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
![Score Card [harness and flat racing]. Geneva Pre-Emption Park, NY](/pictures/thumb/30183.jpg?v=1622054223)
No stated place [Geneva, NY?]: No stated publisher, N.d. [1890s]. First edition. Unbound card. One card, ca. 5 ½ x 7 inches. Pencil notes on both sides, though not full race results. Creased, worn, edge tears. No loss. Lists 2 trotting races and 1 running race, each with a few..... 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. 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
![Thoroughbreds I Have Known [1 of 300, signed]. Richard Stone Reeves, Juno Cole Weyer](/pictures/thumb/10484.jpg?v=1616516400)
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
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. 165p + 4 pls. by F. Walter Taylor. Original printed boards (worn, spine reinforced with tape, but binding is sturdy). Neat ink stamp of former owner on front endpaper and one margin. Some internal staining. Novel set in Virginia about Trix..... 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
Toronto: Royal York Hotel, 1937. First edition. Soft cover. 4 pp. within paper covers. The menu occupies the center 2 pages. All printed in brown on off-white paper. Light handling wear and soil; small piece torn from top edge of front cover. Ca. 9 x 11 inches. Table d'hote menu..... More
Crows Nest, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2019. Second Edition. Soft cover. 504p + many color photos. Updated edition to cover the entire racing career of this immortal Australian race mare--33 consecutive wins, including 4 Cox Plates and a world-record 25 Group Ones. With full race statistics. More
1854. Rush, John. The Hand-Book to Veterinary Homoeopathy [etc.]. [Probably Philadelphia, 1854]. 144p, no ills. Fair hardcover (original cloth). Covers rubbed; scattered staining throughout; binding sound. Lacks front endpaper and title page. From the date of "1869" written several times on the front pastedown, this would seem to be the..... More
Russell, Eleanor. The Truth in the Teaching of Master Nuno Oliveira. Xenophon 2015 (1st pub. 2001). Over 100p, many color photos. New paperbound but slightly shelfworn so reduced from in-print price of $49.95. ** Russell studied extensively with Nuno Oliveira; here are her notes of his "teachings and faithfully recorded..... More
1973. Sack, Kristine W. North American Show Stoppers: North American Show Jumpers 1971-1972. [The Author] 1973. 111p, many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (mended closed tear through head of rider on front). ** Action photos and one-page commentaries on the season's 45 leading jumpers in the U.S. and..... More
1981. Sadler, Julius Trousdale, Jr., and Jacquelin D.J. American Stables: An Architectural Tour. Boston: New York Graphic Society 1981. 218p, 280 ills. + 30p of color photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper). ** Still the only social and architectural history of..... More
Sample, H. The Horse and Dog: Not as They Are But as They Should Be.... With an Elaborate and Scientific Essay on Horse-Shoeing.... [San Francisco, 1882?] 280, vii p, over 100 line ills. Very good bright hardcover, stamped in gilt (back cover lightly spotted). ** Subtitle continues: "Old and erroneous..... More
1917. Sanders, Alvin Howard, with Wayne Dinsmore. Name Index to A History of the Percheron Horse. Chicago: Breeder's Gazette 1917. 22p. Very good, loose sheets. ** PHOTOCOPY of the long index to people and horses named in the book. It was issued separately from most editions of the book. Can..... More
1952. Santini, Piero. The Riding Instructor. London: Country Life 1952. 161p, 34 line ills. + many photos. Very good hardcover (edges lightly faded) in good d.j. (edges torn). ** The third title in Santini's trilogy of books on horsemanship based on the Italian cavalry tradition as interpreted by Caprilli. Written..... More
Mount Morris, IL: Brethren's Pub. Co., 1893. Moore, A.F., Jr. First edition. Hardcover. 127p, 28 pls. by A.F. Moore, Jr. (some aftrer photos). Covers shelf-rubbed, edges rubbed; hinges cracked but binding sturdy. A little light marginal staining. On early training, bitting, training to drive and ride, and correcting vices, all..... More
Schirg, Berthold, fwd. Goethe und die Reitkunst. Hildesheim: Olms Presse 1982. (Documenta Hippologica) Variously paged, several ills. Good paperbound (shelfwear to covers). In German. ** Reissues three writings on Goethe as a horseman, each taken from a larger work: "Goethe und die Reitkunst" by Herrmann B. Muller (1921, in fraktur)..... More
