Mount Vernon, NY: William Edwin Rudge, 1929. Bunbury, H.; Ross, Gordon. Facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1787. Hardcover (imitation leather, gilt-stamped). xx, 38p + 12 pls. by Bunbury and 2 additional pls. by Gordon Ross, 1 in color and signed in pencil. One of 100 deluxe copies (out..... More
Lagny, France: Gallimard, 2006. First edition. Soft cover (light shelfsoil). 278p, no ills. 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. for less than the..... More
Paris: Legoupy, 1894. First edition. Soft cover. 56p + several photos by M. Gabriel. 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, how well four young horses responded to Baucher's system. Very scarce (5 copies..... More
Northleach, UK: Alexander Heriot, 1993. Third edition (1st pub. 1964, 1976). Hardcover. xxvii, 211p + many photos. Without the original flimsy glassine d.j. This latest edition of mares and stallions registered with the Arab Horse Society added many photos and omitted "dead" lines. Can be sent outside the U.S. for..... More
N.p. [London or Paris]: H. Gaze & Son, n.d. [1889]. No stated edition. Stapled soft cover. 10p, 1 ill. on front cover (self-wrappers). Detailed descriptions of the excursions offered to Paris and environs, with related ads for souvenir photo albums, theaters, etc. One pound (25 francs or $5) bought you..... More
![Item #26595 Gee's Hunting Diary [Derrydale Press]; To record the sport of the season arranged for...](/pictures/thumb/26595.jpg?v=1639435929)
New York: Ernest R. Gee, n.d. [1937]. Limited edition. Hardcover (thin paper over boards). [54]p, no ills. Internally fine. On the last page: "Printed by Eugene V. Connett at The Derrydale Press." No d.j., as issued. Without the drop box called for by Biscotti. Unused ruled diary for recording details..... 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
New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Second edition (1st pub. 1886). Hardcover (original green cloth, gilt stamped). 205p + 3p of publisher's ads, many line ills. Occasional red pencil underlining. Owner's name: Wm. Mitchell, Wabaunsee, Kansas, Nov. 1888. No jacket, as issued. Pp. 9-69 consist of "Life Sketch of Oscar..... More
Concord, CA: Pinto Horse Society, 1943. First edition. Soft cover. 67p, many photos (2 tinted, of Sun Cloud and Flash). Ink inscription from Glendening, 1945. Two corrections inked in. On breed standards, difference between tobiano and overo, breeding guidelines, and judging, followed by the photo section. Also lists of owners..... More
![Item #31000 [Program--July 3, 1948]. Goshen Raceway](/pictures/thumb/31000.jpg?v=1657990954)
N.p. [Goshen Historic Track], 1948. First edition. Unbound sheet. One sheet of duplicated typescript. Ca. 8 1/2 x 14 inches. Folded and slightly wrinkled. Some results penciled in. Photo shows top half of the program. Lists 11 races (all with heats), including entries for the 2 elimination heats of the..... More
![Item #13878 Hell for Leather! [1 of 350]. Edward Goulburn, Martin Hawke](/pictures/thumb/13878.jpg?v=1633973412)
New York: Derrydale Press, 1928. Limited edition. Hardcover (paper-covered boards, vellum spine). 36p + 3 hand-colored pls. (old hunting scenes). No. 229 of 350 numbered copies. Bookplate of Irving Eugene Loveland. Fine printing of three early 19th-century British hunting poems: "The Epwell Hunt" by Edward Goulburn, "The Melton Hunt," and..... More
New York: Derrydale Press, 1935. Brown, Paul. Limited edition (1 of 1350 copies). Hardcover. 209p, several pls. and line ills. by Paul Brown. Gilt stamping on covers dull with age, as usual. Owner's pencil name, 1937. No jacket or slipcase, as issued. Hunting humor: Col. Weatherford's loyal groom, Eddie Walsh..... More
N.p. Privately Printed, [1954]. Hardcover. 43p + large folding tipped-in map. No jacket, as issued. Bookplate removed, so possibly ex-lib.? Anniversary publication of runs, lists of hounds and members, rules, etc., of this coyote-hunting club south of Denver, Colorado. Map is fine. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less..... More
![Item #31113 Gallops 1, Gallops 2, Mr. Carteret [1 of 750 signed sets]; The Hitchcock Edition of...](/pictures/thumb/31113.jpg?v=1663071726)
New York: Derrydale Press, 1929. Brown, Paul. Limited edition. Hardcover, in poor original slipcase (faded, scuffed, broken). 3 vols.: variously paged, many ills. by Paul Brown. No. 660 of 750 numbered sets, signed by Gray in vol. 1. Printed in letterpress; title pages in red and black. Without the fragile..... More
![Item #16500 Assessors' Warrant [taxes on carriage horses and vehicles, 1814]. Great Britain....](/pictures/thumb/16500.jpg?v=1633973442)
[London?]: No stated publisher, 1814. First edition. Sewn paperbound. 24p, a few tables. 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 be levied on houses, windows..... More
South Woodstock, VT: GMHA, 1960, 1964. First edition. Soft cover. Three issues. Each ca. 40p, many photos and ads. News of horses, personalities, and activities mostly in and around Woodstock, Vermont--Margaret Ferguson on collecting vehicles, coverage and results of the 1964 100- and 50-mile rides, show results, Pony Club doings..... More
[Rutland, VT]: GMHA, 1942. No stated edition. Stapled soft cover. 76p, no ills. This small pocket-sized guide gives detailed directions for 9 one-way rides and several circular rides throughout Vermont, often with suggestions for overnight lodging and stabling, lunch stops, local farriers, etc. Several pages of local ads. Uncommon. Can..... More
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1983. Dickinson, Darol. First edition, second printing (1st pub. 1974). Soft cover. 127p, many color large color paintings by Darol Dickinson. Owner's ink name on half-title page. Green began his research on equine coat colors in west Texas in the 1940s, where "horses were cheap and..... More
Bird-in-Hand, PA: Carriage Museum of America, n.d. [2000?]. First edition. Hardcover. 410p, many line ills. No jacket, as issued. Owner's blind-stamp on title page. Hundreds of articles, letters, news notes, records, descriptions of vehicle design, lectures, prize essays, and more, all concerning the Brewster & Co. carriage firm. They were..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. Later printing. Hardcover. 322p, ca. 30 photos. Easily the best recent history of the role of the horse in 19th-century America. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. More
![Item #30839 The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976 [1 of 1000]. Anne Grimshaw](/pictures/thumb/30839.jpg?v=1647897962)
London: Library Asociation, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 474p, several ills. One of 1000 copies (unnumbered). 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, and foxhunting and other sports (excluding racing)..... More
Orwell, VT: No stated publisher, April 1858. No stated edition. Unbound sheet. Broadside. One folded sheet, 1 wood-engraved ill. First and last pages blank, letterpress text printed on two inside pages. Folded, ca. 7 1/2 x 10 inches. Advertisement for the services of Morgan stallion Black Hawk: description, family details..... 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
