1972. Meigs, John, ed. The Cowboy in American Prints. Chicago: Swallow Press/Sage Books 1972. 184p, over 100 woodcuts, engravings, lithographs, and pen drawings by Russell, Remington, Hurd, Benton, Jackson, Borein, James, and many more. Good hardcover in fair d.j. (2 closed tears). ** Introduction to some of the leading illustrators..... More
1940. Kopf Manufacturing Co., NY. Racing Catalogue No. 20: Turf Goods. 1940. 133p, many line ills. and photos. Good paperbound (covers worn and shelfsoiled, inside covers lightly dampspotted). ** Trade catalogue of harness and flat racing goods--harness, bits, boots, whips, stable supplies, etc. More
1993. Banks, Carolyn. Death by Dressage, Groomed for Death, Murder Well-Bred, A Horse to Die For. NY: Fawcett, 1993-1996. Variously paged, no ills. Very good paperbounds. ** Four of the five mystery novels in the Robin Vaughan series, usually set at a Texas dressage stable. Groomed for Death takes place..... More
1974. Arthur, Eric (text), and Dudley Witney (photos). The Barn: A Vanishing Landmark in North America. Boston: New York Graphic Society [1974]. 256p, over 400 photos and line ills., 134 in color. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (shelfworn, edge tears). ** Handsome photo-documentation of barns in the northeastern U.S...... More
2018. Oliveira, Karen Psillas. Lusitano: Noble, Courageous, Eternal. Woodinville, WA: Veritas Editions 2018. 83p, many large color photos. New paperbound (cover edges slightly rubbed, as received from the publisher). ** The author's life with Lusitanos and horsemen such as Dominique Barbier, but the focus of the book are her breathtaking..... More
1814. [Great Britain. Unidentified tax office]. Assessors' Warrant. [London?] 1814. 24p, a few tables. Stitched paperbound. Good. ** Government publication ("No. 7. Assessed Taxes"), authorizing a tax official to value various properties and services. (The pages for the assessor's name, signature, etc., are blank.) Details the taxes and duties to..... More
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1983. Verro, Patrick. La Chasse a Courre au travers de la Carte Postale [Hunting in Postcards]. Paris: Editions Graphicom 1983. 123p, hundreds of photos, several of them tipped in, and several in color. Very good hardcover (upper corners bumped); no d.j. (as issued?). Errata sheet laid in. In French. **..... More
1965. Dobie, J. Frank; Mody C. Boatright; and Harry H. Ransom, eds. Mustangs and Cow Horses. Southern Methodist University Press for the Texas Folklore Society, 1965. 2nd ptg. (1st pub. 1940 in a limited edition). xi, 429p, several line ills. Good sturdy hardcover in fair d.j Fore-edges lightly foxed. Owner's..... More
1922. Herrick, Francis H. Homing Powers of the Cat. Offprint from The Scientific Monthly, June 1922. Pp. 525-539, 3 ills. Good paperbound (covers chipped and browned, internally very good). ** Professor Herrick of Cleveland reports on his experiments into why cats always know their way home, even blindfolded. He postulates..... More
1947. [Allied Forces in Berlin]. Concours Hippique: Amical Interallie. Berlin: Imprimerie Nationale 1947. [12]p, no ills. except for 2 photos on the covers. Good paperbound (cover soil; occasional pencil marks). In French, with some English and German. ** Program of an Inter-Allies horse show, held in Berlin on September 7..... More
2013. Singleton, Jennifer, design and production. World on Wheels 4: Studies in the Manufacture, History, Use, Conservation, and Restoration of Horse-Drawn Vehicles. Lexington, KY: Carriage Association of America 2013. 104p, many color photos and other ills. New large paperbound. ** Volume 4 in this fine series publishes five papers that..... More
1925. Tregaskis, James [Caxton Head]. Group of 6 catalogues. London, 1925-mid-1930s. Variously paged and illustrated. Overall fair to good paperbounds (cover wear, soil), Some penciling. ** Catalogues 896 (1925), 1016, 1017, 1020 (1936), 1023, 1024. No. 1017 focuses on incunables, 1020 is "Old Books on Science and Its Application," 1023..... More
