![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
1936. Drew, James M. Ropework: Knots, Hitches, Splices, Halters. St. Paul, MN: Webb Pub. Co. 1936. 66p, many line ills. on 34 pls. Very good paperbound. Owner's ink name, dated 1943. ** Step-by-step instructions and diagrams for many kinds of knots., etc., for many uses. Can be sent outside the..... 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
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
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
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
2017. 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..... 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
1990. Miles City Saddlery Co. 1925 Catalog (No. 26). San Gabriel, CA: Pitman's Treasures 1989. Facsimile reprint. 104p, many ills. Very good paperbound (light cover soil). No. 71 of 1000 copies, signed by the publisher. ** Features Coggshall saddles; also stirrups, headstalls, bits, spurs, leather trappings, etc. All described and..... More
1970. Miller, A.E. Haswell, and N.P. Dawnay. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen. London: Phaidon 1970. 2 vols. Plates: 20p + 478 ills., 28 in color. Text: 279p + 23 ills., 2 in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Catalogue of over..... More
1995. Nelson, Mark Loge. Bibliography of Old Time Saddlemakers. Palouse, WA: Nelson Pub. Co. 1995. 4th ed. (1st pub. 1992). 98p, no ills. Very good paperbound (plastic comb binding). ** Not a traditional bibliography, but a list of hundreds of "makers of cowboy leather: gun belts, chaps, holsters, saddles, saddlebags..... More
1900. No author. The Harness Makers' Guide. Walsall: Office of "Saddlery and Harness" 1900. 60p (including 2p of ads), several line ills. Poor stapled paperbound: front cover missing, back cover detached and torn, overall worn and soiled. Content is complete. Scarce in any condition; priced accordingly. ** "Containing the lengths..... More
Nockolds, Harold, ed. The Coachmakers: A History of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers 1677-1977. London: J.A. Allen 1977. 239p, 49 photos and old ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** Not just a Livery Company history but also a good social history of English carriage-making..... More
Pastene, Alexander. Riding Contact: As a Function of the Equipment and the Mental Side of Riding. Hilton Head Island, SC: Cooper Clark, 1987. 214p, many photos and line ills. Good paperbound. ** Treats many aspects of contact--physical and mental--between horse and rider. How to fit the correct English saddle, visualization..... More
1970. Richards, H.S. All about Horse Brasses: A Collectors' Complete Guide. Birmingham: Author 1970 (1st pub. 1943). 504p, over 300 brasses illustrated in photos (mostly small). Good paperbound. ** Chiefly pictures and identifications; short text. (We also have earlier editions; please inquire.) Can be sent outside the U.S. for less..... More
1936. Smith-Worthington Saddlery Co. The Modern Forward Seat Saddle [Catalog 20]. Hartford, CT, n.d. [ca. 1936]. 12p, many ills. Very good large paperbound (spine faded). Photo-duplicated promotional letter laid in. ** The first two pages feature two "Italian model" forward seat saddles, one of them improved by Captain S.N. Kournakoff..... More
1950. Smith-Worthington Saddlery Co., Hartford. Catalog No. 65 [cover reads: Modern Saddlery]. N.d. [1950s?]. 48p, many photos and line ills. Good paperbound (front cover stained). ** English, driving, and western tack and equipment. Smith-Worthington, founded in the late 1700s, is one of the oldest continuously operating businesses of any kind..... More
