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
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
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
1920. American Art Galleries. Books and Brochures by and relating to James McNeill Whistler collected by the late Frederick William Hunter. NY, 1920. 171 items, 1 plate. Very good paperbound (shelfsoil). ** Auction catalogue. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
American Driving Society. The Whip: Newsletter of The American Driving Society. Volumes 1 and 2, comprising issues 1-36 (January 1975-January 1979). Variously paged (usually ca. 16-20p each), many black-and-white photos and ads. Very good paperbound with original covers, rebound in sturdy buckram. From the collection of Otto Siegmund DVM, with..... More
[American Red Cross]. Red Cross Membership Week December 17 to 24 Join Now. No publishing data [1930s-40s?]. Poster printed in red and green, ca. 14 x 22 inches. Number "28" printed in green in lower left. Fair but intact (closed and marginal tears, corner pinholes, creased across middle). ** The..... More
1894. Anderson, Edward L. Curb, Snaffle, and Spur: A Method of Training Young Horses for the Cavalry Service and for General Use under the Saddle. Boston: Little, Brown, 1894. 132p, 32 "photographs from the life." Good hardcover (tan cloth, soiled). Internally very good and clean. No d.j. (if issued?). From..... More
Andrews, Duncan. Tally Ho!: 400 Years of Foxhunting. NY: The Grolier Club 1975. 40p, no ills. Near fine paperbound. One of 1000 copies. ** Annotated exhibition catalogue of 100 books, manuscripts, prints, and drawings from the renowed fox hunting collection of the late Mr. Andrews. Can be sent outside the..... More
1878. Angell, George T. Protection of Animals [and] The Thirteenth Annual Reports of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Boston, 1878 and 1881. 16p and 20p, no ills. Fair to good paperbounds (self wrappers): covers foxed or soiled, one is loosening. ** Angell's speech is an..... More
1900. Anonymous vernacular photograph. Women Wearing Black Burlap Masks, New Hampshire. Warren Pond Grange, East Alstead, NH, n.d. [ca. 1900?]. Albumen photo printed on old postcard stock, then cut to size of wooden frame with three borders intact. Ca. 3 x 2 inches. ** Unsettling photo of eight women wearing..... More
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Anonymous [Laura Valentine]. The Field the Fox Hunt and the Farm. London: Frederick Warne, n.d. [early 1880s]. N.p., many color ills. on 36 pls. Pict. cloth, gilt stamped. Rebacked; overall fair (condition details on request). Torn blank leaf within the last poem, but this is a binding error; nothing is..... More
Arabian Horse Club Registry of America. The Arabian Horse Club Registry of America 1908-1960. Chicago, n.d. [1960]. "Created by J.G. Barnard, Rolling Hills, California." Ca. 40p, several photos, color charts. Good paperbound (covers sunned). ** Not a detailed history, but a tribute to the 52nd anniversary of the registry and..... More
[Argentina] Ministerio de Guerra. Reglamento de Trabajos Hipicos (R.T. Hip.). Buenos Aires: Talleres Graficos del Instituto Geografico Militar, 1932. 63p, no ills. Good paperbound (outer pages foxed, old tapestains). Ink gift notation from a cavalry captain, 1993. In Spanish. ** Rules and conditions for various Argentine military equestrian competitions--dressage tests..... More
1944. Arran Heavy Horse Breeding Society. Premium Horse: "Balgreen Autocrat" (22582). Kilsyth, Scotland: Duncan, Printers, [1944-45]. One sheet of card stock, folded once to vest-pocket size. Printed on cover and inside two pages. Very good (light handling soil). ** Stallion card for this Clydesdale stallion, owned by James Jackson, Midton..... More
1889. Art Institute of Chicago; American Art Association. Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin: Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue. Plus: First and Second Appendixes. Chicago, 1889. 3 items: 80p with many ills.; 14p, 35p. Very good stapled paperbounds (Second Appendix covers are soiled and sunned). Owner's small ink stamp on two..... More
Atha Farm, Ontario. Catalogue of the Closing Sale of the "Atha" Herd of Short-Horns, Horses, [etc.] With a Choice Selection from the Thistle Ha' Herd of Short-Horns and Flock of Cotswolds. Atha, Ontario, October 17, 1877. 46p, no ills. Good paperbound (front cover stained, vertical crease from folding). ** Lists..... More
Atthenont, J. Le Cheval a l'Heure de la Voltige: Manuel theorique et pratique de voltige. Coutances: Imprimerie Notre-Dame 1968. 94p, many line ills. Good paperbound (shelfsoil). In French. ** Guide to equestrian vaulting and gymnastics. (Wells 374) Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate..... More
1924. [Austin, Tex, and Charles B. Cochran, promoter and organizer]. First International Rodeo or Cowboy Championships. London, 1924. Three items: souvenir booklet (16p, several photos), program for June 16 (4p), and admission ticket. All very good (booklet creased down center). ** This two-week show at Wembley Stadium brought wild west..... More
1902. Baedeker, K. La Russie: Manuel du Voyageur. Leipzig: Baedeker, and Paris: Paul Ollendorff, 1902. 3rd [and last] edition. xlix, 476p, 19 maps (most folding), 32 plans, all in color. Hardcover (limp cloth). Split to rear joint mended; ca. 2-inch tear to rear folding map, suitable for mending. Else very..... More
1929. Baer, Joseph & Co., Frankfurt. Will Sell by Auction Oktober 1926 Part I of a Collection of Incunabula the Property of Herr Kurt Wolff. 28p, many ills. Poor paperbound: front cover detached, rear cover missing. ** Prospectus for the "most important private collection of 15th century books formed in..... More
1954. Baird, Jack. Pet Weimaraner. Fond du Lac, WI: All-Pets 1954. No edition statement. 63p, several small ills. by Paul Brown. Fair but sound paperbound (covers soiled, base of spine chipped away). ** Care and handling of your Weimaraner. Cover ill. by Edwin Megargee. Also contains "The Health of Your..... More
