I don’t sell secondhand books, but I can give you some ideas on where to look for them.
Publishers of pony books
Jane Badger Books
On my sister site, you can find my publishing company. JBB produce reprints of classic pony books as eBooks and paperbacks. You can find the full list of titles in print here
Authors currently available include:
- Caroline Akrill
- Jane Badger
- Gillian Baxter
- Judith M Berrisford
- Joanna Cannan
- Victoria Eveleigh
- Ruby Ferguson
- Patricia Leitch
- Patience McElwee
- Marjorie Mary Oliver & Eva Ducat
- Hazel M Peel
- Christine Pullein-Thompson
- Diana Pullein-Thompson
- Josephine Pullein-Thompson
- Siân Shipley
Girls Gone By
GGB publish Monica Edwards (and many other authors). Most of hers weren’t strictly pony books, but here’s where to come. Girls Gone By do limited reprints, so if you want one of their books, swoop while they’re still in print. They very soon rocket up in price on the secondhand market.
Andersen Press
Monica Dickens has now joined the ranks of pony book authors to be republished. The Andersen Press, probably best known to parents for producing the multi-coloured elephant Elmer, have republished the Follyfoot series.
Bloomsbury have the four-book World’s End series available as eBooks and paperbacks.
Random House have made most of K M Peyton’s books available as eBooks and print-on-demand paperbacks. The Flambards series is available through Oxford University Press.
American companies
Image Cascade
Image Cascade publish out of print girl’s stories, in a similar fashion to Girls Gone By. As well as a range of other, non-pony, authors, they have published Janet Lambert’s Dria Meredith books, and Anne Emery’s Scarlet Royal.
The Will James Art Company
As well as producing various merchandise with Will James’ illustrations, this company has reissued most (if not all) of Will James’ books. Unusually, many are available as hardbacks.
Other places to find pony books
Specialist children’s booksellers
Aucott & Thomas: has the biggest selection of pony books I’ve found online
Stella & Rose: a reasonable selection of pony stories, and lots more besides
Peakirk Books: lots of children’s books
Cotswold Books: often have a good selection of pony books
TP Books: Lou Harrison has a wide selection of children’s books. No internet presence, but you can contact her at TP books, 71 Main Street, Ilkley, LS29 0PD
Physical shops: UK
RE & GB Way: excellent range of non-fiction horse books, and plenty more besides. Very well worth the visit if you’re near Suffolk. In non-Covid times they do the big shows and equestrian events.
Sarah Key, The Haunted Bookshop, Cambridge: lovely shop with some pony books
Equestrian Book Fair: they’re at all the major shows, and also have a web presence. They stock modern fiction and non-fiction.
USA
Robin Bledsoe sells children’s horse books, as well as a wide selection of horse and art books online. Probably the major equestrian dealer in the USA.
Horse Books Plus sell children’s horse books and much more besides.
Deja Vu Books specialise in horse books and dog books.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Mangaiti Equine Books in New Zealand is well worth a look. They have an excellent range of stock.
Equitainment have a wide range of horsey stuff, selling DVDs as well as books.
Magazines
If you’re after magazines, I’ve put together something on that.