Washington, DC: American Remount Association, 1924. First edition. Soft cover. Two issues. Each 34p, several ills. and many ads. Articles on balance and shock absorption while jumping, 2-part article on judging light and heavy horses, the Preston System of identifying horses and mules in the army, "Horse Prospects in Colorado,"..... More
N.p. Unpublished, 1879. Hardcover. 208p, many line ills. of locks, keys, door knobs, etc. Several pages removed throughout. The compiler has pasted many periodical articles onto the first ca. 40 pages of a Parker & Whipple Company trade catalogue for locks and related hardware (based in Meriden, CT). The articles..... More
London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1829. First edition. Hardcover (old quarter leather, marbled boards). Vol. 2, nos. 13-35 (complete). 392p + index, several line ills. Covers rubbed; front cover tender and may eventually come off. Binding otherwise sound and content very good. Old ink owner's name. An early veterinary journal, with..... More
![Item #16606 The Blood-Horse [1932 complete]. Thomas B. Cromwell, ed](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/16606.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1633973445)
Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes containing all 53 issues, with original covers bound in. Over 1600p total, photo on every front cover and occasional photos inside (chiefly stallions at stud). Covers soiled and rubbed (especially one corner); magazine covers occasionally faded. Two pages in vol..... More
![Item #30214 The Blood-Horse [1933 complete]. Thomas B. Cromwell, ed](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/30214.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1634817783)
Lexington, KY: Thomas B. Cromwell [The Blood-Horse], 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Two sturdy volumes containing all 52 weekly issues of volume 19, with original covers bound in. Over 1300p total, photo on every front cover and occasional photos inside (chiefly stallions at stud). A little old dampstaining to covers. Ink..... More
Staten Island, NY: Carriage Association of America, 1969-1971. First edition. Hardcover (red buckram; some white spotting to front cover). Eight issues of this superb quarterly journal, Summer 1969-Spring 1971. Variously paged, hundreds of line ills. and photos, many in color. Bound in one volume. A treasury of information by many..... More
Portland, ME: Carriage Association of America, Summer 1966. Penfield, Nicholson. First edition. Soft cover. 52p, many photos and line ills. Vol. 4, no. 1. An early and especially rich issue of this fine journal. Includes excerpts from four vintage sources--the very scarce issue of Architectural Review on stable planning (1902)..... More
![Item #30330 The Blood-Horse: May 8 and December 18, 1954 [Determine on covers]. J. A. Estes, ed](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/30330.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1633973555)
Lexington, KY: American Thoroughbred Breeders Association, 1954. First edition. Soft cover. Variously paged and illustrated. Many photos and ads. Normal light handling wear; small scrape to cover of May 8 issue. May 8 covers tiny Determine's Kentucky Derby win (second Californa-bred and first grey horse to win). December 18 pictures..... More
Sonora, CA: Pony Express and Pioneer Trails Association, 1959. First edition. Soft cover. 16p, several ills., many ads. Browned but overall sturdy newsprint. Old printed mailing address. Monthly magazine devoted to distance riding, the Pony Express, early California, and other western topics. This issue focuses on the life and feats..... More
Warrenton, VA: Virginia Horseman's Association, 1951. First edition. Unbound sheets. Vol. 5, nos. 1 and 2 of the Virginia Horsemen's News. 24p, no ills.; several pedigrees. This is a PHOTOCOPY of this issue of a very scarce magazine. Hewitt discusses some current breeding theories and leading European stud farms. His..... More
Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, 1963. First edition. Soft cover. 40p, many photos + 3 large fold-out charts. Internally very good, clean, complete. Reprints the Blood-Horse articles on the Kentucky Derby (Chateaugay), Preakness (Candy Spots), and Belmont Stakes (Chateaugay)—the races and the winners’ family histories. Most of the articles are by..... More
Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, April 29, 1974. First edition. Soft cover. Pp. 1519-1682, many photos and ads, some in color. Features write-ups of 10 memorable Derbies, photos of the 9 Triple Crown winners to date, “Two Guys Named Ben” about the 1896 Derby, “Sire Lines Part XIX” on Solario by..... More
