![The Wild Horse of Shoreditch [original drawing album]. Towser](/pictures/thumb/16986.jpg?v=1600362198)
Towser. The Wild Horse of Shoreditch. Amateur 19th-century album of humorous ink drawings recording the (mis)adventures of three Victorian gentlemen aboard The Wild Horse of Shoreditch, London. Messrs Bubbs, Tubbs, and Fubbs take turns trying to handle this recalcitrant horse. It sits down, bolts, meets a flock of sheep, overturns..... 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
2011. O'Meara, Brendan. Six Weeks in Saratoga. Albany: SUNY Press (Excelsior Editions) 2011. 267p, no ills. As new hardcover in d.j. ** "How three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra beat the boys and became Horse of the Year." (Pub. at $24.95). More
1936. Drew, James M. Ropework: Knots, Hitches, Splices, Halters. St. Paul, MN: Webb Pub. Co. 1936. 66p, many line ills. on 34 pls. Very good paperbound. Owner's ink name, dated 1943. ** Step-by-step instructions and diagrams for many kinds of knots., etc., for many uses. Can be sent outside the..... More
![Scrapbook of Pictures of Girls and Women in Riding Breeches [1950s]. Private Collector](/pictures/thumb/16983.jpg?v=1600362037)
1950. Private Collector. Scrapbook of Pictures of Girls and Women in Riding Breeches. 1950s. Album containing ca. 70 mounted and loose clippings from various sources--magazines, newspapers, publicity photos--that show women and girls wearing jodhpurs, breeches, other riding trousers, and one riding skirt. Some are on horseback, some are standing or..... More
1968. Smelker, Renee. Quarter Racing Stakes Horses, vols. 2-6. Tucson, AZ: Author, 1969-73. Variously paged (ca. 120p to 190p), no ills. Very good hardcover. ** Detailed reference to the Quarter Horse racing years 1968-1972: all horses placed in stakes and feature races; their sires, maternal grandsires, and dams; list of..... More
1989. Shook, Dillon. Quarter Horses "in the Beginning." Akron, CO: Shook Family Quarter Horses 1989. 72p, many photos (often reproduced from old sources). Very good paperbound. ** Profiles of the Quarter Horse founding families and AQHA nos. 1-20. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping..... More
1826. Cook, John. Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field. Addressed to a young sportsman, about to undertake a hunting establishment. London: William Nicol for The Author 1826. xvi, 292p + 3 lithographed pls. Contemporary boards (worn) and spine label; later cloth spine..... More
1914. Wilson, Stanley Kidder, introd. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Works by John Leech (1817-1864) Held at the Grolier Club.... NY, 1914. xxii, 185p + 1 color pl. Very good hardcover in fair slipcase. One of 240 copies on hand-made paper. ** Entries for 300 books, prints, and drawings, listed..... More
1848. Kress von Kressenstein, Carl (Freiherr). Der Reuter und sein Pferd: Ein kavalleristisches Fragment. Vienna: Carl Gerold 1848. 108p + 1 lithographed pl. Fair paperbound: disbound (no covers, gatherings loosening); dogeared. In German. ** Principles of military training and riding, from groundwork through travers. Reference copy. Can be sent outside..... More
1936. Becker, Friedrich. The Breed of the Racehorse: Its Developments and Transformations. London: British Bloodstock Agency [1936]. 267p + 1 pl., 1 folding chart. Good paperbound (dampstain to bottom of back cover and last few pages); overall sturdy and clean. ** An expert discusses maternal versus paternal influence, inbreeding and..... More
1970. Wurster, Robert Michael. Harold Persico Paris. Brussels: Galerie Withofs 1970. Ca. 40p, many ills. by the artist originally in various media; some artist's statements. Very good paperbound in original acetate d.j. (covers soiled, lightly dented from poor storage). ** An oval is diecut through the covers and pages, revealing..... More
1966. Nordland, Gerald. Josef Albers: The American Years [with 3 original silkscreens]. Washington, DC: Washington Gallery of Modern Art 1965. 48p, many black-and-white ills. + 3 original mounted color silkscreens. Good paperbound (covers soiled, outer pages and some margins foxed). Internally overall very good, and the silkscreens are fine and..... More
