Impetus for the book was the Brussels funeral procession of Albert VII (1559-1621), Archduke of Austria, who in 1598 had married the Infanta Isabella, daughter of King Phillip II of Spain, who appointed them co-governors of the Spanish Low Countries.

He served in the Grenadier Guards during World War II and attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire. The first novel, The Junkyard Dog is rated near fine on condition because of a slight yellowing; The 600 Pound Gorilla is in fine condition.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Among his well-loved books is Babe, The Gallant Pig, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Captain, Ladybird and Herbert - two Shire horses and a Suffolk Punch - are not pleased when Jenny, a retired seaside donkey, arrives at the Old Horses' Home. Then rustlers are spotted in the area- thieves who like nothing better than to steal horses and ship them abroad to be made into horse pie! The horses are gone, the ‘westerns’ are gone the people that portraited them are gone- our world is a poorer place without the example they were for the children of the time.

That night I stopped by to visit my parents for dinner and they told me about a biography they’d just watched on tv about Jimmy Stewart and his horse, Pie. Captain, Ladybird and Herbert two Shire horses and a Suffolk Punch are not pleased when Jenny, a retired seaside donkey, arrives at the Old Horses Home.Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc.

had heard Jimmy tell some of the story, including the one about having the horse walk down the street all by himself………. These prints are taken from the THE GRAPHIC and in many cases, there will also be text on the reverse of the image side. Because the jockey cannot dismount until they have reached the paddock, the thought-to-be Ivan Taski is disqualified. Gilt The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in. Item despatched quickly and as described, but damaged in transit due to plastic wrap packaging being inadequate protection.Dick lived with his wife in a small 17th-century cottage, about three miles from the house where he was born.

Horse Pie was one of my favourite cassettes to put on when it was bedtime, listen to the story while drifting off to sleep. Come join the discussion about breeding, grooming, reviews, health, behavior, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more! The last nine novels in the set, all first editions, are all in hardcover, published by New American Library, Pocket Books and Mysterious Press but not signed. Pie appeared as Stewart’s horse in 17 Westerns, and the actor developed a strong personal bond with the horse. Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth.I soon bought a bell for under the saddle of my new drop handlebar bicycle which I took on rides to Lands End and Paris etc. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). SPANISH LANGUAGE EDITION A VERY RARE TITLE SOLID CLEAN AND VERY BRIGHT A BEGINNER BOOK ABOUT A YOUNG INDIAN BOY AND HIS HORSE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BY KATHERINE EVANS LIGHT WEAR AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE JACKET IS UNCLIPPED BUT QUITE WORN SPLIT IN TWO PIECES.