1995. Wofford, James C. Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider. NY: Doubleday 1995 (later printing). x, 257p, many photos. New hardcover in d.j. ** As in his popular clinics, the author combines classical theory with nuts-and-bolts advice from his successful eventing career. The photos aren't quite as clear as..... More
2008. Justice, Charles. The Greatest Horse of All: A Controversy Examined. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse 2008. xxvi, 221p, many charts and tables. As new paperbound (new, but slight shelfwear). ** Man o' War? Secretariat? Ruffian? Kelso? Applying statistical analysis to 14 categories of data--and keeping in mind unmeasurable variables--the author addresses..... More
2007. Merck, Melinda D. Veterinary Forensics: Animal Cruelty Investigations. Ames, IA: Blackwell 2007. 327p + several color photos that show evidence of cruelty. Very good paperbound. ** Written for veterinarians, pathologists, and investigators, this textbook "offers detailed and clear direction on crime scene investigation, forensic testing, and forensic pathology findings..... More
1963. Nelson, Edna Chamberlain. The Magnificent Percheron. Los Angeles: Borden 1963. 55p, over 20 photos. Very good paperbound (lower edges of several pages chipped, with short tears to the bottom margins). ** Young reader's introduction to the breed and its history, told in the voice of Hilda, one of the..... More
1935. Van Sinderen, Adrian. Canter, Please! Random Memories of Glenholme Farm and of Our Playmates and Playgrounds. Privately Printed 1935 [by The Derrydale Press?]. 93p, many photos. Very good hardcover (red boards, white vellum spine, which is darkened). Trivial edge wear. Lacks the slipcase. "Christmas Greetings from the Author" card..... More
![Aachen Dressage, Jumping, and Driving Championships [3 programs]. Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein...](/pictures/thumb/8522.jpg?v=1598538182)
1971. Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e. V. Aachen International Dressage, Jumping, and Driving Championships. Three programs: 1971 (jumping), 1974 (jumping and German dressage championship), 1976 (dressage, jumping, driving). Each over 250p, a few ills. in ads. Good paperbound (some wear). In German. ** From the library of Dr. H.L.M. Van Schaik, with..... More
1971. Williams, Moyra. A Breed of Horses. Oxford: Pergamon 1971. 1st ed. 190p + 34 photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (soiled). ** Based on daily observation, the author describes the lives and behavior of her successful show jumper and point-to-point horses bred from Nuki--notably Gamesman II, and also..... More
![Exhibitions from the Summer Colonies: No. 3 Mystic [1929-30]. Macbeth Gallery](/pictures/thumb/A6540.jpg?v=1597849810)
1929. Macbeth Gallery. Exhibitions from the Summer Colonies: No. 3 Mystic. NY, Dec. 24, 1929-Jan. 6, 1930. One sheet, folded twice to make 4 panels, printed on one side; 1 ill. Panel size 4 x 8 inches. Good (handling soil, one-inch closed tear to bottom margins). ** Reprises part of..... More
1975. La Tortue Galerie. Sean Scully Paintings 1974: An Exhibition. Santa Monica, 1975. 8p, 4 large pls. + color cover. Text by William Feaver, reprinted from Art International. Good paperbound (handling wear). ** With checklist of 20 works. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping..... More
![Una Stanza per Panza [3 of 4 parts]. Daniel Judd](/pictures/thumb/A6549.jpg?v=1597849811)
1990. Judd, Daniel. Una Stanza per Panza. In Kunst Intern Magazin (Bonn). Parts I-III: May, June, and September 1990. The final Part IV (November) is not here. Each 12-14p, cover ills. Good paperbounds (handling wear). In English. ** The first appearance of Judd's polemic accusing the painter/collector Giuseppe Panza of..... More
1992. Holly Solomon Gallery; Pace/MacGill Gallery. William Wegman. NY, 1992. [24]p, 12 pls., many in color. Fine paperbound in good original mailing envelope. ** Catalogue for 2 shows: New Paintings, Polaroids, and Drawings at Holly Solomon, and Early Black & White Photographs at Pace/Macgill. Laid in: announcement for performances of..... More
1936. Smith-Worthington Saddlery Co. The Modern Forward Seat Saddle [Catalog 20]. Hartford, CT, n.d. [ca. 1936]. 12p, many ills. Very good large paperbound (spine faded). Photo-duplicated promotional letter laid in. ** The first two pages feature two "Italian model" forward seat saddles, one of them improved by Captain S.N. Kournakoff..... More
