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. Photocopy of erratum slip laid in. Fair hardcover: rather worn and stained. Front hinge crudely reinforced, back hinge exposed. From the library of artist Lynwood..... More
1930. Licart, Lieutenant [Jean]. "The Barb." PHOTOCOPY of a long article in an unidentified 1930s issue of The Cavalry Journal, pp. 559-579, several ills. Very good, loose sheets. ** Translation of part of Le Cheval Barbe et Son Redressage (1930). On "the Barb as he is found, and as he..... More
2011. Liesens, Leonard. Endurance: A French Perspective. [Belgium, Author] 2011. Ca. 240p, many color photos. Very good paperbound (bottom corners lightly bumped). ** Excellent handbook on "the French system" of modern endurance riding, by the many-times Belgian champion endurance rider. Covers training and conditioning, feeding, feet and shoeing, stretching and..... More
New York: Morgan Horse Club, 1920. Reprint. Stapled paperbound. Pp. 91-174, 1 ill. (Hale's Green Mountain Morgan). Reprint of the chapters on Origin of the Morgan Horse, Memoir and Description of the Justin Morgan, History and Description of the Stallions Sired by the Justin Morgan [Sherman, Woodbury, and Bulrush], and..... More
1978. Loder, Eileen. Bibliography of the History and Organisation of Horse Racing and Thoroughbred Breeding in Great Britain and Ireland: Books Published in Great Britain and Ireland 1565-1973. London: J.A. Allen 1978. 360p, no ills. Very good to fine hardcover (leatherette); no d.j., as issued. ** Annotated checklist, arranged by..... More
1978. Loeffelbein, Robert L. Knight Life: Jousting in the United States. Lexington Park, MD: Golden Owl 1978. 96p, photos and line ills. throughout. Very good paperbound (deaccessioned from Library of Congress, with two stamps on title page). ** On the history and practice of the ring tournament, which when the..... More
1822. Loweneck, Friedrich von. Haupt-Momente aus der Abrichtungs-Kunst des polnischen respective des Moldauer-Pferdes fur Cavallerie Offiziere und Pferdeliebhaber [on cavalry horse training in the Polish manner]. Augsburg: Joseph Rosl 1822. xiv, long list of subscribers, 132p + 2 hand-colored diagrams showing formations. Very good hardcover. In beautiful later binding: marbled..... More
![Cedarbrook; The Life of My Horse [presentation copy]. Lucretia](/pictures/thumb/30201.jpg?v=1623334742)
New York: Privately Published, 1930. First edition. Hardcover (paper-covered boards). 73p, no ills. Short story told in the horse's voice to his young owner Trixy: Cedarbrook relates his life as a cowpony, polo mount, and rodeo racer. He is then sold and shipped East where he becomes a show jumper..... More
Mackay-Smith, Alexander. The American Foxhound 1747-1967. Millwood, VA: American Foxhound Club, 1968. xxxi, 416p + many photos and other ills., 1 in color. Very good hardcover (full leather); no d.j., as issued. No. 681 of 1000 signed and numbered copies; errata sheet taped to last page. This copy belonged to..... More
Middleburg, VA: The Chronicle, November 18, 1955. First edition. Paperbound. 34p, many photos. Front cover worn and detached; back cover missing. This issue pays tribute to George Ohrstrom, owner of The Chronicle (now The Chronicle of the Horse) and creator of The National Sporting Library, who had recently died. His..... More
![Catalogue]. Martin, Inc Martin, Makers, Importers of High Grade Saddlery, Leather Goods](/pictures/thumb/30017.jpg?v=1616516167)
New York: Martin & Martin, N.d. [ca. 1920s]. No stated edition. Paperbound. Undated retail catalogue. 64 pp., many photos. 6-page price list stapled to inside back cover. Ca. 6 x 9 inches. Illustration mounted to front cover. Approximate date here is based on the West 57th Street address. A wealth..... More
Martin Auctioneers. The Mr. J. Pabst Carriage Collection Catalogue. Auction catalogue, Nov. 1, 1975. 34p, over 20 photos. Good paperbound (covers lightly dampstained). ** The auction, held in Houston, included ca. 25 vehicles, all illustrated in black and white and briefly described. An army wagon, several Brewsters and Van Tassell..... More
1858. Mason, Richard. The Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier [with] An Essay on Domestic Animals, especially the Horse [with] Annals of the Turf, American Stud-Book [etc.]. by J.S. Skinner. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1858. New edition of Mason's Farrier and Stud-Book (1st pub. in this form 1848). 415, vi, 101p + 5 wood-engraved..... More
