1909. White, Frances Hodges. Captain Jinks: The Autobiography of a Shetland Pony. Boston: L.C. Page 1909. Stated "First Impression." 298p + 13 pls. by Frank Vining Smith, 1 in color; several pages of publisher's ads for "Books for Young People." Good hardcover in decorative color binding (rubbed); spine stained. No... More
2014. Bowers, Steve, and Marlen Steward. Driving Horses; How to Harness, Align, and Hitch Your Horse for Work or Play. Minneapolis: Voyageur 2014 (1st pub. 2006). 160p, many color photos and other ills. New oversize paperbound. ** Excellent introduction to driving, with lots of handy tips and techniques. Includes pleasure... More
2017. Hayter-Menzies, Grant. Dorothy Brooke and the Fight to Save Cairo's Lost War Horses. University of Nebraska Press 2017. 199p + 16p of photos. New hardcover in d.j. ** After World War I, the British army abandoned thousands of war horses in Cairo. In 1930 Dorothy Brooke (wife of equestrian... More
Various authors. Horsin' Around the Kitchen, Galloping Gourmets, and A Book of Favorite Recipes. Compiled, in the order listed, by SAHIBA (Society for Arabian Horses in the Bluegrass Area, 1983), Granby CT Council (1990s), Morgan Horse Trotting Association (1980s). Variously paged and illustrated. They also contain information about the groups... More
1948. Peabody, Samuel E., et al. The Groton Hunt 1947. No publishing data [1948]. 15p, no ills. Very good paperbound (except back cover has old damp spotting). ** Reports on the reorganization of the Groton Hunt [Massachusetts], the 1947 season, and other matters, by secretary Peabody, MFH William C. McGuckin... More
1947. Combs, Loula Long. My Revelation. Lee's Summit, MO: Longview 1947. 351p, several photos. Good clean sturdy hardcover in poor d.j. (quite stained). Front endpaper smudged. Presentation copy from the author to Helen Hunt Davies. ** Original edition of the memoirs of "the first lady of the show ring," and... More
1980. Jacobs, Lee C. A McChesney Manual: Scrutinizing Bits and Spurs of an Innovative Creator. Colorado Springs: Author, n.d. [ca. 1980]. 62p, many photos and line ills. (mostly reproduced from old catalogues and newspapers, so of indifferent quality). Good paperbound (coffee? stains on front cover). ** Life of the renowned... More
1939. Swaffer, Percy. Fleet Street Goes Racing. London: Hutchinson 1939. 288p + 15 photos + 24p of publisher's ads at the end. Good hardcover: covers rubbed; internally very good. No d.j. Review slip laid in. ** A longtime racing journalist writes about the British racing press of the early 20th... More
Welsh Pony & Cob Society. Ponies of Wales (Merlod Cymru). Aberystwyth, Wales, n.d. (1970s?). 8p, many photos. Good paperbound (covers scuffed). In English, French, and German. ** Promotional brochure introducing the Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A), the Welsh Pony, and the Part-Bred Register. Photos of lovely ideal ponies, though they... More
1898. Sanborn, James S. Elmwood Stud Farm, Home of the French Coach: Road Horse Establishment of the East. Augusta, ME, 1898. Ca. 50p, many photos of horses plus a bird's-eye view of the farm in Lewiston Junction, Maine. Fair paperbound: covers shelfworn, stained. Narrow marginal stain, else internally very good... More
2015. Heuschmann, Gerd. Collection or Contortion? N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2016. 104p, many photos and line ills., most in color. New paperbound. ** "Exposing the misconceptions and exploring the truths of horse positioning and bend." The author relates the classical literature on the horse's longitudinal bend and flexion to... More
2016. Snow, Adam, and Shelley Onderdonk. Polo Life: Horses, Sport, 10 and Zen. Aiken, SC: NHF Press 2016. 202p, many photos. New paperbound. ** Snow and his veterinarian wife take turns writing about their lives in and out of polo. "Adam and Shelley have written a book that gives us... More
1934. Brown, Paul. Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony. NY: Scribner 1934 (early but not 1st ptg.). [88]p, many line ills. by Brown. Very good hardcover (cover edges shelf-rubbed) in fair d.j. (torn, stained). The jacket is unclipped; the book's original price was $2.00. ** In the original... More
