1855. No named author. Arabian Horse "Tartar." Front-page article in Drew's Rural Intelligencer (Augusta, ME), Aug. 18, 1855, with a wood-engraved portrait of the horse, "from life." Good paperbound (creased; light age staining). ** Tartar was sired by Imaum, a stallion presented by the Sultan of Muscat to David Pingree..... More
No named author. The General Stud Book, containing pedigrees of English race horses, &c.&c. from the earliest accounts to the year 1831, inclusive. Baltimore: J.S. Skinner 1834. viii, 1076p, no ills. Good hardcover (full contemporary leather, rather scraped). Stained, foxed throughout. Owner's name, 1866 (Jas. Grant, Davenport, Iowa). ** "First..... More
1979. Nowicka-Posluszna, Anna. Sierakow: Panstwowe Stado Ogierow 1829-1979. 1979. 128p, over 20 photos + 9 long genealogies. Very good paperbound in good d.j. (rubbed). Laid in: several loose pages of 22 modern color photos of stallions and activities at the stud farm. Main text in Polish; historical summaries and captions..... More
1927. O'Dea, T. The Australian Horse Doctor. Murray Bridge, S.A.: T. O'Dea [ca. 1927]. 65p, many ads for businesses in Adelaide and elsewhere. Very good hardcover (rusted staples). No d.j., as issued. ** Diagnosing and treating many ailments of horses, cattle, and sheep with formulas of oils, herbs, etc.--belladonna, turpentine..... More
Office Regional Agricole de l'Est. Concours Regional de l'Est. Rouen, 1926. 73p, many photos, a few line ills. Good paperbound (covers soiled, chipped; ink stamp of former collection on cover and title page). In French. ** Report on the June 1926 agricultural fair in Chalons-sur-Marne (in the Champagne region of..... More
Paget, Guy, and Lionel Irvine. The Flying Parson and Dick Christian. Leicester: Edgar Backus 1934. xiii, 292p + many pls., 25 in black, white, and red by Charles Simpson. Good hardcover; no d.j. ** The 19th-century hunting lives of the Rev. John Empson of Lincoln ("the flying parson") and the..... More
Fotheringill, George A. Paget, J. Otho, et al. Horses, Guns and Dogs. NY: Longmans, Green 1903. xii, 254p, several line ills. + 4 color pls. Pictorial cloth, gilt stamped, with illustration signed "GAF" (George A. Fotheringill). Light marginal wear; overall a nice bright copy. ** Lively advice for boys on..... More
1932. white box 7. Palin, S.F., manager. Third Annual Indianapolis Speed Sale. Indiana State Fair Grounds, 1931. 232p, no ills. Fair paperbound (soiled, backstrip chipped, taped at base, one page tear neatly mended). Two pages browned from old newspaper clippings about the 1938 Old Glory sales. ** Auction catalogue of..... More
1897. Pelagius [F.J. Morgan]. How to Buy a Horse: With Hints on Shoeing and Stable Management. London: Warne, n.d. [ca. 1897]. "Sixth thousand" (first pub. 189-?). 134p. Good hardcover (back stained, spine browned, neatly mended tear to front endpaper). Pictorial cover stamped in black, brown, and gilt. ** Breezy, humorous..... More
1914. Percheron Society of America (Wayne Dinsmore, secretary). Percheron Stud Book of America: Vol. 16. Chicago, 1914. Over 550p, no ills. Good hardcover (original half leather): covers rubbed; endpapers browned; outer pages foxed; a little skewed from poor storage. Content very good and clean. ** Includes registrations 86000 to 98000..... More
Perrier, Jacques. L'Epopee du Cadre Noir de Saumur. Paris: Lavauzelle 1992. 109p, many photos and old ills., some in color. Very good hardcover in d.j. In French. ** History of the Cadre Noir and its ecuyers en chef, told in terms of the directorships. Includes portraits of all the ecuyers..... More
1898. Hassall, John. Perry, Walter Copeland. The Revolt of the Horses. London: Grant Richards 1898. 230p + 16p of publisher's ads (dated Autumn 1897, making this an early issue). Good hardcover in pictorial binding by John Hassall. Scattered foxing to opening pages and a few other pages; fore-edges foxed; endpapers..... More
Pinel, Honore. [Pinel, Honore] Conformations, Tares, Vices Redhibitoires. [Paris: Ducrocq 1869]. [48]p, 24 color pls. Fair paperbound (outer pages soiled, some smudging). Removed from a bound volume. In French. ** This is one part of Pinel's 3-part alphabetical guide to the horse, A B C du Sportsman, complete in itself..... More
