2001. Belasik, Paul. Dressage for the 21st Century. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2001. 182p, many color photos (most by Karl Leck) and other ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Large beautiful book on classical dressage training from longeing and in-hand work through airs above the ground... More
1939. Anderson, C.W. Black, Bay and Chestnut: Profiles of Twenty Favorite Horses. NY: Macmillan 1939. 2nd ptg. N.p., many large pls. by the author. Good hardcover; remains of d.j. laid in. Presentation copy from Anderson to "Konrad Fisher [sic], the grand chief of Kenilworth." ** Anderson's first book for adults... More
1929. Gray, David. Gallops 1, Gallops 2, Mr. Carteret (The Hitchcock Edition). NY: Derrydale Press 1929 (1st pub. 1897-1910 in other formats). 3 vols.: variously paged, many ills. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover: without the slipcase, but otherwise a fine, bright, crisp set, including the spine labels. One of... More
1973. Podhajsky, Alois. The Riding Teacher: A Basic Guide to Correct Methods of Classical Riding. Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1973. ix, 204p, several line ills. + 18 photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (soiled, chipped). ** First edition of this important work. Addressing both students and teachers, Podhajsky covers... More
1992. Skalecki, Liliane. Das Reithaus: Untersuchungen zu einer Bauaufgabe im 17. bis 19. Jahrhundert. Hildesheim: Olms 1992. 256p, 66 photos and line ills. Very good paperbound. In German. ** Architectural and cultural history of stables, riding schools, hippodromes, and related buildings in Europe from the Renaissance to the end of... More
1973. O'Dea, Joseph C. Horses and Hounds of the Genesee. Fine Arts Center, State University College of Arts and Sciences at Genesee, New York, 1973. 80p, many small black-and-white ills. Very good paperbound (very occasional ink underlining or checkmarks). ** Exhibition catalogue of many dozen paintings, sculptures, and objects associated... More
1898. Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and F.G. Aflalo, eds. The Encyclopaedia of Sport. London: Lawrence and Bullen 1898. 2 vols., totaling over 1200p, many line ills. and photos in the text, + 40 engraved pls. Fair hardcover: covers faded, opening pages and some tissue guard-sheets heavily foxed... More
1993. Diggle, Martin, and Maggie Raynor. Equitation: The Truth. London: J.A. Allen 1993. 128p, many line ills. and cartoons by Raynor. Very good paperbound. ** Funny look at "the equestrian story as it really is"--for "those myriad riders who have great enthusiasm but no grooms, no money for a 'name'... More
![Outfoxed [first edition]. Rita Mae Brown.](/pictures/thumb/10966.jpg?v=1543620720)
2000. Brown, Rita Mae. Outfoxed. NY: Ballantine 2000. 409p. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** The first edition, first printing, of the first title in the Sister Jane MFH murder mystery series. A prestigious Virginia hunt needs a new master--but murder interferes. More
1890. Blue Grass Kennels, Serena, La Salle County, IL. Illustrated and Descriptive Circular of Pure Bred Fox Hounds of the Blue Grass Kennels. R.H. Pooler, proprietor. No publishing data, ca. 1890-91. 25p, 9 ills. + 2 ills. on the covers. Very good stapled paperbound. ** Small catalogue describing and illustrating... More
1950. [Louis B. Mayer] Complete Dispersal of the Louis B. Mayer Two-Year-Olds (42 Foals of 1948). Santa Anita Race Track: Fasig-Tipton 1950. N.p. (42 lots, all with full information and most with a large conformation photo). Good paperbound (covers faded). Many prices penciled in. ** In less than a decade... More
1978. Egerton, Judy. 'The Ingenious Mr. Seymour': James Seymour 1702-1752. London: William Drummond Covent Garden Gallery 1978. [16]p, 16 ills. + 2 color ills. on the covers. Good paperbound (front cover rubbed and stained at bottom); internally very good. ** Exhibition catalogue of this important equestrian painter: describes 54 drawings... More
1953. Spring, Agnes Wright. Buffalo Bill and His Horses. Fort Collins, CO: [Author] 1953. 24p, a few photos. Very good paperbound (bottom front cover corner creased; front cover lightly rubbed at bottom). ** Reprinted from the 1948 Livestock Annual of Western Farm Life. Profiles of Buffalo Bill's horses Brigham, Buckskin... More
