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Other Horse & Pony Books:
PENNY'S WORTH (DUTTON 1952) ILLUSTRATED BY JEANNE MELLIN Very rare. EDITION PICTURED: 1st edition, including colour frontispiece. SUMMARY: Charming story of a riding school pony who longs for an real owner. Her dream comes true when she becomes the mount of an insecure boy, and he regains his confidence with the help of the mare.
MIG O'THE MOOR (DUTTON 1953) ILLUSTRATED BY JEANNE MELLIN Rare. EDITION PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: Racing story with a fantasy element, set partly in Ireland. Irish horse dealer Shawn Flynn returns to his homeland to look for horses to sell in America. He sees the mysterious stallion Mig galloping in the mist and determines to have the animal for himself. Mig eventually ends up in a racing stable in America, but what is his secret and can he help Danny O'Hara win the respect of his father? Set at an older readership than the author's other pony books. PONYMAD RATING: 5 HORSESHOES Read review
HANOVER'S WISHING STAR (DUTTON 1956) ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS EDITION PICTURED: SUMMARY: Semi-fictionalised account of a young girl and her horse illustrated with photos. Karen Ann wants a horse of her own and hopes to buy an ex-racehorse when they are auctioned off.
PONY DUET (DUTTON 1957) (UK 1st edition DENT 1959) ILLUSTRATED BY RONNIE MUTCH Published in the UK by Dent in 1959. Reprinted in the UK by Dent. Rare EDITION PICTURED: Dent UK edition. SUMMARY: Cathy loves horses but has lost her nerve due to a fall. Can the skewbald pony Duet that her Aunt gives her help Cathy regain her confidence?
SCENE FROM THE SADDLE (DUTTON 1958) ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY BUDD EDITION PICTURED: 1st edition SUMMARY: A rider's perspective of the world of showing, as a young boy enters his pony for a show. Similar in style to Hanover's Wishing Star in that it is fact which has been slightly fictionalised.
Colllectors Info: Apart from Pony Duet none of these were published in the UK. The books range from uncommon to extremely rare, even in the USA, and many are very expensive. Scene From the Saddle and Hanover's Wishing Star are the easiest ones to track down. Penny's Worth is probably the rarest. All of them are extremely hard to find outside of America. Even the UK edition of Pony Duet published by Dent is rarely seen here. Ms. McCaffrey is certainly not an easy author to collect!
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