1984. Ganton, Doris. Breaking and Training the Driving Horse: A Detailed and Comprehensive Study. N. Hollywood: Wilshire 1984. 2nd rev. ed. (1st pub. 1972). x, 85p, 40 photos and line ills. Good large paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Starting and training the horse to cart and buggy... More
1990. Loch, Sylvia. Dressage: The Art of Classical Riding. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 1990. 224p, many photos and old ills., many in color. Fwd. by Kurt Albrecht. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (lightly shelfworn). ** Not a how-to manual, but a superb history of classical equitation from..... More
1992. Green, Clive, and Anthony Dew. Restoring Rocking Horses. Lewes: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications 1992. 189p, hundreds of photos and line ills., many in color. Very good hardcover in very good jacket. ** All you need to know for repairing all kinds of rocking horses--wood, skin-covered, fiberglass, and metal--plus..... 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
1970. Mackay-Smith, Alexander, ed. American Foxhunting: An Anthology. Millwood, VA: American Foxhound Club 1970. 212p + 128 ills. from various sources. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. The original edition; one of 2500 numbered copies signed by the author. ** "Seventy-nine classic stories, sketches, essays and poems." Non-fiction and..... More
1986. Cooper, Jilly. Riders. NY: Ballantine 1986. 632p, no ills. Good large-format paperbound, with the oval die-cut on the front cover. Light shelfwear, front cover partly reinforced with tape, but sturdy--perhaps not even read. Pages age browned, as normal. ** In this novel you'll find everything you always wanted to..... More
2005. Hugo-Vidal, Holly. Build Confidence over Fences! Gaithersburg, MD: Primedia 2005. 150p, many color photos. New large paperbound. ** A step-by-step program from developing a secure strong position to flying changes, single fences, riding a line and a course, warming up, troubleshooting, and more... More
1995. Werner, Mary Lou. Derby Dreams: How You Can Purchase the Dream to Own a Racehorse. Rosemount, NM: Dark Horse Pub. Co. 1995. 90p, 4 line ills. As new paperbound/ ** Introduction to the basics and finances of Thoroughbred ownership, especially for those of average means. The author, herself a...... More
2005. Thomas, Heather Smith. The Horse Conformation Handbook. Storey 2005. xi, 387p, many ills. by Jo Anna Rissanen, also photos. Very good paperbound. ** Evaluating a horse for soundness, athletic potential in many disciplines, trainability, heart, longevity, etc. Comprehensive reference, more for reading and study than a picture book. Heavy;..... More
1991. Storl, Werner. Schooling Young Horses. Millwood, N.Y.: Breakthrough 1991. 113p, several line ills. New hardcover in d.j. ** Classic German gymnastic techniques for training ridden horses, from backing and lungeing to starting collected work. "One of the best of recent books on training young horses"--Max Gahwyler. Trans. from German..... More
1974. International Arabian Horse Association, conceived and established by E. Murl Duff and Larry G. Duff in 1953. Purebred Arabian Horse Yearbook 1973: Vol. XXI. Burbank, CA: IAHA 1974. 716p, many photos, many of them large. Good sturdy hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Spine foxed; light wear to top of..... More
1972. International Arabian Horse Association; conceived and established by E. Murl Duff and Larry G. Duff in 1953. Purebred Arabian Horse Yearbook 1971: Vol. XIX. Burbank, CA: IAHA 1972. 611p, many black-and-white photos, many of them large. Very good hardcover (covers shelf-scuffed); no d.j., as issued. ** "A picture record..... More
2004. Anderson, Clinton. Downunder Horsemanship: Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western Riders. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2004. 206p, many color photos. New hardcover in d.j. ** From the host of the popular weekly TV program, this well-organized book "features real horses and real riders with real problems..... More
2017. Lyndes, Jay C.; Bobby R. Reynolds; E. Helene Sage. Saddleries of Montana: Montana's Makers from Territorial Times to 1940. Atglen, PA: Schiffer 2017. 224p, over 500 detailed photos and other ills., many in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Survey of nearly 200 prominent and lesser known Montana saddle..... More