Grace Borgenicht Gallery; Arts Club of Chicago. Wolf Kahn: 5 assorted exhibition catalogues. Arts Club of Chicago: Wolf Kahn, 10 Years of Landscape Painting (1981, front cover stained). Grace Borgenicht Gallery: Wolf Kahn (1974), Wolf Kahn Paintings and Pastels (1981), Wolf Kahn Pen Pencil and Pastel 1946-1986 (1986), Wolf Kahn..... More
1954. Duthuit, Georges. A Painter of Awakening: Jean-Paul Riopelle. NY: Pierre Matisse Gallery 1954. One sheet, folded twice to make 4 panels including color cover. Unfolded, ca. 21 x 18 inches. Fair: browned, torn at creases and edges, tack holes in corners. The previous owner (an artist) apparently made some..... More
1967. Duskin, Alvin, et al. Sixteen San Francisco Artists Present Alvin Duskin's Vote on High-Rise Coloring Book. San Francisco: Alvin Duskin / San Francisco Opposition 1967. N.p., many line ills. Large paperbound (covers soiled and a little chipped); internally very good. ** One of activist Duskin's many progressive campaigns, this..... More
1889. Art Institute of Chicago; American Art Association. Exhibition of the Works of Vassili Verestchagin: Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue. Plus: First and Second Appendixes. Chicago, 1889. 3 items: 80p with many ills.; 14p, 35p. Very good stapled paperbounds (Second Appendix covers are soiled and sunned). Owner's small ink stamp on two..... 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
1973. Ballerini, Luigi, ed. Italian Visual Poetry 1912-1972. NY: Finch College Museum / Istituto Italiano di Cultura 1973. 78p, many ills. and diagrams, some in color. Good to very good paperbound (covers soiled). Comb binding is intact and secure. ** Extensive exhibition catalogue, with a wealth of information: checklist of..... More
1989. Schwarz, Dieter. Lawrence Weiner Books 1968-1989: Catalogue Raisonne. Cologne: Walther Konig 1989. 205p, many ills., some in color. Very good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued). Would be fine except the bottom rear cover corner is bumped and the bottom rear cover edge is rubbed for ca. 1 inch. Text..... More
2007. Alvarez, Jose (commissariat); various authors. Anselm Kiefer Grand Palais: Monumenta 2007. Issue of Art Absolument (hors serie). Paris, 2007. Ca. 64p, many large color photos. Very good paperbound (lower corner of front cover very slightly dogeared). ** Documents the exhibition "Anselm Kiefer: Sternenfall (Chute d'Etoiles)," which included books, paintings..... More
1999. Colville, Georgiana. Scandaleusement d'elles: Trente-quatre femmes surrealistes. Paris: Jean-Michel Place 1999. 320p, many full-page pls., many in color. Very good paperbound. In French. ** Major compilation of 34 women surrealist painters, sculptors, writers, photographers, and filmmakers. The chapter for each artist gives a chronology and selected bibliography, handwriting sample..... More
1925. Rapin, Henri. La Sculpture Decorative a l'Exposition des Arts Decoratifs de 1925. Paris: Ch. Moreau 1925. 4p text + many detailed photos on 32 loose pls. (complete). Board portfolio printed in a striking Art Deco geometrical design (top sunned, else very good, with ties). Plates are very good and..... More
![Paul Brown Calendar 1946 [signed, with 4 pencil sketches]. Brooks Brothers](/pictures/thumb/14828.jpg?v=1600107824)
1945. Brooks Brothers. Paul Brown Calendar 1946. [NY 1945]. [13 leaves], 12 ills. Ca. 11 x 15 inches, vertical. Original board covers printed in red and black, plastic comb bound, original cloth ties. Covers lightly shelfworn; occasional penciling to calendar dates, occasional marginal stains. No. 901 of 1000 numbered and..... More
![VVV: Poetry, Plastic Arts [etc.]: Number One 1942. David Hare, ed](/pictures/thumb/A6551.jpg?v=1600107833)
1942. Hare, David, ed. VVV: Poetry, Plastic Arts, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology: Number One. NY: VVV 1942. 72p, many line ills. and photos. Very good paperbound (title page and last page foxed; covers sunned on edges and spine). ** The first of four issues of this short-lived Surrealist magazine. Cover by..... More
