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
Racine, WI: Whitman, n.d. [1920s?]. Later printing. Hardcover. 125p, no ills.; color d.j. Publisher's number on jacket: W-808. Six Nick Carter novels, including this one, listed on back of jacket. Dated from owners' names, 1931. Paper-covered boards (spine tips chipped). Torn jacket reinforced with lined writing paper. Pages age browned..... More
1886. Champlin, John Denison. Chronicle of the Coach: Charing Cross to Ilfracombe. NY: Scribner 1886. 298p, 75 line ills. by Edward L. Chichester. Good hardcover (normal shelfwear, a few page margins chipped). Overall a nice bright copy in a pictorial binding, printed in gold and black. ** Account of two..... More
1829. box 23. [Clark, Bracy, ed.]. The Farrier and Naturalist; or, Horseman's Chronicle. London: Simpkin and Marshall 1829. Vol. 2, nos. 13-35 (complete). 392p + index, several line ills. Good hardcover (old quarter leather, marbled boards; rubbed). Front cover tender and will probably come off. Binding otherwise sound. ** An..... More
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Clayton, Hilary M., and Narelle C. Stubbs. Activate your Horse's Core: Unmounted Exercises for Developing Mobility, Strength & Balance. Sport Horse Publications 2008. 95-minute DVD plus 32-page booklet with many color photos and line ills. New paperbound. ** Very useful and easy-to-follow work that introduces the equine equivalent of Pilates..... More
Johannot, T. Cler, Albert. La Comedie a cheval ou manies et travers du monde equestre.... Paris: Ernest Bourdin, n.d. [1842]. 155p, many line ills. by Charlet, T. Johannot, Eug. Giraud, and A. Giroux. Very good hardcover (contemporary marbled boards, leather spine; original paper covers bound in). Spine faded, covers shelf-rubbed..... More
1888. Codman, John. Winter Sketches from the Saddle: By a Septuagenarian. NY: Putnam 1888. 205p + 1 wood-engraved pl. Very good bright hardcover (one preliminary blank removed, else near fine). ** "I have a favorite medical system, which I shall style Equestrianopathy." The author describes several pleasant long-distance rides along..... More
1986. Cooper, Jilly. Riders. NY: Ballantine 1986. 632p, no ills. Good large-format paperbound, with the oval die-cut on the front cover. Light shelfwear, front cover partly reinforced with tape, but sturdy--perhaps not even read. Pages age browned, as normal. ** In this novel you'll find everything you always wanted to..... More
1990. Couch-Keen, Glenda. Equestrienne Australis: The Story of Australia's Horsewomen. Springton, S.A.: Side-Saddle Association of South Australia 1990. 333p, many photos, a few in color. Limited edition. As new hardcover, in d.j. (corners bumped, as received from publisher). ** A must for anyone interested in Australia, horse(wo)manship, or social history..... More
Scott, J. A Country Squire [Thomas Gosden]. An Essay on Hunting: Comprising hunting lawfulness benefits pleasure pastime game scent hounds the horse huntsman sagacity. &c. &c. &c. London: Edward Jeffrey and Son 1820. 3rd ed. (1st pub. 1733). 92p + 1 pl. Old half leather (rubbed); spine gilt stamped. Opening..... More
1899. Crafty. Sur le Turf: Courses Plates et Steeple-Chases. Paris: Plon, Nourrit, 1899. 400p, ca. 200 line ills. by the author (chiefly small, some full-page plates). Very good hardcover (back cover lightly soiled; spine lightly sunned; outer pages foxed). Handsomely rebound in three-quarter leather (brown and cream). Original paper back..... More
1980. Cresswell, Cynthia. Ponies in the Forest. N.p.: Chequer Press [Author], n.d. [ca. 1980]. 112p, several photos. Good paperbound (front cover creased; light shelfwear); internally very good. ** "Miss Cynthia Cresswell's experience of the ups and downs of acquiring a riding school in the Forest of Dean from 1967-1979." Adventures..... More
