Horseman's Island
Country Life Ltd, 1950.
First edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering, in blue dustwrapper with Charlotte Hough's pony illustration on front panel. Author's presentation copy, inscribed on the front endpaper, "To Edith, With love & best Christmas wishes from the author. M.M. Oliver Dec 25th 1950". Eleven black and white plates by Stanley Lloyd. A near fine copy in a good dustwrapper, which has slight wear to the ends of the spine and some staining to the upper panel.
Marjorie Oliver was an early writer of the genre of pony stories, inscribed copies are uncommon.
Stock ID: 45749
