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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
Ammann, Max E. The FEI Championships: The History of World, Continental and Regional FEI Championships. Lausanne: Federation Equestre Internationale 2007. 370p, hundreds of photos, many in color. Very good hardcover (plasticized boards); no d.j., as issued. ** A splendid survey of all the FEI championships worldwide, from ca. 1900 on..... More
Arlott, John, and Arthur Daley. Pageantry of Sport: From the Age of Chivalry to the Age of Victoria. NY: Hawthorn 1968. 128p, 160 ills., 16 in color. ** This lavish oversized book surveys many British and U.S. sports through the 19th century (including racing, fox hunting, coaching), with many selections..... More
Army and Navy Stores, London. [Catalogue of Saddlery, Harness, Carriage, and Forage Department]. N.d. [1890s]. Ca. 30p, many line ills. Poor paperbound: lacks front cover; pictures of 2 lamps and 1 saddle or pannier cut out, with loss also to text. Tops of a few pages mistrimmed, with a little..... More
1915. Bates, A. Motor and Carriage Painting: A Practical Manual. With a chapter on "Modern Methods on Motor Car Painting" by C.E. Oliver. London: Trades Paper Pub. Co. 1915. 158p + 2p of ads, 1 line ill. Good hardcover (gilt lettering dull). ** First edition of this guide to techniques..... More
Bayne, Samuel G. On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara. NY: Harper 1902. 137p + many photos. Good hardcover (gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth). Title panel rubbed. Foxed throughout. Presentation copy from the author, 1902. ** Bayne traveled more than 350 miles in over 20 different carts through Donegal, Leitrim..... More
2004. Bean, Heike, and Sarah Blanchard. Carriage Driving: A Logical Approach through Dressage Training. NY: Howell 2004. Updated ed. (1st pub. 1992). 247p, over 150 photos and line ills. New paperbound. ** Deservedly popular manual for training a "sound, safe driving horse," essential reading for both beginners and advanced drivers..... More
Beeman, Margaret, and Ona Kiser. Training for Safety. Mischka Press, n.d. [2012?]. 71p, many color photos. New paperbound. ** How to safely train your horse to drive, from the first groundwork lesson to the first drive. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... 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
1925. Bonnefont, Georges. Elevage et Dressage du Cheval. Paris: J.-B. Balliere et Fils 1925. 3rd ed. (1st pub. 1908). 428p, over 220 line ills. and photos. Good hardcover: rehinged marbled boards, cloth spine (rubbed, soiled). Endpapers dampstained around hinges. Occasional marginal tears (paper age browned); overall internally nice and sturdy..... 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
2006. Bowers, Steve, and Marlen Steward. Farming with Horses. St. Paul: MBI 2006. (Country Workshop series) 159p, many color photos. New paperbound. ** Excellent guide to starting to work with farm horses. Includes horse-to-implement alignment, harnesses and collars, hitching singles and teams, rein grips, horse care, etc.... 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
1972. Calgary Brewing and Malting Company. Calgary Carriage Collection. Calgary, n.d. [ca. 1972]. [56]p, ca. 24 color ills. Very good paperbound (light cover stains). ** Chiefly North American vehicles of many kinds, with good large photos and descriptions. 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
1886. Champlin, John Denison. Chronicle of the Coach: Charing Cross to Ilfracombe. NY: Scribner 1886. 298p, 75 line ills. by Edward L. Chichester. Good hardcover (normal shelfwear, a few page margins chipped). Overall a nice bright copy in a pictorial binding, printed in gold and black. ** Account of two..... More
Childs, Marilyn Carlson. Training Your Colt to Ride and Drive. NY: Arco 1980 (1st pub. 1969). 136p, many photos. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** First version of this classic guide to starting and finishing the gaited, park, and light harness horse. (Wells 1483) Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
1985. Chivers, Keith. The London Harness Horse Parade. London: J.A. Allen 1985. 88p, many photos and line ills. Good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** The parade's founding by friends of the cart horse, its royal support, its ups and downs from its heyday ca. 1900 through world wars and..... More
Chronicle of the Horse staff. American Horses in Sport 1987. Middleburg, VA, 1987. Over 280p, many photos, many in color. Good hardcover (boards scuffed, stained; internally very good). ** Detailed review of the year in dressage, combined training, show hunters, driving, Grand Prix jumping, and the Pan American Games. Results..... More
Clayton, Hilary M. Conditioning Sport Horses. Mason, MI: Sport Horse Publications 1991. viii, 271p, several ills. and charts. New paperbound. ** Standard text on cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, and suppling exercises for many kinds of equestrian sport--dressage, show jumping, eventing, combined driving, endurance racing, polo, cutting, reining, sprinting sports, and..... More
