Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1980. First edition. Soft cover. 148p, ca. 200 ills., 1 in color. Scholarly chapters by James S. Hutchins, John C. Ewers, Ann Nelson, et al., on the development of the western stock saddle. The topics include historical prototypes, Mexican origins, post-Civil War cowboy development, related Plains..... More
New York: The New Yorker, 1936. Alajalov, Constantin. First edition. Unbound, removed from magazine. Original cover. Matted in shrinkwrap. Overall ca. 16 x 20 inches, image ca. 8 1/2 x 12 inches. Not examined under the mat. A dapper gent oprepares for a drive, overseen by the horse Eleanor and..... More
![Item #32086 Arconnerie general civile & militaire [saddletrees]. Ancienne Maison Fournier,...](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/32086.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1733851528)
St. Sulpice-La-Pointe (Tarn), France: Albert & Cie. n.d. [1887 or later]. No stated edition. Soft cover. [8]p, 146 small lithographs of saddletrees. Captions in French, English, Spanish, and German; no other text. Trade catalogue of saddletrees "en tous genres" for sale and for export. All kinds of trees for saddles..... More
Richmond, VA: Benj. T. Crump Company, 1941. No stated edition. Soft cover. 96p, hundreds of line ills. Printed in black and light brown. Stain at bottom of front cover; back cover lightly creased. Damp-rippled throughout but not stained. There is no odor, and the pages are complete and not stuck..... More
Paris: [1771]. No stated edition. Unbound. 3p + many engraved ills. on 16 plates. Removed from a bound volume but still sewn together; no covers. Age browned; the impressions are good and rich. Ca. 10 x 16 inches. In French. This section from the monumental Encyclopedie of Diderot and d'Alembert..... More
![Item #31895 The Horse in the Southwest [in El Palacio, vol. 81, no. 3]. George Ewing](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31895.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707224168)
Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico, Fall 1975. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 44p, many photos and old ills. Eight articles by various writers on the dawn horse, the horse in rock art, the Spanish Barb, the herds of Onate, cruciform stirrups, colonial horse gear, coinage, and "the hazards of..... More
Walsall, UK: H. Frost & Co., 1904. No stated edition. Hardcover (limp cloth). Over 200p + many tinted line ills. on 106 plates, showing the items listed on the title page and much more. "Book No. 556" printed on a preliminary page. This extraordinary trade catalogue lists and prices thousands..... More
Las Vegas, NM: Hutchins, 1997. First edition. Soft cover. 35p, ca. 40 black-and-white photos. First annual edition of this price list of over 650 western items that sold at auction in 1996 (High Noon, Engel, Payne, Old West Show, etc.). Divided into spurs, bits, saddles, chaps, saddlebags, cuffs, books and..... More
![Item #31106 Special Lines of Harness, Supplied by John Jardine, Nottingham; [Catalogue] No. 31....](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31106.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1663071717)
Nottingham: John Jardine, n.d. [1906 from printer's code]. No stated edition. Stapled soft cover. 16p, many ills. Covers detached; foxed; creased; old stain on several pages. Complete. Saddle and harness maker Jardine was a "contractor to H.M. Government." This trade catalogue describes and prices several styles of harness for gig..... More
New York: Kauffman, n.d.[1950s?]. First edition. Soft cover (imitation suede). [20]p, many line ills. in brown. One 4-page gathering has come loose. A short catalogue, distributed at one of the National Horse Shows. A selection of saddles, bridles, clothing, boots, jewelry, etc., plus "Helpful Hints on Horsemanship." Can be sent..... More
Owego, Tioga County, NY: King Harness Company, n.d. [ca. 1890s]. First edition. Soft cover. 12p, 9 photos of saddles and many line ills. of accessories (halters, brushes, pads, leather dressings, etc.), all with short descriptions and prices. Ca. 7 1/2 x 8 inches. Photo 2 is cropped along the sides..... More
Mineola, NY: Dover, 1999. Facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1938). Soft cover. 130p, many ills. Introd. by Peter B. Kyne, as published in the original. Previous owner's label on front endpaper and back cover. Tooled saddles, spurs, boots, chaps, bits, etc. Linoff's introduction gives an informative history of the Visalia firm..... More
Baltimore: "Little Joe" Wiesenfeld Co., 1957. No stated edition. Soft cover. 154p, many ills. Occasional light penciling. Various forms and flyers laid in; lacks order blank. Bridles, bits, saddles, racing harness, training equipment, stable supplies, books, etc. Photos of riding classes at William Woods College and Alexander Sysin jumping on..... More
Walsall, England: No stated publisher, n.d. [1940s-60s]. No stated edition. Soft cover. Ca. 24p, many photos. Fastened with brads in paper covers. Old dampstaining to bottom margins throughout, and with a very faint musty smell. Priced accordingly. Catalogue of riding, racing, hunting crops and thongs; whips for trotting, dressage, polo..... More
