Hints on Driving
London: Published by the Author, Commission Stables, 66 Brompton Road, 1870. First edition. The author, C.S. Ward, the... Read More about Hints on Driving
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The Horse and the Hound their various uses and treatment, including practical instructions in Horsemanship and Hunting etc. etc. By...
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1848. Third edition. Read More about The Horse and the Hound their various uses and treatment, including practical instructions in...
Price: $300
Powder. The Story of a Colt, A Duchess and the Circus.
New York: Harrison Smith and Rober Haas, [1933]. Printed in France "Achevé d'imprimer le 17 Janvier 1933 par Columna et Mourlot Frères à Paris." "Published simultaneously in Paris by the Domino Press (whose logo is on the back cover) , in England by Faber and Faber, and in the U.S.... Read More about Powder. The Story of a Colt, A Duchess and the Circus
Price: $150
National Velvet.
New York: Morrow, 1935. James, Laurian. First American Edition. Read More about National Velvet
Price: $250
Portrait of Horse "Tobbey."
N.p: n.d. [1900s]. Read More about Portrait of Horse "Tobbey."
Price: $250
The American Farrier; containing a minute account of the formation of every part of the horse, from the extremity of...
Philadelphia: Uria Hunt, 1832. Second issue, with new wording on verso of title page. Read More about The American Farrier; containing a minute account of the formation of every part of the horse,...
Price: $300
Autograph Letter Signed ("P.T. Barnum"), to C.J. Haines about horses.
Bridgeport, Conn: September 2, 1865. Barnum replies to an inquiry about two horses he'd offered for sale: "I have just returned from a 20 day trip to New Hampshire & find your letter. The horses are both free from ... blemishes [and] imperfections. The dapple black is very handsome– can’t... Read More about Autograph Letter Signed ("P.T. Barnum"), to C.J. Haines about horses
Price: $900
From the Library of the Publisher of Natural History of Selborne
The Gentleman's Farriery: or, a Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Horses: wherein ... M. La Fosse's Method of Trepanning...
London: Printed for John Nourse et al, 1770. Seventh edition, revised. From the Library of the Publisher of Natural History of Selborne. Written by a human surgeon, and first published in 1753, this popular work was primarily a compilation of earlier writers. It went into many editions, the first edition... Read More about The Gentleman's Farriery: or, a Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Horses: wherein ... M. La...
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Reprint of Catalogue and Account of Sale and Dispersion of the Nursery Stud. Presented to George W. Bishop [in pen]...
[New York: 1892]. Dates of sale: Oct. 16 and Oct. 17, 1891; sold by Tattersall's, New York. Read More about Reprint of Catalogue and Account of Sale and Dispersion of the Nursery Stud. Presented to George...
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The History and Art of Horsemanship.
London: Printed for T. Davies...and T. Cadell, 1771. First edition. This work, by the "Gentleman of the Horse to His Majesty", is a compound of Xenophon's Treatise on Horsemanship and Bourgelats' Elements (1750-53); it contains a dissertation on the Ancient Chariot by T. Pownall; physically a very attractive book. Read More about The History and Art of Horsemanship
Price: $2,500
Breeding Your Own: How to Raise and Train Colts for pleasure and profit.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. First edition, no. 667 of 1250 copies. Read More about Breeding Your Own: How to Raise and Train Colts for pleasure and profit
Price: $400
INSCRIBED BY EVC III TO EVC IV
Breeding Your Own: How to Raise and Train Colts for pleasure and profit.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1939. First edition, no. 1049 of 1250 copies. INSCRIBED BY EVC III TO EVC IV. Inscribed by the publisher on front free endpaper: "To my son Eugene IV from Eugene Connett III." Read More about Breeding Your Own: How to Raise and Train Colts for pleasure and profit
Price: $600
The Traveller's Pocket-Farrier, or, A Treatise upon the Distempers and Common Incidents happening to Horses on a Journey. with Directions...
np [London?]: `, 1751. Early but 6th or so edition. Henry Bracken (1687-1764) began his practice as a physician and surgeon and, as a horse owner and patron of the turf, turned his hand to veterinary science in an era when most practitioners were abyssmally ignorant. He was among the... Read More about The Traveller's Pocket-Farrier, or, A Treatise upon the Distempers and Common Incidents happening...
