Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1865, 1875, 1882, 1898. Various editions. Hardcover. Each variously paged (from 480p to over 1100p), no ills. Occasional toning from material laid in. The 1865 edition is rebound in old half leather and marbled boards; the others are all in their original cloth bindings. (1) ..... More

Westport, CT: Tiger's Eye Publishing Co., 1948. First edition. Soft cover. Each, 120 to 140p, many ills., some tipped-in color plates. Printed on various kinds of mostly heavy and sometimes colored stock. Covers loosening, as the binding glue is giving way. Some spines reinforced with clear non-archival tape. Covers rubbed..... More

New York: Baker & Taylor, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. 280p + 33 plates, 22 in color. Withdrawn ex-lib., with usual marks. One 4-page gathering of the preface is detached. No jacket, if issued. Very thorough account of color printing in books and prints from the 15th century through photomechanical reproduction--chiaroscuro..... More

Unpublished, 1829, 1850, 1852. Soft cover. [34]p, 25 of them filled in. No ills. Blawenburgh is in Somerset County. Some arithmetic sums penciled on inside back cover. Photo 2 is a little cropped. Handwritten mating record for the two stallions. In April-June 1829 Brown Highlander served 56 mares. In May-September..... More

London: Library Association, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 431p, no ills. In original acetate jacket, with one tear to the front. The first comprehensive bibliography of the dog, listing 3986 books in all fields--natural history and domestication, health and management, trade, showing, the dog's many uses (work, sport, pet, entertainment, research..... More

White River Junction, VT: Fellows the Photographer, n.d. [ca. 1900]. Fellows, George E. Mounted photograph. Vintage sepia-toned photo of a Standardbred mare, Martha Wilkes, who is identified in the upper left. Photo is ca. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, mount is ca. 10 x 8 inches. Mount is scuffed..... More

New York: St. Martin's Press for Reader's Digest Association, 1982. Ambrus, Victor. First American edition. Hardcover (plasticized pictorial boards). 502p, many appealing ills. by Victor Ambrus and over 100 color photos of the Yorkshire dales, towns, historical sites, country pubs, farming scenes, "living traditions of work and play," etc. Also..... More

Buenos Aires: Editorial Bell, 1955. First edition. Soft cover. 52p, many photos and ads. In Spanish. Monthly magazine covering agricultural and general interest topics. Three illustrated pages + color cover on "Realidad Presente del Pato, el Deporte Nacional" by Roberto Torreiro. Pato is a combination of polo and lacrosse, originated..... More

New York: Julian Messner, 1944. Hart, Dick. First edition. Hardcover. [16]p, many ills. by Dick Hart in red, black, white, and yellow. Lacks the jacket. One of Hoke's four You-Can-Feel-the Animals books. A cute cautionary tale for beginning readers. At the reins of his pony cart Paul carelessly drives Shaggy..... More

N.p. [Soquel, CA?]: U.S. Equestrian Team, n.d. [early 1950s]. No stated edition. Stapled soft cover. 11p, no ills. Rules and suggestions for holding various jumping classes, dressage, and combined events. Importance of the announcer, "have you considered team competitions?," announcement of a Zone 10 Horse and Rider of the Year..... More

Garden City, NY: Junior De Luxe Editions, for World Pub. Co., 1946. Dennis, Wesley. Reprint edition. Hardcover (boards). 315p, 49 ills. + 1 color plate by Wesley Dennis. Lacks the jacket. This is a version of the Rainbow Classics edition published by World. A good choice for the intermediate reader..... More

Eagle Pass, TX: American Quarter Horse Association, 1945. First edition. Soft cover. 216p, many old photos and ads. Tentative listings 12-19 and 1302-2745, listed both alphabetically and numerically. With line pedigrees of Shiloh, Steel Dust, Old Billy, and Lock's Rondo. Errata to earlier volumes, breeders directory, and other material. (Wells..... More

Calabasas, CA: Profiles in History, 2017. First edition. Soft cover. 94p, hundreds of color ills. A spectacular collection of 293 lots of Sherlockiana in many media, manuscripts, Doyle material, detective fiction, objects, ephemera, reference books, etc. etc. Richly illustrated. Highlighted by a pirated copy of The Sign of the Four..... More