The Sportsman and Veterinary Recorder: Vol. 2, nos. 1-6 (July-Dec. 1835, date corrected in pencil on title page). London: The Sportsman. 331p + 6 engraved pls. (offsetting onto facing pages). Very good hardcover: contemporary half leather, marbled boards (rubbed); new endpapers. Without the original paper covers. Occasional light staining; overall..... More
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1847. "A Practical Farrier." The Pocket Farrier, A Treatise on the Veterinary Art; containing the Materia Medica and Pharmacopoeia. Derby, England: Thomas Richardson and Son 1847 (1st pub. 1844). 324p, 2 engraved pls. Very good hardcover (opening pages including frontispiece and pictorial title page foxed). Rebound in plain cloth. Owner's..... More
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1971. Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e. V. Aachen International Dressage, Jumping, and Driving Championships. Three programs: 1971 (jumping), 1974 (jumping and German dressage championship), 1976 (dressage, jumping, driving). Each over 250p, a few ills. in ads. Good paperbound (some wear). In German. ** From the library of Dr. H.L.M. Van Schaik, with..... More
1875. Achiardi, Antonio d'. Coralli Eocenici del Friuli [and] Coralli Giurassici dell'Italia Settentrionale. Pisa: Tipografia Nistri 1875, 1880. 2 works bound in one: 100p + many lithographed ills. on 16 pls., 78p + many lithographed ills. on 4 folding pls. Good hardcover (pages browned, folding plates foxed, hinges exposed but..... More
1997. Ackerman, Sherry L. Dressage in the Fourth Dimension. Cleveland Heights: Xenophon 1997. 86p, no ills. Very good paperbound. ** Drawing on Zen and other Asian philosophies, the author is "concerned with liberating riders from the narrowly individual egoistic I-ness. She sees dressage as...an avenue to reflection, exploration and self-knowledge...."..... More
1988. Ackermann, Arthur & Son. A View from the Saddle. London, 1988. 72p, many ills., many in color. Very good paperbound. Owner's small label on front endpaper. ** Auction catalogue of almost 100 equestrian watercolors, drawings, and bronzes. Chiefly racing and hunting; also some polo, driving, cats, and dogs. The..... More
1805. [Act of Parliament]. An Act for Granting to His Majesty Additional Duties in Great Britain on Horses Used in Riding, or for Drawing Certain Carriages [etc.]. [London] March 18, 1805. Pp. [125]-131, headed by British coat of arms; a few charts. Good paperbound, neatly reinforced with paper tape... More
1767. [Act of Parliament]. An Act to Explain, Amend, and Reduce...the General Laws Now in Being for Regulating the Turnpike Roads of This Kingdom [etc.]. London: Mark Baskett 1767. Pp. 527-559, no ills. except British coat of arms. Good paperbound (removed from a bound volume; occasional small holes). Printed in..... More
Acton, C.R. Silk and Spur: NY: Scribner 1936. x, 322p + 16 pls. Sturdy clean hardcover but fair because covers are spotted and rubbed; top of spine torn. Fore-edges foxed. No d.j. ** On various aspects of British racing, especially in the early 20th century: history, famous horses and personalities..... More
Adams, O.R. Lameness in Horses. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger 1971. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1962]. 562p, many photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (light cover soil, endpapers browned). Bookplate. No d.j., as issued. ** Although this longtime standard veterinary text has been much revised over the years, early editions..... More
1837. Adams, William Bridges. English Pleasure Carriages: Their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities [etc.] London: Charles Knight 1837. xviii, 315p, ca. 25 line ills. Good hardcover (blue-green cloth, spine gilt stamped). Lacks front endpaper; occasional neat penciling. Armorial bookplate of Augustus Terry Clarke. Related material laid..... More
1837. Adams, William Bridges. English Pleasure Carriages: Their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities [etc.] London: Charles Knight 1837. xviii, 315p, ca. 25 line ills. Good hardcover (orange-brown cloth). Covers becoming tender; rear hinge exposed; lightly foxed. Former owner's pencil name: Jay Coogan, Whitehall, Newport, R.I., with..... More