Price: $500
Paul Brown Master of Equine Art … with a chapter “Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator” by Robin Bledsoe. [Forew0rd...
Lanham [Maryland] and New York: The Derrydale Press, [2001]. Brown, Paul. One of 25 deluxe copies signed by the author on the title page. Short biography and detailed bibliography of the great equine artist Paul Brown (1893-1958) by noted sporting dealer and bibliographer Duke Biscotti. Read More about Paul Brown Master of Equine Art … with a chapter “Paul Brown as a Book Illustrator” by...
Price: $450
Aintree. Grand Nationals — Past and Present.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1930. First edition, with erratum after p. xxi. One of 850 copies. "A wonderful book in appearance and content" (Frazier). Read More about Aintree. Grand Nationals — Past and Present
Price: $400
WITH PAUL BROWN DRAWING
Aintree. Grand Nationals — Past and Present.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1930. First edition, one of 850 copies. WITH PAUL BROWN DRAWING. "A wonderful book in appearance and content" (Frazier) With drawing of horse's head, signed and dated by Brown. Read More about Aintree. Grand Nationals — Past and Present
Price: $750
Paul Brown Collection
[Collection of 11 books, comprising 7 volumes signed or inscribed with original drawings:] Silver Heels (1951); Black Beauty by Anna...
New York: Scribners, etc, v.d. Paul Brown Collection. A substantial and interesting collection of Paul Brown remarques in his books, most drawn for the same young horseman, over a period of years. Great Horse Stories (1946). Remarque of a horse's head and inscription, "For Emma, with lots of luck, Paul, 46" Fire!..... Read More about Collection of 11 books, comprising 7 volumes signed or inscribed with original drawings:] Silver...
Price: $6,500
Unrecorded Meadow Brook Steeple Chase Etching
Etching: Meadow Brook Steeplechase scene at the Ambrose Clark estate, Broadhollow, Westbury, N.Y.: Four riders coming over the wall, left...
New York: n.d., ca. 1930. One of a very few copies. Unrecorded Meadow Brook Steeple Chase Etching. Dynamic steeplechasing scene by the master, four riders at the main jump of the Meadow Brook Cup (the same jump as in Brown’s rare and celebrated aquatint for the Derrydale Press, 1931). Unrecorded..... Read More about Etching: Meadow Brook Steeplechase scene at the Ambrose Clark estate, Broadhollow, Westbury,...
Price: $2,500
War Paint, An Indian Pony.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Brown, paul. First edition. With a fine sepia pencil portrait of War Paint's head with feather hanging down and a warm inscription "To Laura Adams [sister of Fredrick B. Adams, Jr.] May you count many co--- Very sincerely Paul Brown '36." Read More about War Paint, An Indian Pony
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In Dust Jacket
The Horse of the Desert. Introduction by Major-General James G. Harbord and Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn.
New York: Derrydale Press, 1929. First Edition, one of 750 copies on Aureian paper. In Dust Jacket. Read More about The Horse of the Desert. Introduction by Major-General James G. Harbord and Professor Henry...
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An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling: WITH; The Annals...
London: Printed by W. Nicholson, Warner Street for W. Bayes, 54, Paternoster Row, 1808. Third Edition. Read More about An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for walking, Trotting,...
Price: $750
Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental Experiments and Experimental Accidents, Both Successful and Unsuccessful: Communicated by Various Correspondents to...
Dublin: printed for William Jones, 1792. First Dublin edition. Read More about Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental Experiments and Experimental Accidents,...
Price: $600
An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. By Geoffrey Gambado...
London: Printed by W. Nicholson, Warner Street for W. Baynes, 54, Paternoster Row, 1808. Third edition. Read More about An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting,...
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An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. By Geoffrey Gambado...
London: printed by J. Diggens for R. Ackermann, [1825]. Rowlandson, Thomas. Engraved title page dated 1825. The first Rowlandson edition appeared in 1808. Read More about An Academy for Grown Horsemen; Containing the Completest Instructions for Walking, Trotting,...
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The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier, Showing How to Use a Horse on a Journey. And What Remedies are proper for common Accidents...
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...
Price: $450