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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
1907. 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. Good hardcover (would be very good except for quarter-sized stain on front cover). ** Many articles and reports on many aspects of..... More
1974. Arthur, Eric (text), and Dudley Witney (photos). The Barn: A Vanishing Landmark in North America. Boston: New York Graphic Society [1974]. 256p, over 400 photos and line ills., 134 in color. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (shelfworn, edge tears). ** Handsome photo-documentation of barns in the northeastern U.S...... 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
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
1978. 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..... 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
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
1912. 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..... 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
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
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
