![The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976 [1 of 1000]. Anne Grimshaw](/pictures/thumb/407.jpg?v=1633973605)
London: Library Asociation, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 474p, several ills. Owner's neat ink name. No. 201 of 1000 numbered and signed copies. Annotated list of over 3200 books, interwoven with insightful commentary on what they tell us about the horse in British daily life, the cavalry, riding and training, care..... More
Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1902. De Launay, F. [photographer]. First edition. Hardcover (modern buckram, original wrappers not present). 61p, over 140 small line ills. and photos. Occasional neat pencil notes. In French. "Recherches experimentales" into the change of leg at the canter, based on sequential timed photographs by F. de Launay ("chronophotographies")..... More
Hitchin, England: Shuttleworth Collection, n.d. [ca. 1970]. First edition. Soft cover. [20]p, several photos and line ills. Short introduction to the collection, which has now been dispersed. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. More
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1888. Crafty. First edition. Hardcover (gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, recased). 324p, many line ills. by Crafty (Victor Gerusez). Former owner's ink name. Binding by Engel. In French. Humorous look at French stag hunting of the day: the hunt breakfast, what men say about women and what women..... More
London: Hackney Horse Society, 1899. First edition. Hardcover (light area isn't cover fading but light from the scanner). 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..... More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. vi, 365p, many small ills. throughout. Ex-lib. (spine number, ink stamp on front endpaper, date slip removed from rear); outer pages foxed. Detailed glossary of "every term applicable to [horse] racing, shooting, hunting, fishing, hawking, archery, etc. etc. with essays upon all national..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1885. First edition. Hardcover (half leather). vii, 468p + 16 fine tinted lithographed pls. after John Sturgess. Original blue cloth covers bound in. Engraved armorial bookplate of Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. The bookplate was designed by S.B. Hill [Sara B. Hill], 1927. "A good general history of the..... More
Richmond, VA: Privately Printed (The Old Dominion Press), 1928. First edition. Hardcover (spine tips slightly shelf-rubbed). 184p + several pls., 1 folding and 1 in color. No d.j. (if issued). Engraved sporting bookplate of Alexander M. Byers, designed by Sidney Alabaster. A beautiful copy of one of Harrison's indispensable documentary..... More
Newark, NJ: Hedden & Wheeler, n.d. [1880s or earlier?]. No stated edition. No binding. One sheet of card stock, folded. No ills. Handling soil. Price list and short descriptions of 13 types of varnishes--finishing, rubbing, and Japans. No paints or colors are listed. Distributor's name printed on back: Randall &..... More
N.p. Georges Veuthey (printed in Milan), 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 213p, many photos, many in color. In English, French, and German. Lavish survey by various authors of the major European, Russian, and Latin American three-day, dressage, jumping, and driving competitions of 1964-74. The Olympics, Burghley, Hickstead, Aachen, Windsor, Punchstown, etc...... More
Leipzig and Berlin: Otto Spamer, 1882. Fifth revised edition (1st pub. 1863). Hardcover (pictorial cloth, gilt stamped). xxii, 538p, 159 line ills. + 2p of publisher's ads. In German fraktur. The last edition of this very comprehensive volume on care and management, riding, and training through the capriole. (Wells 3455)..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 134p, several pls. One of 400 copies, in scarce original glassine jacket (torn at edges and spine). Introd. by Harry T. Peters. Lists hundreds of books and periodicals on racing, hunting, taming, riding, farriery, and veterinary medicine, plus other non-equestrian sports. The..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1964. Dennis, Wesley. First edition. Hardcover. 116p, many ills. by Wesley Dennis, 2 double-page spreads and endpapers in color. Tiny chip out of first two bottom page corners. Stated first printing. Lovely story based on the true life of a baker's boy and the legendary Lipizzan stallion..... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1940. Alken, Ferneley, Sartorius, Herring. First edition. Hardcover (half leather). 53p + 4 tipped-in pls. Corner of one plate dogeared; else internally fine. Presentation copy from Thieriot to E.J. Rousuck, September 1940. Cataloge of 71 British paintings by the Alkens, Ferneley, Herring, Sartorius, etc. Chiefly racing..... More
