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
Heimann, Heinz. Champions: The Great Equestrian Stars of the Decade. N.p.: Georges Veuthey 1975 (printed in Milan). 213p, many photos, many in color. Good hardcover (covers slightly bowed from size; internally very good) in good d.j. In English, French, and German. ** Lavish survey by various authors of the major..... More
![Pferd und Reiter: Oder der Reitkunst [etc.] [1882]). Theodor Heinze](/pictures/thumb/14066.jpg?v=1539198005)
Heinze, Theodor. Pferd und Reiter oder die Reitkunst in ihrem ganzen Umfange.... Leipzig and Berlin: Otto Spamer 1882. 5th rev. ed. (1st pub. 1863). xxii, 538p, 159 line ills. + 2p of publisher's ads. Pict. cloth, gilt stamped (lightly chipped). In German fraktur. ** The last edition of this very..... More
Henderson, Robert W. Early American Sport: A Chronological Check-list of Books Published Prior to 1860 Based on an Exhibition Held at The Grolier Club. NY: Grolier Club 1937. 134p, several pls. Fine hardcover in scarce original glassine d.j. (torn at edges and spine). One of 400 copies. ** Lists hundreds..... More
1940. Alken, Ferneley, Sartorius, Herring. Henschel, Charles R., fwd. The Charles H. Thieriot Collection of Sporting Paintings: Cedar Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. NY: Privately Printed, June 1940. 53p + 4 tipped-in pls. Very good hardcover. Half leather (edges rubbed). Corner of one plate dogeared; else internally fine. Presentation copy..... More
Hieover, Harry, pseud. [Charles Bindley]. The Pocket and the Stud; Or, Practical Hints on the Management of the Stable. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans 1851. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1848). xx, 218p + 34p of publisher's ads + 1 engraved pl. (heavily foxed). Good hardcover (piece missing from top..... More
![The Horse Pennings of Assateague Island [1 of 122 copies]. T. Holmes](/pictures/thumb/30012.jpg?v=1616345341)
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
Horses of France [farm]. The French Performance Horse. Marshall, VA, n.d. [early 1980s]. [12]p, many photos. Good paperbound (lightly creased down the middle). ** 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..... More
Huidekoper, Rush Shippen. Age of the Domestic Animals. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis 1891. 217p + 32p of publisher's ads, over 160 line ills. and charts. Good sturdy hardcover (average shelfwear, pages age browned as usual). Contents very good and clean. Owner's ink name. ** "Being a complete treatise on the dentition..... More
1997. Hutchins, Dan. "Old West" Cowboy Collectibles: Auction Update and Price Guide. Las Vegas, NM: Hutchins 1997. 35p, ca. 40 black-and-white photos. Very good paperbound (light cover wear). ** Lists the prices of over 650 western items that sold at auction in 1996 (High Noon, Engel, Payne, Old West Show..... More
International Live Stock Exposition, Chicago. Combination Unreserved Sale of about 100 Highly Pedigreed Shetland Ponies Imported and American Bred. Auction cat., Dec. 2, 1908. 46p (86 lots), a few photos. Paperbound. ** Very good copy of this catalogue of "the greatest sale of Shetland Ponies in point of quality and..... More
1891. Isaac B. Reed [auctioneer]. Catalogue of Horses, Carriages, Harness, Etc. NY: Fitzpatrick & Wissler Printers, Feb. 17, 1891. [8]p, no ills. Fair paperbound (details on request). Occasional prices penciled in. ** One of the firm's regular auctions of horses and vehicles, held at their Horse and Carriage Emporium on..... More
1893. Ismailoff, Capt. Theo. [Theodore]. World's Columbian Exposition: Russian Horses. Chicago, 1893. 29p + 2 photos. Good paperbound (covers soiled, lightly wrinkled, small chips). ** Descriptions of the Orloff Trotter, Orloff Saddle Horse, Russian-Arab Horse, and Russian Light Draft Horse (Bitiug). Followed by descriptions and pedigrees of the 19 horses..... More
Ivanov, M. K Vershinam Sportivnogo Olimpa [The Top Russian Olympic Equestrians]. Tallin: Eesti Raamat 1968. 46p, several drawings + ca. 18 photos of Olympic riders. Good paperbound (covers worn and soiled; pages age browned). In Russian. ** History of Soviet participation in the equestrian Olympics, published under the auspices of..... More
