Description: Portraitures of Horses; A Few People, Some Dogs & Other Animals with Autobiographical Comment and Narrative, Personalized & Signed Morris, George Ford, American, 1873-1960 Published by Fordcacre Studios, Shrewsbury, NJ, 1952 Hardcover (leatherette). Condition: Good. Personalized message, signed by author, dated 1956. Morris, George Ford (illustrator). First edition. 280p, over 500 ills., 21p in color. Without the jacket. One of the great 20th-century American horse books. Hundreds of art works large and small in oil, pencil, charcoal, posters, etc. Morris writes about his life from his early days as a precocious young livestock illustrator through his career as an acclaimed painter of portraits of horses. Includes his work starting with draft horses before he turned to specializing in American Saddle Horses, Morgans, Arabians, and Thoroughbreds. Also includes some cattle, dogs, and cats. (Wells 5220) Very large and heavy (14 x 11 inches oblong). Saddlebreds Pictured : American Born, Anglo Peavine, As Thousands Cheer, Beau Cavalier, Beau Peavine, Beau Wolf, Born to Love & Chester Caldwell, Bourbon Chief, Bourbon King, Captain King, Carolina, Cecelia Chief, Columbus, Dixiana Belle, Dixiana Sunbeam, Fairacre’s Genius, Gaines Denmark, Gallant Knight, Giddy Goblin, Gipsy Dare, Glen Chief, Golden Glamour, Golden King, Green Valley Fox, Highland Denmark, Indian Queen, Jeb Stewart, Jonquil, King Barrymore, King’s Genius, King’s Sport, Lady Bonny, Lee Tracy, Lucky Jaqueline, Madam X, Majestic Peavine, Manrico, Marvel King, Mass O’Gold & Del Holman, Monte Christo, Jr. & J.F. Crenshaw, My Own, Poetry of Motion, Princess Eugenia, Queen of Spindletop, Rex McDonald, Rex Peavine, Roxie Highland & Cape Grant, Royal Irish, Silver Mac, Silver Streak, Sports Applause, Sweetheart on Parade, The Valiant, Thornton Star & “Old Man” Potts, Vicky Rex, Welcome Dare, Wing Commander, Hackneys Pictured : Dr. Selwonk, Hamilton Flame, Lord Baltimore, Seaton Sappho, Thoroughbreds - Standardbreds Pictured : Abbedale, Alsab, Boundless – winner of World’s Fair American Derby, Axtell, Bellfounder, Broomshot, Broadrun, Cavalcade, Citation, Count Fleet, Dan Patch, Directum, Eatontown, Elkridge, Ellectioneer, Firenzi, George Wilkes, Greyhound, Lucky Baldwin’s Rey- El Santa Anita, also Derby winner, Halcyan, Hamiltonian & Bill Rysdyk, , Henry Navarre, Los Angeles, Lou Dillon, MacChesney, Man O’War, Minata, Miss Budweiser, Pavot & George Woolf, Prince Charming II, Quarryman, Risk, Rosemont, Salvator, Senator Crawford, Shoulder Arms, Springleaf, Steeplechaser, The Brook, The Harvester, Thorndale, Tom Hal, Tommy Doyle, Victory Song, War Adventuress, Whirlaway & Eddie Arcaro, Worthy Forbes & “Doc” Flannery, Worthy Matron & “Doc” Flannery, Draft Horses Pictured : Brougham, Dunham’s Brilliant, Esquire of Park, Etradegant, Labres, Lancinante, Omer, Prince Patrick, Seducteur, Trappiste.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: George Ford Morris
Publisher: Fordacre Studios, Shrewsbury NJ
Topic: Horses
Subject: Horses
Original/Facsimile: Original
