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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH American Foxhunting Stories
VA Millwood House 1996 0964528215 / 9780964528215 First Thus Cloth Fine No Jacket Illustrated Signed by Author
This book contains (1) the complete text and illustrations published in American Foxhunting, An Anthology by Alexander Mackay-Smith, The American Foxhound Club, 1970 and (2) twenty-two additional stories and twenty-four more illustrations. 212 pp, hard cover (red cloth with black and gold titling on spine and front cover - no dust jacket. SIGNED BY ALEXANDER MACKAY-SMITH FACING TITLE PAGE. B&w photos, reproductions. A collection of 79 stories, poems, etc. including: The Gloucester Fox Hunting Club; The Ravensworth Fox; A Pastry Cook Foils the Baltimore Pack; A Virginia Foxhunt of 1833; A Three Days' Hunt in Delaware; Foxhunting in Mississippi's Maryland Settlement; The First Red Fox in Georgia; Foxhunting in Canada; Fox Hunting in a Buggy in the Snow; Wild Bill, the Arkansas Foxhunting Mule; Foxhunting on the Eastern Shore; A Day with the Genesee Valley Hounds; Alabama Foxhound Field Trial; A Great Day with the Brandywine Hounds; How Mulberry Red Lost his Brush, etc., etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - lower tips lightly bumped. Stunning copy.
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150.00 USD
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Edwards, Elwyn Hartley; Foreword by Alexander Mackay-Smith Encyclopedia of the Horse
England Peerage Books 1992 1850520399 / 9781850520399 First Dell Printing Hard Cover Fine Fine Illustrated
Negligible wear on boards, colorful dj displays beautifully with no chips. Tight bright copy, huge volume, oversized post required. 256 pages including index and acknowledgements. "A magnificent new comprehensive encyclopedia for all horse enthusiasts. With a foreword by Alexander Mackay Smith, International Editor, The Chronicle of the Horse". A comprehensive survey of the exciting world of the ridden horse, is the complete book for the horse enthusiast. Specially designed for easy reference, it is an authoritative guide to all aspects of riding. Included are sections on the development of the horse throughout the world, the whole range of equestrian sports from the thrill of the rodeo to the dignity and grace of the dressage arena, and a detailed look at horse care and management covering such topics as health, breeding and training. A major feature of this exclusive book is the illustrated breeds section which describes and discusses over 150 horse and pony breeds from all over the world. A glossary of more than 500 equestrian terms and a comprehensive index help to make this encyclopedia indispensible for the horse lover.
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20.00 USD
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH Foxhunting in North America
VA Privately Printed 1988 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New J. F. Herring, Alfred Munnings, E. Voss, Sam Savitt, Ellen Emmet Rand, Pamela Edwards, J.E. Wolcott, Jean Bowman and others.
One could not want for a nicer copy of this book. 9- 5/16" along spine edge, red full cloth, gilt stamped cover & backstrip. Binding strong & tight, innards fine. 263 pages: Appendix, Bibliography, Glossary, Index. 13 paintings (5 in color), color & black/white photographs (43) & 38 line drawings by J. F. Herring, Alfred Munnings, E. Voss, Sam Savitt, Ellen Emmet Rand, Pamela Edwards, J.E. Wolcott, Jean Bowman and others. The first book to present a comprehensive guide to organized foxhunting in USA & Canada -- packed with information & charmingly written with many vivid descriptions, amusing stories & extracts from author's hunting diaries -- not only for beginners, also adds to knowledge of experienced foxhunters
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander; Druesedow, Jean R.; Ryder, Thomas Man and The Horse. The Metropolitan Museum of Art HB/DJ/1st ED
NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Simon and Schuster 1984 0617555200 First Edition Hard Cover As New As New Illustrated
Gorgeous crisp unmarked glossy hardcover. Unclipped dj in new mylar is mint. Text as new. Not exlib. 128 pgs. Includes foreword by Philippe de Montebello, introduction by Diana Vreeland, glossary, & photocredits. Profusely illustrated with b/w & color illustrations. "This book was published in connection with an exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from December 3, 1984, through September 1, 1985. " Name of previous owner on ffep. Personal ex-libris sticker on afep. "Throughout history the horse has been man's companion in pleasure and war, but more than this, the horse has always inspired in a man a sense of wonder and a passion for elegance, both of which are reflected in theis extraordinary volume, at once an art book, a survey of manners, and a history of costume. Books are cleaned and dust wrappers placed in new mylar whenever possible. Book images are available, just ask. Offered from a five star, full-time, professional bookseller and proud member of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. We love what we do and it shows!
