1987. Forbis, Judith, et al. Nordarab (Arabians International): The Egyptian Issue. Copenhagen, August 1987 (vol. 5, no. 5). 50p, many photos, many in color. Good paperbound (light handling wear, outer pages foxed). Advertising information laid in. ** "A Short History of Egypt's Arabian Horses" by Forbis (taken from her book)..... More
New York: Robert M. De Witt, 1870. Hardcover (paper-covered boards). 208 pp., a few line ills. + 2 line pls. (diseases of the horse, and the internal organs). Some publisher’s ads. This book bears witness to the hard use, or poor care, that 19th-century farriery, taming, and veterinary manuals got..... More
Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse. Przewalski Horse: No. 14, December 1984. Rotterdam. 38p, many photos and maps. Very good paperbound. ** Single issue of this journal, with news about the foundation's horses, and articles on "Domestication: An Irreversible Process" (part 1), the reintroduction of onagers..... More
1969. Francis, Dick. The Sport of Queens. NY: Harper 1969. Stated 1st U.S. ed. 247p + many photos on 16p. Very good hardcover in very good unclipped d.j. Previous owner's ink name on front endpaper. ** Francis writes about his steeplechasing days in this, his first book. It was published..... More
![Von der Gestuterey [etc.]. Marcus Fugger, Marx](/pictures/thumb/30170.jpg?v=1621009754)
Niewkoop, Netherlands: Miland, 1968 [1st pub. 1584]. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover (tooled leatherette) in good cardboard slipcase. 129 leaves, 38 woodcut ills. by Jost Amman. Title page printed in red and black. In German black letter type. In the publisher's series Homo Ludens, 4. First published in 1584 in Frankfurt, this..... More
Rowlandson, Thomas. Gambado, Geoffrey, pseud. [Henry William Bunbury]. An Academy for Grown Horsemen. Westport, CT: Richard W. Ellis (The Georgian Press) 1930. Ca. 64p, 12 color pls. (reproductions of the Thomas Rowlandson illustrations in the London 1809 edition). Good hardcover (spine frayed); internally very good. No d.j. or slipcase, if..... More
Garcin, Jerome. Cavalier Seul: Journal equestre. Gallimard 2006. 278p, no ills. Very good paperbound (slight shelfsoil). In French. ** For three years Garcin--novelist and cultural critic--kept this lyrical diary of his rides and other experiences with horses, interwoven with accounts of his literary life. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
1894. Gatines, Rene de. Conference Hippique: Les Cinq Mouvements Cles de l'Equitation. Paris: Legoupy 1894. 56p + several photos by M. Gabriel. Good paperbound (covers soiled). In French. ** Schooling methods--the five "keys" to equitation--by a well-known ecuyer of the day. Here he demonstrated, for a group of army officers..... More
1993. Gazder, P.J. The Arab Horse Families of Great Britain 1875-1973. Northleach, England: Heriot 1993. 3rd ed. (1st pub. 1964, 1976). xxvii, 211p + many photos. Very good hardcover; lacks original flimsy glassine d.j. ** This latest edition of mares and stallions registered with the Arab Horse Society added many..... More
Gaze, Henry & Son [excursion tour operators]. Programme of Henry Gaze & Son's High Class Four-in-Hand Carriage Drives for Visiting the Sights of Paris [and] Versailles. Paris, n.d. [1889]. 10p, 1 line ill. on front cover (self wrappers). Very good small paperbound (bottom front cover corner slightly creased). ** Description..... More
1940. Gee, Ernest R. The Sportsman's Library. NY: Bowker 1940. 158p + 8 pls. Good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). Covers rubbed; outer pages and some plates foxed. One plate loose. One of 600 copies. ** "Being a descriptive list of the most important books on sport." Lists many hundred..... More
1859. Adam, V. Gerhardt, A. Manuel d'equitation [etc.]. Paris: J. Dumaine 1859. 215p + many lithographed ills. after V. Adam on 12 pls. Quarter leather (rubbed). Foxed throughout; priced accordingly. The spine label mistakenly reads: Baucher. Ink names; from the renowned equestrian collection of Henry Sarasin, with his bookplate. In..... More
1813. Gibbons, Thomas [buyer of coaches], et al. Two Early 19th-Century Manuscript Orders for Carriages, Newark, NJ. (1) Letter of agreement between Miller and Crane [coachmakers] and T[homas] Gibbons, 1813. (2) Memorandum of agreement between Robert B. Campfield [coachmaker] and Thomas Gibbons, 1814, with detailed specifications for the carriage. Two..... More
