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
2012. Akrill, Caroline. Not Quite a Horsewoman. London: J.A. Allen 2012 (1st pub. 1982). 3rd ed. Fwds. by Dorian Williams and Elwyn Hartley Edwards. 186p, line ills. by Anne Pilgrim. New paperbound. ** Hilarious (mis)adventures of an English horsewoman, reporter, show pony producer, riding school proprietor, foxhunter, show organizer, and... More
Anderson, C.W. Horses Are Folks. NY: Harper 1950. 90p, many ills. by the author. Good hardcover (edges lightly rubbed as usual; small rubbed area to front cover; small stain to a few fore-edges toward the rear of the book). ** Equine personality types from "the toddlers" to "the prima donnas... More
1939. Anderson, C.W. Black, Bay and Chestnut: Profiles of Twenty Favorite Horses. NY: Macmillan 1939. 2nd ptg. N.p., many large pls. by the author. Good hardcover; remains of d.j. laid in. Presentation copy from Anderson to "Konrad Fisher [sic], the grand chief of Kenilworth." ** Anderson's first book for adults... 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
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
Beckwith, B.K. The Longden Legend. NY: Barnes 1973. 235p, many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Life and times of champion jockey John Longden, by a California racing writer who knew him well. More
Beckwith, B.K. Step and Go Together: The World of Horses and Horsemanship. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1967. 345p, many photos and other ills. Very good hardcover in good-plus d.j. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom page margin. ** 30 articles, chiefly historical, most of which first... 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
[Billings, C.K.G.]. King and Queen: A Colloquy. Privately Printed, 1921. 49p + several photos. Good hardcover (paper-covered boards, cloth spine). Covers soiled, edges rubbed. No jacket (as issued?). Gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** Very scarce; the first copy we've had in 25 years. Trotting stars... 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
Blake, Michael. Twelve the King. Santa Monica: Perceval 2009. 36p, many photos, most in color. Good to very good hardcover (plasticized boards); no d.j. (as issued?). ** Moving tale in words and photos of the author's wild stallion, adopted from the BLM. Blake is the author of "Dances with Wolves."... More
![Hoofs in the Distance [signed]. Lida Fleitmann Bloodgood.](/pictures/thumb/13242.jpg?v=1547745703)
Bloodgood, Lida Fleitmann. Hoofs in the Distance. NY: Van Nostrand 1953. Fwd. by A. Henry Higginson. x, 131p, many line ills. by Lida Lacey Bloodgood + 15 pls. by Ned King and others. Good hardcover (would be very good except for faded spine) in fair slipcase (faded, stained, but very... More
1950. Board, John. Horse and Pencil. London: Christopher Johnson 1950. 159p + 20 pls. and many text ills. by the author. Very good hardcover in very good d.j., except that an opening gathering is loose. ** The popular illustrator's life with art and horses--hunting, point-to-point racing, polo, jumping, etc. Also... 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
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
Burnham, Eleanor Waring. Justin Morgan: Founder of His Race. NY: Shakespeare Press 1911. 160p + a few pls. Good hardcover (covers stained); no d.j., probably as issued. Two bookplates. ** "The romantic history of a horse," based partly on history, partly on the author's imagination. (Wells 1230) Can be sent... 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
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
Chetwode, Penelope. Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia. London: John Murray 1963. viii, 153p + several photos by the author. Good hardcover (covers rubbed) in good d.j. (stained). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** The "two middle-aged ladies" were the author (wife of poet John... 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
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 the... More
