First edition. 426pp with tidy name written at head of fep. Corners bumped, innards as new save for color transfer from black paper lining inside frt board to opposing leaf. The articles and ads are in English, Dutch and French. Book has glossy pictorial gray background hard covers with light rubbing at tips. Huge volume, over-sized post required. View More...
New old stock, a 1946 reprint of the original published 1916. 8" x 5.75" x 1" hardcover quarterbound in black pebbled leather over dark red cloth with bright gilt title and embellishments in the five compartment imprinted spine. Printer went a little heavy with the spine gilt, see photos or ask for them if not present. Tips and spine ends sharp, no names or tears, not exlib. One micro dot of soil on frt pastedown is the only evidence it has been opened before. Title continues - 'Including Reminiscences of the Turf by Balie Peyton with notes by author James D. Anderson.' Only illustration ... View More...
1st edition, 2nd printing hardcover in dark green cloth covered boards with bright gilt lettering on spine, some wear to outer edge of spine, small break in the fabric. Text tight and bright 389 pages with 45 b/w sketches and 14 full page drawings by Lionel Edwards. Price clipped Dj with edge wear and few open tears is a professional reproduction that displays well in new mylar. Spine cracked in a few places from poor handling, pages firmly attached. Apsley's famous book which has been acclaimed as the most remarkable work on the history of hunting ever written by a woman. A extraordinar... View More...
Near fine 1st edition hardcover has a SIGNED bookplate on front end paper: 'Best wishes, Elsie Asbury 10/16/81'. Black hardcover slick boards with green cloth back strip are in excellent condition. Unclipped dust jacket has color loss and open chip at foot of rear panel taking some of the text on back dj with it. Displays well in mylar from the front and on the shelf. This is a collection of humorous stories and personal experiences. Dr. Asbury trained at the Mayo Clinic and worked in Kentucky as a country doctor. View More...
VG first edition, no dj. Glossy pictorial hard covers are lightly soiled, tips fairly sharp. 62 pp. Pictorial endpps. Full page color & b&w photos and many humorous sketches throughout. Some of the puzzles have been started, otherwise text is clean. Annual of the popular monthly magazine that is super for Pony Clubbers & 4-H horse trivia quizzes etc. View More...
Nice, tight, bright hardcover with some lifting mylar near gutters as usual, tips show moderate rubbing, 160pp text flawless. Written in English and Russian. Profusely illustrated with color photos. Chapters include: Breeds/ Pedigree Breeding/ Horses at Work/ Efficient Horse Breeding/ Equestrian Sports, Folk Equestrian Competitions and Games. View More...
Good solid 1905 hardcover in 3/4 leather boards over brown cloth with legible gilt titles between raised bands on spine. Corners rubbed round, internally very good with marbled endpapers and property of Horseman & Fair World ink stamp on 2nd blank endpaper. View More...
Good solid 1913 hardcover in 3/4 leather boards over brown cloth with legible gilt titles between surface rubbed raised bands on spine. Corners fairly sharp but front board fore edge nibbled to the cardboard nearly the length of front cover. Internally very good with marbled endpapers and former owner's ink signature on 2nd blank endpaper. We believe this volume was completed post-posthumously by early members of The Morgan Horse club of VT. View More...
Excellent 1913 hardcover in 3/4 leather boards over brown cloth with dulled but legible gilt titles. Corners and spine ends sharp, internally very good with marbled endpapers and former owner's bookplate on fep, text free of notes and marks. This volume was completed post-posthumously by early members of The Morgan Horse club of VT after Battell's death. View More...
Gift quality hardcover rebound in red/black leather with new endpapers showing light glue marks from printer. 8 pages within have been pasted over with a photo-negative copied sheet (see images), else fine inside and out. 691 pages with errata slip and addendum slips laid in. Bright gilt title on spine. Heavy book will need extra postage for priority or international destinations. View More...
