Penelope by Norman Thelwell

FIRST EDITION hardcover (excellent condition) with dust jacket (fair condition) published by Eyre Methuen Ltd 1972

Inscription in front cover.

Norman Thelwells best-loved characters are back in a special edition of a timeless favorite. 

 In the early 1950s, and quite to his surprise, artist Norman Thelwell became popular for his equestrian-themed cartoons. In an effort to satisfy a devoted and growing international following, Thelwell developed a cartoon strip about a particular horse-crazy young lady and her wicked pony called Penelope and Kipper. This became a book called Penelope, first published in 1972 and now found bound with other favorites in the popular collection Pony Panorama. Seventeen years later, a second series of adventures found its way to print in Penelope Rides Again. Thelwells plucky, pint-sized equestrian was back in the saddle (or, more frequently, out of it) as she braved both showgrounds and countryside with the still-devilish Kipper.