New York: Putnam, 1947. Second edition (1st pub. 1938). Hardcover. 392p + a section of old ills. and photos. Covers stained but book is sturdy. No jacket. The updated edition of this colorful history of Standardbred breeding and racing, by a man who knew many of the oldtimers. Also treats..... More

New York: E. & H.T. Anthony, n.d. [ca. 1860s]. Anthony, E. & H.T. No stated edition. Stereo card. In the series Beauties of the Hudson River, no. 4188. Published ca. 1864-1868. Dated from the Anthony address on the back (501 Broadway) and from the 2-cent orange tax stamp. Image is..... More

N.p. 1907. Brewster Photo Co. No stated edition. Original mounted photograph (or real photo postcard?), ca. 5 1/2 x 4 inches. Small light chips and stain to left side; small spots within negative; surface very good. Mount is scraped, as shown. Back is dampstained, with two punctures that don’t go..... More

New York: A.S. Barnes, 1955. Dennis, Wesley. First edition. Illustration by Wesley Dennis. Price is clipped. JACKET ONLY for this children's trotting horse story. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate. More

Lehigh, Ind. Ter. [Oklahoma]: No stated publisher, 1898. No stated edition. Unbound sheet. One newsprint sheet advertising the services of the trotting stallion Gold Dust, "the best bred horse west of the Mississippi River." Ca. 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. In the late 1800s Lehigh, located in coal country..... More

Cincinnati: C.T. Woodrow & Co., printer, 1880. First edition. Soft cover. 16p, no ills. Lists 23 stallions, mares, and young horses, all with family information. The stallions were Solicitor (with 7-generation pedigree), Lord Coke, and Barrister. The stallions and young horses were for sale. Can be sent outside the US..... More

Cincinnati: Strobridge Lith. Co., 1893. No stated edition. Unbound card. Card no. 1 in an unidentified series. Ca. 5 x 3 inches. Advertises the Twenty-Fourth Annual Fair of the Coos and Essex Agricultural Society, Lancaster, N.H. Front shows 3 trotting horses put to high-wheeled sulkies. Back lists the fair events--9..... More

[Lewiston]: No stated publisher, 1952. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 12p, 1 ill. on cover. Ca. 5 1/2 x 10 inches. Entries, with past performances, for 8 trotting and pacing races held at the fair's 6th session. One is Class A, the rest are C and D. Results and times..... More

Goshen, NY: [Author], n.d. [1910 or later]. No stated edition. Unbound sheet, accordion folded to make 8 pages. 8p, no ills. Ca. 3 1/4 x 6 inches, folded. In this pamphlet Mills introduces his qualifications to “secretaries, managers, and executive committees of trotting meetings”—as a longtime owner, breeder, trainer, driver..... More

N.d. [1880s]. Mounted photo. Mounted original photo in carte-de-visite format. Ca. 4 x 6 inches, printed in sepia. The handwritten notes on the back incorrectly identify the track as Washington Park and two of the horses as Bonita and Felix. This photo is very similar to one reproduced in the..... More

Goshen, NY: Orange County Driving Park Association, n.d. [1954]. First edition. Soft cover. 45p, many photos of races, horses, and personalities. Summary of the meeting, giving one page to each featured race—photo, description, and heat results. The 100th anniversary of Historic Track was celebrated with a pageant of horses, riders..... More

No stated place [Geneva, NY?]: No stated publisher, N.d. [1890s]. First edition. Unbound card. One card, ca. 5 ½ x 7 inches. Pencil notes on both sides, though not full race results. Creased, worn, edge tears. No loss. Lists 2 trotting races and 1 running race, each with a few..... More

Chicago: J.H. Sanders, 1881. First edition. Hardcover (original half-leather). 464p + engraved frontispiece of Maude S. by E. Forbes. Covers scuffed; internally very good, clean, sturdy, complete. A pioneering compilation of 2:30 horses and their relatives, based on extensive research in printed sources and from firsthand accounts. The first edition..... More