Burmeister, Harald. Das Sudoldenburger Pferd und die wirtschaftlichen Verhaltnisse seiner Heimat. Halle: Friedrich Stollberg 1913. vi, 109p, no ills. Poor: disbound. In German. ** Doctoral dissertation on the old type South Oldenburg coach horse and its uses. Like many German breed studies of its time, it includes many charts of..... More
1904. Busbey, Hamilton. The Trotting and the Pacing Horse in America. NY: Macmillan 1904. (American Sportsman's Library, ed. by Caspar Whitney) x, 369p + many pls. from photos and old sources. Very good bright hardcover, gilt stamped (light shelf rubbing). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom..... More
1930. Butler, A.J. Sport in Classic Times. NY: Dutton 1930. 213p + many ills. from ancient art and other sources. Good hardcover (ex-lib., with usual marks). ** On various forms of hunting in ancient Greece and Rome, With much on horse and hound in the field, as well as fishing..... More
By His Majesty's Command/Adjutant General's Office. Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry. Ottawa: Museum Restoration Service 1970. Facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1796). xii, 98p, several line ills. and diagrams. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (rubbed). Owner's name blind-stamped on front endpaper. No. 15 of 700..... More
Caffrey, Nancy. Hanover's Wishing Star. Dutton 1956. 1st ed. 124p, many photos. Very good hardcover (light cover smudging); lacks d.j. Foreword by Paul Brown. Author and subject's presentation on half-title page: "For John B. Clark--with very best wishes--Nancy Caffrey and Karen Ann McGuire". ** True story of the young girl..... More
![Horse Haven [1st ed. in d.j.]. Nancy Caffrey](/pictures/thumb/14622.jpg?v=1573681203)
1956. Caffrey, Nancy. Horse Haven. NY: Dutton 1956. Stated 1st ed. 93p, many pencil ills. + color d.j. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover (covers show trivial staining) in good d.j. (chipped, soiled, light dampstain to front and back). Original price $2.50. ** Further adventures of Jan and Jay Cornwall..... More
![Mig o' the Moor [signed by author and illustrator, with drawing]. Nancy Caffrey](/pictures/thumb/16826.jpg?v=1580395383)
1953. Caffrey, Nancy. Mig o' the Moor. NY: Dutton 1953. Stated first edition. 158p, many ills. by Jeanne Mellin. Good sturdy hardcover (covers and endpapers age-browned, lightly stained). No d.j. Signed on front endpaper by both author Caffrey and illustrator Mellin in blue ink, with original drawing by Mellin. **..... More
Caffrey, Nancy. Pony Duet. NY: Dutton 1957. 1st ed. 92p, many ills. by Ronnie Mutch. Fair sturdy hardcover: ex-library, with usual marks. Rebound in library buckram. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. Occasional smudges, otherwise the pages are nice and clean. ** Children's story: skewbald..... More
Caffrey, Nancy. Scene from the Saddle. NY: Dutton 1958. 88p, many photos by A.L. "Budd" Waintrob. Very good hardcover in good d.j. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** Young Johnny learns a lot while preparing to take his pinto pony to his first show..... More
1954. Caffrey, Nancy. Show Pony. NY: Dutton 1954. 88p, many ills. by Paul Brown. Fair ex-library hardcover (library binding, usual marks, some marginal stains). ** In this sequel to Somebody's Pony, Jan and Jay wrestle with their problem filly Coquette. Children's story. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less..... More
1954. Caffrey, Nancy. Show Pony. NY: Dutton 1954. 88p, many ills. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover (ca. 2 inches of front cover bottom edge is rubbed) in very good price-clipped color d.j. (smudged). ** In this sequel to Somebody's Pony, Jan and Jay wrestle with the problem filly Coquette..... More
1972. Calgary Brewing and Malting Company. Calgary Carriage Collection. Calgary, n.d. [ca. 1972]. [56]p, ca. 24 color ills. Very good paperbound (light cover stains). ** Chiefly North American vehicles of many kinds, with good large photos and descriptions. More
