![Catalogue of Percheron, French Draft, French Coach [etc.] Horses. Hadden Bowles, Co](/pictures/thumb/15424.jpg?v=1539198016)
1889. Bowles, Hadden & Co. Catalogue of Percheron, French Draft, French Coach and English Shire Horses. Janesville, WI, 1889. 36p + many lithographed and wood-engraved plates by Lou Burk. Fair paperbound (covers torn, dampstained inside and out, dogeared). ** Describes over 50 Percheron stallions and mares, plus other breeds. The..... 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
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 de..... More
Bradley & Co., Syracuse, N.Y. Road Carts [and] Two-Wheelers. N.d. [1887 or later]. 3 pieces: one 4-page sheet on The Bradley Road Cart, one 6-page sheet on Bradley Two-Wheelers (each with descriptions and several line ills.), and a pricelist for both circulars. With original stamped envelope... More
Bradley & Co., Syracuse, N.Y. The Bradley Road-Cart [cover title]. N.d. [ca. 1882]. 12p, 4 line ills. Fair paperbound (smudged; covers almost detached). ** Small pamphlet with descriptions and prices of four carts (under the Frazier patents). These carts were owned by "noted gentleman drivers" such as W.H. Vanderbilt and..... 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
Brander, Michael. A Hunt around the Highlands (On the Trail of Colonel Thornton). N.p.: Standfast Press 1973. Rev. ed. (1st pub. 1961 under the title Soho for the Colonel). 239p + 13 ills., 1 in color; 1 folding map. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Entertaining account of..... 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
Brannaman, Buck. The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer. NY: Lyons 2001. 3rd ptg. 256p, many color photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Autobiography, written with William Reynolds, of the trainer who was the main inspiration for the novel The Horse Whisperer..... 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
![To Hunt the Fox [in d.j.]. David Brock](/pictures/thumb/15248.jpg?v=1539198014)
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
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
Brown, Eleanor F. Wendy Wanted a Pony. NY: Julian Messner 1951. 144p, several ills. + color d.j. by Pers Crowell. Very good hardcover (edges lightly sunned) in good d.j. (chipped, back soiled). ** "The story of a little girl who did something she knew was wrong to get what she..... 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
![The ABC's of the I.D.R. [1943 rev. ed.]. Paul Brown](/pictures/thumb/14592.jpg?v=1539198011)
Brown, Paul. The ABC's of the I.D.R.: A Complete Examination of Close-Order Drill, the "Manual," Parades, Formal Guard Mount, Etc. NY: Macmillan 1943. Revised and enlarged edition (1st pub. 1940). 329p, many diagrams and line ills. by Brown. Very good paperbound (top of spine chipped). Ink name. ** Title page..... More
