![Catalog No. 4 [reprint]. Ben Schroeder Saddle Tree Co](/images/noimage.png)
1995. Ben Schroeder Saddle Tree Co. Catalog No. 4. Madison, IN: Historic Madison Foundation 1995. Facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1931). [20]p, 30 ills. of saddle trees, 6 in color. Very good paperbound. ** Reprint of the last catalogue issued by this famous saddle tree maker, founded in 1878. The trees..... More
Berjeau, Ph. Charles. The Horses of Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Renaissance, from the Earliest Monuments down to the XVIth Century. London: Dulau 1864. 20p + 60 line pls., 1 in color. Good hardcover (limp cloth). Covers soiled; foxed (chiefly the text). ** Examples of the horse in art in many..... More
1927. Coe, Charles H. Juggling a Rope: Lariat Roping and Spinning Knots and Splices. Also the Truth about Tom Horn "King of the Cowboys." Pendleton, OR: Hamley 1927. 114p, many photos. Good hardcover (covers stained). Ex-library: ink stamps on front endpapers and title page; pocket removed from front endpaper. Else..... More
1991. Edwards, Ron. Bridles Plaited and Plain. Kuranda, Australia: Rams Skull Press 1991 (1st pub. 1985). 32p, many line ills. Very good paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Step-by-step guide to how to plait a bridle, make a plain bridle without rings or buckles, make extended head and barcoo bridles, and make..... More
2001. Ekins, Anne. Bits & Pieces [and] Stirrups, Spurs & Status Symbols: Saddlery Catalogue, vols. 1 and 2. Horsham, UK: Horsham Museum 2001, 2002. Each volume is ca. [60-70]p, with many photos. All photocopied, as issued. Very good paperbound, comb or spiral bound (bottom link of one plastic binding is..... More
1961. Evans, David Sandford, and Charles Mureau. The Pink Coat: Or the Why's & Wherefore's of Fox Hunting. Calabasas, CA: Hill'n Dale Press 1961. 40p, several line ills. Very good hardcover; lacks d.j. One of an unspecified numbered limited edition. ** Small dictionary of hunting terms, sayings, expressions, and dress..... More
Evans, Tim (curator), and Barbara Allen (editor). Saddles, Bits & Spurs: Cowboy Crafters at Work. Cheyenne: Wyoming State Museum 1993. 34p, many photos. Very good paperbound (light shelfwear and soil; back cover corner creased). ** Published for a major exhibition that profiled ca. 15 makers of saddles and other leather..... More
![Le Cheval a travers les Ages [exposition 1971]. MM. Galiano, Chateau de Chateaudun](/pictures/thumb/14329.jpg?v=1539198009)
1971. Galiano, MM., et al., eds., plus groups such as La Societe d'Encouragement pour l'Amelioration des Races de Chevaux en France, and several others. Le Cheval a travers les Ages. Chateau de Chateaudun, 1971. [132]p, reproduced from typescript as issued and printed on rectos only, so there are 64p of..... More
![Harness and Saddlery Manufacturer's Wholesale Catalogue]. Morsbach Graf, Co](/pictures/thumb/15869.jpg?v=1569008787)
1891. Graf, Morsbach & Co. [Harness and Saddlery Manufacturers' Wholesale Catalogue]. Cincinnati, 1891. 180p, hundreds of line ills. printed in one or more flat colors. Poor to fair paperbound (incomplete). Original pictorial card covers (quite worn, rubbed). Lacks pp. [1-4], including a color title page, the folding frontispiece, and a...... More
Holborn Surgical Instrument Co. General Catalogue of the "Holborn" Veterinary Instruments and Appliances. London, 1951. Ca. 200p (pages variously numbered), hundreds of line ills. with captions, printed in blue. Fair hardcover (covers rather worn, endpapers cut out). Laid in: two price lists (1947, 1951). ** Large trade catalogue, divided into..... More
1997. Hutchins, Dan. "Old West" Cowboy Collectibles: Auction Update and Price Guide. Las Vegas, NM: Hutchins 1997. 35p, ca. 40 black-and-white photos. Very good paperbound (light cover wear). ** Lists the prices of over 650 western items that sold at auction in 1996 (High Noon, Engel, Payne, Old West Show..... More
1996. Hutchins, Dan and Sebie. Old Cowboy Saddles & Spurs: Identifying the Craftsmen Who Made Them. Marion, IA: Hutchins 1996. 6th annual ed. 240p, many photos and line ills. Very good oversized paperbound (slight shelf wear and soil). No. 79 of 1000 copies, signed by both authors. ** Collector's guide..... More
