London: Sotheby & Co., 1932. First edition. Soft cover. Auction held on June 7, 1932. The illustrated catalogue. 7p (2 lots) + sepia ills. on 6 pls., 2 folding. The book of hours was of the use of Paris, bound in 1527. The breviary was a "fine Parisian manuscript of..... More
London: Shenval Press for Whitechapel Gallery, 1968. First edition. Paperbound. N.p., 34 pls. Two trivial ink marks; light shelf wear. Exhibition catalogue of 34 British artists, most in their 30s and in the early years of their careers. Paintings, sculpture, and mixed media, each illustrated with a black-and-white plate. Artist's..... More
Brussels: Galerie Withofs, 1970. Persico, Harold. First edition. Soft cover. Ca. 40p, many ills. by the artist originally in various media, some in flat color. With some artist's statements. Covers soiled, lightly dented from poor storage. Printed in red and black. An oval is diecut through the covers and pages..... More
Portland, OR: West Coast Lumbermen's Association, n.d. [1960]. First edition. Soft cover. [20]p, many color photos. All the ways to use various woods in your modern or traditional home--siding, paneling, floors, etc. Filled with vintage photos, renderings, and captions celebrating mid-century suburban life . Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
Wolverhampton: Whitehead Brothers, 1902. First edition. Soft cover. 63p, no ills. Checklist of over 350 works and several dozen historic and contemporary books and bindings. Chiefly contemporary paintings (Whistler, Strang, Burne Jones, etc.), prints, sculpture, and decorative arts; also older pieces, such as an Egyptian collection. Books by many Arts..... More
1973. Wells, Ronald A. Dictionaries and the Authoritarian Tradition: A Study in English Usage and Lexicography. The Hague: Mouton 1973. 130p, no ills. Good sturdy paperbound (covers rubbed, lightly chipped). (Janua Linguarum, Series Practica, 196) ** "The first detailed historical analysis" of the relationship between dictionary-making and authoritarian attitudes toward..... More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries, 1994. Limited edition. Soft cover (staples rusted). 18p, several ills. Introd. by Marjorie Kimball. One of 500 copies. Published as a keepsake for the exhibition "Of Horses and Horsemanship," this previously unpublished article looks at 19th-century flat and harness racing in Sacramento. Whitehead was a...... More
N.p. Maryland Horse Shows Association, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 429p, many photos. No jacket, as issued. No. 356 of the first edition, signed by the author. Detailed year-by-year history of Maryland shows and show results, membership activities, year-end awards, etc., with an emphasis on hunter-jumper. Much information about juniors. A...... More
![Handbuch der Pferde- und Vieharzney-Kunde [etc.] [1832]. J. Zund, Zuend, ohn](/pictures/thumb/16543.jpg?v=1634816583)
1832. Zund, J.J. Handbuch der Pferde- und Vieharzney-Kunde [etc.]. Philadelphia: Heinrich Hory for the author, 1832. 376p + [8]p, no ills. Fair to good hardcover (full contemporary leather-backed boards, which show normal age-rubbing). Foxed throughout, some pages chipped. Crayon scribbling on front pastedown. rear endpapers torn. Binding very sturdy. In..... More
Worshipful Company of Farriers of London. Charter, Rules and Orders of The Worshipful Company of Farriers of London. [London] Printed by Order of the Court 1892. 46p, no ills. Fair hardcover (gilt-stamped half leather). Cover edges rubbed, one margin soiled, gatherings loosening but most stitching is holding. ** On the..... More
New York: Jenkins, 1886. Second edition (1st pub. 1883). Hardcover (covers stained, front hinge exposed, but sturdy). v, 248p, over 20 line ills. Trans. by A. Liautard. Owner's ink name, 1887. Compares various surgeries, treatments for hoof diseases, and shoes for treatment of contraction [Heymering, page 152]. The translator noted..... More
![Defender, Record 2:26 [advertising brochure for trotting stallion]; Defender, Record 2.26, son of...](/pictures/thumb/15885.jpg?v=1633973430)
N.p. Evening-Leader Steam Printing House, n.d. [1884?]. First edition. Soft cover. 18p, 2 ills. Stitched binding, possibly removed from a bound volume. Stiching is secure. Description of Defender and his lineage; texts on the Hambletonians, Black Hawk Family, and Thoroughbred blood in his family; texts on Defender himself ("his success..... More
[Wiesbaden?]: No stated publisher, 1956. First edition. Soft cover. 100p, several ads. A few results inked in. In German: XX. Internationales Reit- und Springturnier, sponsored by the Wiesbadener Reit- und Fahr-Club. Program and entries for many dressage and jumping classes, with competitors from Argentina, France, Holland, Italy, Canada, USA, Venezuela..... More
