![Sport in Norfolk County [fine in d.j., slipcase]. Allan Forbes](/images/noimage.png)
1938. Forbes, Allan. Sport in Norfolk County: With a chapter on polo by W. Cameron Forbes and a preface on hunting by Henry G. Vaughan. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1938. xv + 274p + many photos. Fine hardcover in good glassine jacket (chipped, pieces torn away from top) and rubbed slipcase..... More
Forbis, Judith. The Classic Arabian Horse. NY: Liveright 1976. 432p, over 200 photos. New hardcover in d.j. ** Comprehensive history of the Egyptian Arabian horse, its bloodlines, breeders, etc., by an authority on this type. More
1987. Forbis, Judith, et al. Nordarab (Arabians International): The Egyptian Issue. Copenhagen, August 1987 (vol. 5, no. 5). 50p, many photos, many in color. Good paperbound (light handling wear, outer pages foxed). Advertising information laid in. ** "A Short History of Egypt's Arabian Horses" by Forbis (taken from her book)..... More
1983. Foreman, Monte. Monte Foreman's Horse-Training Science. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1983. xi, 144p, over 300 photos and line ills. New hardcover in d.j. ** How to understand and apply the horse's natural moves ("move-basics") to western training, especially for reining: turn on the forehand, side pass, leads, flying..... More
1890. Fores, Mssrs. Fores's Sporting Notes and Sketches [April 1890]. London. Vol. 7, no. 25 of this quarterly periodical. 76p + 8 tinted pls. by Finch Mason, Cuthbert Bradley, and others. Good paperbound (cover wear, top inch of backstrip missing). ** Short stories, verse, and articles about horse racing ("His..... More
Forester, Frank, pseud. [Henry William Herbert]. The Hitchcock Edition of Frank Forester [The Sporting Novels]. NY: Derrydale Press 1930. 4 vols., variously paged + several ills. from the original eds. Hardcover. Lacks slipcase; spine labels gone; slight shelf scuffing; overall bright and internally fine. One of 750 numbered sets. **..... More
Fothergill, G.A. Hunting Racing Coaching & Boxing Ballads. London: Heath Cranton 1926. 208p + many ills. by the author, 1 pl. in color. Errata slip tipped in. Hardcover; no d.j. Covers fair (rubbed, stained); internally very good. ** Many verses on foxhunting, racing, coaching, "fistiana," plus a few on sporting..... More
Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse. Przewalski Horse: No. 14, December 1984. Rotterdam. 38p, many photos and maps. Very good paperbound. ** Single issue of this journal, with news about the foundation's horses, and articles on "Domestication: An Irreversible Process" (part 1), the reintroduction of onagers..... More
![Tally-Ho! [1943 Foxcroft School yearbook: Anne Armstrong & others]. Foxcroft School](/pictures/thumb/5678.jpg?v=1539198045)
Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA. Tally-Ho! 1943 yearbook. Ca. 100p, many line ills. by students and photos. Very good hardcover (light shelfsoil), handsomely printed by letterpress. No d.j., probably as issued. Not written in. ** Many contributions by students on hunting, the war effort, social life, etc. The senior class included..... More
1969. Francis, Dick. The Sport of Queens. NY: Harper 1969. Stated 1st U.S. ed. 247p + many photos on 16p. Very good hardcover in very good unclipped d.j. Previous owner's ink name on front endpaper. ** Francis writes about his steeplechasing days in this, his first book. It was published..... More
Frank, E.R. Veterinary Surgery Notes. Minneapolis: Burgess 1950 (1st pub. 1937). 272p, 252 photos. Good hardcover (covers rubbed; internally nice and clean). No d.j. ** Comprehensive coverage of fractures, wounds, and other disorders of the horse, cow, and dog, and their surgical treatment. More
Friedberger, Franz, and Frohner, Eugen. Veterinary Pathology. London: Hurst and Blackett 1910. Trans. by M.H. Hayes from the 6th German ed. (1st pub. 1880s). 2 vols.: xv, 731p; vii, 702p, no ills. Good hardcover (spine tops and part of the joints frayed); very sturdy. No d.j. From the library of..... More
