St. Louis: Banner Buggy Co., n.d. [ca. 1920]. No stated edition. Hardcover. 60p, many phiotos and line ills. printed in red and black against yellow backgrounds. Rebound in buckram, stamped with initials J.A.R. Original embossed wrappers bound in (torn). Two small leather samples are missing (a third one is present)..... More
Bennett, Eric. The Worshipful Company of Carmen of London: A Short History. London: Simpkin Marshall 1952. 181p + 6 pls. Very good hardcover, gilt-stamped. ** First edition of this documentary history of the Company and its various identities since its founding in 1517. Includes the charter and lists of masters..... More
Bergengruen, Werner. The Last Captain of Horse: A Portrait of Chivalry. London: Thames and Hudson 1953 (jacket reads Vanguard Press). 304p. Good hardcover in good d.j. (endpapers foxed). ** In this novel, a Russian cavalry captain reminisces about his long career in the service of the Czar. Horses are treated..... More
Cleveland: Ivan J. Bezugloff, Jr., 1976. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 50p, many photos and ads. Cover soil and wear. Articles on various national dressage and three-day teams and their prospects at the 1976 equestrian Olympics: US, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Denmark, Canada, USSR, Poland, and France. The articles were..... More
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2001. Brown, Paul. Biscotti, M.L. Paul Brown: Master of Equine Art. Lanham, MD: Derrydale Press 2001. ix, 149p, many ills. + several color pls. With a chapter "Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator" by Robin Bledsoe. New hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Limited deluxe edition in clamshell box. One of..... More
London: New Sporting Magazine, December 1833. First edition. Soft cover. The articles run on pp. 97-103 and 108-120. The magazine comprises pp. 73-144 + The Racing Calendar and ads. Two engraved plates from paintings by A. Cooper: "Rabbit Shooting" and "Carp," which are lightly dampstained. Part of the first advertising..... More
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
[New York?]: No stated photographer, n.d. [ca. 1860-69]. First edition. Unbound CDVs. Three photographs of three different vehicles, all photographed against a backdrop and with a Brewster & Baldwin sign and the 786 Broadway address. One shows a gent leaning against what looks like a painted pillar. A strip of..... 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
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New York: Scribner, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. [76]p, many ills. by Brown, including several in color. Pictorial color boards (edges rubbed, corners bumped), cloth spine. Marginal handling smudges on several pages. Unclipped dust jacket (soiled, spine tips torn, penciling on back cover). Title page printed in red, blue, and black..... 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
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
Wimbledon: Hoveglen, 1974 (1st pub. 1949). Reprint. Soft cover. 88p, many line ills. and photos. With much on the "symbolic meaning" of the designs; the photos of actual brasses are very small. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate. 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
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
