1921. [Billings, C.K.G.]. King and Queen: A Colloquy. Privately Printed, 1921. 49p + several photos. Fair to good hardcover (paper-covered boards, cloth spine). Covers rather stained, edges rubbed. Internally very good and clean. No jacket (as issued?). Gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** Very scarce; the..... 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
1904. 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 and one bottom..... 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
1938. Duncan, William Cary. Golden Hoofs: The True Story of an Amazing Mare: Goldsmith Maid. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1938. 158p + ills. by J. Louis Lundean and others, 1 pl. in color. Very good bright hardcover in good d.j. (edges chipped, creased). ** Still one of the few biographies of an..... 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. 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
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
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
1989. Jones, William E., ed. Nutrition for the Equine Athlete. Wildomar, CA: Equine Sportsmedicine News 1989. 97p, no ills. Good paperbound (covers shelf-rubbed). ** Collects many articles by various authors on feeding and using supplements for performance--DMG and DMSO, lactic acid, minerals, calcium, "the pros and cons of supplemental iron,"..... More
Kellogg, Peter C. & Co., NY. Second Spring Sale of 1881: Numerous Consignments of Trotting-Bred Horses, Ponies and Donkeys. Fair paperbound. Covers chipped and have almost detached. Light dampstain on front cover, other stains on back cover. Overall cover soil. Lightly creased from old folding. Internally good, clean, complete. **..... More
1887. Kellogg, Peter C. & Co., New York. Auction Catalogue of Trotting Stock, Bred at Sunny Slope, San Gabriel, Cal., the Property of L.J. Rose. May 6, 1887. Fair paperbound (front cover detached). ** Catalogue of 40 Standardbred horses, chiefly young fillies and mares. Laid in: clipping with prices and..... More
Longrigg, Roger. The History of Horse Racing. NY: Stein and Day 1972. Fwd. by Paul Mellon. 320p, 152 ills., 32 in color. Fine hardcover in very good d.j. ** World history; chiefly British and U.S. flat racing but also steeplechasing, harness racing, and pony racing. Lavishly illustrated with historical works..... More