1953. Addison, William. Audley End. London: Dent 1953. 237p + 16p of photos, 1 color pl. Very good hardcover (outer pages lightly foxed, occasional marginal stains) in good d.j. ** History of the "family, the administration, and the fabric of the mansion, which when built by Lord Treasuer Howard between..... More
1953. Addison, William. Audley End. London: Dent 1953. 237p + 16p of photos, 1 color pl. Very good hardcover (outer pages lightly foxed) in good d.j. ** History of the "family, the administration, and the fabric of the mansion, which when built by Lord Treasurer Howard between 1603 and 1616..... More
1970. Adhemar, Helene, and Anne Dayez. Maurice Denis. Paris: Orangerie des Tuileries 1970. 128p, many ills. (2 in color + cover). Good paperbound (owner's name blacked out inside front cover, bookplate removed, one ink note, corners bumped). In French. ** Exhibition catalogue of over 280 paintings, prints, drawings, and illustrated..... More
1980. Adhemar, Jean, et al. Photographie & Architecture. Published as an issue of Monuments Historiques, number 110. Paris: C.M.H.N.S., no date [1980]. 84p, many photos. Very good paperbound. In French. ** Chapters on many aspects of French photography of architecture and urbanism (chiefly 19th century), by various specialists. Marville, Negre..... More
1961. Ainalov, D.V. The Hellenistic Origins of Byzantine Art. Ed. by Cyril Mango. Rutgers, 1961. xv, 322p, 128 ills. Trans. from Russian. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (torn). From the library of Stanford Anderson, with his small ink stamp. ** "The pioneer work on the classical heritage of Byzantine..... More
1923. [Albizzati, Carlo. Vasi Antichi Dipinti del Vaticano. Rome: P. Sansaini, 1923-38]. 214p, 165 text ills. (line and photo) + over 460 photos on 70 pls., printed in sepia. Rebound in half vellum, marbled boards. Leather spine label partly chipped off. New endpapers; lacking title page and any other preliminary..... More
1987. Allen, David Rayvern. Early Books on Cricket. London: Europa 1987. 128p, several ills. of title pages. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** Bibliography of over 40 books and pamphlets published from 1607 to 1895, with notes on how they reflect the historical and sociological growth of the game... More
1945. Allen, E. Douglas. "Frederic E. Remington--Author and Illustrator. A List of His Contributions to American Periodicals from 1886 to 1913." In Bulletin of The New York Public Library, December 1945, pp. 895-912, no ills. Very good paperbound (light cover wear; tips of backstrip torn). ** This issue features Allen's..... More
1825. Allen, John. Principles of Modern Riding, for Gentlemen. London: Thomas Tegg 1825. xiv, 286p + 32 engraved pls. Good hardcover: contemporary half leather, marbled boards (rubbed). Although the text is generally very good and clean (some offsetting from plates), most of the plates are dampstained in the margins and..... More
1947. [Allied Forces in Berlin]. Concours Hippique: Amical Interallie. Berlin: Imprimerie Nationale 1947. [12]p, no ills. except for 2 photos on the covers. Good paperbound (cover soil; occasional pencil marks). In French, with some English and German. ** Program of an Inter-Allies horse show, held in Berlin on September 7..... More
American / National / American Amateur Press Association members. Archive of 100+ amateur press publications (1900-1957). Approximately 108 items (with 2 duplicates) from 66 different amateur presses: 62 in the U.S., 4 in England and Wales. Many first (and only?) appearances. Mostly single issues, a few short runs. Usually ca..... More
1998. Amberger, Eva-Maria. Ohne Pferde ging Nichts [Nothing Goes On without Horses]. Munster: Landwirtschaftsverlag 1998. 2nd corrected ed. 171p, over 250 old photos and ills. Good hardcover in good d.j. Book is bowed from poor storage. In German. ** On the working horse in Westphalia, ca. 1900. Breeding and selling..... More
1927. American Art Association. Three auction catalogues of Charles Dickens books and manuscripts. NY, 1927 and 1929. Variously paged and illustrated. Very good paperbounds (covers soiled). No prices realized. ** The Renowned Collection of the Works of Charles Dickens Formed by Thomas Hatton (Dec. 7, 1927); First Editions Letters &..... More