1855. No named author. Arabian Horse "Tartar." Front-page article in Drew's Rural Intelligencer (Augusta, ME), Aug. 18, 1855, with a wood-engraved portrait of the horse, "from life." Good paperbound (creased; light age staining). ** Tartar was sired by Imaum, a stallion presented by the Sultan of Muscat to David Pingree..... More
2003. Hassett, Denny. Winning at Halter: Secrets of Fitting and Showing the Western Breeds. Breakthrough 2003. 134p, many color photos. As new hardcover. No d.j., as issued. ** Written with Lynda Bloom Layne. Very comprehensive guide to choosing your horse, feeding, conditioning, working with weanlings and stallions, grooming, hoof care..... More
1993. Harris, Susan E. Horse Gaits, Balance and Movement. NY: Howell 1993. 160p, over 300 line ills. by the author. Fwd. by Francois Lemaire de Ruffieu. New paperbound. ** Clearly explains the horse's mechanics, natural gaits, and modes of balance common to all breeds, disciplines, and styles of riding. A...... More
1987. Forbis, Judith, et al. Nordarab (Arabians International): The Egyptian Issue. Copenhagen, August 1987 (vol. 5, no. 5). 50p, many photos, many in color. Good paperbound (light handling wear, outer pages foxed). Advertising information laid in. ** "A Short History of Egypt's Arabian Horses" by Forbis (taken from her book)..... More
1944. Arran Heavy Horse Breeding Society. Premium Horse: "Balgreen Autocrat" (22582). Kilsyth, Scotland: Duncan, Printers, [1944-45]. One sheet of card stock, folded once to vest-pocket size. Printed on cover and inside two pages. Very good (light handling soil). ** Stallion card for this Clydesdale stallion, owned by James Jackson, Midton..... More
1953. Swift, James [1940-2013]. Manuscript Diary for the Year 1953. Danbury, CT. Book block only of a printed page-a-day diary, lacking covers but soundly sewn. Ca. 4 x 6 inches, filled out in pencil and pen. ** Diary faithfully kept by a car-crazy 7th- and 8th-grade boy for the full..... More
1953. Parke-Bernet Galleries. Modern French Illustrated Books: Including Important Surrealist Work and Other Illustrated Art Books. Part II of the Collection of Harriman Douglas, Los Angeles, Calif. NY, Jan. 13-14, 1953. Auction catalogue no. 1398. 731 lots, many ills. Very good paperbound (covers edge worn, browned; internally fine). Bid sheet..... More
1969. Parke-Bernet Galleries. Fine Jewels; Magnifcent Precious-Stone Jewelry; Fine Antique Victorian & Other Jewelry [cover titles]. NY, 1969. Variously paged and illustrated (1 color pl. of opals). Very good paperbounds (spines faded). No prices realized. ** Group of 5 catalogues offering jewelry from various owners, including Tallulah Bankhead, the Tenth..... More
1983. Hersey, George L. Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta. MIT Press 1983. 318p, many photos and line ills., 20 in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (torn). ** "Profound scholarship in the service of a simple idea that the vast palace of Caserta was..... More
2000. Glaser, Milton. Art Is Work: Graphic Design, Interiors, Objects and Illustration. London: Thames and Hudson 2000. 272p, over 500 color ills. As new hardcover in very good d.j. ** Glaser writes about his work in this lavish overview of his career from the mid-70s on. Includes previously unpublished projects..... More
1931. Department of Antiquities in Palestine. Quarterly: Vol. 1, nos. 2, 3, and 4. Jerusalem: Published for the Government of Palestine by Humphrey Milford, 1931. Pp. 53-199, many photos and line ills. Good paperbounds (wrappers chipped or torn at edges; internally very good). ** These three issues are from the..... More
![Art and Archaeology of Ancient Korea [inscribed]. Won-Yong Kim](/pictures/thumb/A6256.jpg?v=1597152422)
1986. Kim, Won-Yong. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Korea. Seoul: Taekwang Pub. Co. 1986. 416p, many photos and line ills., some in color. Very good hardcover; no d.j. Inscribed in ink and brush to "Greg and Maia from Won Yong" with an ink and wash self(?) portrait. ** Collection of..... More
1909. San Francisco. Souvenir-Portola. Public Work of San Francisco Since 1906. Supplement to Municipal Reports, 1908-9. Ca. 60p, many photos of buildings built after the 1906 earthquake. Fair paperbound (covers detached, internally very good except one small corner chipped away from bottom of one page). ** Surveys the post-earthquake building..... More
