1887. Thorne, C.E., and A.T. Wilson. The Handy Horse Book: A Manual for Every American Horse-Owner. Springfield, OH: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, April 1887. (Farm and Fireside Library, no. 38) 178p, many line ills. Fair paperbound: covers worn but binding sound. As often, page 61 is blank due to a...... More
1877. Thrupp, G.A. The History of Coaches. London: Kerby & Endean 1877. 152p, 4p of publisher's ads + 38 line ills. Fair hardcover (gilt-stamped pictorial cloth). Covers rubbed, hinges mended, one plate detached. ** Based on a series of lectures, here expanded for book publication. History of private and public..... More
![The Wild Horse of Shoreditch [original drawing album]. Towser](/pictures/thumb/16986.jpg?v=1600362198)
Towser. The Wild Horse of Shoreditch. Amateur 19th-century album of humorous ink drawings recording the (mis)adventures of three Victorian gentlemen aboard The Wild Horse of Shoreditch, London. Messrs Bubbs, Tubbs, and Fubbs take turns trying to handle this recalcitrant horse. It sits down, bolts, meets a flock of sheep, overturns..... More
Troy Carriage Works, Troy, NY. Catalogue. Philadelphia: Carriage Monthly Print, n.d. [ca. 1880s-1890s]. 44p, many line ills. Good paperbound (covers stained with paint or ink; internally very good and clean). The firm made "fine carriages and sleighs," though no sleighs are shown here. The nice crisp engravings depict wagons, landaus..... More
1960. Tuffs, J. Elsden. Essex Coaching Days. Letchworth: Essex Countryside, n.d. [ca. 1960s]. 83p, many line ills. and maps. Very good paperbound in shelfworn d.j. ** On coachmen and passengers, inns, road-houses, routes, carrying the mail, famous coaches, etc., in and around Essex from the start of stagecoach travel to..... More
New York: Boots & Saddles Riding School, N.d. [1937?]. First (only) edition. Paperback original. 60p +4p of ads; many mostly small photos and line ills. Surveys the first 10 years of this influential riding school, which had by then taught over 3,000 students. The three founders and instructors were Kader..... More
1909. United States Army. Official Program: U.S. Military Tournament, Albany, New York, October 4th-9th, 1909. 32p, ca. 29 photos. Fine paperbound, absolutely no flaws. Printed on cream paper, but the photos here are too yellow. ** Lists ca. 75 events contested by the 5th and 24th Infantry, 10th Cavalry, 3rd..... More
Upwey Farms. Suffolk Punch Horses. Woodstock, VT, n.d. [1919]. [24]p, no ills. Fair paperbound (bottom half of pages dampstained throughout). Catalogue of ca. 30 mares, stallions, and young stock for sale, foaled from 1913 through 1919. The breeding and produce if any is given for each horse. The farm's head..... More
1935. Van Sinderen, Adrian. Canter, Please! Random Memories of Glenholme Farm and of Our Playmates and Playgrounds. Privately Printed 1935 [by The Derrydale Press?]. 93p, many photos. Very good hardcover (red boards, white vellum spine, which is darkened). Trivial edge wear. Lacks the slipcase. "Christmas Greetings from the Author" card..... More
![The Blood-Horse: September 27, 1952 [Native Dancer, Whirlaway]. authors](/pictures/thumb/30083.jpg?v=1617908283)
Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, 1952. First edition. Paperbound. Pages 651-686, several photos. Covers soiled and creased, mostly detached (partly held on with yellowing tape). Internally very good, clean, complete. Cover shows Allen F. Brewer drawing of Greek Ship. Articles on recent fire at Belmont Park by Joe H. Palmer, training..... More
Various authors. Carriage Restoration: Here's How. Lexington, KY: Carriage Association of America and Carriage Museum of America 2016. Rev. ed. (1st pub. 1983). 45p, many photos and line ills., many in color. New large paperbound. ** On all aspects of preparatory work, painting and striping, trimming inside and out, and..... More
Indianapolis: Western Horseman Co., 1921. Smith, P.M. First edition. Soft cover. Issue of December 14, 1921 (vol. 44, no. 46). Pp. 1259-1338, many photos and ads. Center 4 pages, which are printed in red and green, have come loose. Ca. 10 x 15 inches. Light age soil and handling wear;..... More
Paris: Societe d'Editions Parisiennes Associes, Summer 1975 (n.s. 36). First edition. Soft cover. 78p, many photos. Cover wear; internally clean, complete. In French. This "non-conformist" magazine turns its irreverent attention to French racing (mostly flat, also some trotting): its history, betting combinations and tricks, and the scandal of the 1973..... More
