1890. Blue Grass Kennels, Serena, La Salle County, IL. Illustrated and Descriptive Circular of Pure Bred Fox Hounds of the Blue Grass Kennels. R.H. Pooler, proprietor. No publishing data, ca. 1890-91. 25p, 9 ills. + 2 ills. on the covers. Very good stapled paperbound. ** Small catalogue describing and illustrating..... More
Blue, Wallace. The Mouse-Gray Stallion. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1957. 142p, several line ills. by William Moyers. Good hardcover in good color d.j. (front rubbed, back wrinkled). ** Novel for ages 8 to 12--"a story of Montana in the last days of the wild horses." Can be sent outside the U.S. for..... More
![The Inheritance of White Facial Markings in Arabian Horses [copy]. C. T. Blunn, C E. Howell](/images/noimage.png)
1936. Blunn, C.T., and C.E. Howell. "The Inheritance of White Facial Markings in Arabian Horses." PHOTOCOPY of an article published in The Journal of Heredity, Aug. 1936. Pp. 293-299 + 4 photos, 4 charts. Very good, loose sheets. ** The authors used data from the Arabian Horse Club stud books..... More
1950. Board, John. Horse and Pencil. London: Christopher Johnson 1950. 159p + 20 pls. and many text ills. by the author. Very good hardcover in very good d.j., except that an opening gathering is loose. ** The popular illustrator's life with art and horses--hunting, point-to-point racing, polo, jumping, etc. Also..... More
Boer, Leobert E.M. de, and Jan & Inge Bouman, eds. Genetics and Hereditary Diseases of the Przewalski Horse. Rotterdam: Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse 1979. 176p, several photos and charts. Reproduced from typescript, as issued. Very good paperbound (covers shelf-soiled). ** Publishes 18 papers given..... More
1974. Bokonyi, Sandor. The Przevalsky Horse. London: Souvenir 1974. 139p + 38 photos and line ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Pages age yellowed, as always. ** The first book published after the spectacular rediscovery of wild Przevalskies in 1966. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less..... More
1997. Bolus, Jim. Derby Magic. Gretna, LA: Pelican 1997. 256p, several photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** The fifth and last volume in this entertaining series of tales and anecdotes about the Kentucky Derby--winners and losers, horses and their people. Covers many runnings--Ferdinand, Assault, Aristides, Black Gold..... More
Bolus, Jim. Run for the Roses: 100 Years at the Kentucky Derby. NY: Hawthorn 1974. 209p, over 150 photos + several pages in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. *** Lively history of the Derby, by the late great racing writer. With many behind-the-scenes and action photos from the..... More
![Elevage et Dressage du Cheval [1908]. Georges Bonnefont](/pictures/thumb/6786.jpg?v=1580571198)
1908. Bonnefont, Georges. Elevage et Dressage du Cheval. Paris: J.-B. Bailliere 1908. (Encyclopedie Agricole) xii, 456p + over 200 ills. Good hardcover. In French. ** Comprehensive manual of breeds, sport, gaits, and training for riding and driving. (Wells 948) Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default..... More
1925. Bonnefont, Georges. Elevage et Dressage du Cheval. Paris: J.-B. Balliere et Fils 1925. 3rd ed. (1st pub. 1908). 428p, over 220 line ills. and photos. Good hardcover: rehinged marbled boards, cloth spine (rubbed, soiled). Endpapers dampstained around hinges. Occasional marginal tears (paper age browned); overall internally nice and sturdy..... More
Bontemps, Arna, and Jack Conroy. Sam Patch: The High, Wide & Handsome Jumper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1951. [1st ed.] 39p, many ills. by Paul Brown, some in color. Good hardcover (light shelf soil; one page soiled); lacks d.j. Yellow cloth printed in black. ** Bontemps was the noted Harlem Renaissance..... More
Booth, J.L.C. Sporting Rhymes and Pictures. London: Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner 1898. 88p, many line ills. by the author. Good hardcover (rebound in later buckram, rubbed); front endpaper loosening; occasional page smudging. ** Humorous verse and drawings about hunting, racing, romance, and other sporting interests of the British upper class..... More
