SMOKY: THE COW HORSE.
Will James
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. 263pp. Illustrations by the author. Navy cloth with paper pictorial label on the front cover. Scribner’s Illustrated Classics Edition. Spotting to the covers, spine and corners worn, previous owner’s name on front pastedown, overall fair. As a young man, James went west to be a cowboy. He worked his way from the bottom to become a top-hand. His books reflect his experiences. James won the 1927 Newbery Medal in children’s literature for this book.