1930. Crew, F.A.E., and A.D. Buchanan Smith. The Genetics of the Horse. Reprint from Bibliographia Genetica VI, 1930 (The Hague: Nijhoff). Pp. 123-170, a few line ills. and charts. Good paperbound (spine held on by tape; covers faded; covers and pages age browned). ** Scholarly overview of the history and..... More
Crickmore, H.G. Krik's Guide to the Turf 1882-1883, 1883-1884. NY: Crickmore, "The New York World," 1883. 2 vols., totaling over 1000 pp., no ills. Fair leatherbound (cover wear, spines missing, but bindings both sound). ** Part 1 gives the results of "races run in 1882 in the United States, Dominion..... More
1932. Cromwell, Thomas B., ed. The Blood-Horse [1932 complete]. Lexington, KY, 1932. 2 volumes containing all 53 issues, with original covers bound in. Over 1600p total, photo on every front cover and occasional photos inside (chiefly stallions at stud). Very good hardcover: hardcovers soiled and rubbed (especially one corner); magazine..... More
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Lexington, KY: Thomas B. Cromwell [The Blood-Horse], 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Two sturdy volumes containing all 52 weekly issues of volume 19, with original covers bound in (some plain, some printed against blue-green). Over 1300p total, photo on every front cover and occasional photos inside. A little old dampstaining to..... More
Lexington, KY: Thomas B. Cromwell [The Blood-Horse], 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Two sturdy volumes containing all 52 weekly issues, with original covers bound in. Over 1400p total, photo on every front cover and occasional photos inside (chiefly stallions at stud). Vol. 1 also lists the 1933 stakes winners (alphabetically and..... More
Culver, IN: Culver Military Academy, 1910 or before. Unstated edition. Soft cover. 24p, many photos. The diecut horseshoe-shaped arch on the front cover reveals the photo on the title page. Ca. 4 x 5 1/2 inches. Booklet introducing Culver Military Academy to prospective students and their parents. It describes the..... More
1859. Dadd, George H. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse: With Anatomical and Questional Illustrations [etc.]. NY: A.O. Moore 1859 (1st pub. 1856). x, 291p + 17 (of 20) hand-colored engraved pls. Fair hardcover in original cloth binding (spine worn, mended). ** This ambitious work was the first American..... More
London and New York: Heinemann and Comet Books, 1939 and 1949. Brown, Paul. UK edition is probably first; US edition is stated first paperback printing. Hardcover and soft cover. UK edition: 273p, many line ills. US edition: 243p, many line ills., now with green overlays. All ills. by Paul Brown..... More
1954. Brown, Paul. Davis, Mrs. Paul Newhouse. Pet Boxer. Fond du Lac, WI: All-Pets 1954. 64p, several ills. by Paul Brown. Very good paperbound (spine rubbed). ** Also includes "The Boxer's Health" by Frank Lichlyter, D.V.M. Although the cover ills. are credited to Edwin Megargee, Biscotti says they are by..... More
2002. Deblaise, Philippe. De Rusius a La Broue: Itineraire du livre equestre dans l'Europe de la Renaissance. Philippica 2002. 79p, many ills. New paperbound. In French. ** Fine introduction to early European equestrian literature and its spread throughout the continent. The history of veterinary and horsemanship books is followed by..... More
1913. DeLisle, H. de B. Polo in India. Bombay: Thacker 1913. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1907). 286p, many diagrams + 13 photos. Fair to good hardcover (spine faded; fore-edges foxed; traces of old insect damage, not affecting any content; front endpaper removed). Overall sound, clean, sturdy. No d.j. (if issued?)..... More
1945. Denhardt, Bob, and Helen Michaelis, eds. The Quarter Horse: Vol. 2. Eagle Pass, TX: AQHA 1945. xi, 217p + many old photos. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Bookplate of Harry Brobst. ** Collection of "a varied assortment of historical articles, equine biographies and characteristics, sketches of horsemen..... More
