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PALMER,JOSEPH: : THE DARTMOOR PONY: A History of the Breed.[Author+artist SIGNED copy.]

UK.EXETER,DEVON.DEVON BOOKS/WHEATON PUBLISHERS LTD.,1990.

ISBN 0861148630.

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,double-SIGNED, 1st edn.[SIGNED by both the author and the artist/illustrator.]FINE/FINE.Neat ink owner inscrptn (name+date) to top left- hand corner of ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Both author and illustrator ink signatures - without dedication - to title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial painting illustrated front panel with b/w+brown lettering, modern colour photograph to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Inevitable but light superficial scoring/indentations without penetration and without affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white eps - owner's inscrptn excepted.UK, rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,double SIGNED,1st edn,2-167pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters and appendices (A-D),b/w line illus chapter headpieces,b/w line and colour illustrations - all by Peter Upton, throughout the text and the book,profuse contemporary b/w+colour pony photographs similarly interspersed throughout the book,plus [unpaginated] double SIGNED title page,foreword by HRH Prince of Wales,Duke of Cornwall,list of Subscribers,b/w line illustrated contents list/table with a preface to its recto. The Dartmoor Pony is the product of an exceptionally tough environment - its essential character,physique and size have been determined by its surroundings. Beginning on the wilds of Dartmoor, Joseph Palmer follows the story of the Dartmoor Pony,looking at what it has been and what it has become,how it is now considered as a riding pony in its own right,when once it was used for breeding polo ponies. The book looks at the events which led to the formation of the Dartmoor Pony Society,the beginning of registration and stud books,the successful breeding and showing of Dartmoors,and the future of the breed,following the initiatives to encourage keeping the Dartmoor Pony on its native moorland again. The enthusiasts over the last ninety years are included: Lord Arthur Cecil for whose cup the Mountain and Moorland mares still compete,Imogen Muntz (nee Collier) who introduced the prefix,Sylvia Calmady-Hamlyn who enhanced the quality of the breed by devoting her talents,time and fortune to the Dartmoor Pony for forty years,and many other owners,riders and breeders. There are detailed appendices on studs, show-winners and foundation stock. Illustrated with line-drawings and colour paintings by Peter Upton and with many colour and b/w photographs,'The Dartmoor Pony' is a rich record of the history of the breed. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers -BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,double-SIGNED,1st edn.
Author & illustrator IGNED - without dedication.

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