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38.00 USD
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH Masters of Foxhounds. Limited, Numbered, Signed Edition
VA The Masters of Foxhounds Association of America Inc 1980 First Thus Cloth Near Fine No Jacket Limited, Numbered Illustrated Signed by Author
Limited edition number 534 of 750 copies. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering over black on the front cover and spine. The book is in lovely condition with lightly bumped spine and lower tips. Negligible soil on front fore edge of frt cover; 216 pages. Contents include a Foreword, List of Subscribers, 19 Chapters (including Founding of MFHA, Harry Worcester Smith, Foxhunting and the MFHA in Canada, Alexander Henry Higginson, Fletcher Harper, Traditions-Changing Patterns-and Hunt Balls, and others) and 11 Appendices (including Colonel Skinner's Lists of Hunts in the United States 1882 and 1889, Recognitionof Hunts by NSHA, Panel Discussions 1967-1979, Annual Dinners-Guests of Honor, Officers and Directors of the MFHA, and Index and others). Illustrated primarily in black and white (including a handful of reproductions of Jean Bowman paintings), and with a few photographs/illustrations in color.
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100.00 USD
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH Masters of Foxhounds. Limited, Numbered, Signed Edition.
VA The Masters of Foxhounds Association of America Inc 1980 First Thus Cloth Fine No Jacket Limited, Numbered Illustrated Signed by Author
Limited edition number 553 of 750 copies. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering over black on the front cover and spine. The book is in mint condition; 216 pages. Contents include a Foreword, List of Subscribers, 19 Chapters (including Founding of MFHA, Harry Worcester Smith, Foxhunting and the MFHA in Canada, Alexander Henry Higginson, Fletcher Harper, Traditions-Changing Patterns-and Hunt Balls, and others) and 11 Appendices (including Colonel Skinner's Lists of Hunts in the United States 1882 and 1889, Recognitionof Hunts by NSHA, Panel Discussions 1967-1979, Annual Dinners-Guests of Honor, Officers and Directors of the MFHA, and Index and others). Illustrated primarily in black and white (including a handful of reproductions of Jean Bowman paintings), and a few photographs/illustrations in color. Laid in is a color prospectus tri-fold large 8.5" x 11" for the pre-publication of this book.
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125.00 USD
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Wadsworth, William P., M.F.H.; Foreword By Alexander Mackay-Smith, Ex-M.F.H. Riding To Hounds In America An Introduction For Foxhunters
VA The Chronicle of the Horse 1970 Fourth Printing Paperback Near Fine No Jacket Treviranus, H. Stewart
Cover tanned, internally as new. Very crisp early copy without names, tears or marks. 48 pgs of wisdom, required reading for any follower of hounds. Glossary and simple how-tos. 1970 (c1962). Chapter 1: Preliminary Matters: The Horse/ Tack/ Clothing and Equipment/ The Day Before. Chapter 2. Hounds. Chapter 3. Organization in the Field. Chapter 4. The Fox. Chapter 5. The Hunting Day/ The Meet/ Hounds in Covert/ Gone Away/ Accounting for the Fox/ On The Way Home. Chapter 6. Hunting Etiquette/ Courtesy to the Landowners/ The Field and The Staff/ The Field and Hounds/ Courtesy to Other Riders/ Avoiding Natural Obstacles/ Conclusion/ Glossary. Filled with many informative sketches, glorious art reproductions from famous sporting artists and cute humorous sketches throughout. Must not be missed on any sportsman's shelf!
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Wadsworth, William P., M.F.H.; Foreword By Alexander Mackay-Smith, Ex-M.F.H. Riding To Hounds in America First Edition
VA The Chronicle of the Horse 1962 First Edition Paperback Very Good + No Jacket Treviranus, H. Stewart
Light surface soil on off white background paper covers, apparent smoke damage Slightly age toned along spine edge, internally as new save for vintage H. Kauffman store sticker on foot of title page. Chapter 1: Preliminary Matters: The Horse/ Tack/ Clothing and Equipment/ The Day Before. Chapter 2. Hounds. Chapter 3. Organization in the Field. Chapter 4. The Fox. Chapter 5. The Hunting Day/ The Meet/ Hounds in Covert/ Gone Away/ Accounting for the Fox/ On The Way Home. Chapter 6. Hunting Etiquette/ Courtesy to the Landowners/ The Field and The Staff/ The Field and Hounds/ Courtesy to Other Riders/ Avoiding Natural Obstacles/ Conclusion/ Glossary. Filled with many informative sketches, glorious art reproductions from famous sporting artists and cute humorous sketches throughout. Must not be missed on any sportsman's shelf!.