1949. Puhris, M.A. Parallelen des Lebens. Noeis 1949. N.p., several pls., a few in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (small tears). In German. ** Collection of 248 worldwide aphorisms, proverbs, nuggets of wisdom, literary excerpts, etc., on riding, the horse, and the rider. The sources include the Bible..... More
1922. R.A. School of Equitation. R.A. School of Equitation, India. [cover title]. Allahabad: Pioneer Press 1923. 99p, over 160 small line ills. showing the gaits. Good hardcover (covers silverfished); internally very good. No title page, apparently as issued. ** Manual on how to teach recruits "for the use of officers..... More
Racinet, Jean-Claude. Another Horsemanship: A Manual of Riding in the French Classical Tradition. Cleveland Heights: Xenophon 1994. viii, 125p, 76 photos and line ills. New paperbound. ** Excellent introduction to the French tradition of "riding in lightness" in the tradition of Baucher and Oliveira. Includes haute ecole (high school) and..... More
1997. Racinet, Jean-Claude. Racinet Explains Baucher. Franktown, VA: Xenophon 1997. viii, 207p, a few ills. (some from Baucher's books). New paperbound. ** Excellent introduction to the philosophy, method, and procedures of Baucherism, or the French tradition of "riding in lightness" that Baucher developed in the 19th century. Includes a translation..... More
Racinet, Jean-Claude. Total Horsemanship. Cleveland Heights: Xenophon 1999. xiv, 136p, 30 photos and line ills. New paperbound. ** The third in Racinet's popular triology devoted to "riding in lightness," this one combines the lessons of Baucher's flexions and Dominique Giniaux's osteopathic manipulations of the horse's neck, pelvis, etc., to unlock..... More
1903. Rau, William H. [stereo card publisher]. Prince Alert, a King among Light Harness Horses. Philadelphia, 1903. Sold by Universal View Co., Philadelphia and Lawrence, KS. Very good stereo card, printed in rich sharp tones. The back is plain. ** The title continues, "Mile Pacing Record made in 1903, 1..... More
Brown, Paul. Reeve, J. Stanley. Foxhunting Formalities. NY: Derrydale Press 1930. Introd. by Henry G. Vaughan. 54p, several ills. by Paul Brown. Good hardcover in fair original glassine d.j. (torn). Light vertical crease to about half the pages; else very good. Title page printed in red and black. One of..... More
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1973. Reeves, Richard Stone; commentary by Juno Cole Weyer. Thoroughbreds I Have Known. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1973. 304p, many ills. by Reeves, including 52 color pls. Fwd. by Whitney Tower. Good hardcover; without the original protective glassine d.j. Slight dampstaining and rippling to last pages and elsewhere, not affecting..... More
Akron, OH: Rempel Riding Toys, 1958. First edition. Four-page color flyer advertising Rempel Riding Toys--three springed models, a tricycle "pony," a racing sulky, and a merry-go-round. All described and priced. Light handling wear and soil. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. More
1970. Richards, H.S. All about Horse Brasses: A Collectors' Complete Guide. Birmingham: Author 1970 (1st pub. 1943). 504p, over 300 brasses illustrated in photos (mostly small). Good paperbound. ** Chiefly pictures and identifications; short text. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
1902. Riding Club of New York. Constitution, By-Laws and List of Members, 3 vols. [1902, 1904, 1905]. NY: The Knickerbocker Press (G.P. Putnam's Sons). Each ca. 56p, no ills. Very good hardcover (light shelf wear, light foxing to endpapers). ** The Riding Club (founded as The Gentlemen's Riding Club in..... More
Roy, Neil. The Horseman's Word. London: Macmillan 1895. (Macmillan's Colonial Library, 227) 438p + 8p of publisher's ads. Covers shelf-rubbed; endpapers browned. ** Unusual novel set in Scotland, featuring a tormented Kelpy (a horse whisperer who practiced the highly secretive Horseman's Word), and his troubled place in society. Many varied..... More
