THE TWINS IN THE NEW FOREST
Written by E.H. Parsons. Illustrated by Joan Wanklyn.
Stock no. 1828132
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The twins school burnt down half-way through term and so they found themselves with weeks and weeks in the New Forest with nothing to do but ride and care for their aunt's ponies. Second Impression. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and half-title page. Joints lightly pulled. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small chip to lower edge of front panel, is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss) and is grubby to rear panel.

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MR. BUFFIN AND HIS GREY MARE
Written by Robert Hartman. Illustrated by Robert Hartman.
Stock no. 1327739
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd.. Very good condition.

One Shilling Buffin Books series. Green pictorial cardwraps. 30 pages. Colour illustrations. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Name in ink to top margin of title-page (erased pencil scribble through the name). Staples starting to go rusty. Contents clean.

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THREE JAYS GO TO ROME
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1826286
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sixth adventure of the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block. A little (very minor) grubbiness to prelims. Some top corner creases (where page has been turned over to mark position in book). Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, has a few small stains, surface paper loss to spine andlower front panel, a little grubby to rear panel. Sounds much worse than it is.

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