![Admission Ticket]. Pimlico Master of the Horse's Office. Royal Mews](/pictures/thumb/30047.jpg?v=1619009976)
London: Wyman & Sons [printer], n.d. [in or before 1901]. First edition. Unbound card. Grants "gratis" admission to a visitor and party of five to The Queen's Stables. The visitor isn't named; perhaps the ink scrawl reads "Mr" and was to be filled in later. The verso lists prohibitions on..... More
1992. Mattson, Andrea L. Roots: Foundation Quarter Horse Bloodlines. Wamego, KS: Premier Publishing 1992. 110p, many photos. Overall very good paperbound (occasional penciling, light creasing to cover, bookplate). Signed by the author. ** Lists 3000 foundation Quarter Horses (and some Thoroughbreds), with birth year, sire, dam, and dam's sire when..... More
McClary, Jane McIlvaine. A Portion for Foxes. NY: Simon and Schuster 1972. 2nd ptg. 607p. Good hardcover in fair d.j. (worn, torn). ** Tell-all novel about foxhunting and other sport between the sexes; set in Virginia. Good for the guest bedroom! More
![The First Book of Horses [signed]. McLennan McMeekin](/pictures/thumb/9764.jpg?v=1586181304)
1949. Crowell, Pers. McMeekin, McLennan [Isabel McLennan McMeekin]. The First Book of Horses. NY: Watts 1949. 45p, many small ills. by Pers Crowell, some in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (edge wear). Signed by the author on the front endpaper. ** Still a good introduction for young to..... More
2003. Mennessier de la Lance, General [Gabriel Rene]. Essai de Bibliographie Hippique. Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino 2003. 2nd ptg. (1st pub. 1915-1921; this reprint 1st pub. 1999). 2 vols., totaling over 1500 pages; no ills. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. In French. ** Facsimile reprint of this monumental..... More
Merts & Riddle, Coach and Hearse Builders. [Catalogue]. Ravenna, OH, n.d. [1880s]. 50p, many full-page wood-engravings of horse-drawn hearses; 2p of decorative devices; view of the firm's factory on cover and title page. Good stapled paperbound (cover soil, spine chipped, front endpapers soiled); internally overall very good and clean. **..... More
New York: C.M. Saxton, 1856. First American Edition. Hardcover. 70p, 23 line ills. + 12p of publisher's ads. Foxed throughout. Old library discard, with small spine label and remains of bookplate. Elaborately blind-stamped brown cloth; gilt spine. The second photo shows the end of the preface and the first page..... More
![Catalogue 55 [1948]. Miller's Harness Co](/pictures/thumb/30081.jpg?v=1617817442)
New York: Miller's Harness Co., 1948. First edition. Paperbound. 64p, many line ills. and photos. Covers stained and smudged; internally very good. With unused order blank and envelope laid in. Ca. 7 x 10 inches. Wide variety of vintage equestrian goods from this famous New York saddlery company. General riding..... More
1859. Mills, John. The Flyers of the Hunt. London: "The Field" and Ward and Lock, 1859. 114p + 6 hand-colored pls. by John Leech. Very good hardcover (later half leather by Riviere & Son, spine gilt-stamped). Original cloth covers bound in. Armorial bookplate of J.A. Burnham Jr. From the collection..... More
1922. Ministere de la Guerre, Direction de la Cavalerie. Manuel Elementaire du Jeu de la Balle a Cheval. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale 1922. 55p, 22 line ills. Very good paperbound (pages age browned). Old regimental library stamp on cover and half-title. In French. ** French cavalry manual on polo: training, rules..... More
2002. Moehlman, Patricia D., ed. Equids: Zebras, Asses and Horses. IUCN (World Conservation Union) 2002. 190p, many line ills., charts, graphs, and some photos. Very good oversized paperbound (some shelf wear, short mended tear to front cover). ** Presents the Species Survival Commission / Equid Action Plan report on the..... More
Basel: Moirandat Company, 1999. Page proofs. Soft cover, comb bound (one prong loose). Reproduced typescript, printed on one side. Unpaged, many ills. An advance copy of this monumental auction of 377 equestrian books of the 16th-19th centuries in all fields, chiefly from the estate of the legendary collector Henry A...... More
