1946. Mora, Jo. Trail Dust and Saddle Leather. NY: Scribner 1946. 246p, many ills. by the author. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (chipped, piece torn from top of front). ** Cowboys, their ways and horses, etc., based on Mora's own work on ranches from Canada to Tierra Caliente in..... More
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1929. Dobie, J. Frank. A Vaquero of the Brush Country. Dallas: Southwest Press 1929. 314p + 5 pls.; color frontispiece and small chapter vignettes by Justin C. Gruelle. Very good hardcover (imitation snakeskin, cloth spine). Lacks d.j. Ink presentation from Dobie, March 9, 1930. ** Dobie's first book, recounting the..... More
1975. Willoughby, David P. Growth and Nutrition in the Horse. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1975. 194p, 20 photos and line ills., many charts. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Much data about equine growth and optimum feedings, assembled from many varied scientific sources. Can be sent outside the U.S...... 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
1930. Plumb, Charles S. Registry Books on Farm Animals: A Comparative Study. Ohio State University Press 1930. PHOTOCOPY of chapter 3, "Stud Books of Breeds of Horses and Jacks," pp. 123-184. ** Informative history of individual stud books, with an emphasis on draft and coach horses. Chiefly U.S. and Canada;..... More
1960. Karney, Beulah. Wild Imp. NY: John Day 1960. 1st ed. 191p. Very good hardcover in very good unclipped d.j. ** Young adult novel about a young Irish horse tamer in 1870s Texas and San Francisco. Based on the life and methods of Professor William Mullen, a successful late 19th-century..... More
1938. Forbes, Allan. Sport in Norfolk County: With a chapter on polo by W. Cameron Forbes and a preface on hunting by Henry G. Vaughan. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1938. xv + 274p + many photos. Fine hardcover in good glassine jacket (chipped, pieces torn away from top) and rubbed slipcase..... More
1891. Flower, William Henry. The Horse: A Study in Natural History. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner 1891. (Modern Science series) xiv, 196p, 26 line ills. Good sturdy hardcover (covers spotted). ** First edition of this introduction to the horse's ancestors, nearest relatives, and structure, by the then director of the..... More
1888. Codman, John. Winter Sketches from the Saddle: By a Septuagenarian. NY: Putnam 1888. 205p + 1 wood-engraved pl. Very good bright hardcover (one preliminary blank removed, else near fine). ** "I have a favorite medical system, which I shall style Equestrianopathy." The author describes several pleasant long-distance rides along..... More
1988. Telford, Kenneth A. The Origins of the Modern Morgan: A Study in Contrasts. Randolph, VT: Author (Cantieglen Morgans) 1988. 467p, many photos, 7-generation pedigrees, and charts. Fair but complete paperbound. Covers quite stained and coming off. Yellow highlighting throughout the first ca. 200 pages. Other small stains and short..... More
2004. Ramey, David W., and Bernard E. Rollin. Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered. Iowa State Press 2004. xix, 252p, no ills. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** "Thoroughly examines a variety of CAVM therapies...and gives veterinarians the ethical and scientific bases they need to make sound decisions..... More
2006. Loving, Nancy S. All Horse Systems Go: The Horse Owner's Full-Color Veterinary Care and Conditioning Resource for Modern Performance, Sport and Pleasure horses. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2006. 632p, 516 color photos, 70 line ills. Very good large paperbound (new, but light shelf wear). ** This substantial book..... More
1939. Harper, Wilhemina, ed. Flying Hoofs: Stories of Horses. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1939 [1st ed.]. 292p, many small ills. and 3 double-page pls. by Paul Brown. Good clean sturdy hardcover (spine faded; owner's address sticker partly removed); lacks d.j. ** The frontispiece, title page, and 3 double-page illustrations in this..... More
1961. Appaloosa Horse Club. The Appaloosa Horse Club Stud Book and Registry, 4th edition (= vol. 4). Moscow, ID, n.d. [1961?]. Ed. by George B. Hatley. Over 1200p, no ills. Very good hardcover (front cover rubbed, cover corners lightly bumped). No d.j., as issued. Owner's ink name. ** Includes registrations..... More
1987. Morales, M. M. Morales Illustrated Catalog No. 5: Hand Forged Bits, One-Piece Spurs. First published in 1925 in Portland, OR; this is a high-quality facsimile reprint (Pitman's Treasures, 1987). 65p, many line ills. and photos (with some loss of quality). Very good paperbound (would be as new but slightly..... More
1990. G.S. Garcia [and] F.A. Meanea. G.S. Garcia's Illustrated Catalogue 1903 [and] Meanea Saddles 1923 Catalogue. Two facsimile reprints, bound back to back (Pitman's Treasures, 1990). 70, 48 pp., many line ills. and photos (some loss of quality). Very good paperbound (would be as new except slightly curled from careless..... More
1990. Alderson, Lawerence, ed. Genetic Conservation of Domestic Livestock. CAB International for the Rare Breeds Survival Trust 1990. 242p, several photos and charts. Very good hardcover (spine faded); no d.j., as issued. ** 23 chapters by specialists on rare breed programs in many parts of the world, methodology of conservation..... More
1996. England, Gary, revised by. Allen's Fertility and Obstetrics in the Horse. Cambridge: Blackwell 1996. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1988). (Library of Veterinary Practice) xi, 241p, many line ills. and photos. Very good paperbound. ** Professional veterinary text on diagnosis and treatment techniques used in broodmare management; also several chapters..... More
1995. Wood, Christopher. Victorian Painters: Text and Plates. Antique Collectors' Club 1995. (Dictionary of British Art, vol. IV) 2 vols.: 595p; 474p, ca. 800 ills., 47 in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (short tear to front of one jacket). ** The third revised edition of this comprehensive..... More
1978. Robertson, David. Sir Charles Eastlake and the Victorian Art World. Princeton University Press 1978. xvii, 468p, 202 b&w ills. + 2 color pls. Very good hardcover (front endpaper creased) in very good d.j. (small edge tears). ** Very comprehensive life of this remarkable man--painter, scholar, private collector, and notably..... More
1993. Penny, Nicholas. The Materials of Sculpture. Yale University Press 1993. 318p, 230 ills., many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (light shelfwear). ** Good up-to-date overview of "the nature of the materials used by sculptors, examining how these were regarded as well as how they were..... More
1991. Melly, George. Paris and the Surrealists. London: Thames and Hudson 1991. 159p, 104 photos by Michael Woods. Very good paperbound. ** A look at Surrealist literature (and some art) set against the background of Paris; includes excerpts of Surrealist writings about Paris. The very evocative photographs are of places..... More
1962. Lauts, Jan. Carpaccio Paintings and Drawings: Complete Edition. London: Phaidon 1962. 309p, ca. 260 ills., 18 large tipped-in color pls. Very good hardcover (corners lightly bumped) in good d.j. ** Monograph on "the only great Venetian painter to have left behind a vivid visual record of the colourful life..... More
1918. Hanfstaengl, Edgar, ed. Jahrbuch der Munchner Kunst [Erster Jahrgang]. Munich: Franz Hanfstaengl 1918. 214p, many black-and-white photos. Good hardcover (front and rear hinges cracked but binding is sound). From the library of Rudolf Wittkower, with a gift card from his wife Margot tipped in. ** Short texts by various..... More
1977. Borderie, Roger, ed. La Femme Surrealiste [Obliques, no. 14-15]. Paris 1977. 321p, many ills., a few in color (including 17 pls. by Titi Parant). Many ads for previous issues of Obliques at the end. Very good paperbound (covers browned). Very occasional neat pen or pencil marks. ** This special..... More
