1992. Walgrave, Jan. Ceramica Ars: Ceramique Contemporaine en Belgique, Contemporary Ceramics in Belgium, Hedendaagse Heramiek in Belgie. Liege: Mardaga 1992. 208, many ills., many in color. Fine hardcover in fine d.j. Text in 3 languages. ** Presents the work of several dozen contemporary Belgian ceramic artists and their work in..... More
1928. Reisiger, Hans, introd. Das Werk: 60 Holzschnitte von Frans Masereel. Munich: Kurt Wolff 1928. 1st ed. (1.-5. Tausend). 26p + 60 strongly printed pls. Good hardcover (boards): browned. Lacks d.j. ** Trade edition of this graphic woodcut novel. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default..... More
![The Wonderful World of the Walter Keanes [cover title: Keane]. Dick Nolan](/pictures/thumb/A6361.jpg?v=1578513829)
1961. Nolan, Dick. The Wonderful World of the Walter Keanes [cover title: Keane]. San Francisco: no publisher, n.d. [ca. 1961]. 8p (self wrs.), many black-and-white ills. Very good paperbound. ** Sycophantic look at the paintings of Walter and Margaret Keane, known for their big-eyed waifs and celebrity portraits. The photos..... More
1977. Masheck, Joseph, ed. Beat Art: Drawings by Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Peter Orlovsky, Philip Whalen and Others from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University. NY, 1977. 38p, no ills. Good paperbound (covers smudged, outer rear pages browned (from clippings?). ** "An exhibition prepared by the seminar..... More
Librairie Joseph Vincent. Albums pour la Jeunesse (Collection Plon). Bordeaux, n.d. [ca. 1890-1900]. 16p (self wrs.), color ills. on covers and each page. Fair paperbound (heavily foxed, small chip out of front cover). ** Bookseller's catalogue of French children's picture books illustrated by Mars, Boutet de Monvel, Crafty, and Caran..... More
1956. Le Courrier Graphique. Conception et Graphisme du Livre 1945-1955. Paris, 1956. 108p, many ills. and ads (some in flat color). Good paperbound (covers stained). ** Issue 86 of this French trade journal devoted to book design and the printing and publishing industries. Surveys a decade of French typography, fine..... More
1995. Lajoix, Anne. L' Age d'Or de Vallauris. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur 1995. 187p, many ills., many in color. Fine hardcover in fine d.j. ** On the ceramic tradition of Vallauris in southern France: Picasso and the many other potters active there after World War II. Short biographies of dozens..... More
1948. Hetherington, A.L. Chinese Ceramic Glazes [rev. ed.]. South Pasadena, CA: Perkins 1948 (1st pub. 1937). 114p + 14 pls., 6 in color. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (soiled, edges torn). ** Updated edition of this classic introduction for collectors and potters. Chapters on iron, copper, cobalt, and other..... More
1978. Charpentier, Francoise Therese. Emile Galle. Nancy: Universite de Nancy II, 1978. 121p, many black-and-white ills. Very good paperbound (back cover shelf-soiled). In French. ** Life and work of the important Art Nouveau ceramicist. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
1907. Brown, George E., ed. The British Journal Photographic Almanac and Photographer's Daily Companion 1908. London: Henry Greenwood [1907]. 1382p, many ads (many in flat color), hundreds of ills. Sturdy hardcover but defective; pp. 653-662 are torn, with considerable loss (more details on request). They treat the Ozobrome and Gum-Bichromate..... More
1967. Bohrod, Aaron. A Pottery Sketchbook. University of Wisconsin Press 1967. 2nd ptg. 195p, hundreds of line ills., some in brown or against a brown background. Good hardcover (short split to top of front hinge; small stain to front endpaper, some endpaper browning) in fair d.j. (soiled, chipped). ** Reproduces..... More
1931. Virginia State Horse Show Association. Year Book: Ribbon Winners for the Year 1930. [No publishing data; probably Warrenton, VA, 1931]. Fair paperbound (covers show old insect damage around edges); internally good and clean. Owner's ink name on cover: a Captain Boyce, Virginia. ** Lists of winning horses at 1930..... More
