Pleasant Hill, Ohio: Jesse Beery, 1934. Stapled Binding.
All volumes: Lightly creased and lightly foxed.
Five volume set: Books 1-5. With black-and-white illustrations. Book One: How to Get the Most Out of This Course; The Bridle; The Beery Double Action Riding Bit; The Saddle; Use of Reins; Position of Body;.....
New York: The New-York Historical Society / The New York Racing Association, 1980. Stapled Binding.
Minor general wear.
43 pp. An exhibition celebrating the 75th anniversary of Belmont Park. Catalog of an exhibition held at the New York Historical Society, April 29-August 31, 1980 and at the New York State.....
Lexington, Kentucky: Cromwell Bloodstock Agency, 1962. 3rd Printing. Soft Cover.
Third printing. Covers soiled, ink note on rear cover, ink gift note on title page.
59 pp. A few words of counsel about what to look for, what to look out for, and sundry other information about the Turf and.....
New York: Portland House, 1994. 3rd Printing. Large Hardcover.
3rd printing. Edge wear.
448 pp. Describes the physical structure and evolution of the horse, traces the relationship between horses and people, and looks at equestrain sports, including racing, dressage, jumping, and driving.
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1889. Sturgess, J. Third Edition. Hard Cover.
Third edition. Rear board lightly soiled, minor general wear.
xii, 419 pp. CONTENTS: Racing: History of Horse-racing: Horses of Ancient Britain; The Progress of the Sport; History of the Jockey Club; Racing Officials: Clerk of the Course; The.....
Richmond, VA: The Dietz Press, 1937. Hard Cover.
No jacket. A very nice copy.
39 pp. Illustrated by photographs of the Virginia Court Season of 1935. CHAPTERS: Horse Racing; Knights of the Golden Horseshoe; Illuminations; Music; Games; The Theatre; Dancing.
Arizona: Arizona Highways. Stapled Binding.
No publisher date (circa mid 1900s). Sticker ghost on front wrapper, rear wrapper lightly soiled.
12 pp. A brief look into the training and use of mules as transport in the Grand Canyon.
Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Company, 1956. Dennis, Wesley. 6th Printing. Large Hardcover.
1956 sixth printing. Edge wear to jacket.
112 pp. How did the Morgan horse get its name' What are the differences between a Belgian and a Clydesdale' Why are the Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian, and Godolphin Arabian.....
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author without inscription. "Autographed Copy" sticker on front wrapper.
x, 357 pp. "When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child.....
London: Albion Press, 1809. Full-Leather.
Rebacked, preserving original diced calf boards. Front board loose but included, three bookplates on front endpapers.
288 pp. Index follows text. Full-leather diced calf boards, with marbled edges and endpapers. The History and Delineation of the Horse, in All Its Varieties. Comprehending the Appropriate Uses.....
Butte, Mont. McKee Printing, Co., 1932. Stapled Binding.
Light general wear.
Unpaginated. A guide to the Butte's 2nd annual championship rodeo, held August 10-11-12-12-14, 1932.
Geneseo, New York: The Castlerea Press, 1998. Signed Copy. Hard Cover.
Signed by author with inscription, "For John, who has a destiny in helping us to right the wrongs in racing." Presentation copy order slip laid in. Crease and two small tears to jacket spine head. Faintly musty.
xii, 137.....
Geneseo, New York: The Castlerea Press, 1996. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges lightly rubbed. Sticker ghost on front free endpaper.
xix, 312 pp. Foreword by William C. Steinkraus. This book reveals a very important facet of that experience in the national and international equestrian sport, including most of the Olympic equestrian.....
Geneseo, New York: The Castlerea Press, 2002. Hard Cover.
Volume 1 signed by author on title page without inscription. Volume 1: front jacket flap creased. Both volumes: Jacket edges rubbed.
xvi, 186; 160 pp. Two volume set. The author has lived in the bluegrass region of New York for more.....
. Rochester Exposition and Horse Show, 1924. Soft Cover.
One inch tear along edge of rear wrapper, wrappers soiled, some pages creased.
128 pp. Program for the Rochester Exposition and Horse Show Official Catalog, September 1st to 6th, 1924, Edgerton Park, Rochester, N.Y. with ads.
London: Seeley Service & Co., 1959. Hard Cover.
Jacket rubbed, surface tears at jacket spine head and spine base, scuff on rear jacket panel, jacket flap price-clipped.. Page edge foxed, tape ghost on endpapers.
255 pp. 33 plates, 17 in color, 20 figures in text. This is the history of.....
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1951. Doremus, Robert. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears. Top page ridge lightly foxed.
235 pp. Florian jacket art. Illustrated by Robert Doremus. A jet-black young colt, Black Beauty, spends his early years in a cozy meadow growing up with a gentle master.....
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1900. Reissue. Hard Cover.
No date, circa 1900. Boards lightly rubbed, edges lightly foxed, pencil gift note on front endpaper.
[iv], 204 pp. Red cloth, color label mounted on front board, black titles. Woodcut illustrations throughout. Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a......
Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2019. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
278 pp. Horse racing was so popular and influential between 1930 and 1960 that nearly 150 racing themed films were released, including A Day at the Races, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry, and.....
New York: A Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook, 2011. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
144 pp. Brimming with more than 140 dramatic images, this is the stunning, visual companion to Steven Spielberg's epic adventure, set in rural England and Europe, about a young man.....
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. Steffen, Randy. Soft Cover.
A fine copy.
xvii, 158 pp. A large part of American history was written from the seat of a military saddle. While the United States Army used horse-mounted fighting men from the very beginning, it was in the nineteenth.....
Stony Brook, New York: Suffolk Museum and Carriage House, 1964. Large Softcover.
Title paper taped to front wrapper.
123 pp. A collection of centennial carriages on display at the International Exhibition in Philadelphia during 1876.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889. Early printing. Hard Cover.
Early printing. Minor tear to spine head, board corners bumped, ink gift note on front free endpaper.
331, 15 pp. A travelogue by the friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored The Gilded Age: A Tale.....
Calcutta & Simla: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1914. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Owned by a member of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club. Boards lightly soiled, front hinge starting, rear hinge broken.
iv, 232 pp. Written for beginners. CONTENTS: Part I. Hints on the Use of the.....