1872. Glen Flora Farms, Waukegan, Ill. Catalogue of Blooded Stock to be Sold at Public Auction...the property of C.C. & R.H. Parks. Chicago: Horton & Leonard, Printers, 1872. [32]p, 2 lithographed pls. (sheep and swine). John R. Page, auctioneer. Fair paperbound (dogeared, flyspecked, stained, stab holes from removal from a...... More
Gobert, H.-J., and P. Cagny. Le Cheval de Course: Elevage hygiene entrainement maladies. Paris: J.-B. Bailliere 1911. viii, 500p, ca. 40 photos + 2p of publisher's ads. Good hardcover (quarter leather, marbled boards). Skewed from poor storage; internally study and clean. Outer gatherings neatly and securely taped into book block..... More
Gocher, W.H. Fasig's Tales of the Turf with Memoir. Hartford: Author 1903. 314p + 1 photo. Good hardcover (covers spotted, edges rubbed; labels removed from endpapers). No d.j., probably as issued. ** Part 1 is a long biography of William B. Fasig, his varied roles in harness racing, and his..... More
1941. Golden Gorse, pseud. [Muriel C. Wace]. Moorland Mousie. London: Country Life 1941 (1st pub. 1929). 106p, pls. by Lionel Edwards. Very good hardcover (no d.j.) Owner's ink name. ** Long-beloved tale of an Exmoor pony, though revealing some class prejudices of the day... More
Good Time Park, Goshen, NY. Program and Trotting Form, August 9, 1944 (Hambletonian). 12p, head photo of Volo Song on cover. Good paperbound (cover soil, light dogearing to a few pages). Results and other figures penciled in. ** Program for 8 trotting and pacing races. The featured races were the..... More
Good, Meyrick. Good Days: Being Fifty Racing Years in Silk and Saddle, Stable and Stand. London: Hutchinson, n.d. [1941]. 3rd ptg. 222p + 24 photos. Fair hardcover (covers faded and stained, outer pages foxed); no d.j. ** Memoirs of the longtime Thoroughbred trainer and theatrical entrepreneur, who seems to have..... More
1944. Goodwin, Harriet, ed. The Stake Bulletin. Belair, MD: The Stake Bulletin. Vols. 3-6 complete (1944-1947) plus 5 loose issues from 1949. Variously paged (ca. 20 pp. per issue); no ills. until 1949 (cover photos of Regret, Exterminator and Peanuts; several photos inside, including one of Alsab in a short..... More
1938. Gorny, Hein, and Wilhelm Braun. Ein Pferdebuch. Munich: F. Bruckmann 1938. 102p, many photos by Gorny, beautifully printed in gravure. Fine hardcover in very good d.j., including original glassine d.j. (torn at edges). Neat ink name, Xmas 1937 [sic]. Contents slip laid in. In German. ** The photos show..... More
1928. Goulburn, Edward; Martin Hawke; et al. Hell for Leather! NY: Derrydale Press 1928. 36p + 3 hand-colored pls. Good hardcover (paper-covered boards). Covers and endpapers smudged; cover edgewear. Internally very good. One of 350 numbered copies. ** Fine printing of three early 19th-century British hunting poems: The Epwell Hunt..... More
1999. Gower, Jeanette. Horse Color Explained: A Breeder's Perspective. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 1999. 144p, ca. 200 line ills. and photos, many in color. Very good paperbound. ** All about equine color genetics, with handy reference tables, by a leading authority; very clear and usable. With much on white..... More
Grant, William W. A Quarter Century of the Arapahoe Hunt. [Privately printed, 1954.] 43p + tipped-in map. Rebound in red buckram; bookplate removed, so possibly ex-library. Internally fine, with the map intact. ** Anniversary publication of runs, lists of hounds and members, rules, etc., of this coyote-hunting club south of..... More
Gray, Bob, ed. Tips from Trainers. Houston: Cordovan 1965. 62p, several photos. Very good paperbound (covers faded). ** Articles by various experts from The Texas and Southwestern Horseman: training or preparing for roping, cutting, Quarter Horse racing, etc. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping..... More
Gray, David. Mr. Carteret. NY: Derrydale 1929. 163p + 3 pls. by Paul Brown. Very good to fine hardcover; no d.j., as issued. One of 750 numbered copies. ** Vol. 3 of The Hitchcock Edition of Gray's popular hunting stories, first published 1899-1910. A nice bright copy, suitable for a...... More
