London: Vinton & Co., n.d. [ca. 1908]. No stated edition. Hardcover. 74p + 6p of publisher's ads, a few line ills. No d.j. (as issued?). Neat ink name on title page. In the publisher's Country Series. Small manual on "feeding, management, diseases, and accidents"; also chapters on breeds, bits and..... More
Chicago: James B. Campbell, Copyrighted 1891 but later. Second edition. Soft cover. 48p, many line ills. Preface to the second edition printed on inside front cover. Users' testimonials at the end, one of which is dated June 1892. Ink stamp of C.G. Manning, Dunkirk, N.Y. on back cover (probably a...... More
Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1826. Second edition, "much enlarged and embellished with three engravings" (1st pub. 1818). Hardcover (contemporary full leather). 251p + 3 pls., showing the points of the horse, the intestines (after Ruini), and the stages of teeth. Heavily foxed, but sturdy. Focuses on conditions as Carver found..... More
![Item #31222 Every Man His Own Farrier; Or, the Whole Art of Farriery Laid Open [etc.]. Francis...](/pictures/thumb/31222.jpg?v=1670934426)
London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817. 23rd edition (1st pub. 1783). Hardcover (contemporary boards, reinforced leather spine). xvi, 360p + 1 plate. Handwritten notes on front endpaper. Covers rubbed, endpapers browned; overall very clean and sturdy for its age. Describes "the causes, symptoms, and most approved methods of cure, for..... More
Leipzig and Berlin: Otto Spamer, 1882. Fifth revised edition (1st pub. 1863). Hardcover (pictorial cloth, gilt stamped). xxii, 538p, 159 line ills. + 2p of publisher's ads. In German fraktur. The last edition of this very comprehensive volume on care and management, riding, and training through the capriole. (Wells 3455)..... More
Vienna: Hartleben, 1884. First (only) edition. Hardcover (original gilt- and blind-stamped cloth, slightly rubbed). 272p (including 3p of publisher's ads), 77 line ills. (8 of them full page plates). In German. Comprehensive guide for owners and breeders of saddle, carriage, and draft horses--their selection, care and management, leg and hoof..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. Second edition (1st pub. 1848). xx, 218p + 34p of publisher's ads + 1 engraved pl. (heavily foxed). No jacket, as issued. Owner's ink name on endpapers. Sensible, considerate advice on buying, feeding, stabling, and affording horses. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
N.p. [Belgium]: [Author], 2011. First edition. Soft cover. Ca. 240p, many color photos. Excellent handbook on "the French system" of modern endurance riding, by the many-times Belgian champion endurance rider. Covers training and conditioning, feeding, feet and shoeing, stretching and massage, all aspects of racing (the crew, vet checks, problems..... More
New York: Orange Judd, 1895. Second printing. Soft cover. 153p + 6p of publisher's ads, 73 line ills. + 4 pls. (portraits of horses). Outer handling wear and soil, but very sturdy and internally clean. This popular guide to feeding, stabling, riding, driving, doctoring, etc., was intended for those keeping..... More
Murray Bridge, South Australia: T. O'Dea, n.d. [ca. 1927]. First edition. Hardcover (limp cloth). 65p, many ads for businesses in Adelaide and elsewhere. No d.j., as issued. Diagnosing and treating many ailments of horses, cattle, and sheep with formulas of oils, herbs, etc.--belladonna, turpentine, etc. Can be sent outside the..... More
London: Warne, n.d. [ca. 1897]. "Sixth thousand" (first pub. 189-?). Hardcover (pictorial cover stamped in black, brown, and gilt). 134p + 2p of publisher's ads, no ills. Breezy, humorous tips, intended as advice to the author's son on his 21st birthday. Originally printed in an edition of one copy, later..... More
Cleveland Heights: Xenophon, 1999. First edition. Soft cover. xiv, 136p, 30 photos and line ills. The third in Racinet's popular trilogy devoted to "riding in lightness," this one combines the lessons of Baucher's flexions and Dominique Giniaux's osteopathic manipulations of the horse's neck, pelvis, etc., to unlock blocked vertebrae, etc...... More
London and Cambridge, UK: British Equine Veterinary Association and Romney Publications, 1999. First edition. Soft cover. 324p, many photos and other ills., a few in color. Rich collection of articles by 77 specialists from 9 countries on a wide range of aspects of equine veterinary care and research, chiefly 19th..... More
![Item #31164 Advice to Purchasers of Horses [REVISED LISTING]. J. Stewart](/pictures/thumb/31164.jpg?v=1666095663)
Glasgow; London: W.R. McPhun; Simpkin and Marshall, 1834. First edition. Hardcover (contemporary paper-covered boards, gilt title-label stamped in red). 118p, no ills. Defective: lacks last page of preface and probably 2 plates--Wellesly [sic] Arabian and points of the horse. Ca. 4 x 6 inches. "Being a short and familiar treatise..... More
Springfield, OH: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, April 1887. No stated edition. Soft cover. Farm and Fireside Library, no. 38. 178p, many line ills. As often, page 61 is blank due to a printing error; photocopy supplied. History, management, training, anatomy, diseases and cures, etc. Includes a few pages on riding..... More
![Item #30545 The Horse; Its History, Management, and Treatment [cover subtitle]. William Youatt](/pictures/thumb/30545.jpg?v=1635353187)
London: George Routledge & Sons, n.d. [1859 or later]. Revised edition. Hardcover (pictorial boards). "A new edition, revised by Cecil." 172p + 4 pls. In the publisher's series Books for the Country. Publisher's ads on inside covers. "Cecil" was Cornelius Tongue. Youatt's work, which first appeared in 1831, is the..... More
![Item #16543 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