1970. Hutchins, James S., introd. Horse Equipments and Cavalry Accoutrements. Pasadena: Socio-Technical Publications 1970 (1st pub. 1891). 59p, many measured drawings. Very good hardcover; lacks d.j. ** Facsimile reprint of Ordnance Memoranda No. 29, "our most valuable published source of technical information about the cavalry equipment prescribed by the War..... More
1980. Jacobs, Lee C. A McChesney Manual: Scrutinizing Bits and Spurs of an Innovative Creator. Colorado Springs: Author, n.d. [ca. 1980]. 62p, many photos and line ills. (mostly reproduced from old catalogues and newspapers, so of indifferent quality). Good paperbound (coffee? stains on front cover). ** Life of the renowned..... More
Kellock, E.M. The Story of Riding. Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles 1974. 216p, several ills. Fine hardcover in very good d.j. ** History of horsemanship, emphasizing Europe through the 19th century. Also treats equipment, riding dress, care, and "Amazones" (sidesaddle). Many interesting tidbits of information are here. (Wells 4176.1)..... More
Kerr, W.A. Practical Horsemanship [cover reads: Riding; The All-England Series]. London: Bell 1891. (Handbooks of Athletic Sports series) x, 222p + [8]p of ads, many line ills. Fair hardcover (shaken, covers soiled). ** Introduction to handling, riding, bitting, saddlery, shoeing, etc. (One of the ads is for mounting animal hoofs..... More
1891. Kerr, W.A. Practical Horsemanship [cover reads: Riding]. London: George Bell 1891. 222p + 6p of publisher's ads, several photos and line ills. Fair hardcover: shaken, covers soiled, page removed between last page of text and first page of ads (an announcement for Kerr's book on sidesaddle riding). ** The..... More
1990. Laird, James R. The Cheyenne Saddle: A Study of Stock Saddles of E.L. Gallatin, Frank A. Meanea and the Collins Brothers. Cheyenne: Frontier Printing 1990. 3rd ptg. (1st pub. 1982). 55p, many ills. Fair paperbound (glue has dried so pages are loosening). ** Survey of saddle making in Cheyenne..... More
1990. Langdon, William G., Jr. Bits, Patterns and Reining. Colbert, WA: Author 1990. 153p, many line ills. Very good paperbound, comb bound. ** "A complete study on how to use bits and patterns in teaching a horse to rein. Let the bits and patterns do some of the work." Emphasis..... More
1989. Langdon, William G., Jr. Bits and Bitting Manual: Getting the Horse to Understand Man, the Bit, the Rein, and the Leg. Colbert, WA: Author 1989. 113p, many small line ills. by the author. Good paperbound, comb bound (small stains to back cover); internally very good. ** "Studies on all..... More
Launder, Elizabeth, and Hilary Legard. Understanding the Chambon. London: J.A. Allen 1988. 61p, over 30 line ills. and photos. As new hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** How to use, and not mis-use, this French schooling device based on poll pressure. More
1931. Lefebvre des Noettes, Comte [Richard]. L'Attelage [et] le Cheval de Selle a travers les Ages: Contribution a l'Histoire de l'Esclavage. Paris: Picard 1931. 2 vols.: vii, 307p, several line ills.; 457 photos and line ills. Good paperbound, as issued (average chipping to edges); spines partly reinforced with archival tape..... More
Lyndes, Jay C.; Bobby R. Reynolds; E. Helene Sage. Saddleries of Montana: Montana's Makers from Territorial Times to 1940. Atglen, PA: Schiffer 2017. 224p, over 500 detailed photos and other ills., many in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Survey of nearly 200 prominent and lesser known Montana saddle makers..... More
![Harness and Saddlery in All Its Branches: Catalogue No. 35 [reprint]. Main-Winchester-Stone, San...](/pictures/thumb/6593.jpg?v=1587048363)
1989. Main-Winchester-Stone & Co., San Francisco. Harness and Saddlery in All Its Branches: Catalogue No. 35. First published in 1905; this is a high-quality facsimile reprint (Pitman's Treasures, 1989). 104p, many line ills. Very good paperbound (lightly faded). One of 1000 numbered copies, signed by Jeri Pitman, and with a...... More
1944. Mera, H.P. Indian Silverwork of the Southwest Illustrated: Bridles. Santa Fe: Laboratory of Anthropology 1944. [16]p, 12 black-and-white photos of headstalls. Good paperbound (covers splitting). ** Navajo and Zuni examples from the Laboratory's collection, with captions. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate..... More
