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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
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
1983. Barmintsev, Yu. N., and Ye. V. Kozhevnicov. Horse Breedings [sic] in the USSR. Moscow: Kolos 1983. 160p, many photos, almost all in color. Good hardcover (plasticized boards); ca. top inch of spine chipped away, edges rubbed). Internally fine. No d.j., as issued. In Russian and English. ** The contents..... 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
1994. Boyd, Lee, and Katherine A. Houpt, eds. Przewalski's Horse: The History and Biology of an Endangered Species. Albany: State University of New York 1994. 256p, many charts and photos. Good paperbound (spine faded, a couple of pages dogeared and curled due to poor storage). ** Scholarly study, with contributions..... More
2001. 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..... More
Bruce, Mary Grant. Norah of Billabong. London: Ward, Lock, n.d. [ca. 1940s; 1st pub. 1913]. 224p + 1 pl. Basically very good hardcover (small spots on cover, a few marginal stains) in good color d.j. ** Children's/teen story of ranching and other adventures of Norah and her friends in the..... More
2005. Chapochnikova, Natalia, and David Gourievitch. Nikolai Egorovitch Svertchkov: Le Peintre Russe du Cheval. Paris: Favre 2000. Revised and corrected ed. 173p, over 50 large ills. by Sverchkov (the English form of his name), most in color. Very good to fine hardcover in very good d.j. Corners lightly bumped from..... 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
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
2000. 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. ** Excellent exhibition catalogue of art and artifacts relating to the horse in dynastic China. One of the few books in English on..... More
1990. 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..... More
1984. De Lore, Brian. Famous Winners of the Australian Turf. Sydney: View Productions 1984. 78p, 35 color photos. Very good hardcover (corners bumped). No d.j. ** Beautiful large color photos of 35 prominent Thoroughbred runners in Australia and New Zealand from 1972 to 1984. With pedigree, family summary, and record..... More
1913. DeLisle, H. de B. Polo in India. Bombay: Thacker 1913. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1907). 286p, many diagrams + 13 photos. Good hardcover (spine faded; fore-edges foxed; traces of old insect damage, not affecting any content; front endpaper removed). Overall sound, clean, sturdy. No d.j. (if issued?). ** Learning..... 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
1977. Dossenbach, Monique and Hans D. Great Stud-Farms of the World. NY: Morrow 1977. Pref. by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. 288p, 811 photos and other ills., 320 in color (photos by Hans Joachim Kohler). Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (light shelfwear). ** A lavish look at famous..... 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
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
1959. Guttmann, Ursula. Schimmel, Rappen, Fuchse, Braune--Trakehnen lebt! Zurich: Albert Muller 1959. 3rd ed. 112p, many photos, 2 in color. Good hardcover in good d.j. (torn at edges). In German (the title translates as Dapple Grey, Roan, Chestnut, Brown--Trakehnen Lives!). ** Tribute to the breed in black-and-white photos of horses..... More
1989. Hanbury-Tenison, Robin. Fragile Eden: A Ride through New Zealand. Topsfield, MA: Salem House 1989. 224p, many photos, some in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Account of the 650-mile, 2-month horseback ride made by the author and his wife through the North and South Islands. Like..... More
1967. Haymaker, Richard E. Prince-Errant and Evocator of Horizons: A Reading of R.B. Cunninghame Graham. Kingsport, TN: Kingsport Press 1967. 374p + 1 pl. Very good hardcover; no d.j. One of 550 copies signed by Haymaker; also with a signed presentation. ** Analysis of Cunninghame Graham's beautiful prose style in..... More
Heiniger, E.A. Puszta-Pferde. Berlin: Atlantis 1937 (later printing). Text by Heiniger and Kurt Staheli. N.p., 98 fine gravure photos by Heiniger. Good hardcover in fair d.j. In German. ** Photo book on the horses and people of the Hungarian puszta (plain). (Cf. Wells 3440)... More
1995. Hendricks, Bonnie L. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press 1995. 512p, 562 photos, 3 in color. Fwd. by Anthony A. Dent. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Describes in detail over 390 breeds, including rare and extinct strains and many little-known breeds around the..... More
2001. Holden, Philip. Riding Country: On Horseback in New Zealand. Auckland: HarperCollins 2001. 160p, many color photos. Very good large paperbound. ** Beautiful look at New Zealand horses--Kiwi stock horses, rodeo horses, polo ponies, North and South Island wild horses, working Clydesdales, etc.--and the people who use them... More
