London: John Murray, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. 284p, no ills. Front cover dampstained, as shown. LIghtly foxed throughout. No jacket. Old-fashioned book history, but still full of detail. On the importance of works on the hunt, falconry, angling, and horsemanship to medieval and early modern thought. Surveys the important French..... More
Bordeaux: Delmas, 1953, 1956. First edition. Soft cover (soiled). 71p + many photos on 66 pls. Laid in: 4-page supplement (1956) updating and adding to the original inventory. The last few pages were damp stuck and have been separated, with a little loss to two photos, and marginal tears and..... More
[Lewiston]: No stated publisher, 1952. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 12p, 1 ill. on cover. Ca. 5 1/2 x 10 inches. Entries, with past performances, for 8 trotting and pacing races held at the fair's 6th session. One is Class A, the rest are C and D. Results and times..... More
![Item #3042 Annual Convention [1929]. Maine State Horseshoers, Blacksmiths Association](/pictures/thumb/3042.jpg?v=1633973582)
Skowhegan, ME: No stated publisher, 1929. First edition. Soft cover. [12]p, a few line ills. Publication of the summer convention of the Master Horseshoers and Blacksmiths of the State of Maine. Summary program of events, list of prizes donated (e.g., "to the wife or daughter of the best looking blacksmith")..... More
Ogdensburg, NY: Northern New York Publishing Company [printer], 1961. Remington, Frederic. "Limited edition" published for Canton's Remington Centennial Observance. Soft cover. 47p, many ills. + color ill. on cover. Recollections of Remington's early years in Canton, New York, taken from recollections, letters, diaries, etc. Most of the illustrations are photos..... More
Boston: Mark W. Cross & Co., 1891. First edition. Soft cover. 100p, many line ills., some photos. Ca. 11 x 9 inches. Covers stained, rubbed. Trade catalogue from this fabled horse goods firm, which claimed to be "the largest horse furnishing establishment in the world." Its faded painted sign can..... More
New Holland, PA: Martin Auctioneers, April 27-28, 2012. First edition. Soft cover, comb bound. 170p, many photos, many in color. Over 1000 lots offering a wide range of vehicles and related items. From the renowned coaching library of Deirdre H. Pirie, with a few ink notes by her, and many..... More
New York: Orange Judd, 1895. Second printing. Soft cover. 153p + 6p of publisher's ads, 73 line ills. + 4 pls. (portraits of horses). Outer handling wear and soil, but very sturdy and internally clean. This popular guide to feeding, stabling, riding, driving, doctoring, etc., was intended for those keeping..... More
![Item #5717 Reynard the Fox [G.D. Armour ills.]. John Masefield](/pictures/thumb/5717.jpg?v=1633973608)
New York: Macmillan, 1921. First edition thus. Hardcover. xx, 339p, many line ills. by Carton Moorepark + 16 pls. by G.D. Armour, several in color. No jacket. Long rollicking hunting poem by England's Poet Laureate, with many memorable characters and scenes. "We've had a run that was great and strange;...We..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1856. Later printing (copyright 1848). Hardcover (original embossed and gilt-stamped blue cloth). 288p, several line ills. DEFECTIVE: plate facing p. 46 is torn with loss (as pictured), pp. 47-48 of text is missing. All are supplied in photocopy. Base of spine crudely repaired; frontispiece closely trimmed. One..... More
![Item #30047 [Admission Ticket]. Pimlico Master of the Horse's Office. Royal Mews](/pictures/thumb/30047.jpg?v=1633973496)
London: Wyman & Sons [printer], n.d. [in or before 1901]. First edition. Unbound card. Printed in red and black by lithography on card stock. Ca. 5 1/4 x 3 12 inches. Very slight age soil. Grants "gratis" admission to a visitor and party of five to The Queen's Stables. The..... More
New York: Will Roberts, n.d. [1950]. First edition. Hardcover (shaped boards), intact comb binding. 20p on card stock, many color ills. by Richard N. Osborne. The horse on the cover swivels on a grommet, so as to "make the bronco buck." Horse's ears are chipped off, cover edges rubbed, binding..... More
Wamego, KS: Premier Publishing, 1992. First edition. Soft cover. 110p, many photos. Signed by the author. Lists 3000 foundation Quarter Horses (and some Thoroughbreds), with birth year, sire, dam, and dam's sire when known. Gives fuller pedigrees of 24 horses from the 19th century on. The photos are of photocopy..... More
