1927. Adams, Andy. The Log of a Cowboy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1927 (1st pub. 1903). (Riverside Bookshelf) 324p + 6 color pls. and mounted cover pl. by R. Farrington Elwell. Good hardcover; no d.j. Plate margins and surrounding page margins foxed. ** A slightly abridged edition of this frontier classic..... More
Aldin, Cecil. Aldin, Cecil. Time I Was Dead: Pages from my Autobiography. NY: Scribner 1934. xiv, 389p, many text ills. + many pls. by the author, some in full or two colors. Good sturdy hardcover; no d.j. ** Memoirs of one of the best-loved equestrian sporting artists... More
2001. Armstrong, Geoff, and Peter Thompson. Phar Lap. London: Allen & Unwin, with Museum Victoria, 2001. 256p, ca. 200 photos, 20 in color. Good clean sturdy hardcover (covers shelf-rubbed); no d.j. ** The first full account in many years of Phar Lap's extraordinary career and mysterious death, based on archival..... More
1984. Asbury, Eslie. Both Sides of the River. Lexington: Thoroughbred Press 1984. 283p, no ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. Newspaper obituary laid in. ** Memoirs of the popular physician and proprietor of Forest Retreat, where he bred Kentucky Derby winner Determine. About half the book treats his medical..... More
2019. Askwith, Richard. Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race. NY: Pegasus Books 2019. 426p + several photos, some in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Remarkable life of Lata Brandisova, who won the legendary and demanding Grand Pardubice steeplechase in Czechoslovakia in..... More
2018. Barbier, Dominique, and Keron Psillas. Riding with Oliveira: My Time with the Mestre--Forty Years Later. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2018. 188p, many photos, many in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Barbier traces the arc of his riding life and study with "mestre" Nuno Oliveira, three of his..... More
2009. Beatty, Cherie, and Carol Quinter. Why Me? A Tribute to the Master, Oberbereiter Karl Mikolka. Privately printed, 2009. Over 100p, many photos, most in color. Very good hardcover (corners bumped); no d.j., as issued. ** The late Karl Mikolka taught and inspired hundreds of loyal dressage and other students..... More
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
Biscotti, M.L. Paul Brown: Master of Equine Art. Lanham, MD: Derrydale Press 2001. ix, 149p, many ills. + several color pls. With a chapter "Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator" by Robin Bledsoe New hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Limited deluxe edition in clamshell box. One of 50 copies; signed..... More
2001. Biscotti, M.L. Paul Brown: Master of Equine Art. Lanham, MD: Derrydale Press 2001. ix, 149p, many ills. + several color pls. With a chapter "Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator" by Robin Bledsoe. New hardcover in very good d.j. (lightly foxed) ** The definitive book on Paul Brown, his..... 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
2010. Blood-Horse editorial staff. Zenyatta: Queen of Racing. Lexington, KY, 2010. 56p, many color photos. Very good paperbound (new, slight shelfwear). ** Commemorative collector's publication on Zenyatta--her 20 races, rider Mike Smith, trainer John Shirreff, owners Ann and Jerry Moss, and more. Consists of features and news articles from The..... More
2008. Blood-Horse staff. Horse Racing's Greatest Rivalries. Lexington: Eclipse Press 2008. 220p, many photos, many in color. Very good oversized paperbound. ** 20 classic rivalries brought to life by various writers. From Domino-Clifford-Henry of Navarre to Curlin-Street Sense-Hard Spun, with Seabiscuit-War Admiral, Nashua-Swaps, Kelso-Gun Bow, Affirmed-Alydar, and many more in..... More
2007. Blood-Horse staff et al.; Alex Brown; Sean Clancy. Barbaro: Tribute to an Invincible Spirit; Barbaro and His Legacy; Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured American's Heart. Three books on Barbaro. Various publishers, 2007 and 2011. Variously paged and illustrated, all with many color photos. All as new hardcover in d.j...... More
1997. Bolus, Jim. Derby Magic. Gretna, LA: Pelican 1997. 256p, several photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** The fifth and last volume in this entertaining series of tales and anecdotes about the Kentucky Derby--winners and losers, horses and their people. Covers many runnings--Ferdinand, Assault, Aristides, Black Gold..... More
2008. Bowen, Edward L. Matriarchs. Vol. II: More Great Mares of Modern Times. Lexington: Eclipse Press 2008. 237p + many photos. Very good hardcover (small ink stamp on front endpaper) in very good d.j. (lightly shelfsoiled). ** Profiles of 22 "great mares that have had a profound impact on American..... More
1999. Bowen, Edward L. Matriarchs: Great Mares of the 20th Century. Lexington: Blood-Horse 1999. Stated first edition. 223p + many black-and-white photos. Very good hardcover (top fore-edges soiled) in very good d.j. (light shelf soil, front flap creased). ** Surveys the 24 most influential American Thoroughbred broodmares, whether as dams..... More
Bowker, Nancy. John Rarey: Horse Tamer. London: J.A. Allen 1996. x, 196p, many ills. Very good paperbound. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** The only full modern account of the life and times of this legendary 19th-century American horse tamer, who spoke up for relatively kind and gentle..... More
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 girl..... 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
Cameron, Ewen, and Dick Francis. "Just for Fun." Ayr: T.M. Gemmell 1980. 81p, 5 pls. Very good paperbound. ** Memoirs of owning, training, and riding steeplechasers and hunters, with a short foreword on the pleasures of country sport by Dick Francis. Originally published to benefit the Injured Jockeys Fund. Can..... 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
Cobbett, Martin. Wayfaring Notions. Edinburgh: Sands 1906. xxxii, 330p. Good hardcover (gilt-stamped covers bright; internally foxed). ** Impressions of English racecourses and racing regions, by a sporting journalist ("Geraint" of the Referee). Treats Doncaster, Newmarket, Bath, Epsom, etc., with descriptions of the surrounding countryside as well. Edited by his daughter..... 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
