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

Bologna: Tipografia Compositori, 1953. Morris, George Ford; Dickey, Robert. First edition. Hardcover (skewed from size but sturdy). 28p + 72 genealogical tables of leading American and French Standardbred stallions; 5 mounted pls. Skewed; covers rather stained and rippled; some pages damp-stained but overall internally good, clean, and sturdy. Further condition..... More

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1938. Lundean, J. Louis. First edition. Hardcover. 158p + ills. by J. Louis Lundean and others, 1 pl. in color. Jacket edges are chipped and creased. Still one of the few biographies of an American trotting horse--and she was one of the best. (Wells 2095). 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

Lexington: Printed by Britton Printing Co., Cleveland, 1904. First edition. Hardcover (original pebbled cloth, gilt stamped). 200p, many photos. Top of spine torn; slightly shaken due to size; cover edges and some margins rubbed. Text by Greene, photos by Knight. Opens with a history of the Bluegrass region and its..... 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

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

Philadelphia: Sold by Universal View Co., Philadelphia and Lawrence, KS, 1903. No stated edition. Very good stereo card, printed in rich sharp tones. The back is plain. The title continues, "Mile Pacing Record made in 1903, 1 min. 57 seconds." Prince Alert made racing history when he became the first..... More

N.p. [Nashville?]: Tennessee State Department of Agriculture, November 1945. Second edition. Soft cover. 55p, many photos. Covers, some pages and margins foxed. Published "as a deserved contribution to the great and revived horse breeding industry of Tennessee.” Van Cleave was commissioner of agriculture. Chapters on breeds associated with Tennessee--early Thoroughbreds..... More

N.p. Evening-Leader Steam Printing House, n.d. [1884?]. First edition. Soft cover. 18p, 2 ills. Stitched binding, possibly removed from a bound volume. Stiching is secure. Description of Defender and his lineage; texts on the Hambletonians, Black Hawk Family, and Thoroughbred blood in his family; texts on Defender himself ("his success..... More

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1875. 18th revised and enlarged ed. (1st pub. 1868). Hardcover (elaborately stamped pictorial cloth). 479p + several line pls. Edited (i.e., ghost-written) by Charles J. Foster and published after Woodruff's death. Memoirs of the famous trainer of Lady Suffolk and many other great harness horses; also..... More