Author: VAVRA, ROBERT
Title: Stallion of a Dream
Description: New York: William Morrow & Co, 1980. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0688037461. Hardcover is blue with gold lettering on front and spine. Pages are tight and overall clean. Sated first edition; printed in Germany. Lavishly illustrated with the gorgeous horse photographs for which Vavra is renowned. Pages aren't numbered. Introduction by Peter Ustinov. Over two dozen color photographs. "In stunning color photographs and lyrical text....tells the story of a wild gypsy youth who captures the stallion Majestad. As their relationship grows, the young man realizes that he has taken freedom from the stallion, and sadly, he decides to set Majestad free. The fantasy is resolved when the youth is transformed into a black stallion -- to run forever free and 'stand in good relation with all that is beautiful; '". The fantasy is resolved when the youth is transformed into a black stallion -- to run forever free and 'stand in good relation with all that is beautiful '". Quotes from Navajo songs to famous poets accompany the photographs. Author's note at the end. Oversized, 3#. ; Color Photographs; 10 1/2 x 10 1/4; Unpaginated pages; Cover has light shelf wear, bumping; the glossy pages show signs of touches. DJ has rubbing/scuffing, shelf wear, bumping, 1/2" closed tear at bottom of front; 1/4" closed tear at back crease to flap; in a mylar cover.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0688037461 Horses; Animals; Pets; Fantasy Books; Photo Albums; Photojournalism; Art; Artists; Stallions; Native American History Fiction Animals Art Native American/Indians Horses: : Wild/Feral Horses: : Fiction Horses


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