Books published by publisher P.F. Volland

This delightful storybook tells about Little Big Bye-and-Bye who really REALLY wants a pony! His father told him he can have one when he is bigger, which seems marvelous at first - until he realizes he's not very big yet. Story and illustrations are by Holling Clancy Holling, who wrote and illustrated many wonderful Indian books such as "Claws of the Thunderbird", "Paddle-to-the-Sea", "Tree in the Trail" and others. The Hollings lived among Native Americans for a time, and their books have been praised for their authenticity.

This is not a print on demand or facsimile copy. It is a children's board book of poetry published by P.F. Volland Company, Joliet, IL with a copyright of 1921 and subsequent editions including the Thirtieth. It is unpaginated and the verses are accompanied by full color illustrations by Katharine Sturges Dodge. The book is dedicated to "all children young and old who believe in the love of a dog."

Hard Cover; Fair+; Signed by Author; Dust Jacket - Acceptable; Hard Cover. Fair+/Fair. Minor chipping and edgewear to binding, some sunning and discoloration, corner bumps. Bookshop sticker on inside front cover. Flyleaf inscribed "To Louis Edmonds Christmas 1934 from mother and daddy." (Edmonds is the actor who played Langley on the long-running soap opera "All My Children.") Jacket chipped on edges and at corners, with a few pieces missing. Beautiful color and B&W illustrations.