![Insignia of the Services [1942 rev. ed.]. Paul Brown](/images/noimage.png)
Brown, Paul. Insignia of the Services. Scribner 1942 (1st pub. 1941). [64]p, many flat color ills. by Brown. Good hardcover; no d.j. (if issued?). Reprint, with the missing caption now printed where it belongs on p. [27]. Red, white, and blue covers. ** "The purpose of this book is to..... More
1937. 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. There are..... More
1933. Brown, Paul. Spills and Thrills page proof--Mary Chamberlain, Huntington Horse Show 1927. [NY: Scribner 1933]. Very good plate, one of the publisher's set of unbound advance page proofs for Spills and Thrills. Ca. 9 1/2 x 12 inches (photo is slightly cropped). ** Spills and Thrills is filled with..... More
![Outfoxed [first edition]. Rita Mae Brown](/pictures/thumb/10966.jpg?v=1543620720)
2000. Brown, Rita Mae. Outfoxed. NY: Ballantine 2000. 409p. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** The first edition, first printing, of the first title in the Sister Jane MFH murder mystery series. A prestigious Virginia hunt needs a new master--but murder interferes. More
Bruce, Mary Grant. Norah of Billabong. London: Ward, Lock, n.d. [ca. 1940s; 1st pub. 1913]. 224p + 1 pl. Basically very good hardcover (small spots on cover, a few marginal stains) in good color d.j. ** Children's/teen story of ranching and other adventures of Norah and her friends in the..... 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
1997. Budiansky, Stephen. The Nature of Horses: Exploring Equine Evolution, Intelligence, and Behavior. NY: Free Press 1997. xiii, 290p, many line ills. + 8 color pls. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** " bound to be fascinated by Budiansky's knowledge, by his original thinking, by the authority with..... More
1992. Burch, Preston M. Training Thoroughbred Horses. Menasha, WI: Russell Meerdink 1992. 119p, several photos and line ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Reprint of the 1953 first edition. Advice from one of America's most successful trainers, and for many years one of the very few American books..... More
1930. Butler, A.J. Sport in Classic Times. NY: Dutton 1930. 213p + many ills. from ancient art and other sources. Good hardcover (ex-lib., with usual marks). ** On various forms of hunting in ancient Greece and Rome, With much on horse and hound in the field, as well as fishing..... 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
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
1958. Caffrey, Nancy. Scene from the Saddle. NY: Dutton 1958. 88p, many photos by A.L. "Budd" Waintrob. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (chipped, soiled). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** Young Johnny learns about horsemnship while preparing to take his pinto pony to..... More
Calvert, Patricia. The Snowbird. London: Macmillan 1980. 146p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "Following the murder of her parents Willanna faces an uncertain future as she and her younger brother move from Tennessee in 1883 to the Dakota Territory where she trains her first horse." Children's novel..... More
Campbell, D.M., ed. Colics and Their Treatment. Chicago: American Journal of Veterinary Medicine 1914. (Veterinary Medicine Series, 3) 137p, no ills. Very good hardcover (very light shelf rubbing). No d.j., if issued. ** Seven chapters by specialists of the day on diagnosing and handling colic in horses. Can be sent..... More
1958. Cannam, Peggy. She Wanted a Pony. London: Andrew Dakers (The Viscount Series), n.d. [ca. 1958]. 145p + 1 color pl. Good hardcover (front endpaper removed); no d.j. ** Misadventures and successes with ponies, including a scary opening scene about a pony arriving at a clueless family. Can be sent..... 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
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
1995. Carpenter, Bryant. The Classic Experience: The Hampton Classic, Bridgehampton, NY: Carl W. Miller 1995. 221p, many color photos by Helen Carpenter. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** Colorful photographic survey of this legendary Long Island horse show and its history, with profiles of many stables, riders, celebrities..... More
Castelvetro, Primo. Il Trottare Americano e Francese: Origini e Sviluppi della Due Razze. Bologna: Tipografia Compositori 1953. 28p + 72 genealogical tables of leading American and French Standardbred stallions; 5 mounted pls. in the first part. Hardcover (skewed from size but sturdy). Covers rather stained; some pages stained but overall..... More
1949. Chamberlain, George Agnew. Overcoat Meeting. NY: Barnes 1949. 185p, no ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (edges rubbed, chipped, spine faded). ** Novel about the couple "Jeddo and Mit, their feuding families, their tempestuous romance and the amazing comeback of their trotting horse, Spring Hanover," by a popular..... 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
Cheer, Georgia, ed. Collectors I: Limited Edition 1992. Madera, CA: Author 1992. 144p, many photos. Very good paperbound. ** Collects 37 articles from sold-out back issues of the magazine The Crabbet Influence in Arabians Today, featuring Skowronek, * Raffles, *Mirage, a long series on the Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in..... More
Cheer, Georgia, ed. Collectors III. Battle Ground, WA: Author 1996. 144p, many photos in the articles and ads, a few in color. Very good paperbound (nick to bottom of back cover). One of 1000 copies. ** The third (and final) anthology of popular articles from sold-out issues of The Crabbet..... More
Chronicle of the Horse staff. American Horses in Sport 1987. Middleburg, VA, 1987. Over 280p, many photos, many in color. Good hardcover (boards scuffed, stained; internally very good). ** Detailed review of the year in dressage, combined training, show hunters, driving, Grand Prix jumping, and the Pan American Games. Results..... More
1829. [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 early veterinary..... More
