![]() ![]() With ten black-and-white illustrations by Keith Ward. The novel was published in 1941 while Farley was a student at Columbia University and over the years was joined by many sequels… The Black Stallion… remains Farley's greatest creation, and devoted horse fans will continue to cheer as the Black and Alec thunder down the homestretch for many years to come" (Silvey, 237-38). "Whether fans are introduced to Walter Farley's Black Stallion in the original novel form… or on the screen in the highly successful film version, they are meeting one of the most enduring and popular animal characters ever created… While still attending Erasmus Hall High School, Farley began to write the story that would become The Black Stallion. ![]() $22,000.Įxtremely rare first edition of the first novel in Farley’s beloved “Black Stallion” series, accompanied by an autograph presentation letter on Black Stallion stationery signed by the author: “For all our good friends attending the Special Education School in Christi, Texas-wishing you good reading and love and joy always! Walter Farley and The Black Stallion.” Exceedingly rare. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. ![]() Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket. “WISHING YOU GOOD READING AND LOVE AND JOY ALWAYS!”: VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE BLACK STALLION, WITH DELIGHTFUL AUTOGRAPH PRESENTATION LETTER SIGNED BY WALTER FARLEY “AND THE BLACK STALLION”įARLEY, Walter. ![]()
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