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1805. [Act of Parliament]. An Act for Granting to His Majesty Additional Duties in Great Britain on Horses Used in Riding, or for Drawing Certain Carriages [etc.]. [London] March 18, 1805. Pp. [125]-131, headed by British coat of arms; a few charts. Good paperbound, neatly reinforced with paper tape... More
1767. [Act of Parliament]. An Act to Explain, Amend, and Reduce...the General Laws Now in Being for Regulating the Turnpike Roads of This Kingdom [etc.]. London: Mark Baskett 1767. Pp. 527-559, no ills. except British coat of arms. Good paperbound (removed from a bound volume; occasional small holes). Printed in..... More
1837. Adams, William Bridges. English Pleasure Carriages: Their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities [etc.] London: Charles Knight 1837. xviii, 315p, ca. 25 line ills. Good hardcover (blue-green cloth, spine gilt stamped). Lacks front endpaper; occasional neat penciling. Armorial bookplate of Augustus Terry Clarke. Related material laid..... More
1837. Adams, William Bridges. English Pleasure Carriages: Their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities [etc.] London: Charles Knight 1837. xviii, 315p, ca. 25 line ills. Good hardcover (orange-brown cloth). Covers becoming tender; rear hinge exposed; lightly foxed. Former owner's pencil name: Jay Coogan, Whitehall, Newport, R.I., with..... More
American Driving Society. The Whip: Newsletter of The American Driving Society. Volumes 1 and 2, comprising issues 1-36 (January 1975-January 1979). Variously paged (usually ca. 16-20p each), many black-and-white photos and ads. Very good paperbound with original covers, rebound in sturdy buckram. From the collection of Otto Siegmund DVM, with..... More
Bennett, Eric. The Worshipful Company of Carmen of London: A Short History. London: Simpkin Marshall 1952. 181p + 6 pls. Very good hardcover, gilt-stamped. ** First edition of this documentary history of the Company and its various identities since its founding in 1517. Includes the charter and lists of masters..... More
1894. Blew, William C.A. Brighton and Its Coaches: A History of the London and Brighton Road. London: Nimmo 1894. xxi, 354p + 20 hand-colored pls. from watercolors by J. and G. Temple. Good hardcover (gilt-stamped pictorial blue cloth); a little shaken but overall a nice copy. One sheet of publisher's..... More
1905. Boston Work Horse Parade Association. Catalogue Third Annual Parade, May 30th, 1905. Boston: C.H. Buck 1905. 72p, a few ills. in the ads but no ills. of the horses or vehicles. Fair paperbound (lacks covers, else very good). ** Hundreds of entries listed for all kinds of horse-drawn services--fire..... More
1893. [Brookfield Stud, England] Description of the Model of the Brookfield Stud and of the Portraits of Typical Horses... [cover is headed: Chicago Exhibition]. No publishing data [1893]. 40p, 1 ill. on cover. Very good paperbound. ** Brochure published for distribution at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It describes the..... 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
1905. Dominion of Canada Harness Makers Association. Canadian Harness and Carriage Journal (Leather and Buckles): November 1905. Toronto: W.J. Dyas, publisher. Vol. 15, no. 11. Pp. [371]-404, many line ills., photos, and ads. Good paperbound (creased from folding; covers chipped). ** News, tips on making and marketing harness, advice for..... More
2001. Ekins, Anne. Bits & Pieces [and] Stirrups, Spurs & Status Symbols: Saddlery Catalogue, vols. 1 and 2. Horsham, UK: Horsham Museum 2001, 2002. Each volume is ca. [60-70]p, with many photos. All photocopied, as issued. Very good paperbound, comb or spiral bound (bottom link of one plastic binding is..... More
Excelsior Top Company, Cortland, NY. [Catalogue]. 1885. 20p, many line ills. Good paperbound (covers rubbed, slightly spotted). ** Trade catalogue of horse-drawn buggy tops, upholstered seats and seat backs, cushions, and dashes, all described and priced. Two pages half torn through, neatly mended. Can be sent outside the U.S. for..... More
