tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post2132586881955282588..comments2022-03-25T11:05:47.658+00:00Comments on Pullein-Thompson pony books and more: Some P-T/blog related thoughtspullein-thompson-archivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875692220143559727noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-88092163173198167752007-11-05T20:21:00.000+00:002007-11-05T20:21:00.000+00:00So pleased you found it!BettinaSo pleased you found it!<BR/>BettinaBettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530628996351562461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-32050276429282365082007-11-03T19:55:00.000+00:002007-11-03T19:55:00.000+00:00Thanks for your replies Jane and susan in boston.I...Thanks for your replies Jane and susan in boston.<BR/><BR/>I havent heard of those authors Susan, like Jane. I think it is because we had so many great names of our own, and the fact that the P-T's and K M Peyton were writing enough to keep many people happy that USA authors didnt get a look in. The 1980s and 1990s meant that horses werent as important, and pony books suffered. Since the 1980s and 1990s, coverage of horse sports (bar racing) has declined on the BBC, and these days, rather than people curling up with a good book, there are competition from both the internet and game consoles etc. <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about getting any book, that is why in reality my P-T want list is bigger than what I posted originally due to replacing certain editions. It's mainly the two "Moors" books (Star-Riders and Ghost Horse) of Josephine's, the rest of the series are first editions, and those two are sticking out like a sore thumb. Ideally,I would love all mine to be hard backs, but in reality, the horse books I want (I am after other pony books not written by the P-T's) means that I wont have the shelf space for them all.<BR/><BR/>I suppose prices for the paperback editions of Silver Snaffles will go back when Fidra stop publishing Silver Snaffles, though like you say, there will be always a good price for the hardback copies. Though prices may go up a little for her other works - as far as I am aware of, Silver Snaffles is the only Primrose Cumming book that is being republished by Fidra. I myself have "No Place For Ponies" (though I admit I havent read it) for what I think is a reasonable price of £6 (excluding postage), with a almost perfect dj. It may prompt others to buy her other books, some of which are almost as pricey as Silver Snaffles (particularly first editions).pullein-thompson-archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875692220143559727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-77033799268217346312007-11-03T16:05:00.000+00:002007-11-03T16:05:00.000+00:00Thanks for the link mokey.Unfortunately the ebay s...Thanks for the link mokey.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately the ebay seller only posts to Australia, and I am in the UK.pullein-thompson-archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875692220143559727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-62818493645820669462007-11-03T11:01:00.000+00:002007-11-03T11:01:00.000+00:00Hi,you were wanting a copy of The Horse Sale with ...Hi,you were wanting a copy of The Horse Sale with the lovely blue Sheila Rose cover - if you are interested there is one currently up for auction in a set of 3 on ebay <BR/> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/3-HORSE-BOOKS-BY-CHRISTINE-PULLEIN-THOMPSON_W0QQitemZ160176088384QQihZ006QQcategoryZ21678QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem. Its located here in Australia! Cheers, Jane in Oz.mokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492786759265392951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-90207901317634872542007-11-03T09:50:00.000+00:002007-11-03T09:50:00.000+00:00I think you should include Joanna Cannan too.As fo...I think you should include Joanna Cannan too.<BR/><BR/>As for expensive pony books, I think there will always be a market for the first editions. With my own collection, at first I started off getting any edition I could of things that I hadn't read, but since then I've upgraded them to firsts with djs, or just better copies, as it's been possible. My ideal is to have very good firsts with djs of everything! - I have a long, long way to go though....<BR/><BR/>The most expensive pony book I've ever sold was Silver Snaffles. Very good Elyne Mitchells in djs can get quite pricey and as Susan says, Jill is moving up over the years. Six Ponies can be quite expensive and I have seen some monstrously expensive K M Peytons (though they carried on being listed at that price for some years: just because it's listed high doesn't mean someone's going to buy it!) H M Peel can be quite expensive too. Very good firsts of Golden Gorse's Moorland Mousie can go for quite a price. I've sold a few and they always go well. In fact, now I think about it, they weren't far off the price for Silver Snaffles. <BR/><BR/>As for Silver Snaffles, I think the reprint will affect certainly the Knight paperback, which is abridged, and the tattier hardbacks, but the good hardbacks with djs should hold their value.<BR/><BR/>I'm fascinated by the books Susan mentions, some of which I've never even heard of. When I look at the bookselling sites, I have noticed that many many books are ex-library.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-69240336221568619462007-10-29T19:38:00.000+00:002007-10-29T19:38:00.000+00:00Re most expensive books...on the UK side, I would ...Re most expensive books...on the UK side, I would agree that Silver Snaffles was the big ticket item....it will be interesting to see what happens to the value when the reprints appear. It's a cult classic in the US too, so the international competitiion for early printings may help it hold value. The Hodder and Stoughton hardcover editions of Ruby Ferguson's Jill books are getting up there, and the early dustjacketed Pullein-Thomspons seem to command a good price too. <BR/><BR/>On the US side, the most expensive book I've ever seen listed was Nancy Caffery's Show Pony, at $450, the most expensive I've ever actually seen sell (in an ebay bidding war) was Patsey Gray's The Horse Trap for $300. <BR/><BR/>Books in the $100 range are common, and sell pretty quickly. I know that's a shocker, but it's supply and demand. The supply of hardcover books that aren't ex-library, is very, very limited...the practice of giving book tokens to children, so they could chose their own books, just didn't exist here, so far fewer books were printed, and fewer still made it into private hands to be cared for and passed on. <BR/><BR/>Re Joanna Cannan....congrats on getting your last title! I love her work...an American printing of A Pony For Jean is really what got me started collecting English horsebooks! I've read a couple of her mysteries that were reprinted in the US, Death at the Dog and They Rang Up the Police, and they were excellent....many reviews I've seen compare her to Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers.Susan in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078598375711946460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-46259040832023596572007-10-29T12:28:00.000+00:002007-10-29T12:28:00.000+00:00Thank you...I have just ordered a copy...it was so...Thank you...I have just ordered a copy...it was so easy to find once I knew year and this time seller got straight back to me with conformation of titles (just to make sure)!haffyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694991643642600517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-82781459568364776002007-10-28T21:58:00.000+00:002007-10-28T21:58:00.000+00:00It is the Beaver edition entitled "Black Beauty's ...It is the Beaver edition entitled "Black Beauty's Family 2", published in 1982, which has the Black Raven in. There is an Beaver book called "Black Beauty's Family 1", which was published in 1981, but I dont know what stories it contains. <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about abebooks, I asked 10 sellers at the same time: only 3 replied. Only 2 gave me the right answer, one gave me an strange answer (giving the names of the chapters rather than the titles), but I was able to work out myself that it was the wrong one.pullein-thompson-archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875692220143559727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-12682527207897619962007-10-28T21:54:00.000+00:002007-10-28T21:54:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.pullein-thompson-archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875692220143559727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459893438693440780.post-8942566492562541382007-10-28T21:28:00.000+00:002007-10-28T21:28:00.000+00:00I would be very interested to find out which editi...I would be very interested to find out which edition of black Beauty's family has Black Raven in? Since it was confirmed I have emailed endless book sellers on Abe/Amazon but only 1 has bothered to reply so far and it was the wrong one. I found a foreign (swedish I think) version very easily if that counts?haffyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694991643642600517noreply@blogger.com