CRAZY QUILT : A STORY OF A PIEBALD PONY
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Hardcover. Wide octavo, 8.7 in. x 11.2 in. Unpaginated. Richly illustrated in black and white with horse drawings by the author. Pictorial paper covers with blue cloth spine. White title to spine. Rubbing to extremities; upper front corner bumped. Dark stain to base of spine. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owners bookplate to front free endpaper. Rubbing to dustjacket edges with light tideline to fore-edges. Chips to top and bottom of dustjacket spine. Age-toning to dustjacket. Price clipped. Protected in mylar. Good Plus / Good Minus. Item #87395
Paul Brown (1893-1958) was an American author and illustrator, best known for his lovely illustrations of many equine books stories, but he did also write and illustrate some pony stories of 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).
Price: $110.00