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
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..... 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
1932. white box 7. Palin, S.F., manager. Third Annual Indianapolis Speed Sale. Indiana State Fair Grounds, 1931. 232p, no ills. Fair paperbound (soiled, backstrip chipped, taped at base, one page tear neatly mended). Two pages browned from old newspaper clippings about the 1938 Old Glory sales. ** Auction catalogue of..... More
1903. Rau, William H. [stereo card publisher]. Prince Alert, a King among Light Harness Horses. Philadelphia, 1903. Sold by Universal View Co., Philadelphia and Lawrence, KS. Very good stereo card, printed in rich sharp tones. The back is plain. ** The title continues, "Mile Pacing Record made in 1903, 1..... More
New York: John H. Wallace, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Pages 481-1152, many line ills. Rebound in half leather (scuffed), part of cloth pulled away. The original covers are not bound in, but all the ads are included. Clean, complete, sturdy. Previous owner’s name of W.H.M. Sistare on front endpaper. Essential..... More
1891. [Webb, W.S.] Catalogue Shelburne Farms Stud. NY: John Polhemus 1891. 88p, no ills. Fair hardcover (covers stained); internally very good and sturdy. ** Lists over 200 horses at Shelburne Farms in Vermont, most with breeding and description. Emphasizes Hackneys and Standardbred trotting horses; also carriage horses, saddle horses, and..... More
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Whitehead, Barry. Horse Racing in Sacramento: A Brief History. Stanford University Libraries 1994. 18p, several ills. Introd. by Marjorie Kimball. Very good paperbound. One of 500 copies. ** Published as a keepsake for the exhibition "Of Horses and Horsemanship," this previously unpublished article looks at 19th-century flat and harness racing..... More
Wilcox, J.M.[horse owner]. Defender, Record 2.26, son of the great George Wilkes 2.22 will make the season of 1885 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. No place: Evening Leader Steam Printing House. 18p, 2 ills. Good paperbound (stitched binding, possibly removed from a bound volume). Covers smudged and stained, especially along spine; old..... More
![The Trotting Horse of America: How to Train and Drive Him [rev. ed.]; With Reminiscences of the...](/pictures/thumb/12852.jpg?v=1539198002)
Woodruff, Hiram. The Trotting Horse of America: How to Train and Drive Him. With Reminiscences of the Trotting Turf. Ed. by Charles J. Foster. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1875. 18th revised and enlarged ed. (1st pub. 1868). 479p + several line pls. Elaborately stamped pictorial cloth (lightly rubbed). ** Memoirs..... More