Franktown, MD: Xenophon Press, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. 128p, many color photos. No jacket, as issued. In English and Portuguese. Beautiful, creative photos of the Portuguese School riders and horses in various movements; short texts by various writers. Published at $49.95; price reduced. More
![Polo [Lonsdale Library, XXI]. J. Wodehouse, ed, The Earl of Kimberley](/pictures/thumb/14917.jpg?v=1633973421)
London: Seeiley Service, n.d. [1936]. First edition. Hardcover. (Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, 21) 343p, 110 photos and line ills. Without the jacket. A comprehensive volume, with chapters by G. Beresford, Geoffrey Brooke, J.R.C. Gannon, "Marco," R.L. Ricketts, and P. Vischer. Covers the game's history, tactics, care and..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2004. Rolf, William Curtis (photos). First edition. Hardcover. 307p, ca. 275 ills. (plans, elevations, old and new photos, etc.), many in color. Short closed tear to top left corner of jacket, plus a little crinkling there..... More
![The Trotting Horse of America: How to Train and Drive Him [rev. ed.]; With Reminiscences of the...](/pictures/thumb/12852.jpg?v=1633973408)
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1875. 18th revised and enlarged ed. (1st pub. 1868). Hardcover (elaborately stamped pictorial cloth). 479p + several line pls. Edited (i.e., ghost-written) by Charles J. Foster and published after Woodruff's death. Memoirs of the famous trainer of Lady Suffolk and many other great harness horses; also..... More
London: Constable, 1921. Armour, G.D. Limited edition. Hardcover (boards, cloth spine). xii, 280p + 20 pls. by G.D. Armour, a few in color. No. 62 of 150 copies, signed by editor and illustrator. Anthology of hunting texts by Beckford, Trollope, etc.; also Nimrod's "The Road," with a color plate. The..... More
![Cahiers d'Art [1949]; 49th Annee, No. 2. Christian Zervos](/pictures/thumb/30471.jpg?v=1633973595)
Paris: Editions "Cahiers d'Art" 1949. Ernst, Max; Joan Miro. First edition. Soft cover. Pp. 177-352,, many photos and other ills., including color pochoir by Max Ernst. Tipped in at the end is a slip advising the buyer to return the journal to the seller in case of misbinding. Remains of..... More
![Carl Andre Sculpture checklist [and] 'Andre on Andre'. Whitechapel Art Gallery, Carl Andre](/pictures/thumb/30452.jpg?v=1633973591)
London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1983. First edition. Unbound sheets. Two items: checklist for the exhibition Carl Andre Sculpture 1954-1978, and a selection of statements by Andre. Checklist is one sheet folded to make 4 pages, printed in blue. 'Andre on Andre' is one sheet. Light age and handling wear. Both..... More
![Carmel-by-the-Sea; In Story and Picture [cover title]. Emil White, ed](/pictures/thumb/30372.jpg?v=1633973570)
Big Sur, CA: Emil White, 1961. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 40p, 1 map and many black-and-white photos, including many by Art McEwen and Olivia Young, and a few by Morley Baer and Wynn Bullock. Covers in color. Back cover is creased and worn; small stains to lower covers; internally..... More
Los Angeles: William and Victoria Dailey, n.d. [1980]. First edition. Soft cover. N.p. (132 items), many small ills. Introd. by Victoria Dailey. Prints and books from Germany/Austria, England, and France. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. More
![Untitled Stereo View of Unidentified Race Track with Horses in Motion]. Julius Wendt, stereographer](/pictures/thumb/30331.jpg?v=1633973556)
Albany: Julius M. Wendt, n.d. [ca. 1900s-10s]. Unstated edition. Unbound stereo card. Stereo card with label on back: "Julius M. Wendt, Photographer and Publisher of Stereoscopic Views." Very light age soil. Pin-prick-size indentations to photos overall, which may not be visible here. A dramatic bird’s-eye view of an unnamed racetrack..... More
University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976. Beardsley, Aubrey. First edition. Hardcover. 292p, ca. 150 line ills. by Beardsley. Extensive revision and expansion of Weintraub's 1967 biography of Beardsley. Scarce in this condition. More
![A Treatise of Veterinary Medicine [2 vols. in one]. James White](/pictures/thumb/30204.jpg?v=1633973527)
London: J. Badcock and W. Bristow (Canterbury); J. Johnson, n.d. [1802?]; 1806. Second and third editions. Hardcover (rebound in cloth, gilt-stamped paper shelf label). Vol. 1 comprises the second edition of A Compendium of the Veterinary Art. Vol. 2 comprises the third edition of the Materia Medica and Pharmacopoeia. Compendium..... More
