1991. Lyons, John, with Sinclair Browning. Lyons on Horses: John Lyons's Proven Conditioned-Response Training Program. NY: Doubleday 1991. xi, 228p, many line ills. and photos. As new hardcover in d.j. ** As at his popular clinics, Lyons describes his methods of gentle persuasion for handling horses from first round-pen work..... More
James, Will. Sand: The Story of a Man and a Horse. NY: A.L. Burt, n.d. 328p, over 40 ills. by James. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn, as shown in photo). Flaps unpriced, uncut. ** Story of a "magnificent black stallion that every cowboy would give half his life..... More
Jacobs & Co. [carriage maker]. Five advertising cards, showing 10 different vehicles. Philadelphia, n.d. [1870s-90s]. 5 cards, printed on both sides, ca. 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Very good. ** A variety of wagons, piano box buggies, phaetons, etc., each with short caption. The firm exhibited its carriages at..... More
1987. Gardiner, Margaret. Losing Less Money Raising Horses. Wiscasset, ME: Author 1987. 3rd ptg. 91p, many line ills. by the author. Very good paperbound. ** Humorous guide to all-too-familiar aspects of owning and showing, by the well-known breeder of Kennebec Morgans. Chapters such as "Where To Put It" (manure), "Creative..... More
1945. Downey, Fairfax. Army Mule. NY: Dodd, Mead, 1945. Only edition? 192p, 20 chapter heads + 8 large double-page pls. by Paul Brown. Fine hardcover (tiny spot on front cover) in very good unclipped d.j. (edges lightly shelfworn or chipped). ** Novel about the mule Proverbio and his young packer..... More
2007. Beisel, Perky, and Rob DeHart. Middle Tennessee Horse Breeding. Charleston, SC: Arcadia 2007. 127p, many photos. New paperbound. ** In the publisher's popular Images of America series, which features regional photographic histories. Racing, mules, work horses, etc., with much on Tennessee Walking Horses. Can be sent outside the US..... More
1972. Daily Racing Form. The American Racing Manual 1972. Chicago: Triangle Publications 1972. Over 1,400p, several photos and many track diagrams. Good sturdy hardcover (no d.j., as issued). ** Historical data plus all manner of statistics for North American Thoroughbred racing in 1971. Shipping/handling may be extra for this heavy..... More
2007. Kowalczyk, Andra. Tennessee's Arabian Horse Racing Heritage. Charleston, SC: Arcadia 2007. 127p, many photos. New paperbound. ** In the publisher's popular Images of America series, which features regional photographic histories. With much on J.M. Dickinson and the Travelers Rest Arabian Stud. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less..... More
1992. Mellin, Jeanne. The Complete Morgan Horse. [Shelburne, VT: AMHA 1995]. 372p, many photos and over 60 ills. by the author. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "History of the breed; characteristics, conformation, and way of going; preparation for and performance in the ring." Definitive book on the..... More
1997. Svendsen, Elisabeth D., ed. The Professional Handbook of the Donkey. London: Whittet Books 1997. 3rd ed. 400p, many photos nd line ills. Very good paperbound (light shelf wear). ** Chapters by many specialists on all aspects of donkey husbandry and veterinary care, as well as riding, driving, and therapeutic..... More
Bruce, Mary Grant. Norah of Billabong. London: Ward, Lock, n.d. [ca. 1940s; 1st pub. 1913]. 224p + 1 pl. Basically very good hardcover (small spots on cover, a few marginal stains) in good color d.j. ** Children's/teen story of ranching and other adventures of Norah and her friends in the..... More
1979. Savory, T.H. The Mule: A Historic Hybrid. Durham, UK: Meadowfield Press 1979. 49p, a few ills. and charts. Very good paperbound (spine sunned). ** In the scientific series Patterns of Progress. Focuses on breeding mules and the genetics of mules and hinnies; also informative sections on the mule in..... More
1967. Orchard, J.J. Equestrian Bridle-Harness Ornaments. British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1967. (In the series Ivories from Nimrud) 48p + 208 photos and line ills. on 46 pls. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (shelf soiled, lightly chipped). ** Scholarly catalogue of ancient ivory face-piece and blinker bridle ornaments..... More
