Pocomoto - Pony Express Rider by Rex Dixon - 1955

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1959. Paperback. Acceptable. 1959. First Edition Thus. 207 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to front hinge. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Paper cover has mild edge wear with scuffing to edges and creasing. Light sunning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners.

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains colour illustrated frontispiece, with black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are moderately sunned. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall, with visible marks also. Boards are slightly bowed.

England: Merlin, 1968. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Spine uncreased. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd., 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. First Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Illustrated by Jack Harman. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

England: Merlin, 1967. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Spine mildly creased. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

Paul Hamlyn, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 127 pages. Pictorial paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Paper cover has slight edge wear with minor marks and slight reading creases. Top corner of front paper cover torn.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1955. Red hardcover binding square and tight. Hinges good. Some light soiling, foxing. Color frontispiece illustration and b/w throughout. Some foxing. 1955 ink ffep. DJ has some wrinkles, rubbing, chips and tears, some soiling and foxing. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. Stated first printing. 207 pages. 9th of the 23 book series written by a British author who spent many years of wandering life in Texas, Colorado and Arizona. This series is about a young orphan boy called Pocomoto who when a baby, is the sole survivor of an Indian massacre, and is found and raised by two old prospectors He has close bonds with his palomino horse Goldflash and an opinionated burro named Horace. The series mostly focuses on the adventures he has with his friends and animals, but also explores deeper issues such as how an outside learns to fit into normal society .. Illus. by Harman, Jack. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Fair.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1954. Red hardcover binding square and tight. Hinges good. Some light soiling. Color frontispiece illustration detached but present, b/w throughout. DJ has some wrinkles, rubbing, chips and tears, some soiling and foxing. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. 206 pages. Stated first printing. 6th of the 23 book series written by a British author who spent many years of wandering life in Texas, Colorado and Arizona. This series is about a young orphan boy called Pocomoto who when a baby, is the sole survivor of an Indian massacre, and is found and raised by two old prospectors He has close bonds with his palomino horse Goldflash and an opinionated burro named Horace. The series mostly focuses on the adventures he has with his friends and animals, but also explores deeper issues such as how an outside learns to fit into normal society .. Illus. by Harman, Jack. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Fair.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 216 pages. Illustrative jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Jack Harman. list of illustrations. Jack Harman drew the six black-and-white illustrations within the text. Dull red coloured boards with black coloured illustration of a rearing horse with a young man on board to the front panel. With black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Jack Harman, with blue and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A Pocomoto adventure, who he captured and tamed his horse Goldflash. Softening, rubbing and fading of the backstrip; some bumping of the book corners. Age toning and quite heavy foxing to the textblock edges and to the pages. The frontispiece is missing. Tape remnants can be seen to the end pages and there is a small, half-inch top front hinge. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. The number '135'has been placed to the free… Read More