Frolich, G., and G. Schwarznecker. Lehrbuch der Pferdezucht. Berlin: Paul Parey 1926. 6th revised ed. of Schwarznecker's Pferdezucht (1st pub. 1894). vii, 682p, over 130 line ills. + 37 pls. (nice portraits of breeds by artists or after photos); some folding pedigree charts. Fair hardcover (covers soiled and rubbed, front..... More
1981. Fussell, G.E. The Farmer's Tools: The History of British Farm Implements, Tools and Machinery AD 1500-1900. London: Orbis 1981 (1st pub. 1952). 246p + over 100 pls. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (small sticker removed from back). ** Comprehensive history of devices for field drainage; preparing the..... More
Gambado, Geoffrey, pseud. [Henry William Bunbury]. An Academy for Grown Horsemen. Westport, CT: Richard W. Ellis (The Georgian Press) 1930. Ca. 64p, 12 color pls. (reproductions of the Thomas Rowlandson illustrations in the London 1809 edition). Very good hardcover (no d.j. or slipcase, if issued). One of 235 copies. An..... More
1984. Ganton, Doris. Breaking and Training the Driving Horse: A Detailed and Comprehensive Study. N. Hollywood: Wilshire 1984. 2nd rev. ed. (1st pub. 1972). x, 85p, 40 photos and line ills. Good large paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Starting and training the horse to cart and buggy... More
Garcin, Jerome. Cavalier Seul: Journal Equestre. Gallimard 2006. 278p, no ills. Very good paperbound (slight shelfsoil). In French. ** For three years Garcin--novelist and cultural critic--kept this lyrical diary of his rides and other experiences with horses, interwoven with accounts of his literary life. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
1894. Gatines, Rene de. Conference Hippique: Les Cinq Mouvements Cles de l'Equitation. Paris: Legoupy 1894. 56p + several photos by M. Gabriel. Good paperbound (covers soiled). In French. ** Schooling methods--the five "keys" to equitation--by a well-known ecuyer of the day. Here he demonstrated, for a group of army officers..... More
1999. Gaughan, E.M., and Patricia M. Hogan. Equine Joint Disease. Veterinary Learning Systems (Bayer), 1999. 32p, many photos and radiographs. Good paperbound (light handling wear). ** Six papers from the North American Veterinary Conference, supplementing the Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. On diseases of the fetlock, pastern..... More
1932. Gay, Carl W. Productive Horse Husbandry. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1932 (1st pub. 1914). xvi, 335p, 173 photos and line ills., 1 in color. Very good hardcover (covers and endpapers smudged); no d.j. (as issued?). ** Very thorough agricultural textbook on breeding, judging, feeding, and using horses and mules, with an..... More
1993. Gazder, P.J. The Arab Horse Families of Great Britain 1875-1973. Northleach, England: Heriot 1993. 3rd ed. (1st pub. 1964, 1976). xxvii, 211p + many photos. Very good hardcover; lacks original flimsy glassine d.j. ** This latest edition of mares and stallions registered with the Arab Horse Society added many..... More
1940. Gee, Ernest R. The Sportsman's Library. NY: Bowker 1940. 158p + 8 pls. Good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). Covers rubbed; outer pages and some plates foxed. One plate loose. One of 600 copies. ** "Being a descriptive list of the most important books on sport." Lists many hundred..... More
1859. Gerhardt, A. Manuel d'Equitation [etc.]. Paris: J. Dumaine 1859. 215p + many lithographed ills. after V. Adam on 12 pls. Quarter leather (rubbed). Foxed throughout; priced accordingly. The spine label mistakenly reads: Baucher. Ink names; from the renowned equestrian collection of Henry Sarasin, with his bookplate. In French. **..... More
Gilbey, Walter. The Harness Horse. Liss, Hampshire: Spur 1976. 5th rev. ed. (1st pub. 1898). x, 100p + 12 pls. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** On the development of the British harness horse: Hackney, Cleveland Bay, and Welsh; also the Thoroughbred influence. Revised by Sanders Watney. Can..... More
Gladstone, Hugh S., ed. Shooting with Surtees. NY: Stokes [1928]. xv, 307p + 14 pls., 4 in color. Good hardcover (no d.j.). Subtitled: "Including the shooting exploits of Messrs. John Jorrocks, Jogglebury Crowdey, Facey Romford, and other famous sportsmen. The whole being a collection of extracts relating to the gun..... More
