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
New York: Grolier Club, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 134p, several pls. One of 400 copies, in scarce original glassine jacket (torn at edges and spine). Introd. by Harry T. Peters. Lists hundreds of books and periodicals on racing, hunting, taming, riding, farriery, and veterinary medicine, plus other non-equestrian sports. The..... 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; ad for billiard boards and supplies on the back cover. "Cecil" was Cornelius..... More
