Philadelphia: Thomas DeSilver, 1823. Henderson lists only an ‘1828’ edition, probably a misprint for this 1823 edition, as American Imprints lists no such issue. Curiously, the Mr. Blyth whose Additions occur here (they are listed only in the 1832 Wheeling edition), is described on the title-page as ‘Riding Master at..... Read More about The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier, Showing How to Use a Horse on a Journey. And What Remedies are...

London: Chapman & Hall 193, Piccadilly, 1864. First edition. Clarke was the private chaplain to the Earl of Stamford and used his leisure time to write sporting novels. This is a rolicking sporting novel concerning the adventures of Tom Crackenthorpe, whose observations and adventures could have come out of one..... Read More about A Box for the Season. A Sporting Sketch

New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [co. 1888]. First edition. The author, a sea captain by trade, spent his leisure hours on land riding his horse. This work recommends riding for your health and describes his many journeys around New York and Boston. Read More about Winter Sketches from the Saddle by a Septuagenarian

New York: Derrydale Press, 1929. First edition, no. 26 of 75 large paper copies signed by the author. One of the great large-format Derrydale Press titles of the 1920s, and a classic work on the Arabian horse, “the aristocrat of the equestrian world.” A superior copy of the deluxe edition. Read More about The Horse of the Desert. Introduction by Major-General James G. Harbord and Professor Henry...

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1938. Brown, Paul. First edition, No. 92 of 950 copies. A book of delightful sporting verse, enhanced by Brown's sympathetic line illustrations. Read More about Pack and Paddock

London: Dighton 6 Charing Cross, Jan 1810. Robert Dighton (1750-1814) was a noted and popular cartoonist of his day. The present image shows Full figure portrait of Mr. Baxter. Read More about A View from Baxter's Livery Stables, Cambridge

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1894. Remington, Frederic. First edition. With Remington Illustrations. Remington is at his best here in 19 drawings of horses and horsemen from many lands . This is a PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: "To Miss Henry A Budd / a...... Read More about Riders of Many Lands

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1926; 1928. First editions. Read More about Shires and Provinces by "Sabretache". [With] More Shires and Provinces

Ca. 1900. Original Ink Silhouette Drawings of Horse Activities. A beautifully executed set of drawings, probably done for a magazine or horse show program, featuring a wide variety of equestrian and equine activities involving horses, people and objects. Among the many activities depicted are: show jumping, carriage driving (four in..... Read More about Silhouette Drawing of a 10-panel freize of horses and equestrian activities

London: Printed for the Proprietors, 1795. “A New Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Improved.”. In an Unusual Binding. In Vol. I, Schwerdt indicates that this is the second edition, the first being that of “circa 1760”; by the advent of Vol. IV, the first edition, dated 1758, had been discovered, making..... Read More about The Complete Sportsman; or, Country Gentleman’s Recreation...by J.[sic] Fairfax, Esq

London: Published June 24th, 1811, by H. Humphrey, No. 27, St. James St, 1811. First edition. The engraved title leaf comprises four lines of whimsical verse and a paragraph of descriptive text signed "Billesdon Coplow"; the six numbered plates depict incidents of foxhunting: 1) Going along a slapping pace 2)..... Read More about Indispensable Accomplishments [Series of Six Hand Colored Aquatints

Paris: Par la Compagnie des Libraires Associés, 1753. Nouvelle edition plus correcte que les précédents & augmentée des Réglement rendus en interprétation, depuis le mois de Juin 1673 jusqu'en 1752. Rules of the Hunt. Environmental law: Including game and fishing laws and those of the hunt as well as those..... Read More about Ordonnance de Louis XIV…sur le Fait des Eaux et Forets Donnée à S. Germain en Laye au mois...

Paris: Chez Estienne Michallet, 1691-92. Concerning the postal system, the horses and post masters. Read More about Declaration du Roy, Portant suppression de tous droits pour les Chevaux de loüage, &...