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1998. Amberger, Eva-Maria. Ohne Pferde ging Nichts [Nothing Goes On without Horses]. Munster: Landwirtschaftsverlag 1998. 2nd corrected ed. 171p, over 250 old photos and ills. Good hardcover in good d.j. Book is bowed from poor storage. In German. ** On the working horse in Westphalia, ca. 1900. Breeding and selling..... 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
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
Damerow, Gail, and Alina Rice. Draft Horses and Mules: Harnessing Equine Power for Farm & Show. North Adams, MA: Storey 2008. 262p, many photos and line ills., several in color. New oversized paperbound. ** Good introduction to care, handling, and work or recreational uses of draft horses and mules... More
Feltenberger, Dave. Starting a Team. Mischka Press, n.d. [recent]. 94p, many black-and-white photos. New paperbound. ** Excellent guide to starting a team of draft horses for farm work--teaching them to be catchable, leading and longeing, backing on command and ground driving, putting on the harness, pulling the first load and..... More
1981. Fussell, G.E. The Farmer's Tools: The History of British Farm Implements, Tools and Machinery AD 1500-1900. London: Orbis 1981 (1st pub. 1952). 246p + over 100 pls. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (small sticker removed from back). ** Comprehensive history of devices for field drainage; preparing the..... More
Leslie, Stephen. The New Horse-Powered Farm. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green 2013. Fwd. by Lynn Miller. 346p, many line ills., charts, and color photos. New oversized paperbound. ** "Tools and systems for the small-scale sustainable market grower." Detailed guide to using horsepower on the farm--handling horses and equipment, farm..... More
1989. Marshall, Howard Wight. The Complicated Legacy of the Missouri Mule. Washington, D.C.: National Agricultural Library (Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, March 1989). 12p, a few photos. Very good paperbound (lightly shelf soiled). ** Published on the occasion of the NAL symposium "The American Mule: Yesterday and Today." Can be sent..... More
1988. Mavre, Marcel. Chevaux de trait d'hier et d'aujourd'hui [Work Horses Yesterday and Today.] Paris: Lavauzelle 1988. 128p, many photos + 22 in color. Large paperbound, new in original shrinkwrap. In French. ** History and future of farming with horses in France, also some uses in mines and cities. With..... More
2004. Miller, Lynn R. Work Horse Handbook. Sisters, OR: Small Farmer's Journal 2004. 2nd ed. (1st pub.1981). 365p, many photos and line ills. As new oversized paperbound. ** Expanded updated edition of this bestselling book on using horses for farm work. The dynamics of draft; anatomy, care, feeding, stabling; harness..... More
Mossom Boyd & Co. (Big Island Stock Farm, Bobcaygeon, Ontario). Pure Bred Polled Aberdeen-Angus Cattle to be Sold by Public Auction at Dexter Park, Chicago, May 23rd and 24th, 1888. 56p, a few wood-engraved ills. Very good paperbound (rusted around staples; one very light crease). ** Auction catalogue of one..... More
Office Regional Agricole de l'Est. Concours Regional de l'Est. Rouen, 1926. 73p, many photos, a few line ills. Good paperbound (covers soiled, chipped; ink stamp of former collection on cover and title page). In French. ** Report on the June 1926 agricultural fair in Chalons-sur-Marne (in the Champagne region of..... More
1891. Periam, Jonathan. The National Cyclopedia: A Dictionary of Useful and Practical Information for the Farm, Home and School. Chicago: R.S. Peale and Werner, 1891 and 1893. 3 vols., totaling over 1100 pages, many line ills. + many pls., some in color. Good to very good hardcover: pages age browned..... More
Rayner, Nick, and Keith Chivers. The Heavy Horse Manual. David & Charles 1988 (1st pub. 1981). 208p, many black-and-white photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Classic English guide to draft horses--choice of breed, general care, feet, training, harness, breeding, farming, and showing. More
1930. Sporting Life & Sportsman, ed. British Sports and Sportsmen: Breeding, Agriculture, Country-Life Pursuits. London: Sports & Sportsmen, n.d. [ca. 1930]. xiv, 488p, many photos. + 12 photogravure pls. Very good hardcover (full leather); edges, spine rubbbed. From the collection of Kent Cochran, with his bookplate. Deaccessioned by the California..... More
Telleen, Maurice. The Draft Horse Primer: A Guide to the Care and Use of Work Horses and Mules. Emmaus, PA: Rodale 1977. ix, 386p, many line ills. and photos. Good hardcover in fair d.j. ** First published during the back-to-the-land movement in the 1970s, and still a basic reference. Horses..... 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
1985. Vince, John. Discovering Horse Brasses. Aylesbury: Shire 1988 (1st pub. 1968). (Discovering Series, 44) 48p + many small photos on several pls., including 210 brasses. Good paperbound (shelfwear). ** Small but very informative. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
Watson, J.A. Scott. The History of the Royal Agricultural Society of England 1839-1939. London: Royal Agricultural Society 1939. xi, 205p + many photos and old ills. on 30 pls. Good hardcover (lightly foxed); no d.j. ** Covers the society's role in livestock improvement and shows, farming implements and machines, veterinary..... More