2004. Sowers, Richard. The Abstract Primer of Thoroughbred Racing: Separating Myth from Fact to Identify the Genuine Gems & Dandies 1946-2003. Stockbridge, GA: Old Sport 2004. 536p, ca 80 photos, many charts. Very good large hardcover in very good d.j. ** This unique compilation of every in-money finisher in all..... More
1926. Simpson, Charles. Leicestershire and Its Hunts: The Quorn, The Cottesmore, & The Belvoir. NY: Knopf 1926. Introd. by A. Burnaby. xxv, 256p, 55 ills. + 28 color pls. by the author; also a folding map. Very good hardcover (lightly shelfsoiled); child's ink name on front endpaper. No d.j. **..... More
1983. Petushkova, Elena. My Life and My Dressage Horses. Moscow: Raduga 1983 (1st pub. 1979 in Russian). 135p, several photos. Very good small paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Memoirs of the world dressage champion. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate. Scarce... More
1975. Nack, William. Big Red of Meadow Stable: Secretariat, the Making of a Champion. NY: Arthur Fields 1975. 340p, no ills. First edition of the original hardcover edition (later retitled and reiussed in paperback). Very good hardcover (top fore-edges foxed) in good d.j. (soiled, chipped). ** High on everyone's list..... More
1994. Maslow, Jonathan. Sacred Horses: The Memoirs of a Turkmen Cowboy. NY: Random House 1994. 342p + several photos, some in color. Very good hardcover (top fore-edges foxed) in good d.j. ** The author and his wife traveled to Turkmenistan in search of Akhal-Teke horses--to learn about them, ride them..... More
1994. Linde, Laurel van der. The White Stallions: The Story of the Dancing Horses of Lipizza. NY: Macmillan 1994. 72p, several photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (light shelfwear). ** Informative introduction to the Lipizzans and the Spanish Riding School past and present, for grades 6 and up..... More
1978. LeBlanc, F.S. Cajun-Bred Running Horses: Notes on Horse Racing in Southwest Louisiana. Lafayette, LA: Acadiana Press 1978. 174p, many photos, several Quarter Horse pedigrees. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (some stains, tears). ** "How the early Cajun horsemen utilized the plentiful supply of prairie horses and the bloodlines..... More
2003. Gilbert, Joan. Missouri Horses: Gift to a Nation (vol. 1). Mogho Books 2003. 530p, many photos and ills. by Adele Graham. Very good paperbound. ** Missouri has a rich equestrian history, and today it still has one of the largest equine populations in the U.S. Here are almost 60..... More
1998. Ferris, William R. Mule Trader: Ray Lum's Tales of Horses, Mules and Men. University Press of Mississippi 1998. 251p + several ills. Fwd. by Eudora Welty. Very good paperbound. Ink presentation from the author, 2007. ** Originally published in 1992 under the title "You Live and Learn. Then You..... More
1942. Bullivant, Garland. Fortune's Foal. London: Country Life 1942 (1st pub. 1939). 197p + 12 pls. and other ills. by Anne Bullen. Fair hardcover (foxed throughout); no d.j. (remnants laid in). ** Training and hunting with a young pony in Dorset, written by an English teenager. Pony novel... More
2000. Barreiros, Augusto do Souto. Golega: Capital do Cavalo / National Horse Fair. Lisbon, 2000. 132p, many large photos by Francisco de Almeida Dias. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Text in English and Portuguese. ** Beautiful photo book on Portugal's National Horse Fair and International Lusitano Horse Fair..... More
2019. Askwith, Richard. Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race. NY: Pegasus Books 2019. 426p + several photos, some in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Remarkable life of Lata Brandisova, who won the legendary and demanding Grand Pardubice steeplechase in Czechoslovakia in..... More
![The American Stud Book XVIII [18]. Jockey Club](/pictures/thumb/15930.jpg?v=1539198034)
1944. The Jockey Club. The American Stud Book XVIII. NY, 1944. Over 1400p, no ills. Good hardcover: half leather, marbled boards. Spine, covers, and cover edges shelf-rubbed as usual. Very sturdy and clean. ** Brings the United States, Canadian, Cuban, and Mexican Thoroughbred registrations, importations, exportations, obituaries, and other stud..... More
