New York: Hastings House, 1971. Haddelsey, Vincent. First edition. Hardcover. 104p, many ills., a few in color. Jacket is shelf-soiled. Haddelsey combines memories of his own life with horses with observations about the many horse-related traditions in Britain. He was a popular self-taught painter, known for his naive style which..... More
Sonora, CA: Pony Express and Pioneer Trails Association, 1959. Soft cover. 16p, several ills., many ads. Browned but overall sturdy newsprint. Old printed mailing address. Monthly magazine devoted to distance riding, the Pony Express, early California, and other western topics. This issue focuses on the life and feats of "iron..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 272p, hundreds of old and new ills., including many photos by Erich Lessing, many in color. Jacket is torn at the top; pages age-yellowed; top of covers sunned. A landmark book of the history and activities of the Spanish Riding School--the Lipizzans and..... More
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke, 1875. Second edition, revised and enlarged (1st pub. 1872). Hardcover. liii, 411p, no ills. Rebound: original leather (scuffed and cracking); new leather spine, label, and endpapers. Light browning to opening pages. A volume of case law, presenting 750 cases, "embracing the law of bargain, sale, and warranty..... More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. vi, 365p, many small ills. throughout. Ex-lib. (spine number, ink stamp on front endpaper, date slip removed from rear); outer pages foxed. Detailed glossary of "every term applicable to [horse] racing, shooting, hunting, fishing, hawking, archery, etc. etc. with essays upon all national..... More
Richmond, VA: Privately Printed by Old Dominion Press, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. 244p + 14 pls. Errata slip laid in. No jacket (as issued?). Comprehensive record of John Randolph’s Roanoke Stud in Virginia, based on many original documents, which are often quoted. One of Harrison’s series of well-researched histories of..... More
Richmond, VA: Privately Printed (The Old Dominion Press), 1928. First edition. Hardcover (spine tips slightly shelf-rubbed). 184p + several pls., 1 folding and 1 in color. No d.j. (if issued). Engraved sporting bookplate of Alexander M. Byers, designed by Sidney Alabaster. A beautiful copy of one of Harrison's indispensable documentary..... More
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London: Winsor & Newton, n.d. [1880s-90s?]. Hawkins, R. Waterhouse. Fourteenth thousand (1st pub. 1865). Soft cover (limp cloth). 84p, 24 wood-engraved ills. by the author + 54p of publisher's ads for artists' paints and supplies. Covers shelfsoiled, a little dogeared. Binding sound. Description and detailed illustrations of the musculature and..... More
Newark, NJ: Hedden & Wheeler, n.d. [1880s or earlier?]. No stated edition. No binding. One sheet of card stock, folded. No ills. Handling soil. Price list and short descriptions of 13 types of varnishes--finishing, rubbing, and Japans. No paints or colors are listed. Distributor's name printed on back: Randall &..... More
Hamden, CT: Archon Books / Shoe String Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 103p, 19 ills. Jacket shelf rubbed. Survey of the rise and decline of New Haven's carriage industry, based on catalogues, business records, and other primary sources. Still a standard reference. Can be sent outside the US for less..... More
N.p. Georges Veuthey (printed in Milan), 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 213p, many photos, many in color. In English, French, and German. Lavish survey by various authors of the major European, Russian, and Latin American three-day, dressage, jumping, and driving competitions of 1964-74. The Olympics, Burghley, Hickstead, Aachen, Windsor, Punchstown, etc...... More
Leipzig and Berlin: Otto Spamer, 1882. Fifth revised edition (1st pub. 1863). Hardcover (pictorial cloth, gilt stamped). xxii, 538p, 159 line ills. + 2p of publisher's ads. In German fraktur. The last edition of this very comprehensive volume on care and management, riding, and training through the capriole. (Wells 3455)..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 134p, several pls. One of 400 copies, in scarce original glassine jacket (torn at edges and spine). Introd. by Harry T. Peters. Lists hundreds of books and periodicals on racing, hunting, taming, riding, farriery, and veterinary medicine, plus other non-equestrian sports. The..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1964. Dennis, Wesley. First edition. Hardcover. 116p, many ills. by Wesley Dennis, 2 double-page spreads and endpapers in color. Tiny chip out of first two bottom page corners. Stated first printing. Lovely story based on the true life of a baker's boy and the legendary Lipizzan stallion..... More
Warrenton, VA: Virginia Horseman's Association, 1951. First edition. Unbound sheets. Vol. 5, nos. 1 and 2 of the Virginia Horsemen's News. 24p, no ills.; several pedigrees. This is a PHOTOCOPY of this issue of a very scarce magazine. Hewitt discusses some current breeding theories and leading European stud farms. His..... More
London: Icon Books, 2020. Bonheur, Rosa. First soft cover edition. Soft cover. 483p, a few ills. + 8p of color ills. Up-to-date biography of the painter of "The Horse Fair." Not an art historical study, but the story of her career and eccentric way of life, set in the context..... More
Vienna: Hartleben, 1884. First (only) edition. Hardcover (original gilt- and blind-stamped cloth, slightly rubbed). 272p (including 3p of publisher's ads), 77 line ills. (8 of them full page plates). In German. Comprehensive guide for owners and breeders of saddle, carriage, and draft horses--their selection, care and management, leg and hoof..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859. Second edition (1st pub. 1850). Hardcover (original red cloth, gilt-stamped). 221p + 32p of publisher's ads and index + 2 engraved pls. Covers worn, stained; spine mended; frontispiece detached; both plates foxed. Anecdotal introduction to many aspects of hunting. A later binding..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. Second edition (1st pub. 1848). xx, 218p + 34p of publisher's ads + 1 engraved pl. (heavily foxed). No jacket, as issued. Owner's ink name on endpapers. Sensible, considerate advice on buying, feeding, stabling, and affording horses. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1928. First trade edition. Hardcover. "First edition after the printing of 450 deluxe copies." xxix, 368p + many photos, several folding maps. Engraved bookplate of Otto Jaeger, with designer initials that seem to read N.M. Without the jacket or slipcase. Covers rubbed; spine worn; front..... More
London: Heinemann, [1928]; spine reads 1929. First edition. Hardcover. xxix, 368p + many photos, several folding maps. Pages partly unopened Without the jacket and slipcase. Title page printed in red and black. From the collection of the Duke of Gloucester, with his armorial bookplate. A beautiful copy of this detailed..... More
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 1965. First edition. Soft cover. 10p + many ills. on 22 pls. (Bodleian Picture Book, 14). Reproduces many images from medieval manuscripts of farming life--horses and other animals and birds, plowing, planting, harvesting, marketing, tools, etc. With descriptive captions. Can be sent outside the US for less..... More
Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, 1963. First edition. Soft cover. 40p, many photos + 3 large fold-out charts. Internally very good, clean, complete. Reprints the Blood-Horse articles on the Kentucky Derby (Chateaugay), Preakness (Candy Spots), and Belmont Stakes (Chateaugay)—the races and the winners’ family histories. Most of the articles are by..... More
Toledo, OH: Milburn Wagon Co. (printed by G.H. Dunston, Buffalo), 1893. Later edition. Soft cover, tied with cord. [8]p, 3 ills. to the poem + line ills. of Milburn Wagon Co.'s branch offices. Back cover shows a bird's-eye view of the firm's Toledo factory. Reprints the popular poem (1st published..... More
London: Hulton Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 128p, 440 photos. Fwds. by The Duke of Beaufort and H.M. Llewellyn. Step-by-step photo analysis of many aspects of riding, from beginning to advanced work on the flat and over jumps. Includes lungeing the horse and rider, riding through passage, jumping including cross-country..... More
