Horses are Folks CW Anderson Vintage 1950 HC Horse Book Racing Show Steeplechase

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Horses are Folds, written and illustrated by C.W. Anderson. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York. Hardback book. Book in overall good condition; tight binding, clean pages. Shelf rubs on cover edges, corners and spine, particularly at top and bottom of spine and outer corners. Tear at bottom of one page (Ossabaw over the water jump at Belmont). (please see all photos) Copyright 1949, 1950. 90 pages. I can combine shipping on like items, purchased within one week of original purchase, and paid in single transaction. Please see other items seller has at auction, and bid with confidence.
"Clarence William Anderson
(1891–1971), born in
Wahoo
,
Nebraska
, and known professionally as C.W. Anderson, was an
author
and
illustrator
of children's books. Anderson had an interest in horses and drawing. When he wasn't out riding horses, he was drawing them, taking great interest in their bone structure and conformation. Anderson started his career by illustrating for other authors, but eventually began developing texts to accompany his realistic and lively black and white drawings. He is best known for his "Billy and Blaze" book series.
The adventures of Billy and Blaze revolve around proper care of the horse, while teaching a lesson. Anderson would go to great lengths to give accurate information. He would even go on to write
Heads Up, Heels Down
as a training tool for young horse lovers. All of the stories Anderson wrote would be based on true stories or people that he knew-only the plots were fictitious.
By the end of Anderson's life, he had written and illustrated over thirty-five horse books, and had also created covers for the
Saturday Evening Post
."