1929. Reichner, Herbert. Philobiblon: Eine Zeitschrift fur Bucher-Liebhaber [later also A Magazine for Book-Collectors]. 18 numbers, Vienna, 1929-1932. Variously paged and illustrated. Good paperbounds (light shelfsoil, wear). In German; roman type, with some red; also some mounted material. ** 1929 (2nd year): January-March, September (2 copies)-December. 1930: Heft 10. 1931..... More
1940. Reichner, Herbert [bookseller]. Group of 12 catalogues, ca. 1939-ca. 1968. NY and Stockbridge, MA. Variously titled, paged, and illustrated. Overall good paperbounds (some shelf wear and soil). Pencil dates on covers. ** Nos. 1 (1939-40), 2, 3, unnumbered "Great Thinkers from Albertus Magnus to Albert Einstein," 6, 7, 8..... More
1940. Ranschburg, Otto H. [bookseller]. Group of 9 catalogues, 1940-1948. NY. Variously titled, paged, and illustrated. Good paperbounds (some shelf wear, soil). Dated in pencil. ** Nos. 1 (1940), 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (1947-48). ** Cat. 2 offers "Old Science Thought and Discovery" from the library..... More
1939. Pierre Beres [bookseller]. Group of 17 catalogues and special lists, 1939-ca. 1960. Paris and New York. Variously titled, paged and illustrated (a few ills. in color). Good paperbounds (some shelf wear and soil, 2 spines chipped, 2 in original glassine wrappers). Very occasional pencil marks. ** Nos. 3 (1939)..... More
1964. Parke-Bernet Galleries, NY. Important Bindings [etc.] from Various Sources including the Collection of the Late Alfred Hopkins. Sale 2285, May 1964. 153 items, 3 pls. showing 12 bindings. Very good paperbound. No pricelist. ** One ill. shows an "outstanding example of the use of the 'drawer-handle' tool so popular..... More
Goodspeed's, Boston. Group of 11 catalogues and 1 "Pictures & People." N.d. [1940s-early 1960s]. Variously titled and paged; a few ills. Good paperbounds (some shelf wear and soil). ** Nos. 398, 441, 442, 454, 494, 498, 501, 508, 510, 512, and 540. Also "Pictures & People" (undated large folded 4p..... More
Duschnes, Philip C. [bookseller]. Catalogue 147: Fine Bindings. NY, n.d. (pre-ZIP code). 24p (61 items), several ills. Good paperbound. ** Illustrates the earliest recorded dos-a-dos binding (Frankfurt, 1572). Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. More
1955. Driscoll, Emily [bookseller]. Catalogue 15: Autographs, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings, Association Books. NY, 1955. 69p (504 items), no ills. Fair paperbound (covers detached). ** Works from the Americas, Britain, and Europe, from ca. 1530 on. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate... More
1977. Christie's, Manson & Woods, NY. Printed Books including the Leipzig Collection of Fine Bindings and Audubon's Birds of America. Auction catalogue, Nov. 18, 1977. Good paperbound (cover soil). Estimated prices laid in. ** Items 183-216 are fine bindings, chiefly the once-lost Riviere bindings executed for exhibition in Leipzig in..... More
1937. American Art Association / Anderson Galleries. The Library Collected by the Late Joseph B. Shea, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NY, 1937 and 1938. Sales 4353 and 4359. Over 1000 items total, a few ills. of title pages. Very good paperbounds (light shelfsoil). No pricelists. ** Part I: Americana (with many captivity..... More
Podhajsky, Alois. My Horses, My Teachers. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square, n.d. (1st pub. in paperback 1997). x, 202p + several photos. Very good paperbound. It's now printed on demand, so there is loss of print quality. ** Podhajsky's popular account of what and how he learned from his horses..... More
2000. Peralta-Ramos, Lorian. The Mastery of Munnings: Sir Alfred J. Munnings 1878-1959. Saratoga Springs, NY: National Museum of Racing 2000. 76p, many color ills. Very good paperbound, except for dampstain to bottom inner margins of the first few pages. ** If you missed the wonderful exhibition, this catalogue is the..... More
2005. Hendrickson, Dean A. Wound Care Management for the Equine Practitioner [+ CD-ROM]. Jackson, WY: Teton NewMedia 2005. 209p, many color photos and other ills. Very good spiral paperbound, with CD-ROM taped to inside back cover. ** Detailed pictorial guide to basic and advanced wound healing techniques--dressings, preparation, exploration, closures..... More
