[London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones], [1818 or 1820]. Unknown edition. Hardcover (half leather, marbled boards). Pp. 345-615 + many full-page engraved plates and smaller engravings. Bookplate. VOLUME 2 only (of 2) of this potpourri of information about hunting, racing, and other British outdoor sport; includes a section on Arabian horses..... More
Cleveland: Lawrence, Williams Co., n.d. [early 1900s]. No stated edition. Unbound card. Chromolithographed trade card, ca. 5 x 3 1/2 inches. The filly Artful, winner of the Futurity in 1904, is used to advertise "the greatest blister and counter irritant, absolutely safe and reliable for any one to use." The..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. 440p, many photos and charts. Scholarly study of the horse's neuro-physiology, covering intelligence, cognition, and various perceptions--sight, hearing, smell, and touch. Emphasizes research into visual perception (color, objects, movement, etc.), with summaries of recent studies. Trans. from French. More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. ix, 307p + 16p of publisher's ads, no ills. Erratum slip tipped in. Title-page printed dedication to the Duke of Beaufort, President, and the Members of The Coaching Club. From the collection of carriage historian Hugh McCausland, with his bookplate. "General information..... More
[Washington, DC]: Cavalry Journal, N.d. [1930s]. Photocopy. Loose sheets (11 x 15 inches). PHOTOCOPY of a long article in an unidentified 1930s issue of The Cavalry Journal, pp. 559-579, several ills. Translation of part of Le Cheval Barbe et Son Redressage (1930). On "the Barb as he is found, and..... More
N.p. [Belgium]: [Author], 2011. First edition. Soft cover. Ca. 240p, many color photos. Excellent handbook on "the French system" of modern endurance riding, by the many-times Belgian champion endurance rider. Covers training and conditioning, feeding, feet and shoeing, stretching and massage, all aspects of racing (the crew, vet checks, problems..... More
N.p. [Wilmington, DE?]: National Vulcanized Fibre Co., 1937. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 20p, several photos. Introduction to the forward seat. Nothing is here that isn't in his other books, but of interest because this brochure was sponsored by a boot-tree company. One page on "The Selection and Care of..... More
N.p. [Brooklyn? New York?]: Long Island Kennel Club, 1912. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 58p, 1 ill. in an ad. Ca. 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Summary list of 739 classes, arranged by breed. This is prefaced by the AKC dog show rules and many pages listing the many..... More
N.p. No stated publisher, n.d. [late 19th century]. No stated edition. Soft cover. 7 leaves, comprising title page with line "Eat Scotch Oats" + 6 leaves printed on coated stock. Ca. 5 1/2 x 5 inches. Tied with original gold cord. Cover printed in embossed gold. Front cover fly-specked, back..... More
Augsburg: Joseph Rosi, 1822. First edition. Hardcover (later marbled boards, gilt-tooled leather spine). xiv, long list of subscribers, 132p + 2 hand-colored diagrams showing formations. In German fraktur. ** General handling and cavalry training, based on Polish methods with Moldavian horses. Very scarce. WorldCat locates only 8 copies, all but..... More
Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1965. Liu Hsiung. Third editon (1st pub. 1958). Stapled soft cover. [16]p, many color ills. by Liu Hsiung. Bottom corner missing from front cover; lightly dampstained throughout on lower pages and inner margins. Children's picture book; Communist Chinese propaganda at its most heavy-handed. The Liberation Army..... More
![Item #30507 Preparacion Clasico [in English]. Francisco Lucena y. Angel, as taught to Roberto...](/pictures/thumb/30507.jpg?v=1634144789)
Encintas, CA: Valentine Publishing, 1990. Advance reading copy. Soft cover, post-bound (faded, lightly shelfworn). 193p, a few diagrams. Reproduced typescript. Introduction to systematic classical training--seat, half halt, transitions, collecting and extending, yielding, lateral work, counter canter. After World War II Francisco Lucena y Angel studied with many European masters before..... More
![Item #15405 The American Foxhound 1747-1967 [signed presentation copy; 1 of 1000]. Alexander...](/pictures/thumb/15405.jpg?v=1678806709)
Millwood, VA: American Foxhound Club, 1968. Limited edition. Hardcover (full leather). 416p + many photos and other ills., 1 in color. No.681 of 1000 signed and numbered copies; errata sheet taped to last page. Definitive history of American foxhound breeders and hound bloodlines. This copy belonged to the sporting book..... More
Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson, 1983. Limited edition. Hardcover. 328p, many ills. from old sources (paintings, books, ads, etc.), some in color. Fwd. by Quarter Horse historian Robert Moorman Denhardt. One of 1500 copies, this one number XIII, with a warm presentation from Mackay-Smith to Col. W. Randolph Tayloe (author of..... More
Millwood, VA: American Foxhound Club, 1970. Limited edition. Hardcover. 212p + 128 ills. from paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs. No. 2215 of 2500 numbered and signed copies. No jacket (as issued?). Cover photo is cropped. "Seventy-nine classic stories, sketches, essays and poems." Non-fiction and fiction about hunting on horseback and..... More
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
![Item #5717 Reynard the Fox [G.D. Armour ills.]. John Masefield](/pictures/thumb/5717.jpg?v=1633973608)
New York: Macmillan, 1921. Armour, G.D. 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..... 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