1877. Various authors. Saddlers, Harness Makers, and Carriage Builders' Gazette. London. Vol. 7, no. 79 (November 1, 1877). Pp. 122-131; 1 folded line plate laid in. Very good paperbound (old vertical crease). ** News, notes, and feature articles on the carriage trade, including the international leather goods exhibition in Berlin..... More
Various authors. The Veterinary Journal and Annals of Comparative Pathology: Vol. 18 (January-June 1884). London: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox. 472p, no ills. Half leather, without original wrappers. Edges rubbed. ** Monthly professional journal, with many articles on horses; also professional news, correspondence, etc. Indexed. A nice gift for a veterinary..... More
![The Bit and Spur [3 issues]. authors, ed. Bill Hagen](/pictures/thumb/30200.jpg?v=1623276132)
Billings, MT: Bill Hagen, 1944, 1950, 1951. First edition. Soft cover. Issues of November 1944, August 1950,and September 1951. From 24 to 32 pages, many photos and ads. Incorporating The Intermountain Horseman and Amateur Horseman magazines. This monthly magazine offered "Horse News for Horse Enthusiasts." News, short articles, etc., focusing..... More
New York: M.T. Richardson, 1917. First edition. Soft cover. Vol. 75, no. 6. Pp. 633-664, many line ills. and ads for horse and automotive goods and equipment. Ca. 11 x 16 inches. Covers loose and worn, as shown. Removed from an album, with stab holes in the inner margins. Overall..... More
Varola, Franco. The Functional Development of the Thoroughbred. London: J.A. Allen 1980. xii, 346p + 10 photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Continues and completes Typology of the Racehorse: on the dosage theory of breeding. Further analysis of the 120 chefs-de-race, the influence of the Phalaris and Swynford..... More
1985. Varola, Franco. Typology of the Racehorse. London: J.A. Allen 1985 (1st pub. 1974). 242p, many charts + 7 photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Detailed introduction to the dosage theory of Thoroughbred breeding, which classifies runners into 7 groups (brilliant, intermediate, etc.) and identifies the leading..... More
1931. Virginia State Horse Show Association. Year Book: Ribbon Winners for the Year 1930. [No publishing data; probably Warrenton, VA, 1931]. Fair paperbound (covers show old insect damage around edges); internally good and clean. Owner's ink name on cover: a Captain Boyce, Virginia. ** Lists of winning horses at 1930..... More
![Man and the Horse [on equestrian fashion]. Diana Vreeland, introd](/pictures/thumb/347.jpg?v=1546014243)
1985. Vreeland, Diana, introd. Man and the Horse. NY: Simon and Schuster for The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985. 127p, many photos and other ills., many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Renowned exhibition of equestrian fashion and style, with chapters by Alexander Mackay-Smith, Jean R...... More
![Notitia Venatica: A Treatise on Fox-Hunting [1847 rev. ed.]. Robert T. Vyner](/pictures/thumb/13584.jpg?v=1539198003)
Alken, Henry. Vyner, Robert T. Notitia Venatica: A Treatise on Fox-Hunting. Embracing the general management of hounds and the diseases of dogs:... London: Rudolph Ackermann 1847. New rev. ed. (1st pub. 1841). iv, 172p + 8p of publisher's ads, 3 line ills. + 11 pls., chiefly two-tone lithograph pls. by..... More
Paris: Honore Champion, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 974p + 50 pls. No d.j., as issued. In French. Detailed scholarly analysis of the horse in Germanic belief from pre-Christianity to the end of the Middle Ages. Examines phemonology, folklore, religion (pagan and Christian), superstition, rituals and other practices, literature, and much..... More
Waite, J. Edgar. Fine Light Carriages, Hand Made Harness, Sleighs and Business Wagons [cover title]. River Edge, NJ, n.d. [1880s?]. 34p, several line ills. Fair paperbound (covers and outer pages chewed, with loss to cover texts). More condition details on request. ** Includes tips on washing and caring for carriages..... More
1947. Wall, John F. Supplement to Third Edition [of] Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Camden, SC: Thoroughbred Bloodlines 1947. 23p, no ills. Good paperbound (covers dogeared and chipped due to poor storage). ** This is the large pamphlet published by Wall "to cover prominent horses developed in 1946 and to bring Thoroughbred Bloodlines..... More
