K. F. Barker

Full name: Kathleen Frances Barker. British illustrator and artist and author. Her specialist subjects in art were horses and dogs, reflecting her interests in horses and hunting. She is perhaps best known for her many dog stories and canine illustrations but she also illustrated a number of pony books including an edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Phari and Zong by M. E. Buckingham and the Khyberie books by Major Enriquez.

As well as illustrating books, she also wrote one pony novel of her own, plus a couple of non-fictional equine books and a short pony story.

Horse & Pony Books:

TRAVELLER'S JOY: GENTLEMAN AND PULLER
FIRST PRINTED: COUNTRY LIFE 1934
ILLUSTRATED BY AUTHOR?
Quite rare.
EDITION PICTURED: First edition.

Collectors Info:
A fairly rare title and very hard to find outside of the UK.

Short Stories in Other Books & Collections:

TRADESMEN'S HORSES
in TWENTY MORE ANIMAL STORIES
Edited by Cyril Swinson
FIRST PRINTED: ADAM & CHARLES BLACK 1941
ILLUSTRATED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS
Reprinted in hardback by A & C Black a number of times in the 1940s and 1950s.
EDITION PICTURED: 1956 reprint.
SUMMARY OF BOOK: Vintage compilation of stories and excerpts from novels by a number of authors about horses, dogs and other animals. As well as the author's horse story there is an excerpt from her dog/hunting novel Bellman and the Young Entry. Also includes stories/excerpts by Allen Seaby Major Enriquez, T. C. Hinkle, Kitty Ritson and Anna Sewell. Lovely illustrations throughout.

Collectors Info:
Not too hard to find in the UK, but rare elsewhere.