London: Badminton Magazine, 1903, 1909, 1911. First edition. Soft cover (removed from the magazine and stapled into paper covers). Each several pages. The articles are: "Grey Racehorses" by Hughes-Onslow (1911, several photos), "The Starting Gate: With Suggestions" by Sievier (1903, no ills., on mechanical gates), and "At the Gate" by..... More
[London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones], [1818 or 1820]. Unknown edition. Hardcover (half leather, marbled boards). Pp. 345-615 + many full-page engraved plates and smaller engravings. Bookplate. VOLUME 2 only (of 2) of this potpourri of information about hunting, racing, and other British outdoor sport; includes a section on Arabian horses..... More
Troy, NY: Journal Pub. Co., 1892. First edition. Soft cover. Vol. 3, no. 2. 74p, many line ills. (several printed in blue, 2 printed with red). Official organ of this trade association, "devoted to the interests of retail dealers." Many ads for all kinds of vehicles and makers, articles with..... More
Augusta, ME: Drew's Rural Intelligencer, 1855. First edition. Soft cover. Front-page article in Drew's Rural Intelligencer for August 18, 1855, with a wood-engraved portrait of the horse, "from life." Photo shows top half of the page. Tartar was sired by Imaum, a stallion presented by the Sultan of Muscat to..... More
Independence, IA: No stated publisher, 1891. First edition. Stapled soft cover. 52p, a few ills. in the ads. Lightly age browned and edge-worn, lower corners dogeared, short closed crease to right side of title. If there were any covers, they aren’t present. Ca. 10 x 14 inches. Volume 1, number..... More
![Item #30696 "The American Cavalry School" [in Harper's Weekly]. George L. Putnam](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/30696.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1642438967)
New York: Harper's Weekly, June 4, 1892. Remington, Frederic. First edition. Soft cover. The complete issue, totaling 24p, many ills. to the various articles. Old library stamp on front cover; removed from a bound volume. The cavalry article occupies almost 4 pages, with 10 lively ills. by Remington. The front..... More
![Item #31480 The Western Horseman 1959 [complete]. Dick Spencer, ed, III](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31480.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1681210445)
Colorado Springs: The Western Horseman, 1959. First edition. Soft cover. Full year (12 issues) of "the magazine for admirers of stock horses." Variously paged (ca. 100p each), hundreds of photos and ads. Clean, complete. Lots of good old-time reading and history here! Articles by Randy Steffen (hints, part of the..... More
New York: Horse Magazine, 1956-1958. Soft cover. The issues are February, March, April, June, August, September, and December 1956; February and June 1957; February, August, October-November, and December 1958. Variously paged (usually ca. 40p) and illustrated with photos by Thayer and others. Average cover wear; internally clean, complete. Start or..... More
![Item #30586 The Blood-Horse: June 22, 1957 [Gallant Man's Belmont Stakes]. authors](https://bledsoebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/30586.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1636656325)
Lexington, KY: Blood-Horse, 1957. First edition. Soft cover. Pp. 1325-1370, many photos. Two pages are partly cut out. One half of an advertising page is missing (probably a photo of Ambiorix and Atlantic City schedule of races). The other cut-out page is a very short article, affecting no other text..... More
Middleburg, VA: Chronicle of the Horse, 1992-2008. First edition. Soft cover. Issues of August 21, 1992; August 16, 1996; October 13, 2000; and August 29, 2008. Cover of 2008 is detached. Address labels removed. Variously paged and illustrated. Coverage of all the equestrian results, except for 2008, which covers show..... More
London: Institute of the Horse (later Institute of the Horse and Pony Club), 1929-1938. First edition. Soft cover. A long through broken run: 22 numbers from vol. 1 into vol. 10. Variously paged and illustrated with photos. Occasional light pencil underlining or notes. Some covers soiled, faded; some backstrips chipped..... More
Indianapolis: Horseman and Fair World, 1942-1944. First edition. Soft cover. Three year-end Christmas issues of this "national trotting turf & fair weekly" for 1942, 1943, and 1944. Variously paged, many photos. Somewhat worn, some old dampstaining, but complete. Lots of photos of leading trotting and pacing horses of the day..... More
Paris: Societe d'Editions Parisiennes Associes, Summer 1975 (n.s. 36). First edition. Soft cover. 78p, many photos. Cover wear; internally clean, complete. In French. This "non-conformist" magazine turns its irreverent attention to French racing (mostly flat, also some trotting): its history, betting combinations and tricks, and the scandal of the 1973..... More
