Mustang, a Horse of the Old West [A Famous Hinkle Horse Story series] by hinkle, thomas c - 1942

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1942. Reprint. Hardcover_pictorial boards. Used - VeryGood. 5.75"x8.25" 247 pp. Pictorial hard boards with Mustang lead by girl w/apple on front. Deckled edge. #2296. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library. Book plate and sticker inside front cover. Edge wear w/light rubs.

New York: William Morrow, 1945. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 6th printing (1945) of 247pp 1944 h/b edn, publ William Morrow, in acceptable only cond due to watermarked, soiled and stained covers (grey cloth with black outline horse depiction, no jacket). Pages relatively clean but approx 12 have small corner pieces missing. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt..

New York: Morrow, 1943. First Edition Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. A Good copy in light blue cloth of the December 1943 fourth printing of the original edition, in a scuffed and price-clipped Fair dust jacket with shallow edge-wear. (NOT the Grosset & Dunlap reprint edition.) Small owner's name, light tanning at the outer edges of the text block, clean/unmarked within. (Not ex-library.)

Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover.

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue 'tweed' binding; the top edge tint is blue; a Very Good book, with a Good+ dust jacket.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) . Description: The pride of his rancher owner, Mustang was stolen by a wandering cowboy and traded from hand to hand. Freed by a young girl, Mustang -- raised in a stall -- has to face winter on the open range. A trapper helps him survive and restores a little of Mustang's trust in man. Taken again, nobody could touch spur to Mustang. Swift as the wind, the big bay won the only race he entered -- and kept on running back to the open range. He wanted no more of men. Trapped by horse hunters, chased by cowboys, he finally rejoined his owner in a desperate race in a blizzard.

Grosset & Dunlap Famous Hinkle Horse Stories Brown hardcover binding with Grosset & Dunlap Famous Hinkle Horse Stories logo - clean square and tight. Remains of previous owner address label on fep. Some staining to outside edges of page block. Ohterwise clean. Sun-faded spine on DJ plus a couple of minor chips and closed tears- protected in clean Brodart jacket. The dustjacket has a different illustration than the Famous Horse Stories version - this one shows a cowboy on a bay horse trying to outrun a group of men on horses chasing him. Photos available upon request. 247 pages. Beautiful, fast Mustang knows only kindness until he is stolen as a 4 year old. Cruel treatment leaves him fearful and distrustful of humans until a series of events help him regain trust once again.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good+.