[Washington, DC]: 1908. Photocopy. Loose sheets. Pp. 49-102, 36 line ills. Trans. from the Russian by G.W. Read, Fifth U.S. Cavalry. Originally published in Professional Papers (U.S. Adjutant General Military Information Division, 18). PHOTOCOPY. Covers basic riding and schooling, "riding over difficult ground," teaching horses to lie down and swim..... More

Whitewater, WI: Heart Prairie Press, 1989 (1st pub. 1983). Second edition (the first softcover edition). Soft cover. 251p, many old photos and other ills. Detailed look, in text and many vintage photos, at the the horses, men, and baggage wagons that kept the American circus on the road, by American's..... More

London: William Clowes & Sons, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. 80p, no ills. No jacket (if issued). New leather spine label. An engaging little guide to the practicalities of hunting in the wake of World War I; the advice is based on much experience in the field. As well as hunting..... More

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. Ward, James. First edition. Hardcover. 179p + 12 pls. Pages age browned; jacket faded. Still one of the few studies of this renowned British painter and engraver of prize livestock and horses. Fussell was an agricultural historian, so there is much on the rural context of..... 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

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

Newark: Unpublished, 1813. First edition. 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..... More

London: "Farmer and Stock-Breeder" n.d. [1948]. First edition. Hardcover. 128p, many photos and ads, all printed in sepia. No jacket (as issued?). A celebration of some glorious animals, published to promote the "merits and uses of our British breeds of farm live stock." Large photos of dozens of cattle (beef..... More

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, 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

[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

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

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