1914. Craig, John A. Judging Live Stock. Estate of the Author (printed Des Moines: Kenyon Co.), 1914. 23rd ed. (1st pub. 1901). 187p, many photos (printed in green) and line ills. Covers stained; some foxing. No d.j. (as issued?). ** Very popular manual for judging horses, cattle, sheep, and swine;... More
1969. Knox, Seymour H. To B.A. and Back. Buffalo: Privately Printed 1969 (1st pub. 1933). 94p, several photos. Very good paperbound (spine area faded). ** In 1932 the U.S./Meadowbook polo team travled to Argentina for a series of matches and tournaments. This book records "a few of the high spots... More
1986. Somerville, E.OE., and Martin Ross. The Real Charlotte. Ed. by Virginia Beards. University of Rutgers Press 1986 (1st pub. 1894). 298p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Although the Anglo-Irish cousins Somerville and Ross are best known for the Irish R.M. stories, critics consider The Real Charlotte... More
1990. Miles City Saddlery Co. 1925 Catalog (No. 26). San Gabriel, CA: Pitman's Treasures 1989. Facsimile reprint. 104p, many ills. Very good paperbound (light cover soil). No. 71 of 1000 copies, signed by the publisher. ** Features Coggshall saddles; also stirrups, headstalls, bits, spurs, leather trappings, etc. All described and... More
1996. Rasmussen, Leon, and Miles Napier, eds. Treasures of the Bloodstock Breeders' Review. London: J.A. Allen 1990. xvii, 692p, several ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Slightly skewed from poor storage; will straighten out with proper shelving. ** Informative and entertaining anthology of the best from this British... More
1973. Willcox, Sheila. The Event Horse. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1973. 159p, many photos. Fwd. by H.R.H. Princess Anne. Very good in very good d.j. Neat ink name on front endpaper. ** One of the first modern handbooks on schooling and conditioning horses for eventing. The author won Badminton 3 years in... More
1986. Watson, J.N.P. The World of Polo: Past & Present. Topsfield, MA: Salem House 1986. 164p, many ills. + many color pls. (often works of art). Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Good historical survey of polo in Britain and its dominions, the U.S., and South America. More
1992. Mattson, Andrea L. Roots: Foundation Quarter Horse Bloodlines. Wamego, KS: Premier Publishing 1992. 110p, many photos. Overall very good paperbound (occasional penciling, light creasing to cover, bookplate). Signed by the author. ** Lists 3000 foundation Quarter Horses (and some Thoroughbreds), with birth year, sire, dam, and dam's sire when... More
1995. Steinbrecht, Gustav. The Gymnasium of the Horse. Cleveland Heights: Xenophon 1995 (1st pub. 1886). xix, 319p, no ills. New paperbound. ** Foreword by William Steinkraus, who describes this work as a "cornerstone of the equestrian literature, a work of truly remarkable coherence, comprehensiveness, and depth of understanding; its careful... More
1930. Murger, Henri. Latin Quarter: Scenes de la Vie de Boheme. Hartford: Edwin Valentine Mitchell and NY: Dodd, Mead, 1930. 306p, many small line ills. Good hardcover (light shelfwear; back cover scuffed); no d.j. ** The stories about Rodolphe, Mimi, Marcel, Musette, and the other 1840s bohemians that inspired Puccini's... More
1987. Mason, Pippa. Designs for English Picture Frames. London: Arnold Wiggins & Sons 1987. N.p. (51 entries), over 50 ills., 4 in color. Very good paperbound (covers shelf soiled). ** Loan exhibition of drawings and studies for frames from the late 17th to the late 19th century. Chiefly picture frames... More
1985. Martin, Henri-Jean, and Roger Chartier, eds. Histoire de l'Edition Francaise. Vol. 3: Le Temps des Editeurs, du Romantisme a la Belle Epoque. Paris: Promodis 1985. 539p, many ills. + many color ills. on 38 plates. Good ex-lib. hardcover (bottom page corners lightly bumped; label removed from front endpaper; old... More
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