![The Farrier's New Guide]; [Containing First, The Anatomy of a Horse. Secondly, an Account of all...](/pictures/thumb/30171.jpg?v=1621008785)
London: W. Taylor, 1722 (1st pub. 1720). Second Edition. Hardcover. [12], 109, 260p + 7 engraved pls. Defective: lacks title page and facing folding frontispiece. (table of diseases). Quite browned and worn; some staining. Rebound in plain cloth; generally sturdy. Further condition details on request. The text is based on..... More
1928. Goulburn, Edward; Martin Hawke; et al. Hell for Leather! NY: Derrydale Press 1928. 36p + 3 hand-colored pls. Good hardcover (paper-covered boards). Covers and endpapers smudged; cover edgewear. Internally very good. One of 350 numbered copies. ** Fine printing of three early 19th-century British hunting poems: The Epwell Hunt..... More
Grant, William W. A Quarter Century of the Arapahoe Hunt. [Privately printed, 1954.] 43p + tipped-in map. Rebound in red buckram; bookplate removed, so possibly ex-library. Internally fine, with the map intact. ** Anniversary publication of runs, lists of hounds and members, rules, etc., of this coyote-hunting club south of..... More
1814. [Great Britain. Unidentified tax office]. Assessors' Warrant. [London?] 1814. 24p, a few tables. Stitched paperbound. Good. ** Government publication ("No. 7. Assessed Taxes"), authorizing a tax official to value various properties and services. (The pages for the assessor's name, signature, etc., are blank.) Details the taxes and duties to..... More
Meade-King, Eric. Greatorex Galleries, London. Hunting Countries: Water-Colour Drawings and Pencil Sketches by Eric Meade-King. Small exhibition pamphlet, 1939. One sheet of card stock folded once to make 4 pages; 1 line ill. Very good. ** Summary checklist of 39 works, chiefly hunting subjects plus a few of polo and..... More
![The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976 [1 of 1000]. Anne Grimshaw](/pictures/thumb/407.jpg?v=1539198044)
1982. Grimshaw, Anne. The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976. London: Library Association 1982. 474p, several ills. Very good hardcover in very good jacket. Owner's ink name. One of 1000 numbered and signed copies. ** Annotated list of over 3200 books, interwoven with insightful commentary on what they tell..... More
1902. De Launay, F. [photographer]. Guerin-Catelain, Maxime. Le Changement de Pied au Galop: Analyse de son Mecanisme. Paris: Berger-Levrault 1902. 61p, over 140 small line ills. and photos. Good hardcover (modern buckram, original wrappers not present). Inner margins of outer pages stained. Occasional neat pencil notes. In French. ** "Recherches..... More
Crafty. Gyp, pseud. [Comtesse de Martel de Janville]. Les Chasseurs. Paris: Calmann Levy 1888. 324p, many line ills. by Crafty (Victor Gerusez), Very good hardcover (gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, recased). Back cover rubbed. Former owner's ink name. In French. ** Humorous look at French stag hunting of the date: the..... More
London: Hackney Horse Society, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. 679p, no ills. No d.j., as issued. Alphabetical index to all the stallions and mares registered in the first 15 volumes of the British Hackney Stud Book. Gives name, number, owner, breeder, color, foaling date, sire, dam, and dam's sire... More
Harewood, Harry [pseud.?]. A Dictionary of Sports; or, Companion to the Field, the Forest, and the River Side. London: Thomas Tegg 1835. vi, 365p, many small line ills. throughout. Ex-lib., (spine number, ink stamp on front endpaper, date slip removed from rear); outer pages foxed. Overall fair to good hardcover..... More
1928. [Harrison, Fairfax]. The Equine F.F.Vs: A Study of the Evidence for the English Horses Imported into Virginia before the Revolution. Richmond: Privately Printed (The Old Dominion Press) 1928. 184p + several pls., 1 folding and 1 in color. Fine hardcover, including the fragile paper spine label; no d.j (if..... More
1869. Haycock, William. Horses, How They Ought To Be Shod. London: J. Churchill & Sons 1869. xi, 52p + 14 large detailed lithographed plates, a few tinted. Fair hardcover: original gilt-stamped purple cloth is faded; frontispiece detached; bottom corner of front endpaper chipped away. Bookplate. ** A veterinarian's advice on..... More