Calvert, Patricia. The Snowbird. London: Macmillan 1980. 146p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "Following the murder of her parents Willanna faces an uncertain future as she and her younger brother move from Tennessee in 1883 to the Dakota Territory where she trains her first horse." Children's novel..... More
Cameron, Ewen, and Dick Francis. "Just for Fun." Ayr: T.M. Gemmell 1980. 81p, 5 pls. Very good paperbound. ** Memoirs of owning, training, and riding steeplechasers and hunters, with a short foreword on the pleasures of country sport by Dick Francis. Originally published to benefit the Injured Jockeys Fund. Can..... More
Campbell, D.M., ed. Colics and Their Treatment. Chicago: American Journal of Veterinary Medicine 1914. (Veterinary Medicine Series, 3) 137p, no ills. Very good hardcover (very light shelf rubbing). No d.j., if issued. ** Seven chapters by specialists of the day on diagnosing and handling colic in horses. Can be sent..... More
2010. Campbell, Julie A. The Horse in Virginia: An Illustrated History. University of Virginia Press 2010. 296p, many ills. (photos and old images), many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (edges lightly shelf rubbed). ** An excellent history of Virginia's long equestrian tradition, from colonial times to..... More
2000. Campbell, Lisa. Jumps, Etc.: Jumps, Dressage Arenas and Stable Equipment You Can Build. Boonsboro, MD: Half Halt 2000. ix, 77p, many line ills. and photos. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** A useful design and construction guide. Each project features a materials and tools list, instructions, measured..... More
![Musical Ride [in d.j.]. Peggie Cannam](/pictures/thumb/15879.jpg?v=1539198029)
Cannam, Peggie. Musical Ride. London: Lutterworth 1958. 151p + 1 color pl. Very good hardcover in fair color d.j. (torn, soiled). Unrelated gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom page margin. ** British pony novel and school story: Carole copes with running the Gatehouse Cavalry..... More
Cannam, Peggy. Corn and Carrot Tops: The Autobiography of a Pony. London: Epworth Press 1960. 146p, many ills. by Nina Scott Langley, one in color. Good hardcover (would be very good except outer endpapers are torn out, front and back). Small stain and owner's neat ink stamp on front endpapers..... More
1977. Cannan, Joanna. I Wrote a Pony Book. London: Hodder & Stoughton 1977. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1950). 151p, frontispiece and color d.j. by Richard Kennedy. Very good hardcover (fore-edges lightly foxed) in good unclipped d.j. (lightly chipped). Owner's neat ink name on front endpaper. ** "Alison decides to write..... More
Canti, Enrico. Andare a Cavallo. Milan: Sperling & Kupfer 1946. 2nd ed. 129p, over 20 line ills. and photos. Fair paperbound (cover soil, foxed, some page stains). In Italian. ** Popular introduction to horses and riding, which went through several editions. Can be sent outside the U.S. for $20. (Wells..... More
1978. Capdevila, Pedro V. La Estancia Argentina. Buenos Aires: Plus Ultra 1078. Over 400p, many photos and line ills. + several color photos. In the publisher's series Grandes Obras de la Literatura Gauchesca. Good hardcover in good d.j. (book would be very good except the covers are splayed due to..... More
Captain X, pseud. Tales of the Turf. London: Partridge, n.d. [1951]. 128p, no ills. Good hardcover (front cover stained), no d.j. Pages age browned as usual. ** Lots of memories and opinions about British horse racing in the first half of the 20th century. "Captain X" was the journalist-sportsman William..... More
1888. Caran d'Ache, pseud. [Emmanuel Poire]. Les Courses dans l'Antiquite. Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit, n.d. [1888]. 63p, many color ills. by the author. Fair hardcover (pictorial boards worn, rebacked); page wear. In French. ** Large album of cartoons loosely based on horse racing through history, by a popular caricaturist of..... More
1965. Carberry, Don. Pedestrian's Guide to Polo. Spring City, PA: Author 1965. 38p, many photos. Very good paperbound (shelfsoiled). ** Spectator's guide to understanding and enjoying polo--equipment, players' positions and duties, rules and penalties, play and tactics, etc. Uncommon. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default..... More
