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. In French..... More
Coates, O.A. [proprietor]. The Davis or Richmond Hill Black Hawk Morgan! Bothwell [Ontario]: "Saturday Review" 1870. Original broadside, ca. 8 x 13 inches. Unfolded, matted, shrinkwrapped. There are some small random marks that may be may be printing or writing on the other side, or they may be due to..... 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
Collie, Keith (photos). Spirit of the Wind: The Horse in Saudi Arabia. London: Immel 1982. 111p, many color photos. Small bit of newsprint stuck to front endpaper, also trace of removed sticker; else near-very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Picture book on racing, the National Guard, various equestrian clubs..... More
1959. Collins, Robert W. Grooming Horses: The Duties of a Groom in a Racing Stable and How to Perform Them. Lexington, KY: Blood-Horse 1959. 122p, several photos. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** First edition of this detailed guide to tending racehorses, or indeed any horse. Can be..... More
Collins, Robert W. [Venture All]. Race Horse Training. Lexington, KY: Blood-Horse 1958 (1st pub. 1938). 312p + several photos (not included in the original edition). Fine bright hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). ** At the time of its publication, this was one of the very few American books on training..... More
Colville, Mary. Plain Jane: The Story of a Shetland Island Pony. London: Collins 1938. 158p + 20 pls. by the author. Good clean hardcover (fore-edges foxed) in good unclipped d.j. (soiled). ** The author was 13 years old, and this is quite an accomplished story for that age (with a...... More
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2007. Comben, Norman. The Durham Ox. Privately printed, 2007. 64p, several ills., most in color. New hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** This book celebrates "the bicentenary of the demise of this most famous English beast which lived from 1796 to 1807." The first half of the book relates the..... More
1033. Cook, Dyrus. Donkeying through Seven States. Privately Printed 1933. 55p, many woodcut ills. by Edith A. Roberts (Cook). Fair paperbound in torn d.j. Spine neatly taped; front cover detached; endpapers and last page detached. Signed by both Cooks. ** An unusual "home-spun" account of a couple's round trip between..... More
Cookson, Catherine. Go Tell It to Mrs. Golightly. NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1977. 192p. Very good hardcover (slight staining) in fair unclipped d.j. (back panel torn). ** Blind English girl sent to the country stumbles upon a kidnapping; horses are treated in passing. First U.S. edition of one of..... More
2006. Coolmore America. Stallions 2007. [Versailles, KY: Ashford Stud, ca. 2006]. 76p, many color photos. Very good paperbound. ** Presents Coolmore's 17 Thoroughbred stallions at stud in the U.S. for 2007, each with race and get records. Cover photos of Giant's Causeway, "the best young sire in the world," and..... 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
Surtees. Cooper, Leonard. R.S. Surtees. London: Arthur Baker 1952. 180p, 11 ills. + 6 color pls., all from the novels. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (torn), with the "Daily Graphic Book Find of the Month" belly band. ** Still the standard biography and literary study of the Victorian fox..... More
Corley, G.F. Riding and Schooling the Western Performance Horse. NY: Arco 1982. 241p, 189 photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Mechanics, position, control, moving up in schooling, etc. (Pub. at $24.95). More
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Cottier, Frederic, and A.M. Crete de Chambine. Les Annees Flambeau. Clamart, France: Sevigny 1990. 123p, many photos, a few in color. Very good paperbound (slight shelfwear). In French. ** On the career of Selle Francais Flambeau (team bronze in jumping, 1988 Seoul Olympics), and the other great show jumpers of..... 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
[A Country Squire]. 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 pages foxed. ** "A Country..... More
1922. Cox, Harding. Chasing and Racing: Some Sporting Reminiscences. London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1922. xiv, 282p + 1 portrait frontispiece (photo credited to Elliott & Fry on tipped-in slip). Good hardcover (foxed); no d.j. ** Memoirs of racing and hunting in Victorian and Edwardian England. Presentation copy from..... More
![Crabbet Arabian Stud, 1924 [reprint]. Crabbet Park](/pictures/thumb/13651.jpg?v=1576858986)
1978. Crabbet Park. Crabbet Arabian Stud, 1924. Facsimile reprint, printed in sepia. No publishing data [ca. 1978]. 48p, many photos. Very good paperbound (a little cover edge wear; internally fine). ** Describes ca. 60 mares and stallions at stud in 1924, with photos of most of them. Can be sent..... More
Crascredo [Charles W. Simpson]. Manners and Mannerisms. London: Country Life 1929. 107p, many ills. by the author. Very good hardcover in good unclipped d.j. (edges torn). ** Subtitle on jacket reads: "A book for foxhunters." Addresses "informed and uninformed" criticisms of hunting, and "the ways in which things should be..... More
1988. Crepin-Leblond (publisher). Plaisirs Equestres 157-162. 1988 (complete). Six issues. Variously paged, many photos and other ills. Very good paperbound, with light spine wear. From the library of dressage master Dr. H.L.M. Van Schaik. In French. ** Complete year of this informative equestrian journal, with articles on many historical and..... 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