1977. Bolognese, Don. Drawing Horses & Foals. NY: Franklin Watts 1977. 68p, many line ills. by the author. Very good hardcover (small mend to top of spine); no d.j., probably as issued. ** In the publisher's How To Draw series. Lots of useful tips for beginning artists, including how to... More
2018. Schope, Sigrid. The Handy Book of Horse Tricks: Easy Training Methods for Great Results. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2018. 76p, many color photos. New paperbound. ** Basics of training strategies, aids, and warming up, followed by instructions for 20 mounted and unmounted tricks. Includes Spanish walk, bowing, kneeling... More
1975. Sotheby Parke Bernet, NY. Collection of Isidore and Rosa Bonheur, Pierre-Jules Mene and Other Animalier Bronzes from the Collection of the Late Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. Sale no. 3817, December 4, 1975. Good paperbound. ** Auction catalogue of 167 lots from this renowned collection, many of them illustrated in black... More
1932. Cromwell, Thomas B., ed. The Blood-Horse [1932 complete]. Lexington, KY, 1932. 2 volumes containing all 53 issues, with original covers bound in. Over 1600p total, photo on every front cover and occasional photos inside (chiefly stallions at stud). Very good hardcover: hardcovers soiled and rubbed (especially one corner); magazine... More
1983. Hart, Edward. Shire Horses. London: Batsford 1983. 144p, over 90 old photos and other ills. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** Excellent survey of the history and uses of the breed, from "the beginning" through the establishment of the "cart-horse" stud book in 1880, the pre-World War I heyday... More
2001. Lockley, Olga E. Nannie Lambert Power O'Donoghue: A Biography. 131p, several photos and line ills. Very good paperbound. ** Life of the author of the Victorian sidesaddle classics Ladies on Horseback and Riding for Ladies. Also covers her other writings (novels, poetry, articles), and her prominent role in Dublin... More
1977. Davies, Jennifer. Tales of the Old Horsemen. Newton Abbot: David & Charles 1997. 191p, many old photos and color ills. by John Paley. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** Wide-ranging recollections of lives spent with horses in Britain, based on interviews with the author. Includes a royal coachman, Romany... More
Sotheby Parke Bernet, London. Catalogue of Ballet and Theatre Material including Costume and Decor Designs, Portraits, Bronze and Porcelain Figures and Books. Auction cat., 1977. 179 lots (over 200 items), many ills., a few in color. Estimate sheet and "Estimate Changes" slip laid in. Near very good paperbound (covers partly... More
Sotheby Parke Bernet, London. Catalogue of Ballet and Theatre Material including Costume and Decor Designs, Bronzes, Portraits and Books. Auction cat., 1970. 283 lots (over 300 items), many ills., a few in color. Very good paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Works by Picasso, Laurencin, Bakst, Gontcharova, Derain, Cocteau, Benois, etc., from... More
![Movie Theater Record Book [Massachusetts, 1973-76]. No named author.](/pictures/thumb/A5707.jpg?v=1541694791)
1973. No named author. [Movie Theater Record Book]. Ledger book listing all the movies shown at an unidentified Boston-area(?) movie theater from Jan. 1, 1973 to Jan. 1, 1976. About 15 pages are filled in, in blue and red ballpoint. Fair hardcover (front cover detached). ** Lists hundreds of mainstream... More
1980. Bowlt, John, introd. Russian Theater and Costume Designs from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, 1980. 64p, ca. 100 ills., 5 in color. Good paperbound: cover edges rubbed; ex-museum lib., with ink stamps on title page. Internally very good. ** Chiefly Ballets Russes designs... More
John Benjamins Antiquariat; Librairie D. Weil (Philippe Luigi). Joint Catalogue 2: Art & Literary Periodicals of the 20th Century. Amsterdam/Philadelphia, n.d. [1980s]. 467 detailed entries, many b&w ills. Very good large paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Bookseller's catalogue of a wide range of periodicals from the U.S. and Europe, many in..... More