Borden, Spencer. The Arab Horse. Los Angeles: Borden Pub. Co. 1961. Facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1906). 104p + 16 photos. Preface by Henry Fairfield Osborn. Very good hardcover in good d.j. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** The first American study of the Arabian..... More
Bosworth, Clarence E. Breeding Your Own: How to Raise and Train Colts for Pleasure and Profit. NY: Derrydale Press 1939. x, 245p, many photos. Good clean sturdy hardcover (spine foxed); no d.j. One of 1250 numbered copies. ** Breeding (with an interesting chart of many crosses (Thoroughbred, Standardbred, American Saddle..... More
![El Caballo [Argentine magazine, 1966]. Eduardo Botta, ed](/pictures/thumb/14937.jpg?v=1560972007)
1966. Botta, Eduardo, ed. El Caballo [November-December 1966]. Buenos Aires. 84p, many black-and-white photos and ads. Good paperbound (cover wear; ink name on front cover; slightly skewed). Internally clean, complete. In Spanish. ** One issue of this Argentine equestrian magazine (year 32, no. 258). Over 20 pages on polo (Copa..... More
1905. Boucaut, James Penn. The Arab: The Horse of the Future. London: Gay and Bird 1905. The original edition. 249p + 8 photos and other ills. (including 3 photos of the stallion Rafyk). Fair hardcover: full tooled leather. Front cover loosening and may detach (suitable for rehinging); small piece missing..... More
Bowen, Edward L. Dynasties: Great Thoroughbred Stallions. Lexington: Eclipse Press 2000. Fwd. by William S. Farish. 260p + many photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Describes and analyzes "the sire lines of the 20th century--both those which lasted and those that burst brightly and faded instantly." Features..... More
2008. Bowen, Edward L. Matriarchs. Vol. II: More Great Mares of Modern Times. Lexington: Eclipse Press 2008. 237p + many photos. Very good hardcover (small ink stamp on front endpaper) in very good d.j. (lightly shelfsoiled). ** Profiles of 22 "great mares that have had a profound impact on American..... More
1999. Bowen, Edward L. Matriarchs: Great Mares of the 20th Century. Lexington: Blood-Horse 1999. Stated first edition. 223p + many black-and-white photos. Very good hardcover (top fore-edges soiled) in very good d.j. (light shelf soil, front flap creased). ** Surveys the 24 most influential American Thoroughbred broodmares, whether as dams..... More
Bower, B.M. Rim o' the World. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. (1st pub. 1919 by Little, Brown). 349p + 1 pl. Good hardcover (brown cloth, stamped in black), in poor color d.j. (torn away at bottom). Owner's ink name, 1922. ** Western novel set in Idaho, by the author of..... More
Bowers, Georgina. Bowers, G[eorgina]. Hunting in Hard Times. London: Chapman & Hall, n.d. [1889]. N.p.; many ills. on 20 color pls. with captions by the author. Good hardcover (covers stained, rubbed); a few small internal flaws (ask for details). Plates very good and clean. No d.j. (as issued?). Owner's ink..... More
![Mr. Crop's Harriers [1 of 300]. Bowers, eorgina](/pictures/thumb/16770.jpg?v=1565369278)
Bowers, Georginia. Bowers, G[eorgina]. Mr. Crop's Harriers. London: Day, n.d. [1891]. 46p, 42 ills. by the author, 20 of them mounted color photolithographed pls. Good hardcover; no d.j., probably as issued. Neatly recased, with later leather spine. Covers somewhat soiled, as often with her popular books; internally very good and..... More
2014. Bowers, Steve, and Marlen Steward. Driving Horses; How to Harness, Align, and Hitch Your Horse for Work or Play. Minneapolis: Voyageur 2014 (1st pub. 2006). 160p, many color photos and other ills. New oversize paperbound. ** Excellent introduction to driving, with lots of handy tips and techniques. Includes pleasure..... More
2006. Bowers, Steve, and Marlen Steward. Farming with Horses. St. Paul: MBI 2006. (Country Workshop series) 159p, many color photos. New paperbound. ** Excellent guide to starting to work with farm horses. Includes horse-to-implement alignment, harnesses and collars, hitching singles and teams, rein grips, horse care, etc.... More
Bowker, Nancy. John Rarey: Horse Tamer. London: J.A. Allen 1996. x, 196p, many ills. Very good paperbound. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** The only full modern account of the life and times of this legendary 19th-century American horse tamer, who spoke up for relatively kind and gentle..... More
