Chew, F.A.E., and A.D. Buchanan Smith. The Genetics of the Horse. Reprint from Bibliographia Genetica VI, 1930 (The Hague: Nijhoff). Pp. 123-170, a few line ills. and charts. Good paperbound (spine reinforced with tape; covers faded; covers and pages age browned). ** Scholarly overview of the history and then-current state..... More
1914. Craig, John A. Judging Live Stock. Estate of the Author (printed Des Moines: Kenyon Co.), 1914. 23rd ed. (1st pub. 1901). 187p, many photos (printed in green) and line ills. Covers stained; some foxing. No d.j. (as issued?). ** Very popular manual for judging horses, cattle, sheep, and swine;... More
Cunninghame Graham, R.B. The Horses of the Conquest. University of Oklahoma Press 1949. 1st U.S. ed. (1st pub. 1930). xvii, 145p, many ills. in 2 colors (+ 1 full-color plate) by J. Craig Sheppard. Ed. by Robert Moorman Denhardt. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. ** History of the Spanish... More
Frolich, G., and G. Schwarznecker. Lehrbuch der Pferdezucht. Berlin: Paul Parey 1926. 6th revised ed. of Schwarznecker's Pferdezucht (1st pub. 1894). vii, 682p, over 130 line ills. + 37 pls. (nice portraits of breeds by artists or after photos); some folding pedigree charts. Fair hardcover (covers soiled and rubbed, front... More
[Goodrich, S.G.]. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom: by the author of Peter Parley's Tales. Boston: Brown & Taggard 1860 (1st pub. 1845). 336p + 2 pls. (London Zoological Garden and pictorial title page). Original cloth, gilt stamped (lightly rubbed). Spine reads: Cabinet Library Animal Kingdom. ** Natural history and... More
Hayes, M. Horace. Points of the Horse: A Familiar Treatise on Equine Conformation. London: Thacker 1897. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1893). xxiii, 333p + over 400 line ills. (chiefly by J.H. Oswald Brown) and photos. Good hardcover. Full leather, gilt stamped and blind tooled. Covers rubbed; front cover a little... More
Jankovich, Miklos. They Rode into Europe: The Fruitful Exchange in the Arts of Horsemanship between East and West. NY: Scribner 1971. 175p, over 120 photos and line ills., several in color. Trans. from German by Anthony Dent. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Wide-ranging history, with much on... More
Kashtanov, L.V. Plemennoe delo v Konevodstve. Moscow, 1950. 391p, many charts and photos. Good sturdy hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). In Russian. ** Textbook on the state of light and heavy horse breeding in various regions of the USSR, and how to improve it. Treats principles of conformation and selection... More
Kirsan, Kathleen H. Legacy of Lexington. Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing 2014. 517p, many pedigrees, photos, and old ills. New large paperbound. ** On the development of the American Thoroughbred through Lexington's descendants, and how to apply these bloodlines to breed a modern sport horse that will excel in all disciplines... More
Kobozieff, N., and N.A. Pomriaskinsky-Kobozieff. Precis de Genetique Appliquee a la Medecine Veterinaire. Paris: Vigot Freres 1943. 216p + 30 photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (new full leather, without original wrapers). In French. ** Award-winning scientific study of genetics in poultry, cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, and small mammals... More
Lasley, John F. Genetic Principles in Horse Breeding. Columbia, MO [Author] 1970. 87p, several charts and line ills. Very good paperbound. Bookplate. ** The first edition of this clear guide for the everyday horseman. Covers chromosomes and genes, laws of probability, qualitative and quantitative inheritance, inbreeding, linebreeding and outbreeding, coat... More
Lizet, Bernadette. La Bete noire: A la Recherche du cheval parfait. Paris: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 1989. 341p, many photos and line ills. Good paperbound (covers age yellowed). In French. ** Detailed history of the black Nivernais draft horse of northern France (related to the Percheron and now included... More
Moehlman, Patricia D., ed. Equids: Zebras, Asses and Horses. IUCN (World Conservation Union) 2002. 190p, many line ills., charts, graphs, and some photos. Very good oversized paperbound (slight shelf wear). ** Presents the Species Survival Commission / Equid Action Plan report on the "conservation status, biology, and ecology of wild... More
Plumb, Charles S. Registry Books on Farm Animals: A Comparative Study. Ohio State University Press 1930. Photocopy of chapter 3, "Stud Books of Breeds of Horses and Jacks," pp. 123-184. ** Invaluable history of individual stud books, with an emphasis on draft and coach horses. Chiefly U.S. and Canada; also... More
Reese, Herbert H. Horses of Today: Their History Breeds and Qualifications. Pasadena: Wood & Jones 1956. 144p, several photos and ills. by Gladys Brown Edwards. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** The first edition of this introduction to conformation and care, followed by a survey of chiefly American light... More
Ryder, Tom. The Evolution of Many Modern Breeds of Light Horses. Lexington, KY: Carriage Association of America and Carriage Museum of America 2009. 136p, many photos and ills. from old sources, many in color. Fwd. by Ken Wheeling. New paperbound. ** Tom Ryder's last book, about how several native British... More
Sponenberg, D. Phillip. Equine Color Genetics. Wiley-Blackwell 2009. 3rd rev. ed. (1st pub. 1996 as Horse Color). 277p, many line ills. and color photos. As new hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** The definitive work on horse and donkey colors, their identification and genetic control. Considerably updated and enlarged, with... More
Sponenberg, D. Phillip, and Bonnie V. Beaver. Horse Color. Texas A & M University Press 1983. 144p, many photos, many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Bookplate. ** The first edition of this excellent comprehensive study of coat color, written for the average horse owner or breeder... More
Stong, Phil. Horses and Americans. NY: Stokes 1939. xx, 333p + 104 ills., 1 in color. Author's Autograph Edition: 1 of 500 numbered copies of the deluxe edition, printed on rag paper, signed by Stong. Fine hardcover in worn slipcase; no d.j., as issued. ** This entertaining history of the... More
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Horses, Mules, and Motor Vehicles: Year Ended March 31, 1924. Washington, DC: GPO 1925 (USDA Statistical Bulletin 5). 94p, no ills. Good paperbound (covers chipped, browned). From the library of Hackney horseman/judge Gurney C. Gue, as stamped on front cover. ** A wealth of information about... More
Vaux [Charles], Baron de. A Cheval: Etude des races francaises et etrangeres.... Paris: J. Rothschild, n.d. 4th ed. [1895]. 296p, ca. 40 line ills. + 40 chromolithographs of various breeds. Good paperbound (original covers). Worn, but binding sturdy. The color plates are more or less foxed, usually in the margins... More
Zurn, F.A. Das Pferd und seine Rassen: Ein Lehrbuch fur Pferdezuchter und Pferdefreunde, auch fur Tierarzte, Kunstler und Kunstgewerbetreibende. Leipzig: Hermann Seeman 1902. 2nd ed., rev. by Ernst S. Zurn. 229p + 2p of publisher's ads, many line ills. (including brands), photos, and lithographs, many in color. Light marginal smudging;... More
![Plemennoe Delo v Konevodstve [on Russian horse breeding]. L. V. Kashtanov.](/pictures/thumb/15785.jpg?v=1539198022)
![A Cheval: Etude des races francaises et etrangeres [etc.]. Baron de Vaux, Charles.](/pictures/thumb/14071.jpg?v=1539198005)