1948. Ashoub, Abdel Alim. History of the Royal Agricultural Society's Stud of Authentic Arabian Horses. Cairo: Royal Agricultural Society, Animal-Breeding Section, 1948. 136p + many photos. Good paperbound (covers faded, chipped). Some foxing to the newsprint-like pages. ** Historical text, followed by a list of all the stallions and mares... More
Anderson, J.K. Ancient Greek Horsemanship. University of California Press 1961. xv, 329p + several pls. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (rubbed, chipped). ** Still the definitive history of the horse in ancient Greece--breeds, bits and other equipment, stable management, equitation, military equipment and tactics, etc. Includes the author's translation... More
Apsley, Lady [Viola]. Bridleways through History. London: Hutchinson 1948. 2nd rev. ed. (1st pub. 1936). 381p, many ills. by Lionel Edwards + 42 pls. from historical sources. Good hardcover; no d.j. Backstrip mended; top of spine worn; scraped area on front cover. Sound reading copy. ** History of hunting, horsemanship... More
The Arabian Horse Society of Australia. The Arabian Horse in Australia: Vol. 3. Windsor, NSW, 1989. 259p, many photos, many in color. Texts by Pat Slater and others. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (light shelfwear). ** The Arabian in Australia in the 1980s: the decade's leading sires, Arabian... More
2001. Armstrong, Geoff, and Peter Thompson. Phar Lap. London: Allen & Unwin, with Museum Victoria, 2001. 256p, ca. 200 photos, 20 in color. Good clean sturdy hardcover (covers shelf-rubbed); no d.j. ** The first full account in many years of Phar Lap's extraordinary career and mysterious death, based on archival... More
2008. Bertasius, Mindaugas, et al. Lithuanian Horses. Vilnius: Baltos Lankos 2008. Over 200p, many large color photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. One of 1000 copies. ** History and traditions of the horse in Lithuania, followed by chapters on specific breeds. Emphasizes the Zemaitukas (riding and draft); also... More
1974. Bokonyi, Sandor. The Przevalsky Horse. London: Souvenir 1974. 139p + 38 photos and line ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Pages age yellowed, as always. ** The first book published after the spectacular rediscovery of wild Przevalskies in 1966. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less... More
1905. Boucaut, James Penn. The Arab: The Horse of the Future. London: Gay and Bird 1905. The original edition. 249p + 8 photos and other ills. (including 3 photos of the stallion Rafyk). Fair hardcover: full tooled leather. Front cover loosening and may detach (suitable for rehinging); small piece missing... More
1960. Brotto, N. O Quarto de Milha no Brasil [The Quarter Horse in Brazil]. [Sao Paulo? Author?] 1960. 140p, many photos and line ills. Good paperbound (light cover wear and soil). In Portuguese. ** On the Quarter Horse in Brazil--breed standards, history of importations, uses, coloration, etc. Unusual. Seemingly self-published... More
Brown, Nancy Marie. A Good Horse Has No Color: Searching Iceland for the Perfect Horse. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole 2001. xi, 243p + 8p of photos. As new hardcover in very good d.j. ** The author "arrives in Iceland shaken by tragedy, uncertain of the language, lacking confidence in her riding... More
Cheer, Georgia, ed. Collectors II. Battle Ground, WA: Author 1993. 144p, many photos in the articles and ads. Very good paperbound. One of 1000 copies. ** The second anthology of popular articles from sold-out issues of The Crabbet Influence in Arabians Today. Continues the series by Carol W. Mulder on... More
Cheer, Georgia, ed. Collectors III. Battle Ground, WA: Author 1996. 144p, many photos in the articles and ads, a few in color. Very good paperbound (nick to bottom of back cover). One of 1000 copies. ** The third (and final) anthology of popular articles from sold-out issues of The Crabbet... More
Chieffi, Armando. O Mangalarga e o Cavalo de Armas [The Mangalarga and the War Horse]. Sao Paulo: Secretaria da Agricultura do Estado de S. Paulo, Diretoria de Publicidade Agricola, 1949. Offprint from the Boletim de Agricultura, no. 1 (1944). 23p, several photos and charts. Good paperbound (covers foxed; pages browned;... More
