Our Horses by Lionel Edwards
A Puffin Picture Book 1945.  Super book 80 years old.  Very collectable 
About the Book: 
 “Super illustrated paper book about Horses illustrated by Lionel Edwards – well known for his superb drawings and paintings.”  Puffin books were part of Penguin the British Publishing Housse born 1935. Following Penguin’s successful launch, owner Allen Lane decided to start an imprint of paperbacks, specifically aimed at children. The most famous was Puffin but lesser known names include Ptarmigan, Porpoise and Peacock.  There are more than 34 Puffin Picture Books to collect including this one Our Horses by Lionel Edwards. The books published between 1940 and 1957 
 
Book Type:  Collectable soft back book. 
Genre:  Children’s, Non Fiction, Puffin and Penguin Collectables 
Edition: First Edition 1945  
ISBN: Pre ISBN
Published by Lithographed in England by Charles and Read Ltd, London for the publishers Penguin Books Ltd, West Drayton, Middlesex. 
Size: 21.5cm x 18cm
31 Pages
A good copy.
CONTENTS. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. The headings below are of the illustrated pages
The Ancestry of the Horse
The Horse in History
The Arab
The Barb
Skelton of a Horse
Nomenclature of the parts of the horse
The Shire Horse
The Suffolk Horse or Punch
Cart or Thill or Beeching Harness
Plough harness
The Thoroughbred
Rough Riding School Riding (Haute Ecole)
Polo
Our Native Ponies
Foxhunting
Harness
The International Horse Sho at Olympia
A country Horse Show
The Gaits of the Horse
Point to Point Racing
The Clydesdale
The Hackney
Cleveland Bay mare and foal
Back Cover The end of the day (Farm Horses -Shires) 
Back Story 
“Lionel Edwards (9 November 1878 – 13 April 1966) was a British artist who specialised in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. He provided illustrations for Country Life, The Sphere, The Graphic and numerous books. His artistic output was remarkable: he wrote almost 30 books and illustrated many more, including editions of Black Beauty, Lorna Doone and The Black Arrow, in addition to numerous private commissions. He became a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1926 and the Royal Institute in 1927.His favourite medium was watercolours although he used oils more in his later years.[7] His work was also part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics, the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the 1948 Summer Olympics. He worked to the end of his life, dying from a stroke at his home on 13 April 1966.”
 
CONDITION:
Covers: Good although fragile considering it is 80 years old.  Paper Covers Fairly clean. Age related wear, with foxing throughout 
Binding: tight Staples 
Pages.  All pages complete. Page edges have foxing to the outer edges,  occasion curling and the odd small spot to contents but overall bright and clean. 
Postage
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