Author: STEINBECK, JOHN
Title: The Red Pony
Description: New York: The Viking Press, 1945. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis. Boards show light shelf wear, soiling. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front board. Small chip to bottom of paste on illustration on front board. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Lovely color illustrations by Wesley Dennis throughout. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 131 pages; This is the 1st illustrated edition. "Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.". Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Steinbeck, John Juvenile::Young Adult
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Title: The Red Pony
Description: New York: The Viking Press, 1945. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis. Boards show light shelf wear, soiling. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front board. Small chip to bottom of paste on illustration on front board. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Lovely color illustrations by Wesley Dennis throughout. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 131 pages; This is the 1st illustrated edition. "Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.". Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Steinbeck, John Juvenile::Young Adult
Price: US$ 16.50 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 17967
- Book number: 17967
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