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander Speed and the Thoroughbred The Complete History
NY Derrydale 2000 1586670409 / 9781586670405 First Limited Edition Gilt Lettering on Cloth Boards Fine No Jacket Limited Illustrated Patrons' Edition
Lovely copy with negligible light spot on head of spine, tips sharp, internally as new. One of only 62 copies of the The "Patron's Edition" with a tipped-in vellum sheet presenting this volume to Mr & Mrs. Charles C. Abeles. Not signed by Alex but probably written by him. 193 pgs, Illustrated with paintings, prints and photographs of the breeders, stallions and mares who shaped the thoroughbred lines from the 1500's to the twentieth century. Foreword by John T. von Stade. Publisher's letter to the patron laid-in: "the Patron's Edition was offered only to relatives, friends and those who held a special place in Alex's life.". Chapters include: Patron List/ Dedication/ Acknowledgements/ Foreword/ Timelines/ Taproot Pedigree of the Thoroughbred Racehorse/ An Overview/ The Irish Hobby/ Hobby Influences in England/ Running-Horses/ Sprinting Speed Strains Before 1650/ Perils and 'Saviors': Foundation Mares and Their Breeders After 1650/ Imported 'Pure' Arabians; General Stud Book Entries; A Century of King's Plates, 1665-1780/ Diplomatic Gift Stallions; Barbs and Turcomans/ The Godolphin Arabian 1724-1753/ The Duke of Cumberland and Eclipse/ Surviving Speed Lines into the Twentieth Century/ Bibliography/ Glossary/ Index. We gift wrap every book at no charge and place dust wrappers in new mylar whenever possible. Book images available, just ask. Offered from a five star, full-time, professional bookseller and proud member of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. We love what we do and it shows!
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175.00 USD
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH The American Foxhound 1747-1967
VA The American Foxhound Club 1968 First Thus Cloth Fine No Jacket Limited, Numbered Illustrated Signed by Author
The first definitive book on the American Foxhound dealing specifically with the strains of foxhounds developed in this country to hunt together as a pack. SPECIAL LIMITED/NUMBERED EDITION. "Of this book one thousand copies have been printed and the plates desroyed. This book is number 991." Boldly SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. Folio volume in original red pebbled cloth, red top-edge stain, gilt decorated and titled cover, spine gilt lettered in a black panel. Colored map endpapers of the Rappahannock Valley Hound Breeders. Tipped-in full color frontispiece of Lt. Col. George Washington from a painting by Charles Wilson Peale, 1772. 416 pages with errata slip tipped in at rear. Illustrated with over 200 photographs of hounds, horses, portraits, maps, paintings, drawings and pieces of sculpture, 24 pages of extended pedigrees, 10 pages of show ring winners, and over 25 pages of index."In order to demonstrate the remarkable concentration of breeders of American pack hounds in the Rappahannock Valley during the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Fauquier, Rappahannock, Northern Culpeper and Madison Counties, the end-sheet map has been prepared showing where these men lived. " Frontispiece is a tipped in portrait of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, M. F. H. A sampling of contents includes the following: Lord Fairfax's Hounds (1747-1781); Colonel Washington's Hounds (1767-1787); Red Foxes Invade the Southern United States; Rappahannock Valley Hounds (1799-1887); Post Civil War British Breeders of American Hounds in Virginia; Foxhound Kennel Stud Book and its Predecessors (1898-1931); and numerous other chapters and appendices. An errata sheet has been pasted on page 416. A foundation volume for any serious sporting library.
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450.00 USD
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH The American Foxhound 1747-1967 AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY : LENGTHY DEDICATION BY MACKAY-SMITH
VA The American Foxhound Club 1968 First Edition Hard Cover Fine No Jacket Limited, Numbered Illustrated Signed by Author
The first definitive book on the American Foxhound dealing specifically with the strains of foxhounds developed in this country to hunt together as a pack. SPECIAL LIMITED/NUMBERED EDITION. "Of this book one thousand copies have been printed and the plates desroyed. This book is number 989." Boldly SIGNED by the author on the limitation page along with a legthy dedication in ink on limitation page as follows: Richmond F. Meyer, M.F.H. For Dick Meyer to remember many good days together in the hunting field with the warm regards of Alexander Mackay-Smith. Dick Meyer was M.F.H. of Rombout Hunt, NY. Also laid in is an envelope containing two pages of photo copied correspondence originally sent from Meyer to Mackay-Smith relating to the material to be used by Alexander Mackay-Smith concerning Rombout Hunt in writing this book. Oversized folio volume in original red pebbled cloth, red top-edge stain, gilt decorated and titled cover, spine gilt lettered in a black panel. Colored map endpapers of the Rappahannock Valley Hound Breeders. Tipped-in full color frontispiece of Lt. Col. George Washington from a painting by Charles Wilson Peale, 1772. 416 pages with errata slip tipped in at rear. Illustrated with over 200 photographs of hounds, horses, portraits, maps, paintings, drawings and pieces of sculpture, 24 pages of extended pedigrees, 10 pages of show ring winners, and over 25 pages of index."In order to demonstrate the remarkable concentration of breeders of American pack hounds in the Rappahannock Valley during the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Fauquier, Rappahannock, Northern Culpeper and Madison Counties, the end-sheet map has been prepared showing where these men lived. " Frontispiece is a tipped in portrait of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, M. F. H. A sampling of contents includes the following: Lord Fairfax's Hounds (1747-1781); Colonel Washington's Hounds (1767-1787); Red Foxes Invade the Southern United States; Rappahannock Valley Hounds (1799-1887); Post Civil War British Breeders of American Hounds in Virginia; Foxhound Kennel Stud Book and its Predecessors (1898-1931); and numerous other chapters and appendices. An errata sheet has been pasted on page 416. A foundation volume for any serious sporting library.
