My First Horse; by Will James; illustrated by the author

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Hardcover. Boards mildy soiled, with a few modest spots to front ; minor wear to pages edges; overall about very good to good(+) thus. Please see photos. No jacket.. Oblong quarto in pale green illus cloth-backed boards; [45] pages: color illustrations; 19 x 25 cm. "Will James tells the story of the toy horses of his small boyhood, of how he learned to draw horses, to rope horses -- and other objects -- and to make corrals, before he had a sure 'nough little horse of his own."--Kirkus. / Horses -- Juvenile fiction. Horsemanship -- Juvenile fiction. Rocking horses -- Juvenile fiction. Play -- Juvenile fiction. Toys -- Juvenile fiction. Ranch life -- Juvenile fiction. Horses -- Folklore. Picture books for children. Children's stories, American -- 20th century. Artists, American -- Biography. Authors, American -- Biography. Toy horses. Chevaux -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Équitation -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Chevaux à bascule -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Jeu -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Jouets -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Vie au ranch -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Chevaux -- Folklore. Livres d'images pour enfants. Histoires pour enfants américaines -- 20e siècle. Children's stories, American. Horsemanship. Horses. Picture books for children. Play. Ranch life. Rocking horses. Toys. James, Will, 1892-1942 -- Childhood and youth. Cowboys.