Exeter, UK: Webb & Bower, 1981. Aldin, Cecil. First edition. Hardcover. 208p, many ills., many in color. An essential book on Aldin's life and work, a must for every enthusiast. The author's sources included people who had known Aldin. More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859. Second edition (1st pub. 1850). Hardcover (original red cloth, gilt-stamped). 221p + 32p of publisher's ads and index + 2 engraved pls. Covers worn, stained; spine mended; frontispiece detached; both plates foxed. Anecdotal introduction to many aspects of hunting. A later binding..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. Second edition (1st pub. 1848). xx, 218p + 34p of publisher's ads + 1 engraved pl. (heavily foxed). No jacket, as issued. Owner's ink name on endpapers. Sensible, considerate advice on buying, feeding, stabling, and affording horses. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1928. First trade edition. Hardcover. "First edition after the printing of 450 deluxe copies." xxix, 368p + many photos, several folding maps. Engraved bookplate of Otto Jaeger, with designer initials that seem to read N.M. Without the jacket or slipcase. Covers rubbed; spine worn; front..... More
![Two books on racehorse handicapping: Turf Speculation or 1,000 Per Cent a Year by Haines [and]...](/pictures/thumb/30382.jpg?v=1633973573)
Baltimore [and] New York: Montee [and] Dot Enterprises, n.d. [1940s] [and] 1980. Hines: no stated edition. Henkin: Second printing. Hardcover. 158 [and] 155p, no ills. Various tables and past performance charts. Price is for both books. Gift inscription in Turf Speculation, 1944. Presentation copy of The Dot System, signed by..... More
Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, 1963. First edition. Soft cover. 40p, many photos + 3 large fold-out charts. Internally very good, clean, complete. Reprints the Blood-Horse articles on the Kentucky Derby (Chateaugay), Preakness (Candy Spots), and Belmont Stakes (Chateaugay)—the races and the winners’ family histories. Most of the articles are by..... More
![The Horse Pennings of Assateague Island [1 of 122 copies]. T. Holmes](/pictures/thumb/30012.jpg?v=1633973486)
Richmond, VA: The Attic Press, 1951. Limited edition (first pub. 1835). Paperbound, sewn with light cord. [16]p + 1 line ill. (frontispiece, printed in green). Christmas inscription, 1951, on inside back cover. Covers are a softer grey-green than photo shows. "This booklet was composed, printed on dampened sheets and bound..... More
London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 128p, 440 photos. Fwds. by The Duke of Beaufort and H.M. Llewellyn. Step-by-step photo analysis of many aspects of riding, from beginning to advanced work on the flat and over jumps. Includes lungeing the horse and rider, riding through passage, jumping including cross-country..... More
Marshall, VA: No stated publisher, n.d. [early 1980s]. First edition. Soft cover. [12]p, many photos. Small brochure promoting the French Performance Horse for jumping and eventing. Some pedigrees; photos of leading sires and performers such as Fra Diavolo, Nankin, Aime, Val de Loire, Uriel, etc. Can be sent outside the..... More
London: Badminton Magazine, 1903, 1909, 1911. Soft cover (removed from the magazine and stapled into paper covers). Each several pages. The articles are: "Grey Racehorses" by Hughes-Onslow (1911, several photos), "The Starting Gate: With Suggestions" by Sievier (1903, no ills., on mechanical gates), and "At the Gate" by "Looker On"..... More
Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 1891. First edition. Hardcover. 217p + 32p of publisher's ads, over 160 line ills. and charts. Contemporary ink name of a veterinarian or veterinary student at the University of Pennsylvania. "Being a complete treatise on the dentition of the horse, ox, sheep, hog, and dog, and on..... More
