Boston: American Humane Education Society. Wraps. no date, circa 1885 (according to OCLC records). Illustrated pale orange wraps. 56 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A guide to the proper care of horse book, but also including poetry and anecdotes. The first tip in the book discusses how to kill..... More
Budapest, Hungary: Corvina Press, 1978. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. A work of black and white photos presenting horses in various acitivites. With a brief text introduction, in English and French, in the beginning. In GOOD+ condition. Mostly minor soiling to the covers. Some scuffing. Some bumping with a split..... More
Toledo: J.W. Hewitt Mfg. Co., Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed early 1890s. Single sheet, tri-folding. 9 ½ by 6 inches. Two illustrations of a sulky cart present. An advertisement for a horse drawn sulky cart made by J.W. Hewitt Mfg. Company of Toledo, Ohio, with two illustrations of it, as..... More
Boston: Charles T. Branford Company, 1948. Cloth. Stated second printing. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket. 180 pp., plus several black and white photos in the rear. Photos throughout. A collection of twelve lessons building progressively on each to teach riding horsemanship, incorporating traditional elements of instruction into a different form..... More
New York: Duffield and Green, 1932. Cloth. Red cloth. No jacket. 163 pp. Black and white illustrated vignettes throughout, along with a few photo plates. A general work on horses, horsemanship and riding, including sections on the selection and care of horses; riding, including mounting, position, etc.; a section on..... More
Cincinnati, OH: The New Eureka Carriage and Harness Co., Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed late 1800s, early 1900s. Small oblong booklet. 12 pp., including covers. Illustrations of horse drawn carriages throughout. A catalog issued by the New Eureka Carriage and Harness Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, providing illustrations and descriptions of..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1875. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps A.O. Cummins, Montepelier, VT: 1875. Single sheet, folded. Printing on three sides. An advertisement for those who have horses to be bred with Dagger, for five dollars a "service", plus twenty dollars when the mare proves a foal..... More
Baltimore: J.S. Skinner, publisher. J.D. Toy, Printer, 1833. Original Wraps. Light blue illustrated wraps, with text on the rear. With a few illustrations in text, LACKING the frontis portrait of a horse. A single issue of this magazine primarily devoted to horse racing and equestrian events. This includes a look..... More
Baltimore: J.S. Skinner, publisher. J.D. Toy, Printer, 1833. Original Wraps. Light blue illustrated wraps, with text on the rear. With a few illustrations in text, LACKING the frontis portrait of a horse. A single issue of this magazine primarily devoted to horse racing and equestrian events. This includes a look..... More
London: Forster Groom and Co, 1926. Cloth. Flexible green cloth covers. 138 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. A guide to all aspects of the horse, from physical characteristics to demeanor, as well as a guide to the various breeds, breeding of horses, etc. GOOD condition..... More
Bird-in-Hand, PA: Carriage Museum of America, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Believed first edition. Hard cover with gilt titling. 411 pages including index. With black and white illustrations throughout. Isbn#1880499118. A compilation of records, articles and other writings from old carriage journals, magazines and other sources, all giving the history..... More
Shelburne, VT: The Shelburne Museum, 1974. Trade Paperback. 96 pages, with many black and white photos throughout. A photo collection of carriages in the Shelburne Museum, accompanied by short text captions giving the history and significance of the carriages. GOOD condition with minor to moderate soiling to the covers. Some..... More