![English Pleasure Carriages [1837, with extra material]. William Bridges Adams](/images/noimage.png)
1837. Adams, William Bridges. English Pleasure Carriages: Their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities [etc.] London: Charles Knight 1837. xviii, 315p, ca. 25 line ills. Good hardcover (blue-green cloth, spine gilt stamped). Lacks front endpaper; occasional neat penciling. Armorial bookplate of Augustus Terry Clarke. Related material laid..... More
Brown, Paul. The Horse: His Gaits, Points, and Conformation. Scribner 1943. [1st ed.] [64]p, many ills. by Brown. Good hardcover (endpapers browned, as usual); lacks d.j. Laid in: illustrated signed handwritten note with drawing, original pencil sketch, and clippings. ** (1) Undated handwritten ink note from Paul Brown, to an..... More
Butterworth and Brik, bettors. Match Race Wager Agreement. [New Jersey, ca. 1810s-20s]. One sheet containing 9 lines, handwritten in ink. One tear but content clear; last line missing. ** Terms of a $500 bet between E. Butterworth and Joshua Brik [or Buck?] for a race between the horse Mahomet and..... More
1813. Gibbons, Thomas [buyer of coaches], et al. Two Early 19th-Century Manuscript Orders for Carriages, Newark, NJ. (1) Letter of agreement between Miller and Crane [coachmakers] and T[homas] Gibbons, 1813. (2) Memorandum of agreement between Robert B. Campfield [coachmaker] and Thomas Gibbons, 1814, with detailed specifications for the carriage. Two..... More
![The Wild Horse of Shoreditch [original drawing album]. Towser](/pictures/thumb/16986.jpg?v=1600362198)
Towser. The Wild Horse of Shoreditch. Amateur 19th-century album of humorous ink drawings recording the (mis)adventures of three Victorian gentlemen aboard The Wild Horse of Shoreditch, London. Messrs Bubbs, Tubbs, and Fubbs take turns trying to handle this recalcitrant horse. It sits down, bolts, meets a flock of sheep, overturns..... More
