Bevan, R.A. Robert Bevan 1865-1925:: A Memoir by His Son. London: Studio Vista 1965. 28p, several ills. + 89 pls., 9 in color. Very good hardcover in fair color d.j. (torn at edges, lamination has lifted). Small label of U.S. distributor on front endpaper (Dufour Editions); neat old tapestain and..... More
1921. [Billings, C.K.G.]. King and Queen: A Colloquy. Privately Printed, 1921. 49p + several photos. Fair to good hardcover (paper-covered boards, cloth spine). Covers rather stained, edges rubbed. Internally very good and clean. No jacket (as issued?). Gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** Very scarce; the..... More
Bisman, Ron. Globetrotting Simpson. Auckland, NZ: Author, 1980. Fwd. by Delvin Miller. 209p, many photos. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn). ** Life of Noel Simpson, the legendary Australian trotting horse owner, importer, and promoter of harness racing in Australasia. More
1956. Caffrey, Nancy. Hanover's Wishing Star. Dutton 1956. 1st ed. 124p, many photos. Very good hardcover (light cover smudging); lacks d.j. Foreword by Paul Brown. Author and subject's presentation on half-title page: "For John B. Clark--with very best wishes--Nancy Caffrey and Karen Ann McGuire". ** True story of the young..... More
1942. Call, Hughie. Golden Fleece. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1942. 250p, 23 chapter head ills. by Paul Brown. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn). ** Early though not first edition of these lively memoirs of a Montana sheep rancher's wife. More
1883. Carnegie, Andrew. An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. NY: Scribner 1883. viii, 338p + photographic frontispiece of "Our Coach." Good hardcover. Gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth (smudged, rubbed, small spine label). Signed presentation copy to William Digby (the Liberal jouranlist?), London, June 1883. Tipped in: part of a handwriten signed luncheon..... More
1888. Codman, John. Winter Sketches from the Saddle: By a Septuagenarian. NY: Putnam 1888. 205p + 1 wood-engraved pl. Very good bright hardcover (one preliminary blank removed, else near fine). ** "I have a favorite medical system, which I shall style Equestrianopathy." The author describes several pleasant long-distance rides along..... More
1033. Cook, Dyrus. Donkeying through Seven States. Privately Printed 1933. 55p, many woodcut ills. by Edith A. Roberts (Cook). Fair paperbound in torn d.j. Spine neatly taped; front cover detached; endpapers and last page detached. Signed by both Cooks. ** An unusual "home-spun" account of a couple's round trip between..... More
Surtees. Cooper, Leonard. R.S. Surtees. London: Arthur Baker 1952. 180p, 11 ills. + 6 color pls., all from the novels. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (torn), with the "Daily Graphic Book Find of the Month" belly band. ** Still the standard biography and literary study of the Victorian fox..... More
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Cottier, Frederic, and A.M. Crete de Chambine. Les Annees Flambeau. Clamart, France: Sevigny 1990. 123p, many photos, a few in color. Very good paperbound (slight shelfwear). In French. ** On the career of Selle Francais Flambeau (team bronze in jumping, 1988 Seoul Olympics), and the other great show jumpers of..... More
1990. Couch-Keen, Glenda. Equestrienne Australis: The Story of Australia's Horsewomen. Springton, S.A.: Side-Saddle Association of South Australia 1990. 333p, many photos, a few in color. Limited edition. As new hardcover, in d.j. (corners bumped, as received from publisher). ** A must for anyone interested in Australia, horse(wo)manship, or social history..... More
1922. Cox, Harding. Chasing and Racing: Some Sporting Reminiscences. London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1922. xiv, 282p + 1 portrait frontispiece (photo credited to Elliott & Fry on tipped-in slip). Good hardcover (foxed); no d.j. ** Memoirs of racing and hunting in Victorian and Edwardian England. Presentation copy from..... More
