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
1994. Boyd, Lee, and Katherine A. Houpt, eds. Przewalski's Horse: The History and Biology of an Endangered Species. Albany: State University of New York 1994. 256p, many charts and photos. Good paperbound (spine faded, a couple of pages dogeared and curled due to poor storage). ** Scholarly study, with contributions..... More
1980. Boylen, Christilot. Basic Dressage for North America. Privately Printed, 1980. Rev. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1976). 117p, many photos (somewhat muddy). Good paperbound (cover shelfwear). ** Advice by a Canadian champion, who at the time (and still?) was the youngest rider ever to compete in an Olympic grand prix..... More
Bradley, Cuthbert ('Whipster' of The Field). The Foxhound of the Twentieth Century: The Breeding and Work of the Kennels of England. London: Routledge 1914. 308p, over 100 ills. by the author, 16 plates in color. Very good hardcover (half leather, cloth). ** "Should be in every hunting library"--A.H. Higginson. The..... More
1998. Braganca (Lafoes), Diogo de. Arte Equestre: Picaria Antiga, Equitacao Moderna. N.p.: Inapa 1998. 2nd ed. 208p, many old ills. and photos, many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. In Portuguese. One of 2000 copies. ** Lavish history of the equestrian tradition in Portugal, published for the..... More
Braganca, Dom Diogo de. Dressage in the French Tradition. Xenophon Press 2011. 196p, many photos and line ills. New paperbound. ** Here is the first English translation of this classic history and analysis of French dressage from a Portuguese point of view (first pub. 1975, later revised). Part 1 treats..... More
Brandao, Theo. Cavalhadas de Alagoas. Rio de Janeiro: Funarte 1978. (Cadernos de Folclore, 24) 43p, several photos and line ills. Good paperbound (cover soil). In Portuguese. ** On the medieval-inspired ring tournament held in northeast Brazil. Riders in ceremonial dress compete to spear a ring that hangs high above the..... More
2003. Branderup, Bent, and Eberhard Kern. Renaissance Reiten nach Antoine de Pluvinel. Cadmos, 2003. 112p, many sepia ills. and color photos. As new hardcover in d.j. In German. ** Here Pluvinel's dialogue with Louis XIII (in German) and details of the original illustrations are paired with contemporary photos of riders..... More
1996. Brazilian Purebred Lusitano Horse Breeder's Association. Puro Sangue Lusitano 1997: Indice de Reproductores e Haras. No place, no date [1996?]. 94p, many color photos. Good large paperbound (covers rubbed, bottom front corner creased). Text in Portuguese (Brazilian) and English. ** Directory of Lusitano stallions at stud in Brazil for..... More
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Brock, David. To Hunt the Fox. Philadelphia: Lippincott, n.d. [1937]. 318p + over 40 photos and line ills. Good hardcover (title page and fore-edges foxed) in very good d.j. (lightly soiled). ** Introduction to hunting, handling and breeding hounds, duties of hunt officers, etc. Scarce in jacket... More
Bromiley, Mary W. Equine Injury, Therapy and Rehabilitation. Oxford: Blackwell Science 2007. 3rd ed. (1st pub. 1987). 218p, many photos and line ills. Very good paperbound. ** The last edition of this popular guide to identifying and treating horses' injuries and chronic problems. Covers the musculoskeletal system, types of injuries..... More
Brooke, Geoffrey. Horse-Sense and Horsemanship of To-Day: Economy and Method in Training Hunters and Polo Ponies. NY: Scribner 1926 (1st pub. 1924). xxii, 179p + many photos. Good bright hardcover (corners bumped, small owner's ink stamp) in good jacket; scarce thus. ** This very popular book, which quickly went through..... More
1893. [Brookfield Stud, England] Description of the Model of the Brookfield Stud and of the Portraits of Typical Horses... [cover is headed: Chicago Exhibition]. No publishing data [1893]. 40p, 1 ill. on cover. Very good paperbound. ** Brochure published for distribution at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It describes the..... More
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1945. Brooks Brothers. Paul Brown Calendar 1946. [NY 1945]. [13 leaves], 12 ills. Ca. 11 x 15 inches, vertical. Original board covers printed in red and black, plastic comb bound, original cloth ties. Covers lightly shelfworn; occasional penciling to calendar dates, occasional marginal stains. No. 901 of 1000 numbered and..... More
1960. Brotto, N. O Quarto de Milha no Brasil [The Quarter Horse in Brazil]. [Sao Paulo? Author?] 1960. 140p, many photos and line ills. Good paperbound (light cover wear and soil). In Portuguese. ** On the Quarter Horse in Brazil--breed standards, history of importations, uses, coloration, etc. Unusual. Seemingly self-published..... More
Brousset, Commandant [Stephane Gustave Jules]. Le Parcours de concours. Paris: Jean Garcia 1951. (Collection du Fer a Cheval) [40]p, many line ills. Good paperbound (light cover soil, a few stains). From the library of Dr. H.L.M. Van Schaik, with his blind-stamp on the title page. In French. ** On designing..... More
1896. Brown, Cecil. The Horse in Art and Nature: With Numerous Illustrations from Life. London: Chapman and Hall, n.d. [1896?]. 219p, over 100 line and halftone ills. by the author. Fair hardcover (covers quite soiled, front cover loose). Further condition details on request. ** Large detailed guide for artists on..... More
1950. Brown, Eleanor F. A Horse for Peter. NY: Julian Messner 1950. 128p, many ills. by Pers Crowell. Good paperbound (skewed from poor storage) in fair d.j., which is attached to the covers, as issued. ** Injured boy learns how to ride, with the help of a Tennessee Walking Horse..... More
Brown, Kenneth. The Medchester Club. NY: Derrydale Press 1938. 224p + 8 pls. by W. Smithson Broadhead. Good hardcover (covers faded, light shelfwear). Without the scarce glassine d.j. No. 50 of 950 numbered copies, this one also signed by the author. ** Ten humorous tales of golf, polo, hunting, and..... More
2001. Brown, Nancy Marie. A Good Horse Has No Color: Searching Iceland for the Perfect Horse. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole 2001. xi, 243p + 8p of photos. As new hardcover in very good d.j. ** The author "arrives in Iceland shaken by tragedy, uncertain of the language, lacking confidence in her..... More
Brown, Paul. The ABC's of the I.D.R.: A Complete Examination of Close Order Drill from Paragraph 1 through 158. NY: Macmillan 1940 [1st ed.]. 167p, over 80 diagrams and ills. by Brown. Good paperbound (parts of backstrip chipped away). Ink names. Stamp on title page "Approved For Commanding Off," signed..... More
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1934. Brown, Paul. Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony. NY: Scribner 1934 (early but not 1st ptg.). [88]p, many line ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (cover edges shelf-rubbed) in fair d.j. (rather torn, stained; some tears taped). The jacket is unclipped; the book's original price was $2.00..... More
1935. Brown, Paul. Hits and Misses. NY: Derrydale Press 1935. [112]p, many ills. by Brown on 50 pls. Good hardcover (covers soiled and rubbed, as often); no d.j., as issued. Spine lettering generally bright. Number 249 of 950 signed copies. Bookplate of Justine & Walter Wanger (actress and movie producer)..... More
Brown, Paul. The Horse: His Gaits, Points, and Conformation. Scribner 1943. [1st ed.] [64]p, many ills. by Brown. Good hardcover (endpapers browned, as usual); lacks d.j. Laid in: illustrated signed handwritten note with drawing, original pencil sketch, and clippings. ** (1) Undated handwritten ink note from Paul Brown, to an..... More
