2012. Akrill, Caroline. Not Quite a Horsewoman. London: J.A. Allen 2012 (1st pub. 1982). 3rd ed. Fwds. by Dorian Williams and Elwyn Hartley Edwards. 186p, line ills. by Anne Pilgrim. New paperbound. ** Hilarious (mis)adventures of an English horsewoman, reporter, show pony producer, riding school proprietor, foxhunter, show organizer, and... More
Bellamy, Joyce. Hyde Park for Horsemanship. London: J.A. Allen 1975. 155p, many ills. from historical sources. As new in soiled d.j. ** History of Hyde Park in London, and its many uses over the centuries--racing, military, and social. With much on sidesaddle riding. (Wells 704). More
![Conseils poetiques a une amazone Bien-Aimee [with original drypoint]. Rudolf G. Binding.](/pictures/thumb/14488.jpg?v=1547748134)
Binding, Rudolf G. Conseils poetiques a une amazone Bien-Aimee. Tubingen: Laupp 1949. [56]p, in 7 gatherings, unbound and laid loose in paper covers, as issued. Initials printed in color. Over 50 line ills. by Pierre Noel, including an original drypoint etching laid in. Covers poor (spine torn), gatherings very good... More
![Hoofs in the Distance [signed]. Lida Fleitmann Bloodgood.](/pictures/thumb/13242.jpg?v=1547745703)
Bloodgood, Lida Fleitmann. Hoofs in the Distance. NY: Van Nostrand 1953. Fwd. by A. Henry Higginson. x, 131p, many line ills. by Lida Lacey Bloodgood + 15 pls. by Ned King and others. Good hardcover (would be very good except for faded spine) in fair slipcase (faded, stained, but very... More
Chetwode, Penelope. Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia. London: John Murray 1963. viii, 153p + several photos by the author. Good hardcover (covers rubbed) in good d.j. (stained). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** The "two middle-aged ladies" were the author (wife of poet John... More
![Modern Side-Saddle Riding: A Practical Handbook for Horsewomen [1907]. Eva Christy.](/pictures/thumb/605.jpg?v=1547907638)
1907. Christy, Eva. Modern Side-Saddle Riding: A Practical Handbook for Horsewomen. London: Vinton 1907. 3rd rev. ed. (1st pub. as Side Saddle Riding, 1899). 120p + 36 photos (tissue guard-sheet over frontispiece). Very good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). Fore-edges and opening pages lightly foxed. ** Although the author took... More
![The Habit and the Horse [reprint, 1 of 500 copies]. Mrs. Stirling Clarke.](/pictures/thumb/591.jpg?v=1539198047)
Clarke, Mrs. J. Stirling. The Habit and the Horse. Mt. Holly, NJ: International Side-Saddle Organization 1984 (1st pub. 1857). 220p, 9 pls. Very good hardcover, gilt-stamped. No d.j., as issued. No. 293 of 500 copies. ** Full-size facsimile reprint of The Ladies' Equestrian Guide, except that the original color plates... More
Couch-Keen, Glenda. Equestrienne Australis: The Story of Australia's Horsewomen. Springton, S.A.: Side-Saddle Association of South Australia 1990. 333p, many photos, a few in color. Limited edition. As new hardcover, in d.j. (corners bumped, as received from publisher). ** A must for anyone interested in Australia, horse(wo)manship, or social history. The..... More
Faucompret, Evelyne de. La Selle et la Costume de l'Amazone a travers les Ages. Paris: Caracole/Favre 1990. 74p, many black-and-white ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (residue of old label on back). In French. ** Survey of women's riding, dress, and saddlery in France over the years. More
![Comments on Hacks and Hunters [1921 1st ed.]. Lida L. Fleitmann.](/pictures/thumb/564.jpg?v=1547745258)
Fleitmann, Lida L. Comments on Hacks and Hunters. NY: Scribner 1921. xvii, 264p + 23 photos. The first of at least three printings. Good hardcover (some foxing). ** On "the handling of high-class horses," written "to fill a long-felt need among the horse lovers of America." With a chapter on... More
![Illustrated Lectures on Horsemanship as Delivered at Dickel [etc.]. Ernst Carl von Gillmann.](/pictures/thumb/10724.jpg?v=1547749011)
Gillmann, Ernst Carl von. Illustrated Lectures on Horsemanship as Delivered at the Dickel Riding Academy Season 1895. NY: W.H.B. Creagh, n.d. [1895]. 106 + [8]p of ads, many line ills. by F. Lund and L. Renault (often based on other published sources) + frontispiece portrait of the author. Very good... More
![Hints on Horsemanship [etc.] [1871]. George Greenwood.](/pictures/thumb/1541.jpg?v=1547747282)
Greenwood, George. Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece; or, common sense and common errors in common riding. London: E. Moxon 1871. New ed. (1st pub. 1839). x, 110p, 14 line ills. + 2p of publisher's ads. Pictorial cloth, gilt stamped (rebacked, rehinged). ** Aims to improve civilian riding... More
![Side-Saddle [1938 first edition]. Doreen Houblon.](/pictures/thumb/14262.jpg?v=1547746874)