Unpublished: n.d. [1970s?]. Stapled unbound sheets. 24p, no ills. Duplicated typescript. A paper in which McCall presents the four themes he is researching: origin and distribution of the horse in West Africa; its early association with the chariot in North Africa and the Sahara; its later role as a military..... More
McClary, Jane McIlvaine. A Portion for Foxes. NY: Simon and Schuster 1972. 2nd ptg. 607p. Good hardcover in fair d.j. (worn, torn). ** Tell-all novel about foxhunting and other sport between the sexes; set in Virginia. Good for the guest bedroom! More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1951. Dillon, Corinne Boyd. First edition. Hardcover (green cloth). 229p, several ills. + color jacket by Corinne Boyd Dillon. Jacket is unclipped. The true first edition, NOT the Junior Literary Guild edition. Ban-Joe earns a dream job--taking care of Grey Eagle and riding him in the..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1949. Dillon, Corinne. No stated edition; "A Guild Book" on spine, though no book club indication inside. Hardcover. 272p, ills. by Corinne Dillon. Lacks jacket. Narrow split between 2 pages, but binding is very sound. Owner's ink name on dedication page. Fondly remembered children's novel about Aristides..... More
![Item #9764 The First Book of Horses [signed]. McLennan McMeekin, pseud, Isabel McLennan McMeekin](/pictures/thumb/9764.jpg?v=1633973613)
New York: Franklin Watts, 1949. Crowell, Pers. First edition. Hardcover. 45p, many small ills. by Pers Crowell, some in color. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Still a good introduction for young to middle readers, with lively illustrations by one of America's best equestrian illustrators. Color in photo..... More
Chestnut Hill, MA: McNeilly's Riding Academy, 1916. First edition. Soft cover. 24p, a few ills., many local ads. Includes "The Horse's Prayer." Creased down the middle, a few short marginal tears, a few upper corners chipped. Program of 9 classes--costume parade, ladies' and men's drill, ladies' and men's jumping, ladies'..... More
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1937. Hargens, Charles. Fourth printing (1st pub. 1933). Hardcover (textured green cloth). 302p + 4 pls. and color jacket by Charles Hargens. Bookseller label of Newbegin's, San Francisco. Jacket is torn. A lively tale of Frog, at first "an outlaw who can only be ridden by..... More
![Item #15463 Essai de Bibliographie Hippique [2 vols.]. General Mennessier de la Lance, Gabriel Rene](/pictures/thumb/15463.jpg?v=1633973425)
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino, 2003. Second edition of facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1915-1921, 1999). Hardcover. 2 vols., totaling over 1500 pages; no ills. No jacket, as issued. In French. A monumental bibliography of almost 8000 horse books published in French or Latin from the 16th to the early 20th centuries..... More
![Item #16952 [Catalogue]. Merts, Coach Riddle, Hearse Builders](/pictures/thumb/16952.jpg?v=1633973451)
Ravenna, OH: S.D. Harris, Printer, n.d. [early 1880s]. No stated edition. Stapled soft cover. 50p, many full-page wood-engravings of horse-drawn hearses; 2p of decorative devices; view of the firm's factory on cover and title page. The firm was founded in 1831; this was its first catalogue, according to the company..... More
Bologna: L. Cappelli, n.d. [1925]. No stated edition. Soft cover. [24]p, 5 lift-up plates. Covers foxed; one gathering detached. Printed on a heavy newsprint-like paper. In Italian. Anatomicall guide to the most common visible ailments and defects of the horse. Following the text, 5 color plates show the exterior, skeleton..... More
Paris: Dalibon, 1820. Third edition (1st pub. ca. 1811 and 1813). Soft cover (original or contemporary wrappers). 68p + folding lithographed frontispiece.(foxed). In French. Old owner's name on half-title page, old numbers jotted on last page and inside back cover. Inside front cover lightly dampstained; opening gathering slightly loose. Though..... More
Billings, MT: Thomas Minckler Gallery, 1993. James, Will. First edition. Soft cover. 71p, many ills. by Will James. Second photo (one of his rare stagecoach scenes) is cropped. This catalogue, from a dealer in Western art, offered dozens of Will James items--art, books, book galleys, unpublished short stories, autographed letters..... More
