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Horse and Pony Books:
BLACK DOLLY: THE STORY OF A JUNK YARD PONY aka MOLLY O'THE MOORS (USA edition) (BROCKHAMPTON 1966) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback and paperback by Hodder & Stoughton. Published in the USA by World in 1966, when title was changed. SUMMARY: Picture book for younger readers. Follows the life story of the black mare Molly from her foalhood, through a working life pulling a cart, to her eventual retirement. Apparently the character of Molly was inspired by a real life mare Keeping knew as a child.
SHAUN AND THE CART HORSE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1966) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback in 1979 by Oxford University Press. SUMMARY: Picture book for younger readers. Shaun, a little boy in London, leads a campaign to buy back Queen, the popular cart-pony his uncle has been forced to sell to the cruel horse-dealer Nicky Knacker. Like Black Dolly, the equine heroine of the book was based on a real life pony.
RICHARD (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1973) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR SUMMARY: Picture book for younger readers. Follows a day in the life of police horse Richard who lives and works in London.
Collectors Info: Although not common titles, these can all be found without too much trouble in the UK and to a lesser extent elsewhere. Prices tend to vary a lot. Only Black Dolly (under the alternate title of Molly O'the Moors) appears to have been published in the USA.
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