1924. [Austin, Tex, and Charles B. Cochran, promoter and organizer]. First International Rodeo or Cowboy Championships. London, 1924. Three items: souvenir booklet (16p, several photos), program for June 16 (4p), and admission ticket. All very good (booklet creased down center). ** This two-week show at Wembley Stadium brought wild west..... More
1930. Sieveking, Johannes, ed. Bronzen Terrakotten-Vasen der Sammlung Loeb. Munich: A. Buchholz 1930. Fwd. by James Loeb. 65p + many photos on 53 pls. and in the text, printed in sepia in what appears to be gravure. Half leather, marbled boards (rather rubbed; backstrip detaching but gatherings very sturdy). Occasional..... More
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1828. Schmidt. Instruction pour la Cavalerie, sur le Maniement le Plus Avantageux du Sabre, publiee en 1796 [etc.]. Paris: Anselin 1828. cccxxxiii, 84p + 8 folding engraved pls.; 30p of publisher's ads for military books. Original wrappers, untrimmed. Lightly foxed throughout. Some foxing. Covers and sewn signatures beginning to loosen..... More
![Instructions concerning Erecting of a Library [etc.]. Gabriel Naudeus](/pictures/thumb/A6574.jpg?v=1604429223)
1903. Naudeus [Naude], Gabriel. Instructions concerning Erecting of a Library: Presented to My Lord The President De Mesme. As now interpreted by Jo. Evelyn, Esquire. Introd. by John Cotton Dana. Cambridge, MA: Houghton, Mifflin at the Riverside Press 1903. xxxii, 160p, no ills. Good hardcover (marbled boards, leather spine). Some..... More
![Gee's Hunting Diary [Derrydale Press]. Ernest R. Gee, publisher](/pictures/thumb/A6595.jpg?v=1604431743)
1937. Gee, Ernest R. [publisher]. Gee's Hunting Diary, to record the sport of the season arranged for the followers of foxhounds & harriers. NY: Ernest R. Gee, n.d. [1937]. N.p. Very good hardcover (front hinge exposed but binding is sturdy). Covers scuffed (thin paper over boards). Internally fine. On the..... More
1899. Crafty, pseud. [Victor Gerusez]. Sur le Turf: Courses Plates et Steeple-Chases. Paris: Plon, Nourrit, 1899. 400p, ca. 200 line ills. by the author (chiefly small, some full-page plates). Very good hardcover (back cover lightly soiled; spine lightly sunned; outer pages foxed). Handsomely rebound in three-quarter leather. Original rear wrapper..... More
![Hoen Ho: Kyuseikyu Reisenmei Rinsho Shugakucho [calligraphy manual]. Chuo School of Art Press](/pictures/thumb/A6577.jpg?v=1604438103)
1987. Chuo School of Art Press. Hoen Ho: Kyuseikyu Reisenmei Rinsho Shugakucho [The Square and Circle Method: Penmanship etc.]. Tokyo: Chu Bijyutsu Gakuen Shuppankyoku [Chuo School of Art Press], 1987. 83 loose sheets total, housed in a folding cardboard case with ties. The sheets are ca. 9 1/2 x 13..... More
![Candid Camera Photographs by Bachrach [Pickhardt wedding album]. Bradford Bachrach, photography...](/pictures/thumb/A6575.jpg?v=1604435581)
1948. Bachrach, Bradford [photography studio]. Candid Camera Photographs by Bachrach. Wedding album of Janet Chalmers Bryan and Roger Carl Pickhardt, Cambridge, MA, June 4, 1948. 15 large photographs mounted on heavy stock, taken in St. John's Memorial Chapel and at the reception at 5 Acacia Street, Cambridge. Invitation, itinerary of..... More
1923. [Albizzati, Carlo. Vasi Antichi Dipinti del Vaticano. Rome: P. Sansaini, 1923-38]. 214p, 165 text ills. (line and photo) + over 460 photos on 70 pls., printed in sepia. Rebound in half vellum, marbled boards. Leather spine label partly chipped off. New endpapers; lacking title page and any other preliminary..... More
Scheuer, Alwin J. Catalogues 2, 3, 5, and 6. NY, 1926-1931. Four assorted bookseller catalogues. Variously paged and illustrated, each with several hundred lots. Very good paperbounds (spines chipped, covers soiled), some ink or pencil notes. ** Rare books, ancient bindings, autograph letters, manuscripts, drawings by famous illustrators, books of..... More
Martinus Nijhoff Bookseller. Catalogues 530, 546, 700 (2 copies), 743. The Hague, 1920s-1960(?). Variously paged and illustrated. Good paperbounds (soiled and dusty; one catalogue is dogeared). ** Travel, geography, maps, atlases, philosophy, etc., from the 15th century on. More