Houblon, Doreen Archer. Side-Saddle. London: Country Life 1938. xvi, 114p + many photos. Good sturdy hardcover (covers rubbed, some foxing). No d.j. ** The first edition of this classic manual on riding aside. The photos include filmstrip images, which are omitted from some later editions. (Wells 3819). More
"Impecuniosus." Unasked Advice: A Series of Articles on Horses and Hunting. London: Horace Cox 1872. 233p + 10 line pls. Good sturdy hardcover (original textured green cloth, gilt- and blind-stamped). Edges rubbed here and there; outer pages foxed and chipped. Christmas gift inscription, 1873. ** Articles reprinted from "The Field"... More
![The American Horsewoman [1st ed., 1884]. Elizabeth Karr.](/pictures/thumb/12872.jpg?v=1547752621)
Karr, Elizabeth (Mrs.). The American Horsewoman. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1884. xv, 324p, 35 line ills., chiefly from earlier works. Pictorial cloth, gilt stamped (shelf-rubbed). Rear hinge cracked but binding sound. ** The first edition of the first sidesaddle manual written by an American woman for her "countrywomen." On the habit... More
2001. Lockley, Olga E. Nannie Lambert Power O'Donoghue: A Biography. 131p, several photos and line ills. Very good paperbound. ** Life of the author of the Victorian sidesaddle classics Ladies on Horseback and Riding for Ladies. Also covers her other writings (novels, poetry, articles), and her prominent role in Dublin... More
Nelson, Hilda. Great Horsewomen of the 19th Century in the Circus. Xenophon 2015 (1st pub. 2001). 210p, several photos and old ills. New paperbound. ** This is a new printing of the book originally titled The Ecuyere of the Nineteenth Century in the Circus--the first-ever study in English of 19th-century... More
![Side-Saddle International magazine [12 issues, 1999-2002]. Roger Philpot, eds.](/pictures/thumb/15158.jpg?v=1539198014)
1999. Philpot, Roger, et al., eds. Side-Saddle International. 12 issues of this English magazine, "the window on the world of side-saddle." Each 28-32p, many color photos and ads. Overall very good. ** High-quality, lavishly illustrated magazine with feature articles on costume, saddles, riding advice, news, show results, and more. It... More
Sneyd, Barbara. Riding High 1896-1903: Scenes from a Lakeland Childhood [U.S. edition subtitled Country Diary of a Young Horsewoman]. Adapted by Phyllida Barstow. NY: Dodd, Mead 1986. 159p, many ills. by the author, most in color. Good hardcover (bottom fore-edges and margins stained) in good d.j. ** These lively illustrated... More
9999. Spooner, Patricia and Victoria. All about Riding Side-Saddle. London: J.A. Allen 2007 (1st pub. 1999). 24p, many color photos. New paperbound. ** No. 23 in the excellent Allen Photographic Guide series, now possibly out of print. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate. More
![Young Horsewoman's Compendium of the Modern Art of Riding [1 of 500]. Edward Stanley.](/pictures/thumb/6716.jpg?v=1547746178)
1992. Stanley, Edward. The Young Horsewoman's Compendium of the Modern Art of Riding [etc.]. Yesteryear Pub. Co. for The International Side-Saddle Organization, 1992. 122p, a few ills. As new hardcover; no d.j., as issued. One of 500 numbered copies. ** Facsimile reprint of the 1827 edition. "A progressive course of... More
![Man and the Horse [on equestrian fashion]. Diana Vreeland, introd.](/pictures/thumb/347.jpg?v=1546014243)
1985. Vreeland, Diana, introd. Man and the Horse. NY: Simon and Schuster for The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985. 127p, many photos and other ills., many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Renowned exhibition of equestrian fashion and style, with chapters by Alexander Mackay-Smith, Jean R.... More
![The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Sidesaddle [signed]. Rhonda C. Watts Hettinger.](/pictures/thumb/14242.jpg?v=1539198007)
Watts Hettinger, Rhonda C. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Sidesaddle. Wilton, NH: Sidesaddle Source 2010. 216p, many photos and line ills. New paperbound. One of 1150 numbered copies, signed by the author. ** A wonderful reference to sidesaddle riding, saddles, dress, etiquette, famous horsewomen, and much more. With a timeline... More
![The Western Sidesaddle [2nd ed.]. Rhonda C. Watts Hettinger.](/pictures/thumb/14914.jpg?v=1539198012)
Watts Hettinger, Rhonda C. The Western Sidesaddle. Wilton, NH: Side Saddle Source 2012. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 2002). 129p, many photos and line ills. New paperbound. Signed by the author. ** The revised edition of this excellent manual on riding and showing western sidesaddle. Includes chapters on the seat and... More
2013. Weil, Shannon Yewell. Strike a Long Trot: Legendary Horsewoman Linda Tellington-Jones. Turtle Rock Press 2013. 338p, many photos. New paperbound. ** Life and early career of Tellington-Jones, from her childhood up to when she left compeititon to focus on her TTouch Training Method. The Pacific Coast Equestrian Research Farm... More