Jahns, Max. Ross und Reiter in Leben und Sprache, Glauben und Geschichte der Deutschen. Leipzig: Grunow 1872. 2 vols.: xxiv, 462p; xv, 464p; no ills. Marbled boards, orig. wrs. bound in. Light cover wear; internally very good. Owner's ink name. In German. ** First edition of this very detailed scholarly..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, n.d. Brown, Paul. Later printing (first pub. 1949). Hardcover. 210p, several ills. and unclipped color d.j. by Paul Brown. Number on jacket back flap, which is otherwise blank: 5-88820. A children's/teen "Chinatown mystery," set in Chicago. In the author's "They Came From" series, showing "what a rich..... More
![Sale of the 400": Saddle, Show, Fine Horses [auction catalogue]. Kentucky Sale Co](/pictures/thumb/15091.jpg?v=1539198013)
Kentucky Sale Co. "Sale of the 400": Saddle, Show, Fine Horses, Trotters, Hunters and Jumpers. Lexington, KY, 1933. N.p. (218 lots), several photos. Fair paperbound (covers torn and almost detached, penciling on back cover). Condition details on request. ** Two-day sale of American Saddlebreds, roadsters, and others, most with pedigree..... More
Littleton, NH: B.W. Kilburn, 1905. Kilburn, B.W. Unstated edition. Photograph. Stereo card. No. 16329 in an unnamed series, captioned "Don't detain us long. The dainty little Shetlands, La. Purchase Exposition." Also printed on front: James M. Davis, New York City, and St. Louis, Mo. Image is very good and sharp..... More
![Exercising a Thoroughbred, State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado [1907 stereo card]. B. W. Kilburn, publisher](/pictures/thumb/16958.jpg?v=1594909429)
1907. Kilburn, B.W., publisher. Exercising a Thoroughbred, State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado. Stereo card, copyright 1907 by B.W. Kilburn, Littleton, NH. No. 17025 of an unidentified series. Very good (light handling soil to card). Image background is printed a little light. Two ink names on back, dated 1910. ** Young man..... More
1969. Knox, Seymour H. To B.A. and Back. Buffalo: Privately Printed 1969 (1st pub. 1933). 94p, several photos. Very good paperbound (spine area faded). ** In 1932 the U.S./Meadowbook polo team travled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a series of matches and tournaments. This book records "a few of the..... More
![Die Reitkunst im Bilde [supplement]. Ludwig Koch](/pictures/thumb/1114.jpg?v=1580568188)
Koch, Ludwig. Koch, Ludwig. Die Reitkunst im Bilde. Vienna: Campagne-Reitergesellschaft, n.d. [1928]. 95p, many line ills. by the author. Good hardcover (back cover partly dampstained); no d.j. In German. ** Text and illustrations of basic principles of the horse's balance, movement, and use of the back, on the flat and..... More
![Gruzinskie Narodnye Konnye Igry [Traditional Georgian Equestrian Games]. A. B. Korneev](/pictures/thumb/15910.jpg?v=1539198691)
Korneev, A.B. Gruzinskie Narodnye Konnye Igry (Traditional Georgian Equestrian Games]. Tbilisi, 1964. Ca. 56p, many photos, 2 in color. Good paperbound in fair d.j. (quite torn). Chiefly in Russian. ** Survey of traditional mounted games in the Republic of Georgia, with a look at their history--games with sticks and balls..... More
Amesbury, MA: T.W. Lane, 1909. First edition. Soft cover. One sheet, folded into 5 panels, printed on both sides. Mounted onto a sheet that folds up to make an envelope. Average age wear and soil. Ca. 4 x 6 inches, folded. Promotional mailing piece for the firm's sleighs: photos and..... More
1999. Larkin, Susan. Thoroughbred Sires of Quarter Horses. Houston: Loshadt 1999. 220p, no ills. Very good paperbound, comb-bound (slight cover soil). Bookplate. ** This excellent reference compiles 172 6-generation pedigrees of Thoroughbred stallions foaled before 1940 that are found in Quarter Horse bloodlines. Many pedigrees go back to the early..... More
1876. Lennox, Lord William Pitt. Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road. London: Hurst and Blackett 1876. ix, 307p + 16p of publisher's ads, no ills. Erratum slip tipped in. Good hardcover (shelfworn). Fore-edges and outer pages foxed. From the collection of carriage historian Hugh McCausland, with his bookplate. ** "General..... More