1980. Cresswell, Cynthia. Ponies in the Forest. N.p.: Chequer Press [Author], n.d. [ca. 1980]. 112p, several photos. Good paperbound (front cover creased; light shelfwear); internally very good. ** "Miss Cynthia Cresswell's experience of the ups and downs of acquiring a riding school in the Forest of Dean from 1967-1979." Adventures..... More
Cuming, E.D., ed. Squire Osbaldeston: His Autobiography. Introd. by Theodore Cook. NY: Scribner 1936 (1st pub. 1926). xlix, 331p + 6 pls. Good sturdy hardcover (foxed); no d.j. ** Reminiscences of the 19th-century hunting "squire of England." The small-format popular edition: fewer illustrations but full text... More
1980. Cummins, D. Duane. William Robinson Leigh: Western Artist. University of Oklahoma Press 1980. xvi, 204p, many ills., 30 color pls. Fwd. by Fred A. Myers. Very good hardcover (edges lightly shelf-rubbed) in very good d.j. ** Study of the artist-author of The Western Pony and other subjects of the..... More
Cummins, Geraldine. Dr E.OE. Somerville: A Biography. London: Andrew Dakers 1952. xv, 271p + a few pls. Good hardcover in poor d.j. (pieces torn out top and bottom). Printing on jacket spine has bled through and discolored book spine. Internally fine. ** Life of "the leading member of the famous..... More
Curling, Bill. The Captain: A Biography of Captain Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Royal Trainer. London: Barrie & Jenkins 1970. 292p + over 60 photos. Good hardcover (a little skewed) in good d.j. Blank bookplate, pencil name of Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. ** Life of the trainer to King George VI and Queen..... More
Davidson, Bruce. Bruce Davidson: World Champion of Eventing. With Sally O'Connor and Caroline Silver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1980. v, 186p, many photos and line ills., several in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (faded). ** Bruce Davidson's own story, as the United States came onto the scene in three-day..... More
1945. Denhardt, Bob, and Helen Michaelis, eds. The Quarter Horse: Vol. 2. Eagle Pass, TX: AQHA 1945. xi, 217p + many old photos. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Bookplate of Harry Brobst. ** Collection of "a varied assortment of historical articles, equine biographies and characteristics, sketches of horsemen..... More
Denton, Ivan. The Art of I. Denton. University of Arkansas Press 1988. 97p, many color plates of Denton's wood sculptures, including horses and cowboys. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** With long comments by the artist on each piece. More
Gill, Margery. Dickens, Monica. Talking of Horses. Boston: Little, Brown 1973. 153p, many ills. by Margery Gill. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and occasional page margin; occasional pencil or ink notes in the text. ** On understanding and partnering with horses..... More
Dorling, E.E. Epsom and the Dorlings. London: Stanley Paul 1939. 260p + 3wp of publisher's ads + 16 pls. Good hardcover (foxed) in fair d.j. ** On Epsom racecourse and the Dorling family's long involvement in running it, based on the author's unique access to "archives, family records and minute-books."..... More
2018. Dujardin, Charlotte. The Girl on the Dancing Horse. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2018. 259p + many color photos. New paperbound. ** "An outsider, an unconventional horse, and the incredible bond that took them to the top." Dujardin tells the story of her remarkable dressage career and her remarkable..... More
2004. Duke, Jacqueline, ed. Women of the Year: Ten Fillies who Achieved Horse Racing's Highest Honor. Lexington: Eclipse 2004. 202p, many photos and full past performances. As new hardcover in as new d.j. ** Before Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, there were Miss Woodford, Imp, Beldame, Regret, Twilight Tear, Busher, Moccasin..... More
1938. Duncan, William Cary. Golden Hoofs: The True Story of an Amazing Mare: Goldsmith Maid. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1938. 158p + ills. by J. Louis Lundean and others, 1 pl. in color. Very good bright hardcover in good d.j. (edges chipped, creased). ** Still one of the few biographies of an..... More