1st edition hardcover in price-clipped, lightly wrinkled dust jacket. Ex-lib with typical stamps and imperfections. Card pocket and all pages present, tape marks on pastedowns, both flaps are corner clipped, the rear clip took some of the blurb written there. 180 pp. A factual presentation based on firsthand accounts, gathered in parts of the country where wild horses survive, from the men and women concerned with them. Describes the Przewlaski horse, the wild ponies of Assateague and Ocracoke, the mustang, and wild burros found today in the eastern and western United States. View More...
First edition hardcover in lightly bumped boards, no names, tears or soil in the 422pp text, appears unread. Original glossy color dj has a crescent shaped chip at the foot of the frt panel taking the 'Roots Of' from the title continuation. Very heavy book will require add'l postage for priority or international destinations. Deb Bennett, a paleontologist and horse trainer, traces the origins of the domestic horse and horsemanship. Starting with two chapters on the subspecies of Ice Age Equus caballus, the author traces how multiple domestications of these subspecies led to the ancestral bre... View More...
Brand new unmarked book with a slight bend to the lower points of the 213 page block. Much sought and quite hard to find memoir full of humor and anecdotes, John Betteridge recalls the many remarkable horses and people he has encountered over 65 years as a horseman. John has always had a horse in his life. This book is a wonderful blend of reminiscences of hunting, show jumping, horse trials, racing and farming. View More...
First edition, first printing 1912. Green cloth boards with spotting on upper board tip and color loss at fairly sharp tips and bumped spine ends. No title on backstrip. Frt board has a complete b/w photo framed in gilt of an arab looking horse complete with fancy arab decorative bridle, tassels and long shanked dbl bridle. Bright gilt title on frt board, tidy name and sticker pull abrasion on tip of age toned fep. Tissue guarded glossy frontis shows light foxing as does title page which also has a smaller b/w photo of a man mounted on an Arabian type horse, and is imprinted with "Many illus... View More...
First edition hardcover in lightly soiled turquoise cloth covered boards with brown line drawing of a pony's head before an image of the globe in a circle on frt cover, brown title on spine, tips and spine ends still sharp. Both pastedowns have a light ripple or two, rest of 32pp text is mint. Original color illustrated un-clipped dust wrapper in new mylar has a cream colored background showing handling soil and age-toning at periphery, a split in the dj spine and small chips at spine ends and color loss at tips. Both panels and both flaps essentially complete and now protected in removable ... View More...
Near fine 1st edition unread soft cover with light wear on illustrated cover from storage and a small area of yellowed sticker adhesive on the tip of the inside cover with a piece of clear tape over it. 294 pages without names, tears or soil. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos, line illustrations and diagrams including course maps, regional hunt club buttons and so very much more. An indispensable guide to any savvy horse lover in the Piedmont area. Contents include: Horse Around Hunt Country - The Whys and Wherefores of this Book. Spring Steeplechases in Virginia - Bring out the Benz... View More...
Gift quality 1967 1st edition hardcover in black cloth covered boards showing bumped spine ends and sharp tips. No names, tears or soil in the 184pp text. Un-clipped ($5.95) dust wrapper is a professional reproduction that is complete and displays beautifully in new mylar. View More...
Light yellow paper on hard cover boards with 4 black pony silhouettes galloping across front cover. Book has sharp tips and lightly bumped (not rubbed) foot of spine. 141 pp text crisp and tight with negligible handling soil, no names or tears. Unclipped original photo illustrated dust wrapper is mint having been preserved in a clear mylar sleeve. Profusely illustrated with b/w & color photos, b/w photo illust endpps frt and rear. Gift quality book for pony crazy persons of any age. Chapters include: Pony Breeds/ Working Ponies/ Driving and Racing/ Royal Ponies/ The Family Pony/ Looking A... View More...
Exceedingly rare first edition hardcover in fine original, unclipped dust wrapper. A 'Black Beauty' of sorts, the life story of the very first native American breed of horses, a stud colt named 'Mandate' tells the story of his life during the early part of the Nineteenth Century. This book is dedicated by the author to the Cole family of Morgan Horse renown. Barbara Beaumont Cole (1931-2001) was instrumental in helping to create what is now an extremely active Morgan community and horse show scene in North Carolina. The first meeting of the Virginia Carolinas Morgan Club (VCMHC) was held in... View More...
