Blanchard, Jacques. Informations recherchees d'apres les equides europeens figures. 1960. 40p + 55 line ills. and photos. Reproduced typescript, as issued. In French. ** On the scientific identification of types of horses depicted in prehistoric cave art. This paper was prepared in advance for participants in "The Chronology of Western..... More
1894. Temple, J. and G. Blew, William C.A. Brighton and Its Coaches: A History of the London and Brighton Road. London: Nimmo 1894. xxi, 354p + 20 hand-colored pls. from watercolors by J. and G. Temple. Good hardcover (gilt-stamped pictorial blue cloth); a little shaken but overall a nice copy..... More
!["The Inheritance of White Facial Markings in Arabian Horses" [in the Journal of Heredity]. C. T....](/pictures/thumb/30149.jpg?v=1620217621)
Washington, D.C. American Genetic Association, 1936. First edition. Soft cover. Article in the August 1936 issue of the journal. Pp. 293-299, 4 photos and a few charts. Covers show old soil. On the dominance or recession of the star, strip, snip, and chin spot patterns, based on a study of..... More
1905. Boston Work Horse Parade Association. Catalogue Third Annual Parade, May 30th, 1905. Boston: C.H. Buck 1905. 72p, a few ills. in the ads but no ills. of the horses or vehicles. Fair paperbound (lacks covers, else very good). ** Hundreds of entries listed for all kinds of horse-drawn services--fire..... More
Bradley & Co., Syracuse, N.Y. Road Carts, Two-Wheelers, and Hand Wagons. 8 illustrated pieces: one 4-page flyer on Bradley Road Carts with pricelist and original stamped envelope [1887 or later]; one small 12-page brochure on the Bradley Road-Cart [disbound, ca. 1882.]; two 6-panel sheets on Bradley Two-Wheelers [with descriptions and..... More
No place: [Bradley], n.d. [1883 or later]. Paperbound, sewn with light cord. An instruction manual for farmers that will save "money, horse flesh and your temper" if you follow its directions. First, "open the box." Then go through the 19 steps for setting up your mower. The rest of the..... More
Wentorf, Germany: Cadmos, 1996. First edition. Hardcover (printed boards, lightly shelfsoiled). 78p, many line ills. and color photos. No d.j., as issued. Principles of dressage and groundwork, followed by instructions for flying changes, work between the pillars, piaffe, passage, and airs above the ground. Interwoven with historical information and pictures..... More
1893. [Brookfield Stud, England] Description of the Model of the Brookfield Stud and of the Portraits of Typical Horses... [cover is headed: Chicago Exhibition]. No publishing data [1893]. 40p, 1 ill. on cover. Very good paperbound. ** Brochure published for distribution at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It describes the..... More
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1945. Brown, Paul. Brooks Brothers. Paul Brown Calendar 1946. [NY 1945]. [13 leaves], 12 ills. Ca. 11 x 15 inches, vertical. Original board covers printed in red and black, plastic comb bound, original cloth ties. Covers lightly shelfworn; occasional penciling to calendar dates, occasional marginal stains. No. 901 of 1000..... More
Brown, Paul. Brown, Paul. The ABC's of the I.D.R.: A Complete Examination of Close Order Drill from Paragraph 1 through 158. NY: Macmillan 1940 [1st ed.]. 167p, over 80 diagrams and ills. by Brown. Good paperbound (parts of backstrip chipped away). Ink names. Stamp on title page "Approved For Commanding..... More
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1950. Brown, Paul. Crazy Quilt: Circus Pony. NY: Scribner, n.d. [ca. early 1950s]. 88p, many line ills. by the author. Good hardcover (red cloth): short split at top of front hinge, paperclip stain to rear endpaper. Fair original unclipped d.j. (chipped, stained). Original price $2.00. ** A redesigned reprint of..... More
1935. Brown, Paul. Brown, Paul. Hits and Misses. NY: Derrydale Press 1935. [112]p, many ills. by Brown on 50 pls. Good hardcover (covers soiled and rubbed, as often); no d.j., as issued. Spine lettering generally bright. Number 249 of 950 signed copies. Bookplate of Justine & Walter Wanger (actress and..... More
Brown, Paul. The Horse: His Gaits, Points, and Conformation. Scribner 1943. [1st ed.] [64]p, many ills. by Brown. Good hardcover (endpapers browned, as usual); lacks d.j. Laid in: illustrated signed handwritten note with drawing, original pencil sketch, and clippings. ** (1) Undated handwritten ink note from Paul Brown, to an..... More
1937. Brown, Paul. Brown, Paul. Mick and Mac: The Perkins' Pups. NY: Scribner 1937. [96]p, many ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (edge wear) in fair unclipped d.j. (tears, bottom of backstrip torn away). ** Story of the Perkins family's two dogs--Mac the runaway Scottie and Mick the Irish Wolfhound..... More
New York: Scribner, n.d. [1st pub. 1948]. Brown, Paul. Later printing. Hardcover (red cloth, stamped in black). N.p., many ills. by Brown. Copyright date line reads: F-8.61 [MH]. D.j. edges shelf rubbed and lightly chipped; price-clipped. Children's and ponies' adventures on a Shetland Pony farm, based on one that Brown..... More
New York: Scribner, 1936. Brown, Paul. Limited edition. Hardcover (covers slightly bubbled and rubbed). [112]p, 51 large pls. by Brown. One of 75 copies for private distribution, signed by Brown (825 copies total). Lacks the scarce original glassine jacket, but its paper flaps have been removed and are laid in..... More
Bruce, S.D. The American Stud Book: Vol. 2: M to Z. NY: Sanders D. Bruce 1873. Over 630p. Fair hardcover: original brown cloth. Covers stained; marginal soiling to title page and some others; a few corners dogeared; inner front hinge cracked but the binding is sound and will hold up..... More
1990. Bruns, Ursula. Reiten mit FS: Freizeit im Sattel. Bonn, n.d. [ca. 1990]. 136p, many photos and line ills. Very good paperbound. In German. ** Collection of wide-ranging articles on recreational riding of many kinds, training horses for many disciplines, etc. Includes riding Icelandic horses, how to pony a horse..... More
Butterworth and Brik, bettors. Match Race Wager Agreement. [New Jersey, ca. 1810s-20s]. One sheet containing 9 lines, handwritten in ink. One tear but content clear; last line missing. ** Terms of a $500 bet between E. Butterworth and Joshua Brik [or Buck?] for a race between the horse Mahomet and..... More
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1956. 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..... More
Sheffield, UK: 5M Publishing, 2019. First edition. Paperback original. 136p, no ills. Addresses, in a balanced and moderate way, issues such as "When does animal use become abuse?" "Why do we treat some animals differently from others?" Are there some things which we should never do to animals?" and "Just..... 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
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
Shelburne, VT: Shelburne Museum, 1956. First edition. Soft cover. 70p, many black-and-white photos. Light handling wear; a few small red ink marks in one margin. The original gold-foil title on the front cover has been neatly replaced with a photocopy. From the library of Richard S. Carroll, with his ink..... More
1883. Carnegie, Andrew. An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. NY: Scribner 1883. viii, 338p + photographic frontispiece of "Our Coach." Good hardcover. Gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth (smudged, rubbed, small spine label). Signed presentation copy to William Digby (the Liberal jouranlist?), London, June 1883. Tipped in: part of a handwriten signed luncheon..... More
