![A Cheval: Etude des races francaises et etrangeres [etc.]. Baron de Vaux, Charles](/pictures/thumb/14071.jpg?v=1539198005)
Caran d'Ache, Crafty. Vaux [Charles], Baron de. A Cheval: Etude des races francaises et etrangeres [etc.]. Paris: J. Rothschild, n.d. 4th ed. [1895]. 296p, ca. 40 line ills. + 40 chromolithographs of various breeds. Good paperbound (original covers). Worn, but binding sturdy. The color plates are more or less foxed..... 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
New York: John H. Wallace, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Pages 481-1152, many line ills. Rebound in half leather (scuffed), part of cloth pulled away. The original covers are not bound in, but all the ads are included. Clean, complete, sturdy. Previous owner’s name of W.H.M. Sistare on front endpaper. Essential..... More
1908. Wallace, Lew. The Chariot-Race from Ben-Hur. NY: Harper 1908. 133p + 4 color pls. by Sigismond Ivanowski. Very good hardcover; no d.j. ** Ben-Hur was first published in 1880; this illustrated edition reprints the episode of the chariot race and the events leading up to it. Handsomely printed by..... More
Wallhausen, Johann Jacob von. Kriegskunst zu Pferdt. Graz: Akademische Druck-u. Verlagsanstalt 1971. 141p + hundreds of line ills. on many pls., many of them folding. Very good hardcover (boards, leather spine). In old German gothic type. ** Beautifully produced facsimile of this classic 1616 German treatise on knightly horsemanship and..... More
![Anleitung zur Dressur und Ausbildung des Pferdes [Van Schaik copy]. Julius Walzer](/pictures/thumb/14573.jpg?v=1539198010)
1971. Walzer, Julius. Anleitung zur Dressur und Ausbildung des Pferdes. Leiden, 1971 (1st issued 1922). 28p on rectos, several line ills. Unbound (fastened with a pronged clip). In German. From the library of H.L.M. Van Schaik. ** This is a typescript photocopy of the 1927 third edition of Walzer's short..... More
1875. [Ware., I.D.] The Coach-Makers' Illustrated Hand-Book,.. Containing complete instructions in all the different branches of carriage building. Philadelphia: I.D. Ware, publisher of The Carriage Monthly, 1875. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1873). 368p, over 300 line ills. + 28p of related ads. Fair hardcover (gilt-stamped rust cloth). A little loose..... More
1922. Waring, J.W. (publisher). The Official Horse Show Blue Book: Vol. 16. NY, 1922. 342p, many photos and ads for equestrian and luxury goods (riding apparel, hotels, furs, ocean cruises, etc.). Good hardcover (outer pages lightly foxed). ** "Containing complete summaries of all recognized horse shows in the United States;..... More
1923. Waring, J.W. (publisher). The Official Horse Show Blue Book: Vol. 17. NY, 1923. 327p, many photos and ads for equestrian and luxury goods (riding apparel, hotels, furs, ocean cruises, etc.). Good hardcover (front hinge neatly reinfored with tape). ** "Containing complete summaries of all recognized horse shows in the..... More
1940. Waring, Mrs. J.W. (publisher). The Official Horse Show Blue Book / The Equine Hall of Fame: Vol. 33. NY, 1940. 384p, many photos + several sepia pls. Also ads for stables and riding apparel, though the luxury ads from the 1920s have disappeared. Good bright hardcover (would be very..... More
![The Western Sidesaddle [2nd ed.]. Rhonda C. Watts Hettinger](/pictures/thumb/14914.jpg?v=1539198012)
Watts Hettinger, Rhonda C. The Western Sidesaddle. Wilton, NH: Side Saddle Source 2012. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 2002). 129p, many photos and line ills. New paperbound, but 2 small light stains on inside front cover and title page, as received from the publisher. Signed by the author. ** The revised..... More
1991. Weatherby, J., An Introduction to a General Stud-Book [and] Peter Willett, A History of the General Stud-Book. London: Weatherbys 1991. 2 volumes: 207p, 143p, several ills. Fine hardcovers, leather spines, in slipcase. ** Facsimile reprint of the first English Thoroughbred stud book (published 1791) plus Willett's excellent history of..... More
1891. [Webb, W.S.] Catalogue Shelburne Farms Stud. NY: John Polhemus 1891. 88p, no ills. Fair hardcover (covers stained); internally very good and sturdy. ** Lists over 200 horses at Shelburne Farms in Vermont, most with breeding and description. Emphasizes Hackneys and Standardbred trotting horses; also carriage horses, saddle horses, and..... More
![Horse Racing in Sacramento: A Brief History [1 of 500]. Barry Whitehead](/pictures/thumb/8600.jpg?v=1539198051)
Whitehead, Barry. Horse Racing in Sacramento: A Brief History. Stanford University Libraries 1994. 18p, several ills. Introd. by Marjorie Kimball. Very good paperbound. One of 500 copies. ** Published as a keepsake for the exhibition "Of Horses and Horsemanship," this previously unpublished article looks at 19th-century flat and harness racing..... More
Wiesbaden Riding and Driving Club. Program for 20th International Riding and Jumping Competition, 1956. 100p, several ads. Good paperbound (edges worn); internally very good. A few results inked in. In German: XX. Internationales Reit- und Springturnier, sponsored by the Wiesbadener Reit- und Fahr-Club. ** Program and entries for many dressage..... More
Wilcox, J.M.[horse owner]. Defender, Record 2.26, son of the great George Wilkes 2.22 will make the season of 1885 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. No place: Evening Leader Steam Printing House. 18p, 2 ills. Good paperbound (stitched binding, possibly removed from a bound volume). Covers smudged and stained, especially along spine; old..... More
1936. Wodehouse, J. (The Earl of Kimberley), ed. Polo. London: Seeley, Service, n.d. [1936]. (Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, 21) 343p, 110 photos and line ills. Very good hardcover; no d.j. ** A comprehensive volume, with chapters by G. Beresford, Geoffrey Brooke, J.R.C. Gannon, "Marco," R.L. Ricketts, and..... More
![The Trotting Horse of America: How to Train and Drive Him [rev. ed.]; With Reminiscences of the...](/pictures/thumb/12852.jpg?v=1539198002)
Woodruff, Hiram. The Trotting Horse of America: How to Train and Drive Him. With Reminiscences of the Trotting Turf. Ed. by Charles J. Foster. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1875. 18th revised and enlarged ed. (1st pub. 1868). 479p + several line pls. Elaborately stamped pictorial cloth (lightly rubbed). ** Memoirs..... More
1984. Worrall, A. Roland, ed. Maryland Horse Shows Association, Inc. 1936-1960: A Chronicle of Events. Maryland Horse Shows Association, 1984. 429p, many photos. Very good hardcover (no d.j., as issued). No. 356 of the first edition, signed by the author. ** Detailed year-by-year history of Maryland shows and show results..... More
Worshipful Company of Farriers of London. Charter, Rules and Orders of The Worshipful Company of Farriers of London. [London] Printed by Order of the Court 1892. 46p, no ills. Fair hardcover (gilt-stamped half leather). Cover edges rubbed, one margin soiled, gatherings loosening but most stitching is holding. ** On the..... More
