1995. Vavra, Robert. Horses of the Sun: A Gallery of the World's Most Exquisite Equines. NY: Morrow 1995. 256p, many color photos by Vavra. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (lightly shelfworn). ** Large photos of 18 named horses representing 6 breeds--Arabian, Andalusian, Morgan, American Saddlebred, Friesian, and Peruvian Paso..... 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
1966. Patchett, Mary Elwyn. Stranger in the Herd. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1966 (1st pub. in U.K. 1964). 132p, several ills. by Stuart Tresilian. Good hardcover (covers faded) in fair d.j. (soiled, rubbed, edges chipped). ** Boy tracks down a Lipizzan filly running with a brumby herd in the..... More
1843. Nimrod, pseud. [C.J. Apperley]. The Horse and the Hound: Their Various Uses and Treatment, including practical instructions in horsemanship and a treatise on horse-dealing. Edinburgh: Black 1843. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1842). viii, 524p, several ills. + 7 engraved pls. after Alken, Cooper, and Ferneley. Good hardcover. Spine gilt..... More
1995. Hendricks, Bonnie L. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press 1995. 512p, 562 photos, 3 in color. Fwd. by Anthony A. Dent. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Describes in detail over 390 breeds, including rare and extinct strains and many little-known breeds around the..... More
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1956. Caffrey, Nancy. Horse Haven. NY: Dutton 1956. Stated 1st ed. 93p, many pencil ills. + color d.j. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover (covers show trivial staining) in good d.j. (chipped, soiled, light dampstain to front and back). Original price $2.50. ** Further adventures of Jan and Jay Cornwall..... More
1998. Nagel, Hans Joachim. Hanan: The Story of an Arabian Mare and of the Arabian Breed. Northleach, UK: Alexander Heriot 1998. x, 277p, many photos, most in color. Very good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). A few pages show offsetting from the facing pages, as printed. ** On the history..... More
1939. Stong, Phil. Horses and Americans. NY: Stokes 1939. xx, 333p + 104 ills., 1 in color. Author's Autograph Edition: 1 of 500 numbered copies of the deluxe edition, printed on rag paper, signed by Stong. Fine hardcover in worn soiled slipcase; no d.j., as issued. ** This lively history..... More
1984. De Lore, Brian. Famous Winners of the Australian Turf. Sydney: View Productions 1984. 78p, 35 color photos. Very good hardcover (corners bumped). No d.j. ** Beautiful large color photos of 35 prominent Thoroughbred runners in Australia and New Zealand from 1972 to 1984. With pedigree, family summary, and record..... More
Smith, Stephen W., New York. Patent Auto-Propelling Cantering Horses....[cover title]. NY: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, n.d. [mid-1860s]. 8p, several ills. Good paperbound (self wrs.). A little penciling, including signature of J.W. Everhard, Miami, Nebraska. Some wear, mended tears, but nice for such a fragile item. ** Retail advertising pamphlet for children's..... More
1940. Henschel, Charles R., fwd. The Charles H. Thieriot Collection of Sporting Paintings: Cedar Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. NY: Privately Printed, June 1940. 53p + 4 tipped-in pls. Very good hardcover. Half leather (edges rubbed). Corner of one plate dogeared; else internally fine. Presentation copy from Thieriot to E.J...... More
1857. Lepelle de Bois-Gallais, F. Memoir of Mademoiselle Rosa Bonheur. NY: Williams, Stevens, Williams, 1857. 64p, no ills. Poor paperbound; reference or binding copy. Disbound; title page torn; inner bottom corner of last page torn away, with loss of several words from a journal review. Most of the sewing is..... More
1981. Hockney, David. The Artist's Eye: Looking at Pictures in a Book at the National Gallery. London: National Gallery 1981. 25p + 8 loose color postcards in pocket at rear. Very good paperbound (shelf soiled, price sticker on back). ** Taking as his departure four well-known paintings in the National..... More