F.A. Babcock & Co., Amesbury, MA. Cuts of Our Two-Wheelers. N.d. [1880s-90s]. [8]p, several line ills. Good paperbound (self wrs., folded). ** Trade catalogue of several styles of carts, including two for ponies and the versatile "package, money, yeast, and general delivery cart." All described and priced. Printed in light..... More
1813. Gibbons, Thomas [buyer of coaches], et al. Two Early 19th-Century Manuscript Orders for Carriages, Newark, NJ. (1) Letter of agreement between Miller and Crane [coachmakers] and T[homas] Gibbons, 1813. (2) Memorandum of agreement between Robert B. Campfield [coachmaker] and Thomas Gibbons, 1814, with detailed specifications for the carriage. Two..... More
1814. [Great Britain. Unidentified tax office]. Assessors' Warrant. [London?] 1814. 24p, a few tables. Stitched paperbound. Good. ** Government publication ("No. 7. Assessed Taxes"), authorizing a tax official to value various properties and services. (The pages for the assessor's name, signature, etc., are blank.) Details the taxes and duties to..... More
1891. Isaac B. Reed [auctioneer]. Catalogue of Horses, Carriages, Harness, Etc. NY: Fitzpatrick & Wissler Printers, Feb. 17, 1891. [8]p, no ills. Fair paperbound (details on request). Occasional prices penciled in. One of the firm's regular auctions of horses and vehicles, held at their Horse and Carriage Emporium on East..... More
1876. Lennox, Lord William Pitt. Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road. London: Hurst and Blackett 1876. ix, 307p + 16p of publisher's ads, no ills. Erratum slip tipped in. Good hardcover (shelfworn). Fore-edges and outer pages foxed. Bookplate of carriage historian Hugh McCausland. ** "General information on English road coaching..... More
1876. Lennox, Lord William Pitt. Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road. London: Hurst and Blackett 1876. ix, 307p + 16p of publisher's ads, no ills. Photocopy of erratum slip laid in. Fair hardcover: rather worn and stained. Front hinge crudely reinforced, back hinge exposed. From the library of artist Lynwood..... More
Martin Auctioneers. The Mr. J. Pabst Carriage Collection Catalogue. Auction catalogue, Nov. 1, 1975. 34p, over 20 photos. Good paperbound (covers lightly dampstained). ** The auction, held in Houston, included ca. 25 vehicles, all illustrated and briefly described. An army wagon, several Brewsters and Van Tassell & Kearnys, a landau..... More
Merts & Riddle, Coach and Hearse Builders. [Catalogue]. Ravenna, OH, n.d. [1880s]. 50p, many full-page wood-engravings of horse-drawn hearses; 2p of decorative devices; view of the firm's factory on cover and title page. Good stapled paperbound (cover soil, spine chipped, front endpapers soiled); internally overall very good and clean. **..... More
1892. National Carriage & Harness Retail Dealers' Protective Association. National Carriage & Harness Retail Dealers' Protective Journal. Troy, NY: Journal Pub. Co., July 1892 (vol. 3, no. 2). 74p, many line ills. (several printed in blue, 2 printed with red). Good paperbound (spine reinforced, front cover damp-spotted). ** Official organ..... More
1900. No author. The Harness Makers' Guide. Walsall: Office of "Saddlery and Harness" 1900. 60p (including 2p of ads), several line ills. Poor stapled paperbound: front cover missing, back cover detached and torn, overall worn and soiled. Content is complete. Scarce in any condition; priced accordingly. ** "Containing the lengths..... More
1908. No named author [publisher Vinton]. The Horse for Work or Pleasure. London: Vinton, n.d. [ca. 1908]. 74p + 6p of publisher's ads, a few line ills. Good hardcover, no d.j. (as issued?). ** On "feeding, management, diseases, and accidents"; also chapters on breeds, bits and harness, carriages, shoes and..... More
1888. An Old Guard, pseud. [L.C.R. Cameron]. The Coach-Horn: What to Blow, and How to Blow It. London: Kohler & Son 1888. 2nd expanded ed. (1st pub. 1879). 23p, a few line ills. + music for coach horn calls. Fair pictorial paperbound (worn, rear cover detached, outer pages foxed). Fragile..... More
