Paris: Plon-Nourrit, 1907. Confex-Lachambre, A. First edition. Half leather, marbled boards (original wrappers bound in). 283p, 32 line ills. by the author and photos. In French. Introduction to horses: breeds, buying, management, care, riding including dressage, driving, etc. With a short chapter on sidesaddle. Written for the new or amateur..... More
![Item #30839 The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1851-1976 [1 of 1000]. Anne Grimshaw](/pictures/thumb/30839.jpg?v=1647897962)
London: Library Asociation, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 474p, several ills. One of 1000 copies (unnumbered). Annotated list of over 3200 books, interwoven with insightful commentary on what they tell us about the horse in British daily life, the cavalry, riding and training, care, and foxhunting and other sports (excluding racing)..... More
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke, 1875. Second edition, revised and enlarged (1st pub. 1872). Hardcover. liii, 411p, no ills. Rebound: original leather (scuffed and cracking); new leather spine, label, and endpapers. Light browning to opening pages. A volume of case law, presenting 750 cases, "embracing the law of bargain, sale, and warranty..... More
![Item #31223 The Horse and Dog Lover [later The Horse Lover]: 7 issues. John J. Hartford, ed](/pictures/thumb/31223.jpg?v=1670934426)
San Francisco: John J. Hartford, 1946-1947. Johnston, T. Edgar. First edition. Soft cover. Issues of August-September 1946 (vol. 11, no. 2), October-November 1946, December 1946-January 1947, February-March 1947, April-May 1947, June-July 1947, and October-November 1947 (vol. 12, no. 3). Each ca. 40p, many photos and other ills. All internally clean..... More
![Item #9764 The First Book of Horses [signed]. McLennan McMeekin, pseud, Isabel McLennan McMeekin](/pictures/thumb/9764.jpg?v=1633973613)
New York: Franklin Watts, 1949. Crowell, Pers. First edition. Hardcover. 45p, many small ills. by Pers Crowell, some in color. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Still a good introduction for young to middle readers, with lively illustrations by one of America's best equestrian illustrators. Color in photo..... More
![Item #15463 Essai de Bibliographie Hippique [2 vols.]. General Mennessier de la Lance, Gabriel Rene](/pictures/thumb/15463.jpg?v=1633973425)
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino, 2003. Second edition of facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1915-1921, 1999). Hardcover. 2 vols., totaling over 1500 pages; no ills. No jacket, as issued. In French. A monumental bibliography of almost 8000 horse books published in French or Latin from the 16th to the early 20th centuries..... 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
N.p. United States Equine Marketing Association, n.d. [1987-88]. First edition. Unbound sheets. Over 150p, no ills. Photo-duplicated typescript, printed on one side, as issued. "Intended for the private use of the USEMA membership and authorized affiliates." Many statistical tables on the economics of the horse industry in the late 1980s..... 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
![Item #30545 The Horse; Its History, Management, and Treatment [cover subtitle]. William Youatt](/pictures/thumb/30545.jpg?v=1635353187)
London: George Routledge & Sons, n.d. [1859 or later]. Revised edition. Hardcover (pictorial boards). "A new edition, revised by Cecil." 172p + 4 pls. In the publisher's series Books for the Country. Publisher's ads on inside covers. "Cecil" was Cornelius Tongue. Youatt's work, which first appeared in 1831, is the..... More