El Paso, TX: S.D. Myres, 1944. First edition. Soft cover. 28p, many photos. Unused order form bound in. Catalogue of dozens of holsters and belts (for border patrol, police, and other users), clip cases, rifle scabbards, cartridge belts, silver buckles, silver and gold mounted belts, hand carved belts, etc. All..... More
N.p. [Tucson]: Arizona Historical Society, N.d. [1980]. No stated edition. Soft cover. 16p, several line ills. Published to accompany an exhibition of 17 Western saddles, with a description of each type but alas no illustrations of most of them. Spanish, Indian, Whitman, sidesaddle, McClellan, Grimsley dragoon, experimental Grimsley type (one..... More
![Item #31836 A Rider of Valencia with His Girl [real photo postcard]. No named photographer](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31836.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1702337708)
Valencia, Spain: JDP, n.d. [1960s?]. No stated edition. Unbound card. Deckle-edged postcard, unused. Identified as "177-Alencia." An elaborately costumed Spanish horse and riders, ready for a festival. The horse's front legs, where they hide the leg of handler, seem to have been retouched in the negative. Can be sent outside..... More
![Item #31626 [Advertising Trade Card for McClain's "Success" Sweat Collars]. No...](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31626.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1689031752)
Cincinnati: Henderson-Achert Lith. Co., n.d. [ca. 1900]. No stated edition. Unbound card. Chromolithographed lightweight card stock, ca. 5 1/2 x 3 inches. The shoulder sore seems to have been lightly scraped--for maximum painful effect? Perhaps a proof, as there is no text on the back although the front directs the..... More
Philadelphia: Deacon & Peterson, 1858. First edition. Soft cover. 8p total, a few small line ills., including a diagram of gaits. Broadsheet, ca. 16 x 22 inches. Unopened at the top. Photos show the start of each article. "Locomotion of the Horse" describes in several paragraphs the footfalls of the..... More
Danville, IL: Interstate, 1939. Third edition (1st pub. 1936). Soft cover, comb bound. 122p, 75 photos. Handbook on handling draft horses, written for vocational agriculture students, 4-H youth, and beginner adults---choosing, feeding and conditioning, breeding, judging, and showing. Many pages and photos on braiding and decorating manes and tails. (Wells..... More
![Item #32815 Saddlery, Harness, Leather Bags, Trunks [cover title]. George Parker, Sons](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/32815.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1753126273)
London: George Parker & Sons, n.d. [ca. late 1940s]. No stated edition. Soft cover. 50p, hundreds of photos, line ills., and ads. Laid in: undated price list of "to-day's prices" (12p, duplicated typescript). Retail catalogue from the firm boasting "the largest stock of saddlery and harness in the world," founded..... More
![Item #33110 The Best of the Whip; A Collection of Educational Articles from 1975-1992 [vol. 1]....](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/33110.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1781011982)
Metamora, MI: American Driving Society, 1993. First edition. Soft cover. 236p, many photos and line ills. The first anthology of articles reprinted from The Whip. Many experts write about many topics--breeds, carriages, dressage, harness, conditioning, judging, organizing, training, safety, etc., with useful information for all levels of drivers or event..... More
![Item #33111 The Best of the Whip; A Collection of Educational Articles from 1993-2002 [vol. 2]....](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/noimage.png?auto=webp)
Lapeer, MI: American Driving Society, 2005. First edition. Soft cover. 188p, many photos and line ills. The second anthology of articles reprinted from The Whip. Many experts write about many topics--pleasure driving, combined driving, dressage, safety, training, dressage, driving clubs, etc., with useful information for all levels of drivers or..... More
![Item #16515 All about Horse Brasses; A Collectors' Complete [Guide]. H. S Richards](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16515.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1630244414)
Birmingham, UK: Author, 1970. Later edition (1st pub. 1943). Soft cover. 51p, over 300 brasses illustrated in photos (mostly small). Subtitle reads "Guild" instead of "Guide." Chiefly pictures and captions; short text. Incorporates the author's earlier books, Horse Brasses and More Horse Brasses. Pp. 23-26 are repeated due to binding..... More
New York: Rogers Peet & Company, 1900. No stated edition. Soft cover. 102p, 3 tipped-in color hunting scenes (plus one on cover), many halftone and line ills. Corner of one plate is chipped off. With mounted-in label of Jordan Marsh & Co., Boston, the eastern distribuors of the firm's livery..... More
