[Upperville, VA: Ayrshire Farm, 2004]. Privately printed. Hardcover (full tooled leather, blind- and gilt-stamped). 290p, over 160 photos and line ills. Presentation from editor Sandy Lerner, 2009. Owner's blind stamp. Translation of the 1999 edition of Anspannen und Fahren, ed. by Sandy Lerner. Reprints ads from the original 1922 German..... More
Lisbon: Instituto Portugues de Museus, 1993. First edition. Large soft cover. 126p, dozens of large color photos, including many details. In English. Sumptuous survey of this important museum and its elaborate vehicles--their history, construction, decoration (gilt galore), etc. Good for a gift. More
![Item #5717 Reynard the Fox [G.D. Armour ills.]. John Masefield](/pictures/thumb/5717.jpg?v=1633973608)
New York: Macmillan, 1921. Armour, G.D. First edition thus. Hardcover. xx, 339p, many line ills. by Carton Moorepark + 16 pls. by G.D. Armour, several in color. No jacket. Long rollicking hunting poem by England's Poet Laureate, with many memorable characters and scenes. "We've had a run that was great..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Armour, G. Denholm. First editon thus (1st pub. 1843). Hardcover (quarter leather). 149p + 25 mounted color pls. by G. Denholm Armour. Beautiful copy of the first edition of these selections from Surtees's novel Handley Cross. Very handsome; good for a gift. Heavy; shipping/handling may..... More
Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1838. First American edition. Hardcover in slipcase. 2 vols.: 200, 195 pp, no ills. Ex libris "From the Books at Farandnear." Old (original?) quarter cloth and plain paper boards, with old paper spine labels. In modern slipcase and matching chemises.(ribbons frayed away). Scattered age..... More
![Item #31258 The Gentleman's Stable Directory; or, Modern System of Farriery [etc.] [1796]....](/pictures/thumb/31258.jpg?v=1672745886)
London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, and G. Kearsley, 1796. 13th edition (1st pub. 1788). Hardcover (new half leather, marbled boards, marbled fore-edges, gilt-tooled spine). xvi, 512p + engraved frontispiece portrait of Taplin. Complete in one volume. Owner's ink name, 1809. A very popular work on ailments of horses..... 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. Neat owner's name on front endpaper. This handsome award-winning book is the definitive architectural..... More