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500.00 USD
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH The American Foxhound 1747-1967. AUTHOR'S EDITION & PRESENTATION COPY/ LENGTHY INSCRIPTION BY MACKAY-SMITH
VA The American Foxhound Club 1968 First Edition Hard Cover Fine No Jacket Limited, Numbered Illustrated Signed by Author
Author's edition with the special 41pg suppliment bound in rear. The first definitive book on the American Foxhound dealing specifically with the strains of foxhounds developed in this country to hunt together as a pack. SPECIAL LIMITED/NUMBERED EDITION. "Of this book one thousand copies have been printed and the plates desroyed. This book is number 34." Boldly SIGNED by the author on the limitation page plus legnthy dedication on limitation page: Richard F. Mayer Esq, M.F.H. For Dick Meyer, with the warm regards of his long time friend and fellow fox hunter. Alexander Mackay-Smith. Dick Meyer was M.F.H. of Rombout Hunt, NY. Additional material laid in: Signed letter from Mackay-Smith to Dick Meyer promoting the purchase of four remaining author's edition volumes that were available at the time, Four pages for insertion in the center-spread of the supplement, were sent to owners of the Author's Edition of "The American Foxhound, 1747-1967, " with the compliments of Alexander Mackay-Smith. Also included are two pages of photo copied correspondence originally sent from Meyer to Mackay-Smith relating to the material to be used by Alexander Mackay-Smith concerning Rombout Hunt in writing this book, plus purchase receipts and publishers promo folder leaflet for this volume. Huge, oversized folio volume in original red pebbled cloth, red top-edge stain, gilt decorated and titled cover, spine gilt lettered in gilt panel. Colored map endpapers of the Rappahannock Valley Hound Breeders. Tipped-in full color frontispiece of Lt. Col. George Washington from a painting by Charles Wilson Peale, 1772. 416 pages with errata slip tipped in at rear. Illustrated with over 200 photographs of hounds, horses, portraits, maps, paintings, drawings and pieces of sculpture, 24 pages of extended pedigrees, 10 pages of show ring winners, and over 25 pages of index."In order to demonstrate the remarkable concentration of breeders of American pack hounds in the Rappahannock Valley during the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Fauquier, Rappahannock, Northern Culpeper and Madison Counties, the end-sheet map has been prepared showing where these men lived. " Frontispiece is a tipped in portrait of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, M. F. H. A sampling of contents includes the following: Lord Fairfax's Hounds (1747-1781); Colonel Washington's Hounds (1767-1787); Red Foxes Invade the Southern United States; Rappahannock Valley Hounds (1799-1887); Post Civil War British Breeders of American Hounds in Virginia; Foxhound Kennel Stud Book and its Predecessors (1898-1931); and numerous other chapters and appendices. An errata sheet has been pasted on page 416. A foundation volume for any serious sporting library.
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Mackay-Smith, Alexander MFH The Songs of Foxhunting. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY LENGTHY DEDICATION
VA The American Foxhound Club 1974 0904602141 / 9780904602142 First Thus Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket Signed, Limited, Numbered Ed Illustrated Signed by Author
Signed by author on verso title page, limited numbered edition of only 1500 copies, this one # 288. Lengthy ink inscription on verso half title page to Richard T. Meyers, Esq., M.F.H.: For Dick Meyer, To remember many years of friendship and many hours together of happy hunting. With the warm regards of Alexander Mackay-Smith. Rich red cloth boards show light color loss at tips but are not frayed in the least. Faint scratch on frt board is barely noticable. 185pg text crisp and unmarked. A collection of words and music which for over two centuries Foxhunters have loved to sings celebrating the exploits of Hounds, Horses and Horsemen in the Hunting Field with seventy-seven illustrations.
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375.00 USD
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