1930. Crew, 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 held on by tape; covers faded; covers and pages age browned). ** Scholarly overview of the history and..... More
1890. Day, William. The Horse: How to Breed and Rear Him. London: Bentley 1890. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1888). xxv, 453p, no ills. Good-plus hardcover (covers shelfworn; internally very good). ** On informed breeding, heredity, "real value of the Arab strain," mating, the stud farm, etc., and specific advice on..... More
1977. Dossenbach, Monique and Hans D. Great Stud-Farms of the World. NY: Morrow 1977. Pref. by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. 288p, 811 photos and other ills., 320 in color (photos by Hans Joachim Kohler). Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (light shelfwear). ** A lavish look at famous..... 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
1995. Hendricks, Bonnie L. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press 1995. 512p, 562 photos, 3 in color. Fwd. by Anthony A. Dent. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Describes in detail over 390 breeds, including rare and extinct strains and many little-known breeds around the..... 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
1970. 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..... More
1883. Lehndorff, G. Horse Breeding Recollections. London: Horace Cox 1883. 124p, many pedigrees + 13 expanded pedigrees on plates, 4 folding. Good sturdy hardcover (covers rubbed, outer pages foxed). No d.j., probably as issued. ** Translation of part of Lehndorff's original German manual for horse breeders (1881, never translated in..... More
1994. MacFadden, Bruce J. Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press 1994 (1st pub. 1992). xii, 369p, over 170 photos, line ills., and charts. Very good paperbound. ** This scholarly study is "excellent...giving a clear description of the known and complicated facts....If evolution interests..... More
2002. 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 (some shelf wear, short mended tear to front cover). ** Presents the Species Survival Commission / Equid Action Plan report on the..... 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
1962. Savitt, Sam. Around the World with Horses. NY: Dial 1962. N.p., 24 large color pls. by the author with facing text. Fair hardcover: spine lightly stained, front endpaper removed (affecting illustrations, which are repeated on the rear endpapers). Fair d.j. (torn, soiled). ** Chapters on 24 breeds worldwide, for..... 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
1939. 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 soiled slipcase; no d.j., as issued. ** This lively history..... 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
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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
1940. The Western Horseman. The Western Horseman: July-August 1940. Lafayette, CA. 50p, many photos, line ills., and ads. Fair paperbound: covers rubbed, worn, stained. Occasional page stains, else internally overall clean and complete. ** This was the magazine's fifth year. Articles on Quarter Horses, Arabians, old-time cowboys, modern cowboy contestants..... More
