American Breeders' Association. Report of the meeting held January 15-18, 1907. Washington, DC [1907]. Vol. 3 in the series of annual proceedings. 305p, many charts and graphs. Hardcover. Spot on front cover. ** Many articles and reports on many aspects of breeding plants and animals, including one on horses by... 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
Black, John Donald. The Rural Economy of New England: A Regional Study. Harvard University Press 1950. xxiv, 796p, almost 300 maps, charts, and tables. Good sturdy hardcover (spine frayed, back corners bumped). No d.j. ** Scholarly study of New England agriculture from its beginnings: transportation, land use and ownership, soils... More
2014. Bowers, Steve, and Marlen Steward. Driving Horses; How to Harness, Align, and Hitch Your Horse for Work or Play. Minneapolis: Voyageur 2014 (1st pub. 2006). 160p, many color photos and other ills. New oversize paperbound. ** Excellent introduction to driving, with lots of handy tips and techniques. Includes pleasure... 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
1939. Darling, F. Fraser. The Seasons & the Farmer. Oxford University Press 1939. 72p, many line ills. by C.F. Tunnicliffe + a few photos. Very good hardcover in poor d.j. (top part torn away). ** "A book for children" about the cycle of a farming year. The wood engravings by... More
1979. Evans, George Ewart. Horse Power and Magic. London: Faber and Faber 1979. 240p, 6 line ills., 16p of photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (soiled). Neat owner's ink stamp on front endpaper and occasional page margin. ** How the heavy horse was used in England after World War... 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
Fussell, G.E. Old English Farming Books 1523-1793: Fitzherbert to the Board of Agriculture. Aberdeen Rare Books, 1978. Facsimile reprint of The Old English Farming Books (1st pub. 1947) and More Old English Farming Books (1950). 141, 186p, a few pls. Very good hardcover in foxed d.j. No. 153 of 500... More
1971. Kilby, Kenneth. The Cooper and His Trade. London: John Baker 1971. 192p, ca. 200 photos and line ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Detailed social and technological history of barrel making: the materials, tools, techniques, organization and conditions of work, etc. The author, from a family of... 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
Marshall, Howard Wight. The Complicated Legacy of the Missouri Mule. Washington, D.C.: National Agricultural Library (Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, March 1989, pp. 1-12, a few photos). Paperbound (soiled); overall a good clean copy. ** Published on the occasion of the NAL symposium "The American Mule: Yesterday and Today." More
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 material... More
Miller, Lynn R. Work Horse Handbook. Sisters, OR: Small Farmer's Journal 2004. 2nd ed. (1st pub.1981). 365p, many photos and line ills. 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 and hitches;... 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
Percheron Society of America. Facts about Percherons. Chicago, 1912. Revised edition. 32p, a few photos. Good paperbound, tied with gold cord. Light cover soil, a few short marginal tears. ** Introduction to Percheron history, uses, care, decoration, etc., with the goal of promoting the breed as the ideal workhorse. Can... 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
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. One of 1000 numbered copies. ** One in a monumental series dedicated to British... More
Stephens, Wilson, ed. The Second Field Bedside Book. London: Collins 1969. 255p, many line ills. by B.S. Biro. Very good hardcover; no d.j. ** Collection of many essays, memoirs, poems, letters, etc., about all manner of outdoor sports and country life--hunting, shooting, farming, gardening, dogs, birds, horses, etc. All first... More
Street, A.G. Strawberry Roan. NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1933. 1st ed. 320p. Good hardcover (covers smudged); no d.j. ** Evocative novel of farming and the English countryside, by a good storyteller of rural life; horses are treated in passing. Strawberry Roan is a beloved cow. 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
1983. Thompson, John. The Wheelwright's Trade: A Source Book. Fleet, UK: Author 1983. 72p, many line ills. and photos from old sources. Very good paperbound. ** No. 10 in Thompson's series of source books "containing illustrations and extracts from early trade journals and manufacturers' catalogues." Information (chiefly from the 19th... More
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