1879. National American Kennel Club. The National American Kennel Club Stud Book, vol. 1. St. Louis: National American Kennel Club, 1879. 305p + a few ads. Very good hardcover (light blistering and denting to back cover). ** Includes the club's constitution, by-laws, rules and results for bench shows and field..... More
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1971. Dickens, Monica. Follyfoot; Dora at Follyfoot. Both London: Heinemann, 1971 and 1972. 140 and 136p, no ills. Very good hardcovers in very good jackets (light shelf soil, chipping). Owner's large ink name on front endpaper of both. Follyfoot is the second printing; Dora at Follyfoot is the first edition..... More
2013. Ours, Dorothy. Battleship: A Daring Heiress, a Teenage Jockey, and America's Horse. NY: St. Martin's 2013. As new hardcover in very good d.j. ** Lively tale of the life and times of the unlikely "American pony"--the first American horse to win the Grand National, his strong-willed owner Marion du..... More
1992. Stamm, Mike. The Mule Alternative: The Saddle Mule in the American West. Kingman, AZ: Medicine Wolf 1992. 162p, several photos and maps. Very good paperbound (small sticker at top of spine). ** The author collected what 19th-century explorers, pioneers, horse soldiers, traders, settlers, gold rushers and others wrote or..... More
1990. Travis, Lorraine. The Mule. London: J.A. Allen 1990. (Allen Breed Series) 150p, many photos. Very good hardcover (no d.j., as issued). ** The mule in history, military use of the mule, scientific aspects, mule ownership, the mule today--and tomorrow. Can be sent outside the US for less than the..... More
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1720. Morgan, H., of the Inner-Temple, Gent. Cynegetica; or the Force and Pleasure of Hunting: An Heroi-Comical Poem, in Two Canto's. London: Printed for W. Chetwood, at Cato's Head, 1720. 2nd ed., with additions. 46p + many blanks to fill out the binding, 5 decorative devices + frontispiece. Title page..... More
1813. Gibbons, Thomas [buyer of coaches], et al. Two Early 19th-Century Manuscript Orders for Carriages, Newark, NJ. (1) Letter of agreement between Miller and Crane [coachmakers] and T[homas] Gibbons, 1813. (2) Memorandum of agreement between Robert B. Campfield [coachmaker] and Thomas Gibbons, 1814, with detailed specifications for the carriage. Two..... More
Butterworth and Brik, bettors. Match Race Wager Agreement. [New Jersey, ca. 1810s-20s]. One sheet containing 9 lines, handwritten in ink. One tear but content clear; last line missing. ** Terms of a $500 bet between E. Butterworth and Joshua Brik [or Buck?] for a race between the horse Mahomet and..... More
1760. Fairfax, Thomas. The Complete Sportsman; or, Country Gentleman's Recreation. London: J. Cooke, n.d. [ca. 1760]. 240p + 12p of publisher's ads; engraved frontispiece. Sturdy contemporary leather (corners rubbed, rebacked). Inner hinges reinforced, endpapers browned. ** Treats many equestrian and field sports, including "Rearing and Backing Colts," "Managing Race-Horses, Hunters..... More
1995. Carpenter, Bryant. The Classic Experience: The Hampton Classic, Bridgehampton, NY: Carl W. Miller 1995. 221p, many color photos by Helen Carpenter. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** Colorful photographic survey of this legendary Long Island horse show and its history, with profiles of many stables, riders, celebrities..... More
2006. Olsen, Sandra, Susan Grant, et al., eds. Horses and Humans: The Evolution of Human-Equine Relationships. Oxford: Archaeopress 2006. 375p, many photos, line ills., and charts. Very good large paperbound. ** Proceedings of the 2000 Horses and Humans Symposium, held in honor of Mary Aiken Littauer. Twenty-five scholarly chapters on..... More
1936. Hampton Horse Show Association. Official Program: Eighth Annual Exhibition Hampton Horse Show. Hampton, VA: Houston Printing House 1936. 40p, many small ills. Very good large paperbound (covers faded). ** Entries for 41 classes (hunter, jumper, hack, 3- and 5-gaited saddle horse), also the hound show. Indexes of horses and..... More