Gray, Patsey. The Flag Is Up. NY: Thomas Nelson 1970. Stated 1st ed. 159p, no ills. Good hardcover in good unclipped d.j. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and occasional bottom margin. Top of jacket and a few pages show old stains. Priced accordingly. ** Set at a southern..... More
Gray, Patsey. Show and Tell: How to Win Trail Classes. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1976. 85p, many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** With common sense and her 50 years' experience of showing in Western pleasure and..... More
Grayson, Charles, ed. The Sportsman's Hornbook. NY: Random House 1933. xiii, 169p, many small ills. by Ernest Smythe. Quarter leather. Good hardcover (covers soiled, rubbed; internally very good). "Of this edition five hundred copies were printed by James I. Haynes from a design by Ward Ritchie and bound by Eunice..... More
1814. [Great Britain. Unidentified tax office]. Assessors' Warrant. [London?] 1814. 24p, a few tables. Stitched paperbound. Good. ** Government publication ("No. 7. Assessed Taxes"), authorizing a tax official to value various properties and services. (The pages for the assessor's name, signature, etc., are blank.) Details the taxes and duties to..... More
Greatorex Galleries, London. Hunting Countries: Water-Colour Drawings and Pencil Sketches by Eric Meade-King. Exhibition pamphlet, 1939. One sheet of card stock folded once to make 4 pages; 1 line ill. Very good. ** Summary checklist of 39 works, chiefly hunting subjects plus a few of polo and steeplechasing. A few..... More
1992. Green, Clive, and Anthony Dew. Restoring Rocking Horses. Lewes: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications 1992. 189p, hundreds of photos and line ills., many in color. Very good hardcover in very good jacket. ** All you need to know for repairing all kinds of rocking horses--wood, skin-covered, fiberglass, and metal--plus..... More
2004. Green, Kate. Schooling for Success with William Fox-Pitt. Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles 2004. 136p, many color photos by Kit Houghton. Very good hardcover (plasticized boards); no d.j., if issued. ** "Expert riding techniques shown in dynamic sequenced photographs." Flatwork, jumping, and especially cross-country. Fox-Pitt, a 3-time Olympic..... More
Greenwell, Keith. Why Maurice? No publishing data [ca. 1984]. 74p + several photos. Good paperbound. Signed by the author. ** Life and career of National Hunt rider Maurice Barnes, best known for his Grand National win on Rubstic. Can be sent outside the U.S. for $15.00. [Steeplechasing]... More
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1982. Grimshaw, Anne. The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976. London: Library Association 1982. 474p, several ills. Very good hardcover in very good jacket. Owner's ink name. One of 1000 numbered and signed copies. ** Annotated list of over 3200 books, interwoven with insightful commentary on what they tell..... More
2018. Grisel, G. Robert. Equine Lameness for the Layman: Tools for Prompt Recognition, Accurate Assessment, and Proactive Management. Trafalgar Square 2018. 238p, many photos and drawings, most in color. New spiral-bound hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** A detailed and systematic manual on how to observe and identify lameness. Not..... More
2000. Gudnason, Kathy. Notable Quarter Horse Sires 1900-1964. [Wamego, KS] Premier Publishing 2000. Ca. 250p, 1 ill. Photocopied and comb-bound paperbound, as issued. Nearly new. ** Compiles 4-generation pedigrees, race and show records, and summaries of race and show get, for 208 influential Quarter Horse sires in the first half..... More
1902. Guerin-Catelain, Maxime. Le Changement de Pied au Galop: Analyse de son Mecanisme. Paris: Berger-Levrault 1902. 61p, over 140 small line ills. and photos. Good hardcover (modern buckram, original wrappers not present). Inner margins of outer pages stained. Occasional neat pencil notes. In French. ** "Recherches experimentales" into the change..... More