2007. Rosenthal, Norman, et al. Baselitz. London: Royal Academy of Arts 2007. 257p, many large ills., many in color. Artist statement. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Major exhibition of 153 paintings, prints, and drawings, grouped chronologically by theme. Additional texts by Shulamith Behr, Carla Schulz-Hoffmann, and Richard..... More
1985. Cucchi, Enzo. Enzo Cucchi: Etchings and Lithographs 1979-85. Munich: Edition Schellmann 1985. N.p., 21 entries for individual prints, sets of prints, or bound-in etchings, all illustrated. Three color pls. tipped onto fold-out page. Text in German and English. Artist statement, double-page photo of artist. Very good paperbound in very..... More
1939. Rebay, Hilla; Guggenheim Foundation. Art of Tomorrow: Fifth Catalogue of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Collection of Non-Objective Paintings. NY: Guggenheim Foundation 1939. 182p, over 400 ills. including 31 large color pls. by Rudolf Bauer and Kandinsky. Very good paperbound (covers shelfsoiled), with color cover by Bauer. Text by Hilla..... More
1988. Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses. London: Constable 1988. 320p, over 1300 black-and-white photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Updated and revised edition of Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Ireland (1978). The author "sets out to describe every Irish country house of which he..... More
1950. Holtzman, Harry, ed. Transformation: Arts Communication Environment: A World Review. NY: Wittenborn, Schultz, 1950-1952. Nos. 1-3, all published. 176p, many photos and line ills. Rebound in buckram by a private owner (not ex-library); original wrappers bound in. Scrape to cover of issue 1; else overall very good. ** Drawing..... More
1996. Tucker, Toba Pato; Alan Trachtenberg. Heber Springs Portraits: Continuity and Change in the World Disfarmer Photographed. University of New Mexico Press 1996. 1st ed. 104p, many photos by Tucker and some by Mike Disfarmer. Essay by Alan Trachtenberg. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** The author/photographer revisited..... More
1989. Freeman, Ronald L. The Arabbers of Baltimore. Centreville, MD: Tidewater 1989. 176p, many black-and-white photos by the author. Very good large paperbound (as new, but spine faded). ** A loving and evocative portrait of the black horse-cart peddlars of Baltimore--among the only traces left in the U.S. of the..... More
1962. Ehrmann, Gilles; Andre Breton. Les Inspires et leurs Demeures. Paris: Le Temps 1962. 66p + ca. 80 photos, a few in color. Text "Belvedere" by Breton. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. The regular edition. ** A loving depiction of the eccentric sculptures, structures, and garden creatures of..... More
1977. Freund, Gisele. Memoires de l'Oeil. Paris: Editions du Seuil 1977. 138p, many photos, some in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (torn at edges, affecting Freund's name on front). ** The photographer's recollections, and a wide-ranging selection of her work--Paris, England, James Joyce, Evita Peron, portraits (artists, writers..... More
1899. Hoyt, Deristhe L. Barbara's Heritage: Or Young Americans among the Old Italian Masters. Boston: W.A. Wilde 1899. 358p + several pls. of artworks, and many black-and-white ills. by Homer W. Colby of sites in Italy. Good hardcover (red cloth, with vignette of Venice stamped in gilt; spine lightly faded)..... More
1925. Siltzer, Frank. The Story of British Sporting Prints. NY: Scribner 1925. 409p + 20 pls., 4 in color. Very good hardcover (top of covers faded, some slight foxing). Lacks d.j. ** The first edition of this classic reference to British sporting etchings, aquatints, and engravings. Although some art historical..... More
1980. Reitinstitut E. von Neindorff. Nine color postcards of Lipizzans in the school. Karlsruhe, n.d. [ca. 1980s]. All unused and fine. ** Seven of the cards are photos of Neindorff Lipizzan horses in hand, levade, courbette, quadrille, etc. Two of them reproduce paintings by Renate Blank--riders and horses at individual..... More
