NO MISTAKING CORKER

Collins First edition 1947

illustrated by Anne Bullen The author's second book to be published. This introduces the Thornton family who embark, without their mother, on a trek by horse drawn caravan across country to Dorset. On the way they encounter several incidents, in part caused by the similarity of their van horse, the Corker of the title, to other horses on their journey. Unusual in the way that it is written as if by Lindsey Thornton. Although the original Punchbowl Farm book, it predates the family's move there.

First edition: pale green bds, red blocking; figure of horse's head on front board; 135x200mm; 192pp; frontispiece of girl on caravan bunk; 19 other b/w line illustrations, all but 3 used as full page.

Dustwrapper: painting of 'head and shoulders' of horse, wrapping to include the spine; illustrator credited on spine; rear lists Wish for a Pony with books by Joanna Cannan and the two Pullein-Thompsons under the heading PONY BOOKS; cover price 8s 6d.

Reprinted:

Collins 1948: second edition {advertised in catalogue, USA}

1956? 6/- edition Listed by SE but not seen. 1956 Copy advertised on internet, red cloth and with the same dustwrapper as the original, going by the central area which had been clipped and stuck into the front board.

Other Editions:

Collins Seagull Library 1962: blue boards with seagull motif in silver; 190pp; no list of illustrations; no frontispiece; 17 line illustrations, last two of the originals not included. Dustwrapper: Full colour painting of man with horse, two children and caravan in background; spine red with small oval picture of horse-drawn caravan.

Collins Seagull Library 1962

Armada 1965

Armada 1965: 159pp; frontispiece and 14 of original b/w illustrations; cover by Mary Gernat; cover price 2/6; Armada number C119.

Collins 1966: Reissued in The Vanguard Book of Ponies and Riding with two other novels by other authors.