The Mystery Horse by Riley

Basil Blackwell. Fair with no dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. 15 oz.; 200 pages; HC no DJ aged spots on cover light musty odor solid reading copy. .

Basil Blackwell, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 1957. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Very good condition item, with bright and clear pages. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Messner, 1950. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basil Blackwell, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1957. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor sunning to spine and edges. Notable water staining to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. Pen marks to front panel.

Messner, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The Copp Clark C. LTD edition of 1950 hardcover. P.P. name on Ffep, else Clean, tight and unmarked. Blue cloth boards with black lettering. Illustrated by John Merle Smith. DJ has creases and small chips along edges, now protected in a new archival grade mylar sleeve. Trust an experienced independent bookseller since 1988. Orders are shipped daily via USPS with delivery confirmation.

Toronto: Copp Clark, 1950. Brown hardcover binding square and tight, some minor foxing and 1951 gift note on ffep. - no other writing tears or marks to interior. DJ missing large triangular chip about 3" x 3" upper LH corner of front cover - takes out part of the title but not the illustration of the boy on a bay horse. Light soiling - protected now in clean Brodart. Bio of author on back cover. 200 pages. A lovely bay filly is found running with the Bar T herd, but no one knows where she came from Bob Davis asks to train her, but his mother warns if the real owner comes Bob will have to give her up. Lots of adventure in this heart-warming story.. Illus. by Smith, John Merle. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st This Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1950. First American Edition . Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good + DJ. John Merle Smith. First American Edition. A Bright, Clean, Unmarked Example In A Bright, Complete Dj With A Little Wear At Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine, And A Few Short Tears.

NY Julian Messner 1961. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. 4th Printing..

Toronto:: The Copp Clark Co, Limited, , 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Merle Smith. First Thus-.Edition Not Stated.A gift inscription dated 1955 from the author on flyleaf as well as authors signature only on the Title page. John Merle Smith (illustrator). First Canadian. Hard Cover.DJ is unclipped and has edge wear and chips-front flap separating. Brown cloth cover with the silhouette of a horse on the cover. Numerous illustrations throughout the text. Story of a young man and a mystery horse which he acquires. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrive to help solve the mystery. 200 pp Louise Riley, The Granddaughter Of A Calgary Homesteader, Was A Children's Librarian From 1930 And A Radio Broadcaster Telling Weekly Stories. She Is Commemorated By Louise Riley Library Which Was Built Two Years After Her Death In 1957.