Collie, Keith (photos). Spirit of the Wind: The Horse in Saudi Arabia. London: Immel 1982. 111p, many color photos. Small bit of newsprint stuck to front endpaper, also trace of removed sticker; else near-very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Picture book on racing, the National Guard, various equestrian clubs... More
Cooke, Bill, et al. Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History. Kentucky Horse Park 2000. 182p, 164 color photos. Very good large paperbound. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom page margin. ** Excellent exhibition catalogue of art and artifacts relating to the horse... More
Couch-Keen, Glenda. Equestrienne Australis: The Story of Australia's Horsewomen. Springton, S.A.: Side-Saddle Association of South Australia 1990. 333p, many photos, a few in color. Limited edition. As new hardcover, in d.j. (corners bumped, as received from publisher). ** A must for anyone interested in Australia, horse(wo)manship, or social history. The..... More
Dent, Anthony. Donkey: The Story of the Ass from East to West. London: Harrap 1972. 175p, several ills., 1 in color. Fwd. by R.S. Summerhays. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (faded, edge wear). ** History of the donkey from its original home in Africa through its uses in almost... More
Dodge, Theodore Ayrault. Riders of Many Lands. NY: Harper 1894. viii, 486p, many ills. by Frederic Remington and from photos. Fair hardcover (cover wear and soil; hinges cracked but binding sound). Christmas gift inscription dated 1893. ** The first book edition of Dodge's colorful, intelligent observations of riders around the... More
Dolenc, Milan. Lipizzaner: The Story of the Horses of Lipica, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Lipizzaner. St. Paul: Control Data Arts 1981. xxv, 169p, over 100 photos, many in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (two mended closed tears on front, not affecting content). ** History, description, and... More
Federation de l'Est des Syndicats d'Elevage du Cheval. Le Cheval Ardennais [The Ardennes Horse]. Nancy: Humblot 1928. 31p, several photos + folding map. Errata slip mounted to inside front cover. Wrs. In French. ** One of the few works on this important draft horse breed: its history and status in... More
Fitt, H. Nevill. Covert-Side Sketches; or, thoughts on hunting suggested by many days in many countries with fox, deer, and hare. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878. 1st ed. 346p + 32p of publisher's ads, dated 1878. Good hardcover (shelfwear; front hinge exposed but binding sound). No d.j.... More
Fleisher, C. Manual for Cossack Riding and Training of Horses. Trans. from the Russian by G.W. Read. Originally published in: Professional Papers (U.S. Adjutant General Military Information Division, 18). Washington, D.C., 1908. Pp. 49-102, 36 line ills. Supplied in photocopy. ** Includes famous cossack exercises, such as shooting from atop... More
Forbis, Judith E. Hoofbeats along the Tigris: Racing Arabian Horses in Turkey. Mena, AR: Ansata 1990. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1970). xiv, 145p, 75 photos. Very good hardcover; no d.j. (as issued?). ** Colorful account of how the author and her husband began their search throughout the Middle East for... More
Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse. Przewalski Horse: No. 14, December 1984. Rotterdam. 38p, many photos and maps. Very good paperbound. ** Single issue of this journal, with news about the foundation's horses, and articles on "Domestication: An Irreversible Process" (part 1), the reintroduction of onagers... More
Frolich, G., and G. Schwarznecker. Lehrbuch der Pferdezucht. Berlin: Paul Parey 1926. 6th revised ed. of Schwarznecker's Pferdezucht (1st pub. 1894). vii, 682p, over 130 line ills. + 37 pls. (nice portraits of breeds by artists or after photos); some folding pedigree charts. Fair hardcover (covers soiled and rubbed, front... More
