The Horsemasters, Don Stanford, 1957, First Edition, Very Good + HC & DJ

Stanford, Don, New York, New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1957, 5 ½” x 8 ¼”, 212 pp.

Very Good + octavo, blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine, slight bumping, previous owner’s nameplate to front free endpaper, deckled pages. Very Good + dust jacket, illustration to the front cover and spine, blue and red lettering to the front cover and spine, white back cover listing other books written by Don Stanford, 212 pp. Black-and-white illustrations at the top of every chapter. This book is important for its lively depiction of life at a boys’ boarding school, exploring themes of tradition, growth, and mentorship that reflect the spirit of mid-20th-century America.