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
[Billings, C.K.G.]. King and Queen: A Colloquy. Privately Printed, 1921. 49p + several photos. Good hardcover (paper-covered boards, cloth spine). Covers soiled, edges rubbed. No jacket (as issued?). Gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** Very scarce; the first copy we've had in 25 years. Trotting stars... More
Bisman, Ron. Globetrotting Simpson. Auckland, NZ: Author, 1980. Fwd. by Delvin Miller. 209p, many photos. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn). ** Life of Noel Simpson, the legendary Australian trotting horse owner, importer, and promoter of harness racing in Australasia. More
Busbey, Hamilton. The Trotting and the Pacing Horse in America. NY: Macmillan 1904. (American Sportsman's Library, ed. by Caspar Whitney) x, 369p + many pls. from photos and old sources. Very good bright hardcover, gilt stamped (light shelf rubbing). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** History of the... More
Castelvetro, Primo. Il Trottare Americano e Francese: Origini e Sviluppi della Due Razze. Bologna: Tipografia Compositori 1953. 28p + 72 genealogical tables of leading American and French Standardbred stallions; 5 mounted pls. in the first part. Hardcover (skewed from size but sturdy). Covers rather stained; some pages stained but overall... More
Chamberlain, George Agnew. Overcoat Meeting. NY: Barnes 1949. 185p. Good hardcover in unclipped but only fair d.j. (rubbed, torn). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one margin. ** Novel about the couple "Jeddo and Mit, their feuding families, their tempestuous romance and the amazing comeback of their trotting... More
Columbia County Fair, Chatham, NY. Official Racing Program, September 2, 1944. [12]p, 1 ill. on cover. Good paperbound (usage wear, crease from folding). ** Entries for four paces and trots, with added entries, scratches, and results penciled in for the first three races. Many ads for local businesses and politicians... More
1989. Cook, W. Robert. Specifications for Speed in the Racehorse: The Airflow Factors. Menasha, WI: Meerdink 1989. 251p, several ills. and charts. Good paperbound (occasional marginal ink marks or underlining). ** On breathing and breathing problems as factors in a Thoroughbred's or Standardbred's racing success, by a longtime veterinarian. "A... More
Evans, Donald P., and Philip S. Pikelny. Rambling Willie: The Horse That God Loved. San Diego: Barnes 1981. 207p, several photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (short edge tears). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and in one lower margin. ** A Damon Runyonesque tale of the aged... More
1872. Glen Flora Farms, Waukegan, Ill. Catalogue of Blooded Stock to be Sold at Public Auction...the property of C.C. & R.H. Parks. Chicago: Horton & Leonard, Printers, 1872. [32]p, 2 lithographed pls. (sheep and swine). John R. Page, auctioneer. Fair paperbound (dogeared, flyspecked, stained, stab holes from removal from a.... More
Gocher, W.H. Fasig's Tales of the Turf with Memoir. Hartford: Author 1903. 314p + 1 photo. Good hardcover (covers spotted, edges rubbed; labels removed from endpapers). No d.j., probably as issued. ** Part 1 is a long biography of William B. Fasig, his varied roles in harness racing, and his... More
Gocher, W.H. Fasig's Tales of the Turf with Memoir. Hartford: Author 1903. 314p + 1 photo. Covers wear. Ex libris Harry Worcester Smith; 1927 Horse Review article laid in (on the "golden age" of the American road horse). ** Part 1 is a long life of William B. Fasig, his... More
Good Time Park, Goshen, NY. Program and Trotting Form, August 9, 1944 (Hambletonian). 12p, head photo of Volo Song on cover. Good paperbound (cover soil, light dogearing to a few pages). Results and other figures penciled in. ** Program for 8 trotting and pacing races. The featured races were the... More
2000. Green, Susan, project director. Two-Wheeled Vehicles for Equine. Lexington, KY: Carriage Museum of America 2000. 342p, many line ills. Very good paperbound (new, but light shelfwear). ** Collection of primary sources from American trade journals such as The Hub and Carriage Monthly on many varieties of over 100 two-wheeled... More
Harness Horse staff, for William H. Cane. The Hambletonian Winners 1926 to 1950. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press 1950. 99p, many photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (plaid covers lightly faded; front endpapers browned from a sheet of paper that was once laid in). Silver medallion mounted on front cover... More
The Harness Horse. The Hambletonian Winners 1926 to 1953. Harrisburg: Telegraph Press 1953. 113p, many photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (leather, shelf-scuffed); no d.j., as issued. ** Handsome year-by-year chronicle--description plus statistics for each race. (Wells 3233). More
Harrison, James C., et al. Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer. Columbus: United States Trotting Association 1968. 1054p, over 130 photos. Good sturdy hardcover (fore-edges foxed); lacks d.j. Previous owner's ink name. ** First edition of this definitive guide to breeding, breaking, shoeing and balancing, training, driving, feeding... More
Hervey, John. The American Trotter. NY: Coward-McCann 1947. xi, 550p + many photos and old ills. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn, creased). ** Still the best history of the Standardbred horse in America (including its Morgan roots) up to the mid-20th century, by a renowned equestrian scholar. (Wells 3528). More
Hervey, John. Lady Suffolk: The Old Grey Mare of Long Island. Fwd. by Harry T. Peters. NY: Derrydale Press 1936. xv, 128p + 15 pls. Very good hardcover (paper-covered boards). Top of spine browned. In remains of original glassine d.j. One of 500 numbered copies. ** Fine history of this... More
Hill, Marie. Adios: The Big Daddy of Harness Racing. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1973. 2nd ptg. (1st pub. 1971). 204p, many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. with Richard Stone Reeves color painting of Adios. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom margin. ** Life and... More
Hollingsworth, Ken. The Wizard of the Turf: John E. Madden of Hamburg Place. [Lexington, KY, 1965]. 138p, several photos. Good to very good hardcover (outer pages lightly foxed; back cover faintly speckled). No d.j., as issued. ** Good readable life of this great all-round early 20th-century horseman. Chiefly Thoroughbred racing... More
1891. Isaac B. Reed [auctioneer]. Catalogue of Horses, Carriages, Harness, Etc. NY: Fitzpatrick & Wissler Printers, Feb. 17, 1891. [8]p, no ills. Fair paperbound (details on request). Occasional prices penciled in. One of the firm's regular auctions of horses and vehicles, held at their Horse and Carriage Emporium on East... More
Ismailoff, Capt. Theo. [Theodore]. World's Columbian Exposition: Russian Horses. Chicago, 1893. 29p + 2 photos. Good paperbound (covers soiled, lightly wrinkled, small chips). ** Descriptions of the Orloff Trotter, Orloff Saddle Horse, Russian-Arab Horse, and Russian Light Draft Horse (Bitiug). Followed by descriptions and pedigrees of the 19 horses of... More
Jacobowitz, Leonard J. Learning How to Drive the Pacing and Trotting Horse. Centerport, NY: United Pub. Co. 1981. 200p + 6 photos of the drivers interviewed. Good hardcover (back cover spotted, sticker removed from front cover). No d.j. ** Interviews on racing strategy and techniques with Herve Filion, Buddy Gilmour... More
