Gorse Golden (140 results)

A 142 page book written in 2 parts. Part 1 - for Children Part 2 - for the Parents, covering all aspects of owning and riding a horse, with many illustrations and diagrams. An excellent book for the novice rider. Great condition, no folds, tears or fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. My ponies; How to make your pony quiet; Seat & hands; First lessons; Further instructions: Good hands; Out for a ride; Pony faults and how to cure them; Horse's character' Grass-fed pony; Various pony breeds; Buying the pony; The child; Saddle & bridle; Saddle & bridle; Shoeing; Clothes; Veterinary; A riding tour; Horses on grass for older beginners; Riding holiday; Hunting. C: 1928, 1935 Revised and Enlarged 2nd Edition, 1946-8th Prtg, Country Life, London. Photos. 7-5/8" x 10", 165 pgs. Hardcover, inside Gd+, cover lite wear.

Condition: Good. 1948. Revised Edition. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Tan cloth with green lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fourth 1952 revised edition hardcover in VG condition (light exterior wear, endpaper foxing, otherwise unmarked), with fair-minus dust jacket (well-worn, price-clipped, edges reinforced by tape applied to the underside--protected by a clear, removeable cover). 200 pages. [1.7 lbs]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Fourth Edition (revised). London: Country Life Ltd., 1952. Fourth Edition (revised). Fine/Very Good+. Clean orange cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 200 pgs. Clean dustjacket (hint of faintest soiling to rear panel) is not price clipped, unchipped, enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. "The best of all books for young riders andthose who teach them to ride well and love their horses." Clean solid book, and the best of its kind. 8-1/2 x 10". Horses.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In very good condition, hard cover in orange cloth. Spine ends bumped, tips still sharp. Attractive equine bookplate put in by previous owner on frt pastedn with PON. Page block tight, hinges fine. Heavy stock leaves crisp and slightly age toned with some light foxing contained to preliminaries and end papers. 200 pp. Unclipped pictorial color dust jacket is a professional reproduction, with light wear. Displays well in new Mylar. Illustrations and diagrams. Contents include: My Ponies; How To Make Your Pony Quiet; Seat and Hands; The First Lesson; Good Hands; Out For A Ride; The Pony's Faults and How To Cure Them; The Horse's Character; The Grass-fed Pony; Various Pony Breeds; Buying the Pony; The Child; Saddle and Bridle; Shoeing; Clothes; Veterinary; A Riding Tour; Horses On Grass For Older Beginners; The Riding Holiday and Hunting.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Price clipped jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Condition: Fair. 1936. Reprint. 101 pages. No dust jacket. Brown boards with a red cloth spine. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good 1st edition hard cover in beige, boards with matching beige cloth. Signs of shelf-wear; Spine shows a few small abrasions and light soil. Spine ends bumped, tips still fairly sharp. Tasteful illustration on frt pastedn with PON. Page block tight, hinges fine. Heavy stock leaves crisp and slightly age toned with some light foxing contained to preliminaries and end papers. 143 pp. Unclipped pictorial color dust jacket is a professional reproduction, with light wear. Displays well in new mylar. Illustrations and diagrams. Contents include: My Ponies; How To Make Your Pony Quiet; Seat and Hands; The First Lesson; Good Hands; Out For A Ride; The Pony's Faults and How To Cure Them; The Horse's Character; The Grass-fed Pony; Various Pony Breeds; Buying the Pony; The Child; Saddle and Bridle; Shoeing; Clothes; Veterinary; A Riding Tour; Horses On Grass For Older Beginners; The Riding Holiday and Hunting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Chip and small ink stain to jacket. Price-clipped.

Condition: Fair. 1944. Reprinted. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Illustrated in B&W by Lionel Edwards. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Foxing and tanning more noticeable towards start and end of book and on text block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. A few dog-eared corners. Text block edges are a little tanned and foxed with minor scratches. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Notable water staining to front and rear. Spine is heavily sunned. Strips of sunning front and rear. Boards are notably bowed. Book has a moderate forward lean.

Condition: Good. 1960. Reprinted. 200 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over tan cloth and gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has light edge-wear with closed tears and creasing.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover shows minor wear, soiling, staining. Stamp on the ffep. Pages lightly tanned and foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 9th. faded spine marks to cover. Book.

Condition: Good. 4th edition. Little wear to boards. Light toning to pages with some spotting. DJ has some edge wear and light toning,

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 200pp. Book for young riders and those who teach them. Orange cloth, slight wear to base of spine and dj with some edge tears, now protected with plastic sleeving.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with a gift message dated 1951 to ffep. DJ with some edge wear/scuffs and creasing - a few tape repairs. Solid binding.

Condition: Good. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 74 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Illustrated in black and white by Anne Bullen. Pony fiction for children. Quaint little inscription from 'Mumsie' on the front free end paper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. 1950. Reprinted. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Lettering is darkened.

Condition: Fair. 1941. Reprinted. 102 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Condition: Fair. 1933. Reprinted. 106 pages. No dust jacket. Cream paper covered boards with light brown cloth to spine. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to front board. Foxing overall.

Condition: Good. 1958. Fourteenth Impression. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow and orange cloth covered boards. Plates drawn by Lionel Edwards. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End-papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Creased spine cloth. Gilt lettering has become dull. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.

Condition: Good. Boards have some stains/soiling Content has light toning with some foxing - gift message to ffep. Stable binding. No DJ. 143pp.

Condition: Fair. 1941. Reprinted. 106 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition vintage book. Includes a poor dust jacket with loss to the edges. A little foxing and handling to the contents but they remain fine for their age.

Condition: Good. 1947. 1947 Reprint. 127 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Condition: Fair. 1936. Reprint. 101 pages. No dust jacket. Red & brown boards with blue lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards, with tanning to spine.

Condition: Good. 1936. Reprint. 102 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards with red cloth to spine. Contains ex-libris plate. Pages are mildly tanned with heavy foxing. Notable cracking to gutters. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have notable edgewear with corner crushing and heavy marking to boards. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has backward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Mild scuffing to edges.

Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg- condition. Covers soiled, contents clean, free of writing or marking. Binding square and tight. 106 pp., illus. literature children's juvenile illustrated equestrian.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edwards, Lionel (illustrator). Popular edition. Green hardcover cloth binding has some general wear and light soiling, but binding secure and tight. Name ffep, some light foxing and smudges but a good reading copy. 127 pages. Popular story of a young pony. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.